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- 03 Apr 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018
British Foreign Secretary Lord Edward Grey contemplated whether to advise King and Parliament to declare war on Germany in the wake of the country’s invasion of Belgium or to stay out of what quickly was becoming a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
John M. Franklin
Franklin served as the CEO for United States Lines both prior to and after World War II. Under his leadership, United States Lines grew from a small, breakeven $18 million operation to a $100 million+... View Details
Keywords: Transportation
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014
MacArthur's tremendous success in rebuilding Japan after World War II. As the supreme commander for the Allied Powers, he was charged with transforming a defeated, militarist empire into a beacon of peace... View Details
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Harvard Business School Archives | Baker Library
body of his professional correspondence. Wartime Schools Collection During World War II, the U.S. military was facing an increased need for officers trained in statistics and supply chain logistics. The HBS... View Details
Richard J. Reynolds
increased their popularity by giving them away to World War I soldiers, one of the many advertising schemes that grew Camel into one of the most popular cigarette brands. View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Robert D. Stuart, Jr.
Joining the family firm after serving in World War II, Robert Jr. was responsible for Quaker Oats’ biggest diversification since his Uncle John was president. Much of Stuart’s expansion came in non-food... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Charles M. Schwab
Though Bethlehem was originally spun off from U.S. Steel, Schwab positioned the company to become a major competitor of its former parent. Under Schwab’s leadership, Bethlehem was a large supplier for Allied Forces in World View Details
Keywords: Metals
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... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Olive Ann M. Beech
In 1932, Beech assisted her husband in forming the Beech Aircraft Corporation, and within a short time, the company prospered and dominated the market for privately-owned small, commercial planes. Beech Aircraft was also an important defense contractor during View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Juan T. Trippe
supporting the Allied Forces in the Pacific during World War II. Such dealings, in conjunction with Trippe’s acquisition of landing rights all over the world, helped PanAm become an industry leader in... View Details
Keywords: Transportation
Herman G. Fisher
America’s suburban make-up after World War II, and Fisher’s ability to capture this market through discount mass marketing, revenues at Fisher-Price grew sharply reaching over $26 million in 1966. View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 26 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why the US-China Tariff Standoff Hurts American Companies More
Cavallo suggests that American companies—and more recently, consumers—are bearing the brunt of the trade war with China, whose government has been retaliating with its own import tax increases. US exporters, particularly farmers selling... View Details
John F. Queeny
When base-chemical shipments stopped coming from Germany during World War I, Queeny kept his company afloat by transforming it into its own raw materials producer. By the time of his death, Monsanto had... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
Martin W. Clement
lines from New York City to Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and Harrisburg. At the end of World War II, Pennsylvania Railroad controlled 6% of the railway mileage in the U.S., but more than 20% of the... View Details
Keywords: Transportation
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... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
How DC is Taxing the Country
reason for optimism, too. Business leaders as well as state and local policymakers have a major role to play in restoring competitiveness—and there are promising signs of change at the local and state level. The issue is the role of the federal government in restoring... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
Jules S. Bache
Company. He helped to attract middle-class investors to the brokerage business and prior to World War I, Bache & Company maintained the largest private wire system in the United States. View Details
Keywords: Finance
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Kresge Way | About
ideas with peers, scholars, and business practitioners from across the globe. Before Kresge, food service was located at Cowie Hall, a temporary structure built by the US Navy and sold to the School after World View Details
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Long Lu
Beat the drum that others will listen to. My grandfather was a general in the Chinese Air Force. A veteran of World War II, he taught me the core values of integrity, authenticity, dependability - and most... View Details
Ward Melville
After mass-producing shoes for soldiers in World War I, Melville and an associate opened Thom McAn’s in New York as a low cost, high quality shoe retailer. The chain eventually encompassed over 1,200 stores.... View Details
Keywords: Retail