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  • 25 Apr 2024
  • News

Origin Stories

him. John Hess: I grew up in Perth, Amboy, New Jersey, so I’m a Jersey boy and I’m proud of it. My dad never went to college. He was the fourth of four kids and the first three siblings went to college. They... View Details
  • 01 Jan 2013
  • News

Thai Lee, MBA 1985

& Young's New Jersey Entrepreneur Of The Year, Technology 2013 SHI International reaches $5 billion in revenue Thai Lee has an extraordinary ability to take the long view. After earning a degree in economics... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
  • May 2022
  • Case

Honeywell: Transforming a Century Old Industrial

By: William W. George, Michael Norris and John Masko
In late 2021, Darius Adamczyk, Chairman and CEO of Honeywell is considering the changes he has made to the company since he took over the top leadership position in 2017. The company he had inherited from his predecessor, David Cote, was seen by most as a... View Details
Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Transformation; Technological Innovation; Leading Change; Business Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Organization; Aerospace Industry; Chemical Industry; Electronics Industry; Green Technology Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Technology Industry; North Carolina; New Jersey
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  • 30 Jan 2019
  • Blog Post

The Life and Role of a CEO

Miho Sakuma (MBA '20) is from Tokyo, Japan and graduated with a major in history at Williams College. Prior to HBS, Miho worked in management consulting for Mickinsey in the Tokyo and New Jersey offices. As... View Details
  • 11 Mar 2024
  • News

In Harmony

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park
  • Web

Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

Introduction to Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB) Our Most Comprehensive Offering 5 pre-set courses + 2 electives + a capstone project. Choose from the New Leader or Experienced Leader learning paths.... View Details
  • 12 Sep 2023
  • Blog Post

Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle: Taking Climate Solutions from Idea to Action, Faster

engaging materials on climate change. In 2022, they partnered with the State of New Jersey to launch a customized NJ hub to support their integration of climate change in various subjects. For this upcoming... View Details
  • February 1998 (Revised December 1998)
  • Case

Atlantic Energy/Delmarva Power & Light (A)

By: Benjamin C. Esty, Mathew M Millett and Tracy Aronson
Delmarva Power & Light and Atlantic Energy are neighboring electric utilities based in Delaware and New Jersey, respectively. In early 1996, they entered into merger negotiations, but were unable to reach an agreement on price because they could not agree on what... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Negotiation Offer; Government Legislation; Risk and Uncertainty; Mergers and Acquisitions; Contracts; Utilities Industry; Delaware; New Jersey
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  • Web

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Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea Korea (Democratic People's Republic of) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao... View Details
  • August 2019
  • Case

Walmart's Omnichannel Strategy: Revolution or Miscalculation?

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This case describes Walmart's omnichannel strategy in 2018 as it battled Amazon for online retail market share. The case discusses Walmart's early forays into online retail, as well as its 2018 strategy, which aimed to integrate Walmart's enormous brick and mortar... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Strategy; Internet and the Web; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Competition; Retail Industry; Bentonville; Arkansas; New Jersey; Seattle; United States
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  • March 2017
  • Case

Cantel Medical

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
Cantel Medical Corporation provided infection prevention and control products and services for patients, caregivers, and other healthcare providers. In 2016, Cantel generated sales of $665 million and net profits of $60 million, double the levels of five years earlier.... View Details
Keywords: Cantel; Charles Diker; Furniture Industry; Matrix Organization; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Units; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Chemicals; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Business History; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Structure; Problems and Challenges; Research and Development; Opportunities; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Information Technology; Biotechnology Industry; Chemical Industry; Health Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States; New Jersey
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  • 25 May 2010
  • First Look

First Look: May 25

seeks to avoid an MGM MIRAGE bankruptcy. The (D) case presents Murren with the choice of selling the Borgata casino in New Jersey or receiving an ownership stake in CityCenter itself. Students will draw on... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

    Henry Wendt

    In his term as CEO of the pharmaceutical giant, Wendt focused on a “3 point strategy” to help strengthen the business. His strategy consisted of increasing support of SmithKline’s best products, such as Tagamet, weeding out other unprofitable drugs, and increasing... View Details
    Keywords: Healthcare

      R. David Thomas

      A high school dropout, Thomas began his career running four Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. In 1969, he opened his first Wendy's Restaurant in Columbus, Ohio. Thomas focused Wendy's successful marketing and advertising on simple, good tasting food. By 2001, Wendy's... View Details
      Keywords: Restaurants & Lodging

        Robert C. Stanley

        A talented engineer, Stanley spearheaded numerous technological innovations in the production and refining of metals at International Nickel (Inco) and continued to grow the company through expansion, taking advantage of low asset prices during the Great Depression.... View Details
        Keywords: Metals

          Herbert D. Kelleher

          Kelleher is the founder of a low cost and highly profitable airline. Southwest has refined the low-cost, no-frills, no-reserved seats approach to air travel, providing over 2,300 flights daily to about 52 cities in 26 states, with a fleet of 280 aircraft. The company... View Details
          Keywords: Transportation

            John W. Culligan

            Culligan capped off a 49-year career with American Home Products as its CEO from 1981 to 1986. During his tenure he doubled AHP’s research & development budget, building a pipeline of 24 new drugs and 48 View Details
            Keywords: Healthcare

              Whitney Stevens

              the negativity associated with the firm’s labor struggles, Whitney Stevens invested in many new and profitable operations, the most notable of which was a partnership with Ralph Lauren to make home décor, that allowed profits to grow from... View Details
              Keywords: Fabric & Apparel

                Robert T. B. Stevens

                In response to the changing nature of the textile industry and to the growing inefficiencies in the company, Stevens merged the manufacturing and selling sides of the business and took the new entity public to raise much needed funds. The... View Details
                Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
                • 30 Apr 2007
                • Research & Ideas

                All Eyes on Slovakia’s Flat Tax

                Ane Damgaard Jensen. The case, "Rovná daň: The Flat Tax in Slovakia," describes how the flat tax was introduced there in 2004 as well as the surprising influence of Slovakia ever since. But the concept of a flat tax is not new: View Details
                Keywords: by Martha Lagace