by John Macomber - Publications - Faculty & Research

John G. Sperling

built the University of Phoenix into a vibrant and successful institution. By the end of the century, the firm had reached almost $1 billion in revenues and was providing educational opportunities for over 200,000 students at 100 centers... View Details

Keywords: Services

John D. Nichols

Though not a name brand, Illinois Tool Works, a manufacturer of component industrial parts, has been recognized by Wall Street and Fortune for superior financial and management performance. Much of that credit is due to Nichols. He... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

Portrait Project

John Paul Andree

teamwork pushes out denial and fear. Thinking the fuel may be freezing, we intentionally overheat the engines in a last-ditch gamble to survive. Our bet pays off and two and half nerve-wracking hours later we limp into Greenland, landing safely. Surrounded View Details

01 Mar 2010
News

John Crowley’s Extraordinary Measures

FAMILY PORTRAIT: John and Aileen Crowley with Megan, John Jr., and Patrick. When John Crowley (MBA ’97) flew to Portland, Oregon, last spring to watch the filming of a movie... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

01 Oct 2002
News

John R. Davis

In many ways, John Davis is a typical businessman. He works long hours, keeps excellent records, and focuses on using resources wisely. He often brings work home, and his trade is ruled by the laws of supply... View Details

John W. Marriott

Marriott built the fastest growing, most diversified and most profitable lodging company in the United States. By 1964, it had approximately $85 million in annual sales with 122 units in 14 states. Its business lines included 73... View Details

Keywords: Restaurants & Lodging

John W. Brown

by 2004, and the number of employees increased from 325 to 15,000 during the same time period. Brown steadfastly expanded the company’s product lines and introduced an effective decentralized management structure as the company grew. View Details

Keywords: Healthcare

John M. Hiebert

a period of international expansion, building plants across Latin America, Asia, Europe and Africa. When Hiebert became president in 1955, net sales were at a level of $167 million with earnings of $30 million, and had risen to levels of $720 and $69 million,... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare

John F. Dryden

In 1881, Dryden became head of the company he helped found six years prior. He grew the company from less than $4 million in receipts in 1879 to more than $17 million in receipts by 1899, and from 1 million policies in 1885 to 10 million... View Details

Keywords: Finance

John F. Queeny

When base-chemical shipments stopped coming from Germany during World War I, Queeny kept his company afloat by transforming it into its own raw materials producer. By the time of his death, Monsanto had... View Details

Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial

John P. Mackey

Through a series of acquisitions, Mackey transformed Whole Foods from a small, niche player in the grocery retail business into a major enterprise. In many ways, Mackey and Whole Foods have brought organic and natural foods into the mainstream of America through... View Details

Keywords: Retail

27 Mar 2025
HBS Seminar

John Horton, MIT Sloan

25 Feb 2013
News

Among millions, a blank slate

Keywords: Professors Tarun Khanna, John D. Macomber; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Health, Social Assistance; Information; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Market Research, Photo, Translation, Veterinary and Other Services; Professional Services

23 Mar 2023
HBS Seminar

Tinglong Dai, Johns Hopkins

October 2008
Supplement

John and Andrea Rice: Entrepreneurship and Life

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley M. Spence

Video of an interview conducted by Professor Howard Stevenson with John and Andrea Rice. It presents their views on their notions of career success, finding happiness in life, managing their competitiveness, their goals for the next ten years, and the pursuit of... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Success; Personal Development and Career; Opportunities; Happiness; Competitive Strategy

Citation

Purchase

1998
Chapter

Comments on 'Index Hedge Performance: Insurer Market Penetration and Basis Risk' by John A. Major

By: André Perold

Keywords: Insurance; Risk and Uncertainty; Insurance Industry

Citation

12 Apr 2021
News

Healthier by Design

John H. Bryan, Jr.

When Bryan took over Consolidated Foods, later renamed the Sara Lee Corporation, the company was a $2.5 billion dollar conglomerate. Bryan made significant acquisitions including the Hanes Corporation, which experienced a doubling of sales from $450 to $900 million.... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

John W. Van Dyke

Taking over the debt-ridden firm after it was forcefully spun-off from Standard Oil by the United States Supreme Court, Van Dyke had minimal assets with which to work: only 3 refineries, no marketing structure, and no sales organization.... View Details

Keywords: Utilities & Energy

John G. Medlin, Jr.

Medlin expanded the relatively small Wachovia Bank into one of the largest financial companies in the south. During his seventeen year tenure, he acquired banks in Georgia and South Carolina and grew the asset base of the company from $3.6 billion to $35.3 billion.... View Details