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Bei Guo

R&D, and venture capital." With her colleagues, Bei visited businesses that ranged in size from a startup "that began in a hotel room with a couple of laptops" to a large manufacturer that was developing a new, much... View Details

01 Sep 2004
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Charlie Williams (MBA 1939, DCS 1952)

many others go on to distinguished careers in financial services. Williams retired in 1986. When the Class of 1939 graduated from HBS, business and employment were still in a slump, salaries were at Depression levels, and war clouds were on the horizon. I went to work... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; National Security and International Affairs; Government

19 Oct 2011
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A Good Look

Levy: Ingredients for beauty from an unlikely source. Photo courtesy Kerty Levy A company that manufactures the nutritional ingredients used in animal feed doesn’t seem like the most likely incubator for a beauty products division. But... View Details

Keywords: Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

04 Mar 2014
First Look

First Look: March 4

Cotton Manufacturing At the time of the American War of Independence (1776-1783) and for several decades after it, Great Britain dominated the global production of cotton textiles. In fact, Britain became so dominant in textile View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2008
News

Innovation, Inc.

in Massachusetts that manufactures high-quality folding bicycles. The case illustrates the difficulties faced by a new company introducing innovation within an established industry. “Montague’s creative insight was to develop a folding... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Mary Tripsas; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

01 Jul 2021
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Readers Ask: Which Companies Are Transforming Work?

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated workforce shifts that had been gaining momentum before the public health crisis, thrusting employers and workers into a new era within months. Joseph Fuller, a professor at Harvard Business School and co-leader of the School’s Managing... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Manufacturing; Manufacturing

March 1983 (Revised January 1999)
Teaching Note

Corning Glass Works International (A), (B1), (B2), (C1), and (C2), Teaching Note

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Teaching Note for (9-381-160--164). View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry

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November 1982 (Revised May 1984)
Case

Jim Sawyer (A)

Jim Sawyer, 40, a manager at United Industries Plastics Division has exhibited signs of alcoholism. Personnel must now consider how the company should address this kind of problem. Provides an opportunity to examine the role corporations should play in helping... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Health; Employees; Manufacturing Industry

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January 1980
Supplement

General Electric vs. Westinghouse in Large Turbine Generators (C)

By: Michael E. Porter

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry; United States

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August 1996 (Revised June 2007)
Case

Nicholson File Company Takeover (A), The

By: Thomas R. Piper

The financial vice president must decide the value and form of an acquisition offer to be made to a small hand tool company. View Details

Keywords: Negotiation Preparation; Valuation; Negotiation Participants; Negotiation Offer; Acquisition; Manufacturing Industry

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October 1992 (Revised September 1993)
Case

Moser Glassworks

By: William A. Sahlman

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry

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May 1989
Teaching Note

MRC, Inc. (Consolidated), Teaching Note

By: Robert S. Kaplan

Teaching Note for (9-277-123). View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry

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August 1, 2022
Article

The Supply Chain, Explained

By: Willy C. Shih

Why have supply chains been such a mess? For starters, there are a lot more layers than you think. This article describes some common features of supply chains that help the reader to understand how things could have gone so far off track during the pandemic. View Details

Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Supply Chain; Manufacturing Industry; United States

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March 1983 (Revised April 1988)
Teaching Note

Norman Machinery Products, Inc. (C), Teaching Note

By: Henry B. Reiling

Teaching Note for (9-277-029). View Details

Keywords: Machinery and Machining; Manufacturing Industry

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March 1983 (Revised December 1988)
Teaching Note

Norman Machinery Products, Inc. (B), Teaching Note

By: Henry B. Reiling

Keywords: Machinery and Machining; Manufacturing Industry

Citation

January 1974 (Revised October 1975)
Case

MRC, Inc. (B)

MRC, Inc. faces a decision regarding entry into the production of polyester fiber in competition with much larger firms. An updated version of an earlier case by J.H. McArthur. View Details

Keywords: Competition; Production; Market Entry and Exit; Manufacturing Industry

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December 1973 (Revised June 1994)
Case

Levitz Furniture Corp.

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry

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March 2018
Teaching Note

Project Titan at Northrop Grumman

By: C. Fritz Foley, Lauren G. Pickle, David Lane and F. Katelynn Boland

Teaching Note for HBS No. 215-001. In March of 2011, Northrop Grumman divested shipbuilding assets through the spin-off of Huntington Ingalls Industries. This case reviews many of the key questions faced by Northrop's CEO, CFO, and top management team during this... View Details