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C. Donald Dallas

Dallas grew Revere Copper & Brass, a merger of six brass and copper companies, into a $100 million annual business. Dallas, keen on communication, wrote a monthly letter, which was sent to the homes of all Revere employees. Following World War II, Dallas... View Details

Keywords: Metals

Richard J. Cullen

Cullen pioneered both the development of Kraft paper, as well as the paper industry as a whole in the South. Cullen was a leader in exploiting the resources of the southern woodlands as the raw material for making Kraft paper. Cullen was also one of the early advocates... View Details

Keywords: Wood, Paper & Forestry

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 and Gemini space programs and... View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

23 Dec 2009
News

In the Zone

Geoffrey Canada on a number of large and small special assignments, including a two-year project that analyzed and streamlined the organization’s database so that the information can be used by staff to improve the programs and services... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

08 Oct 2020
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Leader of Metro Named Canada's Outstanding CEO of the Year

Keywords: management; career choices; leadership; Retail Trade

12 Feb 2018
News

Sale to Scotiabank Marks End of Era for Stephen Jarislowsky

23 Feb 2017
News

Alcan CEO Remembered

Keywords: manufacturing; Alcan; obituary; leadership; Manufacturing

19 Sep 2016
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Former Blackberry CEO Uncovers Historic Shipwreck

(De Agostini/Getty Images) (De Agostini/Getty Images) Former Research in Motion CEO and Chairman Jim Balsillie’s (MBA 1989) post-Blackberry career has been spent as far from a boardroom as imaginable. Cofounder of the Arctic Research Foundation, Balsillie has been... View Details

26 Jun 2014
News

A Private Equity Pioneer Thrives in the Shadows

Keywords: Onex; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

06 Mar 2014
News

Fashioning a Career with Style

Keywords: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

21 Nov 2013
News

Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins

[Editor's note: Since this case study was posted, two faculty members have also offered their insight to the BlackBerry situation. Read their comments below and keep the conversation going!] BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins was hired in January 2012 with the mission of... View Details

Keywords: Telecommunications; Information; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

23 Mar 2010
News

A Fighter in the Preservation Trenches

Keywords: Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government; Real Estate

15 May 2012
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The Value of a Business Degree

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Mar 2019
News

In My Humble Opinion: Easy Rider

authentically adapt it to the local market,” says Prakash. “Building up our team, dealers, and manufacturing capabilities from a clean sheet of paper was really rewarding.” After India, Prakash served in the same role in Canada and is now... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

11 Jun 2014
Blog Post

Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Joe…

Current Position: Associate with Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital Current Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Tell us what you’re up to these days. I’m currently an Associate with Chrysalix, a leading early-stage venture capital... View Details

Keywords: Technology

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Factiva: Advanced Searching | Baker Library

Help Center Factiva: Advanced Searching How do I use advanced search operators in Factiva? Factiva allows you to construct advanced search queries. The following table provides a guide to Factiva's search commands: Connector Example Explanation and technology spending... View Details

January 2016 (Revised January 2017)
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Rumie: Bringing Digital Education to the Underserved

By: John J-H Kim and Amram Migdal

In fall of 2015, the Toronto, Canada–based education technology nonprofit Rumie had distributed thousands of computer tablets preloaded with collections of thousands of pieces of curated educational content to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in some of the most... View Details

Keywords: Edtech; Education Technology; Social Enterprise; Nonprofit; Education Startup; Technological Innovation; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Entrepreneurship; Education; Business Startups; Education Industry; Canada; Africa

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17 Jun 2021
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Investing in a Post-COVID World; Exploring the Pandemic’s Impact on Gender Equity

Ventures—for three months to create the landmark conference. The full recording of the program is available at hbsangels.com/annual-conference. Toronto Panel Grapples with Losses in Gender Equity in Post-COVID Canada When the World... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

16 May 2017
Blog Post

Making the Move into Digital Health and Software Engineering

US, UK, Canada and India. It was crazy. Harvard also provided many academic opportunities during the Second Year to build my technical and digital health skill set. Last fall, Julia Austin, a Senior Lecturer at HBS and CTO of Digital... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Health Care

04 Feb 2020
News

In Harmony

the hot career path at the time. “I loved the intellectual challenge in working with really smart people,” recalls Weinstein. “What I didn’t enjoy very much was that I didn’t actually care whether or not Shell Oil of Canada made an extra... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

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