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- 24 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
Charting the US-China Trade War: What Does 'Made in Vietnam' Mean?
sending their products to Americans from Vietnam. Chinese-owned firms that rerouted their goods through Vietnam gained competitive advantage. Why should the US care about Vietnam’s economy? At a time when tensions between the US View Details
Pierre S. du Pont
duPont headed the duPont Corporation during the period of the first World War. During duPont’s presidency, the corporation was greatly expanded in order to meet munitions orders from the United States and View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
William A. Fairburn
Fairburn revolutionized U.S. match manufacturing by using sesquisulphate to produce matches rather than white phosphorus, which had been publicly condemned for leading to poisoning. Under Fairburn, Diamond Match controlled 90% of domestic... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
They Call Him Mr. China
built a $500 million auto parts manufacturing business, ASIMCO Technologies, and managed it with such dexterity that it was twice named one of the Best Employers in China. But it wasn’t easy, especially for... View Details
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
Working PapersCan Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia (revised) Authors:Nava Ashraf, James Berry, and Jesse M. Shapiro Abstract The controversy over whether... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could
his position. He threatened to print on the side panel of every container of Dreyer’s ice cream the following message: “Kraft, manufacturer of such quality products as Velveeta, Cheez Whiz, View Details
- 09 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy
manufacturing new mechanical or scientific instruments. And the city has always had a revolutionary streak, with movements for women's suffrage, antislavery, and the American... View Details
Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante
- 26 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward
possible alliances and partnerships); manufacturers (for manufacturing set-top boxes); non-U.S. licensees; and wholesale View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 04 Nov 2016
- News
The Competitiveness of Lost Causes
finding solutions for high unemployment in outmoded manufacturing industries, which was a situation that contributed to political and social unrest in the region. “It was one of the first applications of the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Apr 2020
- News
What My Time in Vietnam Taught Me About Dealing with Shortages
each problem, and their corrective actions were reviewed personally by the secretary of defense. Second, to ensure that crucial items arrived when they were needed, we put together a rapid-resupply system called the Red Ball Express—a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Alumni News | Bookshelf
products were that easy. It's not, as is made abundantly clear by authors Scott Anthony (MBA 2001) and David Duncan, a Harvard PhD, both of management consultancy Innosight. Their point: Success over time... View Details
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Scrapbooks & Collectibles- The Art of American Advertising
, May 1885 28 By the 1880s, the popularity of the coveted, mass-produced trade cards and souvenir materials inspired a mania for collecting. “In a culture not yet saturated with manufactured images,”... View Details
- 12 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs
producers, and thus worthy of slapping with 25 percent or higher penalties as they come in the country. The first three pages were chemicals and medical products, and as a... View Details
- Web
Innovation & the War Effort - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
companies. 26 As head of the Office of Scientific Research and Development during World War II, Bush enlisted Polaroid in the cause, and the company entered into a contract with the National Defense Research... View Details
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
Combining supermarket scanner data with firm-level financial data, we find evidence that differs from prior literature. Instead of reducing expenditures to boost earnings, soup manufacturers roughly double the frequency of marketing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
research fellow at Professor Clay Christensen’s Forum for Growth and Innovation, thinks that the smaller, scrappier Chinese automakers may turn out to be the true disruptive innovators of the global EV market. By View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
productive teamwork. Enhance creativity through more flexible organizational structures. Bet on people. Think big. Say no respectfully. McArthur liked to say that the faculty was the “whole ball game,” and... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing
- 22 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist
pharmacists did, their cut-rate prices on popular brand-name packaged goods posed a major threat to mom-and-pop businesses like Gleason’s. So she and other traditional retailers began arguing that pineboards practiced predatory pricing,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
improve stability on trails. The company now holds patents on the technology. It was an innovative product in search of a brand. “Is this really a Timberland idea, we asked ourselves,” Smith recalls. “Timberland is all about View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
crowdfunding campaign that has raised £1.5 million and awarded 97 scholarships. “We are a growing network,” says Lewis. “Our eldest scholars are already out working. Doctors, lawyers, teachers, and young... View Details