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- 20 Apr 2016
- News
The Remarkable Life of Coventry's Patrick Lister
David Rockefeller
Having gained much international experience while serving in the United States military during World War II, Rockefeller joined Chase in 1945, honing his international banking skills as he assumed increasing amounts of responsibility and... View Details
Keywords: Finance
Robert E. Gross
Gross developed the popular World War II military pursuit plane named the Lightning in the U.S. and the Hudson in Britain. Gross’ Lockheed accounted for 6% of U.S. airplane production during World War II building 19,000 planes and... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Helen R. Reid
the United States. As head of the firm, Reid hired a number of female correspondents including some of the first women to report on active military engagements. View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
- 08 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders
during military conflicts. As countries such as the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom honor their veterans this month, Harvard Business School Professor Robert Simons reflects on how service during wartime shaped the executive... View Details
Victor Emanuel
During World War II, Emanuel produced all types of military aircraft, including giant bombers, aircraft carriers, and cruisers. After the war, Emanuel led the conversion of AVCO from a producer of aircraft and heavy goods to a... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Thomas C. du Pont
duPont consolidated the military powder production industry to the point where the duPont Corporation was producing 90% of all explosives in the U.S. In a matter of four years, duPont acquired the stocks of more than 100 of his... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
- Profile
Ben Seipel
industry you can think of, everything from finance and consulting to mining in Africa or pursuing a social enterprise." The combination of personal and professional insight has been exceptionally useful. "I came to HBS with the notion that a lot of View Details
Keywords: Tech
Donald W. Douglas
Douglas developed and built all types of military planes as well as civilian transport planes. The big breakthrough for Douglas came in the early 1930s when he introduced the DC series of planes. In 1935, Douglas introduced the DC-3,... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- 13 May 2013
- News
Giving Together
In his first experience as a HBS volunteer, serving as a major gifts committee member for his 10th Reunion Campaign, DJ Haley felt strongly about establishing a fellowship fund to support HBS students with a military service background— –... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Richard J. Stillman (MBA 1940)
A Michigan native and graduate of the University of Southern California, Richard Stillman served full-time in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1965. His military career, during which he rose to the rank of colonel and command of the Third... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
What Happened to Leadership?
IMMELT: A prescription to fix failures at the top. Sgt. Vincent Fusco/Usma For a speech on “Reviving American Leadership,” General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt (MBA ’82) chose a discerning audience: the corps of cadets at the U.S. Military... View Details
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Jonathan Lee
Jonathan is a former Aviation Officer in the United States Army who enjoys helping others with their military transition in addition to helping others with real-estate based recruiting. His professional experiences include 8 years in the... View Details
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Frances Dixon
As an undergraduate attending Tufts, Frances Dixon was deeply impressed by the idea of service to others. While searching out how to accomplish this life goal, she was inspired by the military officers she met. “They were clearly... View Details
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Armed Forces Alumni Association | MBA
Armed Forces Alumni Association The mission of the Armed Forces Alumni Association (AFAA) is to assist in the professional development and job search process of members; to promote camaraderie among members; and to raise awareness and support for the View Details
Andrew J. Higgins
biggest suppliers to the military mobilization effort for World War II. Over 90% of the navy vessels produced during the war were designed by Higgins Industries including most of the landing ships which allowed ship-bound troops to... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 13 May 2013
- Blog Post
Exploring in a Passion Safe Environment
& Professional Development Office has been a golden resource helping me frame and translate my experience and accomplishments. Lastly, every company that’s visited campus has been enthusiastic about my, and other veterans’, military... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Feedback
Military Memories Re: The Military and the MBA Photo courtesy of Phil Curtis As a member of the Class of 1974, we were thrown into the midst of the travails of the Vietnam War and were populated by a number... View Details
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Expansion of the Case Method | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Business Administration records (E73.10B). 'The Umpteenth Fighter Squadron Case, Part I' case, 1949. Kenneth R. Andrews Papers (GA 3). Download page 1 'The Umpteenth Fighter Squadron, Part I .' Wartime School, military formation in HBS... View Details
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External Funding | MBA
Minority Students International Students Veterans/Active Military New Americans College Students/Recent Graduates Students of Business Disciplines LGBTQ Students Students from Farmworking Backgrounds Samvid Scholars View Details