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- April 1997
- Teaching Note
Continuous Casting Investments at USX Corporation TN
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Bret J. Baird
Teaching Note for (9-697-020). View Details
Fred M. Nelson
Nelson presided over Texas Gulf Sulphur’s most dramatic period of expansion and profitability. He initiated international expansion and began to diversify the company’s operations. Under his leadership,... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
- 11 Oct 2012
- News
Answering the Doctor's Call
I’d say, ‘a doctor,’” says Downing. “I was always intrigued with medicine. I guess it’s just in my DNA.” But, as often happens with childhood dreams, Downing set aside his medical aspirations. His father had launched Downing Enterprises, a manufacturer of trade-show... View Details
Stephen Birch
Under Birch’s direction, Kennecott Copper experienced impressive growth. In 1915, the firm had 450 employees and $11 million in sales. By the time of Birch’s death in 1940, Kennecott Copper had nearly 29,000 employees View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
Hans W. Becherer
Becherer rebuilt Deere & Company, following the financial farm crisis of the 1980s, into a diverse, global competitor. In 1998, revenues from outside the United States accounted for approximately 25% of Deere & Company sales. Becherer so successfully... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr.
McCormick was responsible for International Harvester’s successful consolidation. During his tenure, the firm developed more efficient types of machines, research departments were greatly expanded with “model farms” set up throughout the country, View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
John D. Ryan
Ryan’s negotiation skills helped put an end to bitter competition among Montana copper moguls in the early 1900s. When he assumed control of Anaconda, he capitalized on the increasing importance of copper in electricity production, growing Anaconda into the largest... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
- Profile
Kira Epler
the community he had lived in and how it was affected by a copper mine nearby. After hearing his story, I could see the broader impact of a company's decisions, the larger consequences for communities."... View Details
- Web
The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910
“Posting” Brand Name Management A Marketing Revolution “Advertising is a distinct art, as much so as the art of coal mining or of engine building,” noted copywriter and author Nathaniel C. Fowler wrote in... View Details
- February 2011 (Revised July 2011)
- Supplement
Caterpillar, Inc. (C)
By: David F. Hawkins
IASB proposes new defined benefit plan accounting standard. View Details
Keywords: International Accounting; Governance; Compensation and Benefits; Standards; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; Mining Industry
Hawkins, David F. "Caterpillar, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 111-088, February 2011. (Revised July 2011.)
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Finding The Right Patient-Provider Match
or a telemedicine appointment with a physician. “We were essential to their ability to direct traffic and get patients to the right services,” says Gardner. By mining the search data on the platform, Gardner... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- Profile
Shaun Miller
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Earning an MBA has been a career aspiration of mine since my undergraduate studies - I had always looked forward to the idea of not only expanding my technical skill set, but also learning... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
On The Case: The Base Factor
In her research as a marketing modeler, Professor Eva Ascarza focuses on understanding customers—and predicting, in particular, who will be a good one and how best to retain them. Without customers, obviously, there is no business. That could also be the tagline for... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- Web
Shaping the Corporate Image | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Skip to Main Content Exhibition Homepage Exhibition Introduction The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography Documenting the Wartime Effort... View Details
- 23 Feb 2018
- Blog Post
How to thrive as an Introvert at HBS
Diamond Richardson is a first-year student at HBS (class of 2019). She is the co-founder of Thrive, a community designed to support women of color who are pursuing MBAs and careers in business and tech.... View Details
- 18 Feb 2014
- News
Stick with Plan A
MADDY "When I have my mind set on something, I do not create a Plan B," says Monique Maddy (MBA 1993). "I feel that it lessens my commitment and my focus. If it doesn't work out, I come up with another Plan A, which I will also... View Details
- Profile
Vivian Scalfi
how to improvise. A friend of mine said about HBS, ‘If you want to be comfortable with being uncomfortable, this is the place for you.’" "There is a mix of excitement and intimidation here,"... View Details
Keywords: CPG
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Vision: To Go-Go
operations, analyzing what is already available for delivery in target markets and mining its own data to see what works and what doesn’t. “The industry is hard. You need tons... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
New Releases
A Stitch in Time (Second Edition) by Frederick H. Abernathy, John T. Dunlop, Janice H. Hammond, and David Weil (Oxford University Press) Spurred on by advances in information technology, a retailing revolution has been taking place during... View Details
- Student-Profile
Olivia Zhao
Originally from Overland Park, Kansas, Olivia Zhao (she/her) grew up a rabid baseball fan, following her beloved Kansas City Royals and still to this day catching ball games at Fenway Park in Boston. Even as a young girl, she was... View Details