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Kendall Brinker
made products that inspire as much passion as cars," Kendall notes. As an active member of the Automotive Club, she gets access to events many others would envy. "We got to test drive Lamborghinis at a local dealership,"... View Details
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Introduction - The Collection - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
2,100 photographs (dating from the 1920s to the early 1940s) from 115 businesses, including some foreign companies. Concurrently with their collecting efforts, Charles H. Taylor, a founding member of the Business Historical Society, and J. T. Sullivan, View Details
- 20 Oct 2016
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Smart Moves
where he ran a job-finding software business from his dorm room, Mistele went to work for Microsoft. Over the next nine years there, he helped to launch four businesses, the last of which focused on automotive telematics, which is known... View Details
- 05 Jul 2011
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Driving Innovation
entertainment, and travel to her initial responsibility for automotive vertical at Google, reported a May 30, 2011 profile in Advertising Age. During her tenure, the search engine company has acquired YouTube, Double Click, AdMob, and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Ask the Expert: Auto Pilot
automotive company Aptiv for the first autonomous commercial rollout in 2018. To date, customers have logged about 25,000 driverless rides and awarded them an average of 4.94 out of 5 stars. (A human pilot and copilot tag along, both to... View Details
- 29 Jun 2016
- News
The Latest Local Motor: A Self-Driving Bus
first storefront and future site of another microfactory. “We’re not going to disrupt the automotive industry without a serious breakout success.” What does that look like? “I want to be the first company to put a production autonomous... View Details
- 11 Apr 2017
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Why I Love My Job: Andrew Grochal on His Path to CarGurus
Current Position: Director of Product Management, CarGurus Current Location: Cambridge, MA Describe your role at CarGurus.CarGurus is an automotive search engine, helping buyers (consumers) find great deals from top-rated dealers. I focus... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 15 Nov 2016
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China IFC: Global Access, Global Perspective
decade needs to have a firm understanding of what is going on in China,” says Eisen. His team partnered with an automotive supplier, he says, that “really opened up the company to us. We worked with senior people who asked us to think... View Details
- 22 Apr 2022
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Celebrating Earth Day 2022 with the HBS Business and Environment Initiative
engineer at Tesla, where I worked in manufacturing and design engineering. I loved my time there and am proud that I played a small role in helping drive the automotive industry towards electrification. Most importantly, I learned about... View Details
- 25 May 2011
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Race to the Finish?
Caldwell (MBA ’42) at Ford, to Rick Wagoner (MBA ’77) at GM, to Anand Mahindra’s (MBA ’81) Mahindra Automotive and Ratan Tata’s (AMP 71, 1975) Tata Motors in India, HBS alumni, in top and middle management, have made their mark in the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
Lawrence A. Bossidy
Through a number of sweeping initiatives including the introduction of a total quality management program, Six Sigma, and the reduction of the workforce by 20%, Bossidy turned AlliedSignal around. When Bossidy took over AlliedSignal, the company had $12 billion in... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Frank A. Seiberling
Despite being forced out of his firm during its post World War I financial troubles, Seiberling’s diligence and faith in the growth of the rubber business allowed his company to become the largest manufacturer of both carriage and automobile tires. When the firm began... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
William E. Boeing
Boeing was a pioneer of commercial aviation. Boeing organized United Airlines outfitting it with 25 specially designed, heavy-duty planes. Boeing also designed and constructed a fleet of bi-planes, B-40s, to be used in the mail service. In its first year, Boeing... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Rene C. McPherson
McNealy has created one of the most powerful and influential computer manufacturers in the world. His laser focus on the networked computer model has enabled his firm to supply the backbone computing power for thousands of businesses. His networked computer model and... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
James S. McDonnell
McDonnell built one of the most successful government-contracted industrial space and aircraft production businesses in the U.S. His company produced the Phantom jet fighters, the Mercury Space Capsule, and the Gemini spacecraft. In 1967, he orchestrated the merger... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Paul W. Litchfield
As the president of Goodyear, Litchfield established $218 million in revenues by 1940 and a net profit of over $10 million. By this date, Goodyear distributed its products through 50,000 retail outlets and more than 400 company-owned stores. Litchfield was also... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Kaufman T. Keller
Under Keller’s leadership, Chrysler Corporation became second among the world’s largest auto producers (Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler). During his tenure, the firm pioneered many of the engineering advances that are standard today, including high-compression... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Howard R. Hughes, Jr.
Hughes began his business career at the age of nineteen by taking over his father’s business, Hughes Tool Company. Hughes parlayed this small business into a highly successful and well-regarded aircraft manufacturing operation. Through his efforts, Hughes created a... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Harvey S. Firestone, Jr.
Firestone inaugurated the company’s Liberian manufacturing operations and developed and expanded the company’s auto supply and service stores. Firestone manufactured over 50% of all mobile anti-aircraft gun units during World War II and produced millions of tires for... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Charles S. Davis
In 1928, fifteen auto parts manufacturers merged to form Borg-Warner Corporation with Davis as president. Davis expanded Borg-Warner’s reach until the firm included 27 subsidiaries and operated 30 manufacturing plants in eight states, Canada, and England. In addition... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace