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George F. Johnson

Johnson built a successful shoe company, but his most striking contributions to American capitalism were the progressive labor policies introduced at Endicott-Johnson. His company was the first in the shoe industry to introduce the 8-hour... View Details

Keywords: Fabric & Apparel

Charles R. Shoemate

any U.S.-based operation. Shoemate presided over the successful spin-off of BestFoods and orchestrated its eventual, highly profitable acquisition by Unilever. View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

Donald C. McGraw

McGraw initiated a period of diversification and expansion for McGraw-Hill, moving beyond book and magazine publishing. He orchestrated the successful acquisition of three industry reference sources: Standard & Poor’s Corporation, F.... View Details

Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

Alfred E. Mann

Mann was a prolific inventor who developed many lifesaving medical devices including the rechargeable pacemaker which formed the basis of the successful Pacesetter company. Mann continued to perfect the pacemaker and developed other... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare

Mary Kay Ash

Ash created a successful cosmetics company by and for women by utilizing a direct sales force and creative motivational sales techniques. At the end of its first year, Mary Kay Cosmetics boasted $198,514 in sales and 318 salespeople. By... View Details

Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products

13 May 2013
News

The Personal Touch

Alex Timken has led all three Class of 1996 Reunion Campaigns, including a record-breaking 15th Reunion. That campaign raised more than $3 million, with Timken’s Section H achieving 57 percent participation, the highest in the class. Timken’s face-to-face meetings with... View Details

28 Aug 2024

Forté Forum: New York

HBS is participating in the Forté MBA Forum in New York. This forum is held annually to empower women — whether you're looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready for career advancement. Join us to learn about the MBA... View Details

26 Aug 2024

Forté Forum: Toronto

HBS is participating in the Forté MBA Forum in Toronto. This forum is held annually to empower women — whether you're looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready for career advancement. Join us to learn about the MBA... View Details

22 Aug 2024

Forté Forum: San Francisco

HBS is participating in the Forté MBA Forum in San Francisco. This forum is held annually to empower women — whether you're looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready for career advancement. Join us to learn about the... View Details

19 Aug 2024

Forté Forum: Los Angeles

HBS is participating in the Forté MBA Forum in Los Angeles. This forum is held annually to empower women — whether you're looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready for career advancement. Join us to learn about the... View Details

15 Aug 2024

Forté Forum: Boston

HBS is participating in the Forté MBA Forum in Boston. This forum is held annually to empower women — whether you're looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready for career advancement. Join us to learn about the MBA... View Details

12 Aug 2024

Forté Forum: Washington D.C.

HBS is participating in the Forté MBA Forum in Washington D.C. This forum is held annually to empower women — whether you're looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready for career advancement. Join us to learn about the... View Details

Jean Riboud

Riboud is credited with building the world’s leading oilfield testing company. During his tenure, he produced a 19-fold increase in revenue (to $6.4 billion) and a 44-fold increase in earnings (to $1.2 billion), often producing results that were the best in the world.... View Details

Keywords: Utilities & Energy

Charles W. Moritz

Moritz took the helm of D&B just after it had acquired the major market research firm, A. C. Nielsen. Moritz led the successful integration of D&B’s largest acquisition and established a pattern of smooth and profitable mergers.... View Details

Keywords: Services

Samuel M. Walton

Walton achieved great success at Wal-Mart, primarily by focusing on an often-ignored group of consumers: small-town residents. Walton’s formula for success entailed building super-stores that sold a wide... View Details

Keywords: Retail

Joseph M. Segel

A prolific entrepreneur, Segel has founded many successful companies including The Franklin Mint and National Software testing Laboratories. His biggest success was the formation of QVC, which stands for... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

David Packard

Packard and his partner Bill Hewlett created the first real Silicon Valley technology company in H-P, a diversified electronics maker. Together the two men built a strong company that survived World War II and enjoyed continued success... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

July 2003
Case

De La Salle Academy

By: Thomas J. DeLong and David Ager

Brother Brian Carty, headmaster and founder of De La Salle Academy, a private school for academically talented, economically disadvantaged children in grades six to eight in New York City, is scheduled to meet with the school's board of directors to discuss how the... View Details

Keywords: Middle School Education; Corporate Accountability; Governing and Advisory Boards; Organizational Design; Management Succession; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Community Relations; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Education Industry

Citation

Find at Harvard

Marty Blue is an accomplished Board and Executive Team member with significant leadership experience in technology, automotive, marketplaces, and start-ups. She has a demonstrated history of success in the digital sector and significant... View Details

Keywords: Fitness & Sports;#68;#Transportation & Logistics;#20;#Ecommerce

14 May 2013
Blog Post

MBAxAmerica Update: Week 6, New Orleans

Village staff, program alumni, successful start-ups, early stage start-ups, impact investors, and the head of the Louisiana Buyout Fund. We also looked at recently released data from the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center and stats... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

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