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- 20 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Riddle of How Companies Grow Over Time
size, either. In keeping with a hypothesis known as Gibrat’s Law, small, medium, and large companies all tend to grow at the same rate on average. (That may, however, in part be due to the fact that smaller companies are more apt to fail,... View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)
Professor John Davis is still fresh in my mind and I often use it to reflect on certain decisions.” How do you use what you learned at HBS in your work at MAYU? “My wife is the heart and brains behind MAYU, as she oversees the design, sourcing, manufacturing, public... View Details
- 06 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
John Kotter: Four Ways to Kill a Good Idea
the proposal was for a very innovative automotive parts product, and no one could have logically defended the superior worth of all the other projects in the works. But those who were running some of the... View Details
Keywords: by John Kotter & Lorne A. Whitehead
- 18 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization
(Photo source: iStock) Economic cluster theory has been used to describe the growth of many industries, including the automotive business around Detroit, high tech in Silicon Valley, and digital media in Seoul. These regions benefit by a... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
October 14, experts warned that “voluntary” carbon reduction targets being set at COP26 are far from sufficient to meaningfully address climate change. Methane, which is 60 to 80 times worse than CO2, they said, isn’t even part of the... View Details
Larry L. Prince
Prince continued Genuine Parts’ record 50-year history of consecutive sales and earnings increases. Through an expanding product line and strategic acquisitions, the company revenues have increased from $3 billion to over $8 billion. Prince has also been a key leader... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
21 years. Nowitzki refined his skills by breaking them down into their component parts and focusing intently on the elements that needed improvement—not just practicing jump shots, but watching videos and breaking down the movements and... View Details
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Harvard Business School
all the major RV bodybuilders as well as school buses and postal vehicles. He began his post-HBS career with Jewel Companies, worked for McKinsey and James H. Lowry & Associates, and served as chairman, president, and CEO of Trumark, Inc., an View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
A Deal on Wheels
Will Boland (MBA ’09) cofounded CarLotz, based in Richmond, Virginia. It’s an innovative venture that’s designed to take the hassle out of the automotive sale-by-owner market. “Most people describe the process of buying or selling a used... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Ask the Expert: Auto Pilot
automotive company Aptiv for the first autonomous commercial rollout in 2018. To date, customers have logged about 25,000 driverless rides and awarded them an average of 4.94 out of 5 stars. (A human pilot and copilot tag along, both to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Charged Up
driven by the automotive industry, followed by smart grid stabilization solutions that provide “fill-in” power when customer demand outstrips supply. Given the technology’s potential applications and finite employee resources, the case... View Details
Marty Blue
2019 Marty was engaged as an SVP of Business Development at CarGurus. CarGurus is the largest Automotive Digital Marketplace in the United States based on unique monthly visitors. At CarGurus she was an integral View Details
Charles M. Pigott
Pigott was instrumental in leading the growth of his family’s business, Pacific Car & Foundry. Sales of heavy trucks under the Peterbilt and Kenworth names increased from $320 million to $4.3 billion. Part of that growth was generated... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Charles S. Mott
Under Mott’s management, the family owned company grew into a key supplier of automobile parts for General Motors. Realizing the great future of the automobile industry, Mott changed the firm’s activity from bicycle wheel production and... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Frederick C. Crawford
Inheriting a struggling firm in 1933, Crawford set upon a path to rebuild and diversify Thompson Products. He expanded the traditional auto parts product line to include key applications for the aircraft and aerospace industry. A strong... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
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Ben Faw
of duty, previous injuries from an airborne exercise worsened on the field, leading him to seek less strenuous duty. In a move that is unusual for an infantry officer, Ben became an aide-de-camp to a one-star general in the Army Corp of Engineers. There, he was View Details
William Durant
its own sources of parts. In order to realize this vision, he created General Motors through a merger of Buick, Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Oakland (later Pontiac) and numerous parts manufacturers. After losing active control of GM in 1910,... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Donald E. Petersen
Though he was part of the teams that launched the Ford Thunderbird and Mustang, Petersen's real fame is rooted in his revival of the Ford dynasty in the 1980s. Under Petersen's leadership, Ford grew out of the shadow of GM, redesigning... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- 29 Jun 2016
- News
The Latest Local Motor: A Self-Driving Bus
Local Motors—which is led by Jay Rogers (MBA 2007)—posted to its co-creation community: build an urban public transportation system. It’s all part of the company’s unique design model: "Most of our vehicles are designed by people who... View Details