by William Kerr - Publications - Faculty & Research

Joseph D. Williams

Williams entered Warner-Lambert through a merger with Parke-Davis, where he was President and CEO. When elected president of Warner-Lambert, and later as chairman and CEO, he invested heavily in research. This investment helped... View Details

Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products

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Brittany Williams

Every summer from 7th grade through her senior year in high school, Brittany Williams went to science camp. “I was the kid who went to the NASA space camp—for fun!” Brittany enrolled at the University of Virginia to study aerospace... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

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Monne Williams

At Duke, Monne Williams wasn't satisfied with playing rugby or even working in the athletics office on sponsorships and corporate relations. Curiosity led to questions: "Who do companies sponsor? What's the benefit? What's the return... View Details

William Durant

Beginning his career as a carriage and wagon manufacturer, Durant made the switch to automobile manufacturing in 1904 by reorganizing a failing Buick Motors. He believed that the key to success in the automobile industry was creating an... View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

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Olujimi Williams

Even in the earliest stages of his progress, Olujimi Williams’ career has been distinguished by his ability to find and make connections within skills, among people, and across ideas. As an undergraduate at the University of Manchester in... View Details

William Fox

Fox pioneered the vertical integration of the film industry by merging production, distribution, and exhibition under single ownership. Fox, along with Adolph Zukor, of Paramount Pictures, is largely recognized for making Hollywood the... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

Portrait Project

Sydney Williams

department, and finding opportunities for Cole’s advancement were just some of the steps in bringing back his humanity. The physical separation from his harassers plus the years’ worth of bad reviews and no annual raises given to Cole’s attackers were not sufficient.... View Details

William Guthy

Guthy was a pioneer in the use of Infomercials. He was the first to market Infomercials with a brand on the lower left corner of the television screen and he gained success by focusing on quality products and services. His branding and... View Details

Keywords: Retail

Portrait Project

Chris Williams

Money is nothing more than stored time. I already have plenty of time so why let life pass me by while trying to store up more of it? I want to watch the game with my buddies. I want to keep in touch with my classmates. I want to meet the... View Details

29 Aug 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: An Empirical Assessment with Historical Mines

Keywords: by Edward L. Glaeser, Sari Pekkala Kerr & William R. Kerr; Manufacturing

28 Dec 2019
Working Paper Summaries

Tech Clusters

Keywords: by William R. Kerr and Frederic Robert-Nicoud

12 Nov 2015
Working Paper Summaries

Social Networks, Ethnicity, and Entrepreneurship

Keywords: by William R. Kerr & Martin Mandorff; Retail; Travel; Transportation; Service

William A. Fairburn

Fairburn revolutionized U.S. match manufacturing by using sesquisulphate to produce matches rather than white phosphorus, which had been publicly condemned for leading to poisoning. Under Fairburn, Diamond Match controlled 90% of domestic... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

William C. Norris

An electrical engineer by trade, Norris pioneered Control Data Corporation (CDC) into a leading mainframe computer maker, giving IBM heavy competition during the 1970s and 1980s. Norris was also a great philanthropist, building CDC... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics