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    Robert C. Stanley

    A talented engineer, Stanley spearheaded numerous technological innovations in the production and refining of metals at International Nickel (Inco) and continued to grow the company through expansion, taking advantage of low asset prices... View Details
    Keywords: Metals

      Millard S. Drexler

      Drexler helped to transform The Gap from a “me-too” retailer of Levi’s and private label jeans into a fashion icon. He simplified the brand’s product line and invested heavily in provocative advertising which made The Gap a recognizable... View Details
      Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
      • 31 Mar 2014
      • Research & Ideas

      Encouraging Niche Content in an Ad-Driven World

      the production of high-quality niche content? "The number of eyeballs might not be as many, but advertisers obviously care about the match between content and an upper-end consumer," Zhu says. "If you are a very specialized... View Details
      Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Journalism & News; Journalism & News; Journalism & News
      • 01 Dec 2007
      • News

      A Call to Innovation

      much as 80 percent of gross domestic product flows from the introduction of new technologies. But at the end of the day (and that end may be arriving sooner rather than later, the book suggests), Kao... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Telecommunications; Information; Management
      • 01 Dec 2013
      • News

      To Market, to Market

      BLAVATNIK Photo courtesy of Blavatnik Family Foundation Universities are ripe with new advances in science and technology, and Harvard is no exception. But developing those findings into breakthrough therapies and cures for disease is a... View Details
      Keywords: Scientific Research and Development Services
      • 21 Sep 2018
      • News

      HBS Association of Southern California Boosts Support for Startups

      Clubs News Clubs News In an effort to bolster entrepreneurial activity and increase participation in the HBS New Venture Competition (NVC) among alumni in the region, the HBS... View Details
      Keywords: Margie Kelley

        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

          Floyd L. Carlisle

          Carlisle purchased Northern New York Utilities with a group of paper manufacturers, which allowed St. Regis Paper and the other involved paper mills to control their own supply of electric power. Acquiring Hanna Paper Corporation in 1921,... View Details
          Keywords: Wood, Paper & Forestry
          • 04 Feb 2008
          • News

          After Twenty Years, Rankings Remain Controversial

          The School’s Centennial year just happens to coincide with another important anniversary, one many business schools would like to forget: the debut of BusinessWeek’s school rankings in 1988. Talk about disruptive. Up to that point, business schools built their... View Details
          Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
          • 27 Aug 2007
          • Op-Ed

          Mattel: Getting a Toy Recall Right

          million toys manufactured in China with lead paint and/or loose, potentially dangerous magnets. Clearly Mattel did not have sufficiently tight quality control procedures in its supply chain to compensate for the extra risks of outsourcing to relatively View Details
          Keywords: by John Quelch; Consumer Products
          • 05 Sep 2000
          • What Do You Think?

          Whither the Information Economy?

          "person-to-person" basis, with or even without an Internet intermediary. Cleveland provided one of the first theoretic explanations for the New Economy. Because of information technology, we can sustain greater growth and lower... View Details
          Keywords: by James Heskett

            Reuben Mark

            When Mark took over in 1984, the consumer goods giant was in the midst of trying to reinvent itself. The company had grown tremendously in the 70s through a series of less than stellar acquisitions and one of Mark’s first tasks was to sell off those subsidiaries that... View Details
            Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
            • 30 Apr 2001
            • Research & Ideas

            Why Evolutionary Software Development Works

            ratings were gathered using a two-round Delphi (in which information from the first round is given to all experts to help them make their final assessment). To assess the resource productivity of each project, the researchers calculated a... View Details
            Keywords: by Alan MacCormack; Technology

              Samuel B. Colgate

              Despite the fact that Colgate’s term as head of Colgate-Palmolive came at the height of the Depression, Colgate was able to grow the company significantly. When Colgate took over, the company had $62 million in annual sales. Five years later, Colgate had increased... View Details
              Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products

                Gilbert Colgate

                Colgate merged with the Peet Company and B. J. Johnson, maker of Palmolive soap, the largest selling soap brand in America in the early 1900s. Colgate led the newly merged Colgate, Palmolive-Peet Company with assets of $63 million. The company’s volume increased... View Details
                Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
                • 06 Jan 2021
                • News

                A Message from Dean Srikant Datar

                New Dean Srikant Datar talks about his background, immediate objectives, and recent accomplishments. What makes HBS so special? What makes him proud? What is he most looking forward to? Learn more about our View Details
                • 01 Jun 1997
                • News

                David M. Hughes

                Whoever coined the adage, "If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it," must have had David Hughes in mind. Cheerful and rock steady, Hughes demonstrates an uncanny ability to continually absorb new projects and activities. As... View Details
                Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
                • 18 Apr 2005
                • Research & Ideas

                Selling Luxury to Everyone

                Luxury is the new essential. Consumers know it and retailers are reaping the bounty. At a "Growth Strategies in the Luxury Goods Industry" panel on April 3 at the HBS Retail and Luxury Goods Conference, moderator Nancy F. Koehn... View Details
                Keywords: by Julie Jette; Consumer Products

                  Edward T. Bedford

                  In 1906, Bedford became president of the newly consolidated Corn Products Refining Company. Under Bedford’s leadership, Corn Products Refining manufactured several forms of oil, including “Mazola,” several... View Details
                  Keywords: Food & Tobacco

                    Guy W. Vaughan

                    Vaughan was instrumental in the creation of products such as the Wright Whirlwind J-6 plane, used by Charles Lindbergh, and the Wright Cyclone engine series, which were used in DC-1 aircraft. Vaughan’s real achievements, however, came... View Details
                    Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace