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- December 2014 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
John D. Rockefeller: The Richest Man in the World
By: Tom Nicholas and Vasiliki Fouka
By the late nineteenth century scale and managerial hierarchies had extended to several major industrial sectors of the U.S. economy. Although the precise mechanisms often varied, this process mainly involved horizontal integration, some form of legal or administrative... View Details
Keywords: Horizontal Integration; Wealth; Business History; Vertical Integration; Consolidation; Personal Development and Career; Energy Industry; United States
Nicholas, Tom, and Vasiliki Fouka. "John D. Rockefeller: The Richest Man in the World." Harvard Business School Case 815-088, December 2014. (Revised March 2018.)
- January 2019 (Revised February 2020)
- Case
Jay Gould, 'The Most Hated Man in America'
By: Tom Nicholas, John Masko and Matthew G. Preble
Railroad magnate Jay Gould, a controversial figure in the history of U.S. capitalism, was a disruptive influence on an industry that had previously relied on formal and informal agreements to move traffic long distances across lines operated by different companies.... View Details
Keywords: Railroads; Gould; Vanderbilt; Rail Transportation; History; Consolidation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Competition; Strategy; Rail Industry; United States
Nicholas, Tom, John Masko, and Matthew G. Preble. "Jay Gould, 'The Most Hated Man in America'." Harvard Business School Case 819-006, January 2019. (Revised February 2020.)
- 07 Dec 2012
- News
The oil man who figured out fracking
- 27 Oct 2017
- News
Lessons for 2017 from a Man Who ‘Called’ the Crash of 1929
- 05 Jan 2016
- News
Why China's richest man is building Hollywood of the East in Qingdao
- 28 Oct 2015
- News
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
- February 2007
- Module Note
A Man for All Seasons Summary: Reasoning from Multiple Moralities
By: Sandra J. Sucher
A summary of the major themes discussed in the eight class of The Moral Leader (EC curriculum). View Details
Sucher, Sandra J. "A Man for All Seasons Summary: Reasoning from Multiple Moralities." Harvard Business School Module Note 607-072, February 2007.
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
One day in 1966 while Ranjan Kapur was walking in midtown Manhattan, a black limo pulled up alongside. A man he instantly recognized as advertising icon David Ogilvy, founder of the agency where Kapur had... View Details
- 27 May 2017
- News
Ray Goldberg: The man that coined the term “agribusiness”
- 11 Mar 2014
- News
Your Startup Is More Likely To Get Funding If You're A Man
- 12 Aug 2014
- News
In Praise Of Faint Praise
- 28 Oct 2010
- News
The Fall Of Corporate Leadership
- 28 Oct 2015
- News
The Life And Times of Tom Stemberg
- 22 Feb 2017
- News
What’s the Value of a Like?
- 13 Aug 2020
- News