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Comparison of Output with Hours of Sleep – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library, Historical Collections
HBS Home HBS Index Contact Us Back to Exhibit Page Comparison of Output with Hours of Sleep First Relay Assembly Test Group, ca. 1930 Western Electric Company Hawthorne Studies Collection © 2007 President and Fellows of Harvard College;... View Details
Joseph D. Brenner
Brenner led AMP’s rapid growth as the world’s largest electrical device manufacturer while generating exceptional financial returns. Every year during his tenure, AMP was ranked as one of the Top 50 companies in terms of market value... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The City Solution
it features an extensive public-transport network, a fleet of electric water taxis on its Venice-like canals, high-speed rail to Seoul, and minimal accommodation to automobiles. Macomber in Vietnam: “The core infrastructure of cities —... View Details
- 04 Dec 2000
- What Do You Think?
Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?
selective increases in capacity, new approaches to managing consumption, and increased merger and acquisition activity, with attendant realization of synergies and lower costs (Jill Feblowitz), and (3) has delivered on its promise of lower prices, at least in cases... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
Alanson B. Houghton
During his presidency, Houghton tripled the size of Corning Glass. Producing about 40% of the bulbs and tubing for incandescent electric lights and 75% of the railway signal glass used in the U.S., the company became one of the largest... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
George Westinghouse
Westinghouse helped to revolutionize the power industry with his electric company. A prolific inventor, Westinghouse figured out a way to adapt Europe’s alternating current technology to American needs, creating two-phase adapters that... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Lighting It Up
Last December, David Wilkins (MBA 1990) admired the brilliant skyline of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor, with its color-changing buildings and holiday lighting. “I love when nighttime comes,” the former investment banker told the Rocky Mountain News (December 24, 2004).... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Energy: A Future of Lower Energy Prices
What’s next in energy? “Electric cars. Everyone knows they are coming, but the energy sector isn’t ready. There are two main questions: Is there going to be a market for gasoline in 25 years? And where are we going to get the electricity... View Details
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
Earl H. Richardson
The inventor of the first electronic iron with the unique "Hotpoint" feature, Richardson is credited with laying the foundation for the billion-dollar household appliance industry. Hotpoint's irons were very successful in the early 1900s, owing in large part... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Charged Up
Image by Digital Art/Corbis Related Links Listen to a podcast of Professors Rawi Abdelal, Forest Reinhardt, and Richard Vietor discussing the future of energy The catch-all “green” category covers a range of industries, from wind and solar power to alternative fuels... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Michelle Ross (MBA 2011)
Math and science were always a part of me. And I’m the oldest child in my family, too, so I don’t want to say that I like to boss people around—but it came more naturally to me to delegate. Kettering University had a co-op program, so as I earned my degree in... View Details
Henry E. Singleton
A trained electrical engineer, Singleton’s first venture at Teledyne was to create semiconductors, a product that his previous employer, Litton Industries refused to produce, even at Singleton’s behest. After only a few years in... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 24 Apr 2014
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The power to change nuclear waste into cost-efficient energy
Entrepreneur Russell Wilcox (AB 1989, MBA 1995) envisions creating clean energy from the world’s stockpiles of nuclear waste at a price cheaper than coal. He is building Transatomic Power, a startup based on innovative MIT technology that converts spent nuclear fuel to... View Details
- 03 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Jurgen Weiss
potentially make electric cars more common and faster than we thought. Can you walk me through it? Jurgen Weiss: Companies like Amazon or FedEx or UPS that own all the delivery trucks look much more closely at the total cost of ownership.... View Details
- 21 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Renewable Energy - CleanMax
visit started off in a modern office setting with a presentation from CleanMax leadership on the energy sector in India and their particular business model. The team shared several key statistics on the state of renewable energy in India, pointing out that roughly 20%... View Details
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Daniela Villafuerte | MBA
Daniela Villafuerte Electrical Engineering (SB) Eliot 2021 Cohort 2 Integration of disciplines and expansion of perspective are both crucial to effectively make a positive impact on humanity. As a future View Details
- 14 Oct 2014
- News
Banking on social impact by brokering public-private partnerships
Maureen Harrington (MBA 2001), director of the International Development Group of Standard Bank, describes the role of a traditional bank in providing funding to social impact projects in developing countries, including supporting partnerships to provide View Details
Theodore N. Vail
organization structure, Vail was able to concentrate on the development of electric communication, long-distance lines and more. AT&T’s achievements during his tenure include the completion of the first transcontinental line in 1915... View Details
Keywords: Communications
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Magnetic Wire Insulating Department, ca. 1925 – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library, Historical Collections
HBS Home HBS Index Contact Us Back to Exhibit Page Magnetic Wire Insulating Department, ca. 1925 Western Electric Company Photograph Album © 2007 President and Fellows of Harvard College; all rights reserved. Baker Library | Historical... View Details