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    Robert F. Bensinger

    Bensinger, the last Brunswick family member to run the company, is credited with the company’s survival and prosperity. Taking the helm of the family company at the brink of the Depression, Bensinger embarked on a growth View Details
    Keywords: Fabricated Goods

      Herbert W. Hoover, Jr.

      Grandson of Hoover Company’s founder, Herbert Hoover Jr. joined the family firm at a young age, working on the assembly line in summers between school. As he gradually moved up through the company, succeeding his father as president in 1954, Hoover learned the ins... View Details
      Keywords: Fabricated Goods

        Lothar W. Faber

        Faber improved the Eberhard-Faber Company’s product line by adding fountain pens, mechanical pencils, and refill leads. Faber also invented the clamp tip type of pencil with a removable, adjustable eraser. Faber grew the company’s... View Details
        Keywords: Fabricated Goods

          Gerard Swope

          Though GE was highly successful in the market for heavy electrical machinery and engineering systems, Swope was determined to diversify the company into “public” products. Swope steered GE towards smaller electronic appliances, giving the... View Details
          Keywords: Fabricated Goods

            Henry F. Henderson, Jr.

            After working at Richardson Scale Company for a number of years, Henderson’s entrepreneurial spirit led him to start Henderson Industries (HI) in 1952. Winning a contract from Richardson, HI began growing rapidly. Manufacturing sophisticated instrumentation View Details
            Keywords: Fabricated Goods

              Clarence M. Woolley

              of the major European markets. As business picked up in the United States in the 1910s, especially with the onset of World War I, American Radiator began handling annual sales of $10 million and by the time Woolley retired as chairman in... View Details
              Keywords: Fabricated Goods
              • 24 May 2004
              • Research & Ideas

              The Watsons: IBM’s Troubled Legacy

              entered his mind. For years he had been telling his troops, "The IBM is not merely an organization of men; it is an institution that will go on forever." He planned to accompany IBM on its journey—if not forever, then at least for a View Details
              Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow
              • January 1984 (Revised January 1994)
              • Exercise

              Futures Exercises

              By: David E. Bell
              Designed to provide introductory practice in the use of futures contracts. View Details
              Keywords: Futures and Commodity Futures
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              • 23 May 2016
              • Blog Post

              Advice for Prospective Students from Africa

              classes.   Also be sure to contact the Africa Business Club (ABC) to be connected with current students and alumni who can answer questions and provide relevant insights into what the HBS experience is like.... View Details
              • 23 Jul 2013
              • First Look

              First Look: July 23

                Publications 2013 pub Does Social Connection Turn Good Deeds into Good Feelings?: On the Value of Putting the 'Social' in Prosocial Spending By: Aknin, Lara B., Elizabeth W. Dunn, Gillian M. Sandstrom,... View Details
              Keywords: Anna Secino
              • 28 Mar 2011
              • Research & Ideas

              Why Manufacturing Matters

              United States is still an innovation powerhouse? Shih: I think so. But the problem comes about as more manufacturing moves offshore and commercialization capabilities diminish. Flat-panel displays are a good... View Details
              Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Manufacturing
              • March 1986 (Revised December 1999)
              • Background Note

              Financial Futures

              Intended to establish understanding of financial futures. View Details
              Keywords: Futures and Commodity Futures
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              • 08 Oct 2014
              • Research & Ideas

              Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?

              sell," Serafeim says. "They're a good thing to do and the obvious thing to do." At this stage, more companies are likely to hire or appoint an official corporate sustainability officer, who... View Details
              Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing
              • 19 May 2009
              • First Look

              First Look: May 19, 2009

                Working PapersDon't Just Survive—Thrive: Leading Innovation in Good Times and Bad (revised) Authors:Lynda M. Applegate and Bruce Harreld Abstract Battered by contracting... View Details
              Keywords: Martha Lagace
              • 05 Oct 2009
              • Research & Ideas

              The Vanguard Corporation

              title is SuperCorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth and Social Good (Crown Business). Sean Silverthorne: What is a vanguard company? Rosabeth Moss Kanter: Vanguard means ahead of... View Details
              Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
              • 27 Feb 2020
              • Sharpening Your Skills

              How Following Best Business Practices Can Improve Health Care

              accounting have to do with improving patient outcomes in Haiti? HBS faculty members discuss their research and what it means for patients, providers, and industries. A Good... View Details
              Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

                Allen F. Jacobson

                A trained chemical engineer, Jacobson joined 3M’s Scotch tape laboratory in 1947. In his many years with 3M, he encouraged research and innovation and developed 3M’s presence in such new fields as... View Details
                Keywords: Fabricated Goods

                  LeRoy A. Petersen

                  In his 22 years with Otis, Petersen helped the elevator manufacturer transition from war to peacetime production and become increasingly profitable in the process. Though the firm’s defense division still remained an integral part of... View Details
                  Keywords: Fabricated Goods

                    William Irrgang

                    Irrgang continued Lincoln’s strong financial performance - weathering two recessions while maintaining productivity and securing Lincoln Electric’s leadership position in the arc-welding equipment and supply... View Details
                    Keywords: Fabricated Goods

                      Horace C. Wright

                      Wright spent 44 years with the company and led it through its transition from the small Chicago Flexible Shaft Company to its present incarnation as Sunbeam Corporation. Under his leadership, Sunbeam dramatically expanded its home... View Details
                      Keywords: Fabricated Goods