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Henry Wendt
In his term as CEO of the pharmaceutical giant, Wendt focused on a “3 point strategy” to help strengthen the business. His strategy consisted of increasing support of SmithKline’s best products, such as Tagamet, weeding out other unprofitable drugs, and increasing... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
Henry Ford
In 1908, Ford introduced to the market the Model T automobile. Through cost-cutting production methods, Ford was eventually able to reduce the price of the Model T to $260, making it affordable for the mass market. Establishing the continuously moving assembly line,... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Henry Taub
Taub took a back-office, manual operation and turned it into a successful business proposition. In starting ADP, he concentrated on providing payroll services for small businesses and for financial service firms on Wall Street. The quality, accuracy, and speed with... View Details
Keywords: Services
Henry Crown
During its first year of operation, Materials Service Corporation had sales of $218,000. Crown took over the helm shortly thereafter and grew the company until it dominated the Chicago sand and gravel market. After retiring from his presidency, the firm Crown built... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
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 and control... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 05 Jul 2018
- News
Henry Kissinger's Lessons for Business Negotiators
- Web
Henry McGee: From HBO to HBS - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details
Henry B. Spencer
After serving as vice president of the Southern Railway System until 1917, Spencer formed the Fruit Growers Express to transport perishable goods and provide ventilated and refrigerated car services. With Fruit Growers owning its own cars and repair shops, the company... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
Henry E. Singleton
A trained electrical engineer, Singleton’s first venture at Teledyne was to create semiconductors, a product that his previous employer, Litton Industries refused to produce, even at Singleton’s behest. After only a few years in operation, Singleton began acquiring... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
Henry R. Luce
Luce created a publishing empire. He launched the weekly Time in 1923, which was followed by the introduction of Fortune in 1930, Life in 1936, and Sports Illustrated in 1954. Luce also presided over a vast communications empire, which included eight radio and... View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
Henry J. Heinz
Heinz, who started peddling his homegrown produce when he was 8, entered the twentieth century as the nation’s largest producer of pickles, vinegar, ketchup and mustard. He was considered an advertising and merchandising genius and received many awards for his model... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Henry Ford II
When Ford took over Ford Motor in 1945, the company was losing $9.5 million per month. Ford implemented an audit system for the company, while automating company plants. As a result of Ford’s leadership, the Ford Motor Company boasted net profits of $265 million in... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Henry Z. Steinway
Joining the family company immediately after college in 1937, Henry Steinway helped Steinway maintain its position of superiority in the piano industry. He orchestrated the sale of the company to CBS in 1972 and remained as chairman until... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 25 Apr 2014
- Video
Henry Paulson - Making A Difference
Henry S. Wingate
A corporate lawyer by training, Wingate took over the helm of the Canadian mineral company in the middle of an expansionary period. Wingate presided over the construction of several new nickel-mining facilities as well as the unveiling of a new electrolysis technique... View Details
Keywords: Metals
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 could be mass-produced with... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 25 Apr 2014
- Video
Henry Paulson - Making A Difference
- April 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Henry Walters (A)
By: Paul W. Marshall
Presents a custom program for NFL players. View Details
Keywords: Sports
Marshall, Paul W. "Henry Walters (A)." Harvard Business School Case 805-136, April 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
Henry W. Bloch
Bloch diversified H & R Block by purchasing Personnel Pool of America, CompuServe, and Hyatt Legal Services. By the mid-1980s, H & R Block was spending at least $20 million a year on advertising. By 1992, Bloch had expanded the company to the point where there... View Details
Keywords: Services