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William B. Rayburn
Rayburn went from service station operator to CEO in a 35-year career with Snap-On. He presided over Snap-On’s impressive growth period achieving 52% market share, becoming the world’s largest independent manufacturer and distributor of... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
Willis H. Carrier
Carrier was a pioneer in the field of mechanical refrigeration. Perfecting an air cooling system, Carrier first introduced air conditioning to theaters in the 1930’s and later went on to develop elaborate, but affordable, air conditioning... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 01 Dec 2011
- What Do You Think?
Thinking Slow: An Argument for Bureaucracy?
Summing Up Summarizing responses to questions about a topic as complex as thinking slow requires that one think slow. So I wrote this column, slept on it, rewrote it, and still have problems with it. But deadlines, as they so often do,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
Max De Pree
De Pree grew the small family-owned business into the second largest furniture maker in the world. Under De Pree’s leadership, Herman Miller had the unique distinction of being named to three Fortune Top 10 lists – most admired companies, most innovative companies,... View Details
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Richard T. Crane
concentrate on manufacturing pipe fixtures and plumbing supplies. His choice was fortuitous; new housing construction boomed at the turn of the century, and Crane was able to capitalize on its phenomenal... View Details
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Amory Houghton, Jr.
biotechnology, medical instruments and fiber optics, which were somewhat young, risky ventures at the time, but now form the profitable core of Corning’s business. Houghton’s strategic vision brought Corning out of several years of... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 11 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Free Trade Needs Nurturing—and Other Lessons from History
the import of finished cars. But today, much trade is intermediate goods that can go back and forth across borders. So even the politics of understanding what you do with the tariffs, their purpose, View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Auto; Aerospace; Chemical; Consumer Products; Electronics; Energy; Industrial Products; Manufacturing; Shipping; Transportation
- 22 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
Memoirs of an International First Year Student
bucket my questions and experiences thus far into three categories: social life, professional development, and the good ol’ Boston winter! Social Life Walking into my section... View Details
- 14 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Rewriting the Rules of Service Competition
well. As a result, these organizations staff very carefully, hiring for attitude and then training for skills, whether the business is fast food or cutting-edge medical organizations such as the Mayo Clinic. These are not View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Women Leading Business: A New Kind of Conversation
both the firm and their own energy. Richard Tedlow will present his observations of "why bad things happen to good companies," focusing on the 1982 and 1986 Tylenol... View Details
Keywords: Re: Myra M. Hart & Cynthia A. Montgomery
- 06 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?
long used corporate social responsibility initiatives and philanthropy to improve their standing with consumers. Now there is a new crop of companies that are making health and wellness a business... View Details
Elmer H. Maytag
Elmer introduced the washing machine concept to his father in the early 1900s – essentially expanding the family business. Maytag presided over both the initial heyday period of Maytag and the subsequent Depression era. Under his... View Details
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James F. Lincoln
Lincoln, as president of the world’s largest producer of welding equipment, pioneered the incentive wage system. Lincoln’s “Incentive System” rewarded workers according to their productive capacity and made the company the lowest cost... View Details
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Robert A. Pritzker
A talented engineer, Pritzker's best asset was his ability to take an ailing industrial company and turn into a highly profitable enterprise. Throughout his career, Pritzker revived about 60 companies, all of which were purchased by his... View Details
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- 20 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 20
limitations and judo economics, natural monopoly and the effect of market size, technology choice as entry deterrence, endogenous economies of scale, and capacity limitation in... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
Daniel C. Keefe
During his tenure as CEO, Keefe generated strong financial returns – both Ingersoll’s return on assets and market value performance placed the company among the top 50 financial performers in the U.S. during the 1950’s. Keefe more than... View Details
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Carle C. Conway
Conway grew Continental Can to become the second largest can manufacturing company in the world, second only to American Can Company. Conway did this by acquiring nine can manufacturing companies. Over time, he operated 30 can manufacturing plants throughout the United... View Details
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Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s... View Details
- 28 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
Why I’m Not Changing Careers after Business School
Courses (IFC). Good investing and corporate management requires contextual knowledge and an ability to differentiate among opportunities worldwide – I now feel much more... View Details
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
expectations. Should he assign the story to one of his journalists and, if so, whom? Alternatively, should he hire new talent? In that case who would be a good fit? Moreover, how might this impact ProPublica's model View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace