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James W. Cannon
In 1898, Cannon’s mill produced the first cotton towel ever finished in the South. About 1906, Cannon built Kannapolis, the largest unincorporated town in the world, as a mill town that included schools, churches, and parks. Upon his View Details
Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
William W. Prince
Prince took over the estate of his adopted father upon his death and concentrated his efforts on improving Armour, one of Chicago Stock Yards' subsidiaries. When Prince took over Armour, its principal business, meatpacking, was not... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Sidney W. Winslow, Jr.
Following the death of his father, Sidney Winslow Jr. took an increasingly important role in the family company, which had been consolidated into the holding company, United Shoe Machinery Corporation. Winslow went on to expand the... View Details
Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
- 19 Sep 2016
- News
The Real Meaning of Love
people’s awareness of the warning signs of abusive and controlling relationships. “The One Love Foundation in Honor of Yeardley Love was started in 2010 after Yeardley, who was a University of Virginia fourth year, was beaten to death by... View Details
Charles A. Cannon
line to include sheets, hosiery, bedspreads, draperies, decorative fabrics, and blankets. In 1970, the company’s income was $305 million, and upon his death in 1971, Cannon had 17 plants and 24,000 workers. View Details
Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
John W. Brown
Brown took the helm of Stryker upon the death of its CEO (the founder’s son). In a short period of time, Stryker built the small company into a medical products powerhouse. Taking the company public in 1977, Brown oversaw phenomenal... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
Henry R. Towne
Assuming sole leadership of the company after the death of his partner Linus Yale, Towne would go on to revolutionize the lock industry. Capitalizing on one of Yale’s less favorite designs, Towne recognized that the heart of the lock... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
HBS Mourns Professors Christensen and Vernon
As this issue of the Bulletin went to press, we learned of the deaths of two of the School's most distinguished emeriti faculty members. C. Roland Christensen, Robert Walmsley University Professor, Emeritus, died on August 28 of... View Details
Jean Paul Getty
After accumulating a one-third interest in Getty Oil Company, Getty negotiated for a controlling interest in the company after the death of his father. Getty went on to merge Tidewater Oil Company, Skelly Oil Company, and the Missouri Oil... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
- Portrait Project
Allison Kotzin
was slurred and at times I struggled to comprehend what he was saying. But the life message he sent me was loud and clear. Watching my Dad courageously battle ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) for over twenty years taught me how precious life is. His View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Action Plan: Come as You Are
stop of the blockbuster exhibition, Treasures of Tutankhamun, was at Washington, DC’s National Gallery of Art, where Basseches, then age 14, was dazzled by the gold statue of the boy king, the carved alabaster lions, and the elaborate View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Turning Point: Ready or Not
Mansoor Basha (GMP 13, 2012) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Mansoor Basha (GMP 13, 2012) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) At the start of the pandemic, I hunkered down like everyone else. But as time went on and the death toll rose, I... View Details
- 19 Nov 2020
- News
How Panera’s CEO Learned to Go Against the Grain
complicated,’ he says. For instance, Mr. Gulati has taught him that company leaders can’t innovate their way out of a proverbial death spiral. ‘His lesson was that if you’re in trouble and you over-innovate, you accelerate the View Details
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Seth Cohen
been eclipsed by ones of a more personal nature. Of immigrating alone to the U.S. as a teenager. Of being the first in the family to graduate high school. Of drawing strength from the death of a childhood friend. Of failure, and how it... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
High Stakes on the High Seas
of blue-water sailboat racing,” says Walter Cronkite. The book captures the fury and drama of a killer storm at sea while illuminating the reasons why some people are driven to risk death in the name of recreation. Anticipating brisk... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
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 defense contractor during World War... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- Portrait Project
Mike Cohen
When it comes to the legacy I hope to leave, I have some tough acts to follow. My grandparents escaped death in Nazi concentration camps to provide a safer environment to raise their children. Thirty years later, my parents fled a... View Details
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Foluke Otudeko
understood this and believed "the greatest tragedy in life is people who have sight but no vision." Come see my vision for Africa I see not just starvation and death but a vibrant Africa; empowered to dream big. Not just dirty... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Faculty Research Online
globalization of medical services? Q&A with Professor Tarun Khanna. Visit http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5814.html. When Your Product Becomes a Commodity Like death and taxes, commoditization of your products is a given. Professor John Quelch... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Interpreting the Gipper
Beschloss Photo Courtesy of The Newshour with Jim Lehrer Following the death of former President Ronald Reagan in June, presidential historian and author Michael Beschloss (MBA 1980) was frequently quoted in the media on his assessment of... View Details