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Carol Bartz
Bartz was Chairman, CEO and President of Autodesk, one of the world’s largest suppliers of computer-aided design (CAD) automation software. Bartz raised manufacturing standards at Autodesk, built a strong sales force, and invested heavily... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
- 18 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 18, 2006
Working PapersNone available this week Cases & Course MaterialsThe Company Sale Process Author:William E. Fruhan Jr. Harvard Business School Note 206-108 Lays out the steps, timeline, and process by which a company is sold.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Once a Castle, Home is Now a Debtors’ Prison
textbooks. First, lenders can recognize the wisdom of short sales, accepting less than the face value of the mortgage. Currently banks do accept short sales but only after protracted negotiations. One advice columnist recently advised... View Details
Garner A. Beckett
Through a series of four mergers, Beckett transformed his small Riverside Cement Company into the American Cement Corporation, one of the largest providers in the United States. During his tenure, the company’s revenues increased dramatically – from a few million in... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
Franklin P. Perdue
Under Perdue’s total-control leadership style, Perdue Farms grew from a small Maryland chicken farm into the United States’ third largest chicken producer with sales of almost $1 billion in the late 1980s. Perdue built his business on... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- August 2018
- Teaching Note
IguanaFix
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Thomas Eisenmann
Teaching Note for HBS No. 817-056. IguanaFix, based in Argentina, is a platform business that connects consumers with home improvement contractors. The founders are evaluating growth options and an investment offer. The case focuses on scaling issues for a venture... View Details
- September 1992 (Revised July 1993)
- Case
Staples, Inc.
By: David E. Bell
Staples is dissatisfied with the merchandising of its office furniture. The case reviews the situation, allowing students to consider whether the category should be dropped or changed. Permits consideration of the portfolio of products a positioning implies, and... View Details
Bell, David E. "Staples, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 593-034, September 1992. (Revised July 1993.)
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Minal Mehta
When did you and your cofounders come up with the idea of a Bollywood-inspired dance and fitness program? "I grew up splitting my time between swimming pools and dance studios. When I wasn't choreographing synchronized swimming routines, I was immersed in my next... View Details
Philip B. Hofmann
Hofmann served as Johnson and Johnson’s first non-family member CEO. He was instrumental in the success of the Ortho Pharmaceutical affiliate and during his tenure as CEO, he doubled sales – reaching the $1 billion mark by 1970. View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
J. Ogden Armour
Upon the death of his father in 1901, Armour took over the direction of Armour and Company. Under his management, sales increased from $200 million in 1900 to $1 billion in 1920. When Armour retired in 1923, the company employed over... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
John Pitcairn
Pitcairn shepherded his small plate glass company into an industry leader with a capitalization of $25 million in 1916. Pitcairn accomplished such expansion through plant acquisition and sales growth, as well as through investment in... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
Herbert W. Hoover
Hoover was instrumental in introducing vacuum cleaners to the market and creating the world’s most famous vacuum cleaners’ trademark. By the mid-20th century, Hoover’s international corporation was operating in 107 nations, employing 15,000 and generating View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 09 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: ’Fortune Tellers’
and pointed to the future. These had various names, such as Babson's Composite Plot and the Harvard Economic Service's Index of General Business Conditions. Forecasters also devoted time to sales and marketing. Successful forecasting... View Details
Keywords: by Walter A. Friedman
- 13 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
There's No Quick Shortcut to Success: Zorpads Takes Off
in New York City working as a healthcare consultant, and Wiegele, who spends his days working in product marketing for Hot Wheels in Los Angeles, credit their partnerships for allowing them the freedom to explore the creative side of this growing business. They brought... View Details
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manufacturing floor and in the sale of innovative products and services; and in the stimulating worlds of media, sports, and technology. As academics and business professionals, they have mentored, nurtured, and educated the next... View Details
- 02 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 2
norton ariely.pdf Do Inventory and Gross Margin Data Improve Sales Forecasts for U.S. Public Retailers? Authors:Saravanan Kesavan, Vishal Gaur, and Ananth Raman Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract Firm-level View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
Charles A. Heimbold, Jr.
Heimbold focused on Bristol-Myers Squibb’s growth and created a scientific-based, world-leading pharmaceutical company with very strong consumer franchises. Sixty-two percent of its sales come from pharmaceuticals (where it holds... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
Henry Crown
During its first year of operation, Materials Service Corporation had sales of $218,000. Crown took over the helm shortly thereafter and grew the company until it dominated the Chicago sand and gravel market. After retiring from his... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
Samuel B. Colgate
Despite the fact that Colgate’s term as head of Colgate-Palmolive came at the height of the Depression, Colgate was able to grow the company significantly. When Colgate took over, the company had $62 million in annual sales. Five years later, Colgate had increased... View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
- 02 Oct 2019
- What Do You Think?
What Grade Would You Give Walmart CEO Doug McMillon?
Andrei Stanescu SUMMING UP Was Walmart’s Leadership Sufficiently Proactive in Meeting Broader Corporate Responsibilities? Several times as many respondents to this month’s column gave CEO Doug McMillon high marks as opposed to low marks for leading Walmart to stop... View Details