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- 10 Nov 2020
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Learning to Fight
Courtesy Rick Sontag Courtesy Rick Sontag In 1994, Rick Sontag (MBA 1968) was the president of Unison Industries, an aviation component manufacturer he had grown from one Midwest factory into a 1,500-employee international business. He... View Details
Keywords: April White
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Using the Collections - Photography Collections - Historical Collections
Motor Co. United Fruit Co. Smaller Collections Yousuf Karsh Portraits Margaret Bourke-White Farm Security Administration 1934 Art and Industry Exhibition Early Aviation Electric Railway Jones & Laughlin... View Details
Joseph W. Crosby
Crosby built a small $3 million military supply (jet propulsion fuels) company into a $275 million advanced research and development operation. During his tenure, Thiokol designed sophisticated rocket launch equipment used for the Mercury... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Guy W. Vaughan
Vaughan was instrumental in the creation of products such as the Wright Whirlwind J-6 plane, used by Charles Lindbergh, and the Wright Cyclone engine series, which were used in DC-1 aircraft. Vaughan’s real achievements, however, came... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Willard F. Rockwell, Jr.
Having worked in many of the company's subsidiaries since graduating from college, Rockwell Jr. assumed leadership from his father in 1967 and expanded the company across the globe through a series of mergers View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Simon Ramo
A brilliant scientist, Ramo held 25 patents by the age of 30. He was responsible for much of the development of the Air Force’s ballistic missile, airborne radar, computer, navigation and armament control systems. He started his own... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
John K. Northrop
After frustrating attempts at aircraft engineering with many other firms, John Northrop founded Northrop Aircraft and helped it grow into a very lucrative defense contractor, providing everything from bombers, fighter jets, View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Larry L. Prince
Prince continued Genuine Parts’ record 50-year history of consecutive sales and earnings increases. Through an expanding product line and strategic acquisitions, the company revenues have increased from $3... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Willard F. Rockwell
Trained as an engineer, Rockwell had several positions in the auto-parts manufacturing industry prior to becoming president of the entity now known as Rockwell International. Though the company was successful as an auto-parts maker, Rockwell expanded it into many other... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Harvey H. Lamm
Lamm created the only publicly traded car importer in the United States through the founding of Subaru of America. He introduced the United States to “four wheel drive” and “all wheel drive” with the import of the Subaru wagon in 1975, a... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- 19 Apr 2017
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Chicago Becomes a Hub of Startup Action
position as “capital of the heartland” (making it a magnet for graduates of the Midwest’s top universities), its relatively low cost of living (number 10 in the nation), and its position as a central View Details
- May 2012
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Columbia's Final Mission (Abridged) (B)
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Kerry Herman
Keywords: Cognitive Biases; Teams; Organizational Learning; Ambiguous Threat; Risk and Uncertainty; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership; Corporate Disclosure; Groups and Teams; Decision Making; Organizational Culture; Aerospace Industry; Aerospace Industry
Edmondson, Amy C., and Kerry Herman. "Columbia's Final Mission (Abridged) (B) ." Harvard Business School Supplement 612-096, May 2012.
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Tough Tech Ventures - Course Catalog
incenting and leading successful tough tech teams Course Content & Organization The main class tool will be case discussions based on a variety of tough tech ventures, including those pursuing frontier clean energy, material science,... View Details
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Brandon Gayle
multiple industries and acquire a tangible set of skills." Developing a deeper playbook Three years at Bain exposed Brandon to "several analytical projects in aerospace View Details
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Ben Seipel
progressed from West Point to aviation training. And he had served two 12-month tours of duties in Afghanistan, where he lead helicopter companies of the 101st Airborne. Most importantly, Ben had just... View Details
Keywords: Tech
Ransom E. Olds
Olds was one of the early pioneers of the automobile industry. He is credited with the design of the “curved dash” which was both functional (keeping passengers warm) and stylish. Olds’ first car, the “runabout,” was mass produced in 1901... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Dwane L. Wallace
In 1936, Wallace took complete control of Clyde Cessna Aircraft and set out to make it the #1 light plane manufacturer. Wallace’s sharp engineering skills allowed him to create high quality, low cost planes that could be made on efficient... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Charles M. Pigott
Pigott was instrumental in leading the growth of his family’s business, Pacific Car & Foundry. Sales of heavy trucks under the Peterbilt and Kenworth names increased from $320 million to $4.3 billion. Part of that growth was generated... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Lido (Lee) A. Iacocca
loan was granted and a year later, Iacocca announced Chrysler’s first profit in many years. During his turnaround of Chrysler, he brought the convertible back into fashion and introduced the minivan. View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Glenn L. Martin
Martin created the largest pre-World War II airplane manufacturing firm in America. He was the creative inventor of numerous airplanes mostly designed for military purposes (e.g. the famous B-10 bomber, B-26 and huge “Clipper” seaplanes).... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace