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Ray W. MacDonald
MacDonald presided over Burroughs during a dramatic growth period for the computer industry in the 1970s, and Burroughs’ products for electronic data processing and financial accounting systems were among those enjoying prosperity... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Louis B. Neumiller
Under Neumiller's "home-town-boy" leadership style, Caterpillar's revenues grew from over $100 million in 1941 to $827 million in 1963, prospering through World War II and the global post-war boom. Neumiller built the... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
Rene C. McPherson
programming language also enabled the company to prosper exponentially through the advent of the internet and its intense requirement for large-scale, real-time data processing. View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Richard S. Fuld, Jr.
the collapse of the internet boom, Lehman prospered by building its bond business, investing in equities in Europe, and enhancing its overall banking and research capabilities. View Details
Keywords: Finance
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Crisis Leadership - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School
upheaval. “A business so sensitive as ours to the touch of hard times,” wrote then-owner Royal E. Robbins, could not simply hunker down and wait for prosperity to return. 18 In 1837, 1857, and 1873, shrewd leaders turned crisis into... View Details
Frank L. Gillespie
policies, capitalizing on the growing prosperity of the city’s black families. Though it took several years to collect enough funds to manage all of the firm’s expenses, by 1925 Liberty Life had admitted assets of $495,000 and over $8... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 18 Mar 2015
- News
9 Alumni Named Young Global Leaders
Nine HBS alumni have been selected as 2015 Young Global Leaders (YGL) by the World Economic Forum. The organization engages these “bold, brave, action-oriented, and entrepreneurial” individuals to help shape a more positive, peaceful and View Details
Keywords: World Economic Forum
- 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM EST, 11 Jan 2017
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Problems Unsolved and a Nation Divided
Five years of research from Harvard Business School's US Competitiveness Project, as well as the findings from the 2016 surveys on US competitiveness, present a sobering picture of the deep structural challenges facing the United States. The US needs a national... View Details
- 15 Oct 2001
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the Rubble
whose knowledge and expertise may prove irreplaceable. People resent the United States for its prosperity, for its power, and for the presumption that prosperity and power give it the right to judge and advise others. —Debora L. Spar A... View Details
Keywords: by Debora L. Spar
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Roll the Credits
in a March speech to a convention of theater owners. But, he declared, “The movie theater will survive and prosper because the theater offers an epic viewing experience that cannot be duplicated in the home.” The author of four books,... View Details
- Sep 2016
- Survey
Problems Unsolved & A Nation Divided
America retains and enjoys many strengths. However, various economic indicators show that the U.S. economy has failed to deliver strong growth and shared prosperity for nearly two decades. These structural issues pre-date the Great... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Impact: Toward the Greater Good
Recognizing that business is an important driver in creating prosperity both for individuals and for communities around the world, Harvard Business School educates leaders who have the capacity to address complex challenges and help... View Details
Howard O. Beaver, Jr.
Beaver spent his entire professional career with Carpenter, building it into one of the largest suppliers of specialty metal products in the United States. During his tenure as CEO, he nearly tripled revenues from roughly $150 million to over $400 million and... View Details
Keywords: Metals
- 02 Mar 2015
- News
To Market, To Market
difference to the entire region. You can see the prosperity returning to the villages.” The impacts of this prosperity have been significant. A local credit union has replaced an abusive loan-shark system;... View Details
- 15 Sep 2016
- News
US Competitiveness Report Sees ‘A Nation Divided’
and members of the American public. According to the authors, America retains and enjoys many strengths. However, various economic indicators show that the US economy has failed to deliver strong growth and shared prosperity for nearly... View Details
- 19 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Landscape of Integrated Reporting: An E-Book
of us should pay serious attention to. I truly believe business contributes to the prosperity of humanity, and is more important to the continued prosperity of humanity than any other institution. Therefore,... View Details
Clarence H. Shaver
Shaver led United States Gypsum through periods of prosperity and downturns in the construction business. Despite the downturns in the economy, USG consistently paid handsome dividends, and under Shaver’s leadership, USG’s revenues and... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
Angle of Insight
economic development. While there is some value in studying business in prosperous countries today, the real value comes when we study it at a time when the demographics in the 'now rich' region resembled that of today's poor countries. I... View Details
Dorothy Schiff
Schiff was instrumental in the growth and prosperity of the New York Post. While she initially used the publication to promote her liberal viewpoints, she eventually moved the newspaper to a middle ground position. She initiated the... View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
Olive Ann M. Beech
In 1932, Beech assisted her husband in forming the Beech Aircraft Corporation, and within a short time, the company prospered and dominated the market for privately-owned small, commercial planes. Beech Aircraft was also an important... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace