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- June 1982 (Revised May 1995)
- Case
Ellis Manufacturing Co.
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Ellis finds itself in a weakening competitive position largely due to the lack of rationalization in its plants. Driven by a strong traditionally decentralized sales organization, Ellis finds that all plants want control over all product lines. As a result, overall... View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Cost; Analytics and Data Science; Brands and Branding; Performance Capacity; Competitive Strategy; Construction Industry
Shapiro, Roy D. "Ellis Manufacturing Co." Harvard Business School Case 682-103, June 1982. (Revised May 1995.)
- May 1976 (Revised October 1980)
- Case
FMC Crane and Excavator Division
Keywords: Construction Industry
Marshall, Paul W., and Steven C. Wheelwright. "FMC Crane and Excavator Division." Harvard Business School Case 676-178, May 1976. (Revised October 1980.)
- January 1970 (Revised March 1987)
- Case
Ace Welding Equipment, Inc.
By: Edward W. Davis and W. Earl Sasser
Keywords: Construction Industry
Davis, Edward W., and W. Earl Sasser. "Ace Welding Equipment, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 670-012, January 1970. (Revised March 1987.)
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Early Years at HBS - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
McArthur Hall Dedication
"Throughout my career," said Menino, "I've always been able to rely on John's help and exceptionally good judgment." Earl Sasser next expressed his thanks to Menino and the city of Boston for cooperation in the building's construction and... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Burunda Prince (MBA 1987)
My parents were both public school teachers, but they also owned a repair shop called Satellite TV. After school and on Saturdays we’d all go over to the family business. That was my first insight into the hard work of entrepreneurship. At RICE, we help Black... View Details
- 06 Nov 2012
- Op-Ed
Stop Talking About the Weather and Do Something: Three Ways to Finance Sustainable Cities
The wrath of Hurricane Sandy has illuminated a fundamental question: How do we ensure that our cities are resilient in the face of inevitable future disasters? A destroyed city is not a sustainable city. I'm making the case that it's time to stop complaining about... View Details
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Buildings & Cities - Business & Environment
the world’s population lives in cities, cities are an important place to innovate to reduce greenhouse gases. Several types of innovations offer promise [36] : Energy demand-reducing innovations that increase the efficiency of existing buildings and new View Details
- 02 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: A Circular Journey Through JSW Cement - From Steel Slag to Stronger Shores
is further solidified by their top ranking in the Sustainalytics ESG risk rating for the construction materials industry group, encompassing over 140 companies. Overall, our visit to JSW Cement was an... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Faculty Books
their experience that they tell their stories to others, persuade them to try a product, and provide constructive criticism and new product ideas. Employee-owners are so enthusiastic about their organization that they infect customers... View Details
- Profile
Zayed Muhammed Yasin
Zayed Yasin spent his summer internship in a location most people would envy: Mayaguana, a small island in the Bahamas. Unfortunately, he was too absorbed in constructing an emergency services site—a project that combined his... View Details
- 10 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting
growth, but we still have a very poor understanding of the value implications of these kinds of actions. So there's lots of room for improvement. Q: Are there certain companies excelling in this area, or any industries where ESG... View Details
Keywords: Re: George Serafeim
- 14 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Keeping Credit Flowing to Consumers in Need
The credit crunch and subsequent collapse of the nonprime mortgage market claimed many victims, including hundreds of thousands of low- and moderate-income Americans who lost their homes and savings. Today, regulators and policymakers are debating ways to reform the... View Details
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Shaping the Corporate Image | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
consumers, students, local communities, and representatives of government. Historian Gonzalo Montiel Roig notes that photographic archives “linked to large steelmaking industries have a dual purpose . . . of documenting the View Details
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
provides a mandate for restructuring. But survival is not the end goal. In fact, cost cutting and restructuring are simply the first steps in repositioning and leading a company and industry through the crisis and in defining how business... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Aug 2001
- Research & Ideas
Making an Ally of Uncle Sam
dealt out public works projects—worth more than $250 billion annually—to construction companies. Long-standing collusion between officials and the industry had discouraged competition and excluded outsiders... View Details
- 26 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Strategic Way to Go to Market
repository of lost opportunities" that serve neither end users nor channel partners very well. Why is this? A: That is because most channels are constructed from the supplier out, rather than from the customer in. In other words, the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Career Outcomes | Research Associates
affiliated with the School’s doctoral program, they offer a wide variety of faculty-driven research challenges—from data construction and analysis to academic publication writing and research. With the added bonus of a generous tuition... View Details
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Ben Faw
everything from military construction on bases to groundbreaking environmental restorations” on rivers and other natural features. When his injuries prohibited Ben from getting the clearance necessary to follow his commanding officer to... View Details
Crawford H. Greenewalt
As the tenth president of duPont Corporation, Greenewalt built the Savannah River Plant for nuclear processing, one of the largest construction projects in the United States. As CEO, Greenewalt generated a stellar return on equity... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial