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Paulo Frontin StatioRio de Janiero-Brazil - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

The Message The Product The Production The Worker The Audience Bibliography previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 next Paulo Frontin StatioRio de Janiero-Brazil 1930 The Texas Company Photographer unknown Explore the full... View Details

    Martha R. Ingram

    After her husband’s death in 1995, Ingram successfully managed the family business, making a series of bold moves, including the spin-off and public offering of Ingram Micro, the United States’ largest computer wholesaler. Today, Ingram Industries and Ingram... View Details
    Keywords: Services
    • 06 Jun 2017
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

    forthcoming American Economic Journal: Economic Policy Selection and Market Reallocation: Productivity Gains from Multinational Production By: Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie X. Chen Abstract—Assessing the View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • October 2013
    • Supplement

    Dongfeng Nissan's Venucia (B)

    By: Forest Reinhardt, Mayuka Yamazaki and G.A. Donovan
    The (A) case describes the launch of a new passenger vehicle in China, produced jointly by Nissan of Japan and by Chinese automaker Dongfeng. Early sales results following the April 2012 launch were disappointing and the joint venture's managers had to decide how to... View Details
    Keywords: China; Japan; Multinational Firms; Cross-cultural/cross-border; Environment; Sustainability; Competitive Strategy; Product Launch; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Crisis Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Auto Industry; China; Japan
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    • May 2011 (Revised January 2013)
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    Nike Football: World Cup 2010 South Africa

    By: Elie Ofek and Ryan Johnson
    Nike's Football division needs to devise a strategy to excel at the 2010 World Cup games in South Africa. Nike has gone from a niche player in the market for football apparel and footwear in 1994 to a formidable competitor to Adidas in 2008 (with revenues of over $1... View Details
    Keywords: Digital Marketing; Business Divisions; Communication; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Planning; Competition; Apparel and Accessories Industry; South Africa
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    • September 2004 (Revised June 2005)
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    QUALCOMM, Inc. 2004

    By: David B. Yoffie, Pai-Ling Yin and Elizabeth Kind
    QUALCOMM, Inc. had transitioned from a fledgling startup into a Fortune 500 wireless technology leader. Its CDMA technology was considered the preeminent technology and was the world's fastest growing wireless communications technology. CEO Irwin Jacobs had a number of... View Details
    Keywords: Business Startups; Government and Politics; Leadership Style; Resource Allocation; Product Positioning; Problems and Challenges; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; China; India
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    • August 2001
    • Case

    Charmed Technology

    By: Youngme E. Moon
    Charmed Technology, a California start-up known primarily for its high-profile fashion shows featuring "wearable" computers, has just released its first product. The "CharmIT" is being billed as the world's first affordable, wearable computer for consumers. The key... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Resignation and Termination; Technological Innovation; Marketing Strategy; Product Development; Luxury; Information Infrastructure; Value Creation; Computer Industry; Fashion Industry
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    • 08 Jul 2021

    MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Virtual Event

    Join us for a virtual event with program faculty, Admissions staff, students and alumni to learn more about Harvard's MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences program. Prospective students must have an undergraduate degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical... View Details

      William B. Rayburn

      Rayburn went from service station operator to CEO in a 35-year career with Snap-On. He presided over Snap-On’s impressive growth period achieving 52% market share, becoming the world’s largest independent manufacturer and distributor of small hand tools. Under his... View Details
      Keywords: Fabricated Goods

        Ray W. MacDonald

        MacDonald presided over Burroughs during a dramatic growth period for the computer industry in the 1970s, and Burroughs’ products for electronic data processing and financial accounting systems were among those enjoying prosperity... View Details
        Keywords: Computers & Electronics

          James A. Gray, Jr.

          Through his advertising efforts, Gray was able to return Camel to its position as the best selling cigarette brand. In 1939, Gray greatly improved R. J. Reynolds’ leaf operations by installing vacuum conditioners, which eliminated the use of sweathouses. Gray also... View Details
          Keywords: Food & Tobacco

            Edward T. Bedford

            In 1906, Bedford became president of the newly consolidated Corn Products Refining Company. Under Bedford’s leadership, Corn Products Refining manufactured several forms of oil, including “Mazola,” several... View Details
            Keywords: Food & Tobacco
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            9000 ton forging press making a forged steel pressure vessel - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

            HBS Home HBS Index Contact Us Harvard Business School Baker Library Historical Collections The Human Factor Introducing the Industrial Life Photograph Collection at the Baker Library Introduction The Exhibition The Request The Response The Collection The Medium The... View Details
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            Taking temp during pouring - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

            The Message The Product The Production The Worker The Audience Bibliography previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 next Taking temp during pouring ca. 1932 Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation... View Details
            • 24 Apr 2014
            • News

            Creating a more just and celebrated multicultural world

            Sarah Endline (MBA 2001) produces chocolates with a mission. As founder of sweetriot, Endline works directly with Latin American cacao farmers to ensure a fair price for their labor. Founded in 2005, sweetriot’s product mix features dark... View Details

              Wilbert L. Smith

              After leaving behind the first family company, Smith-Premier Typewriter Company, Wilbert and his brothers formed the entity that later became L.C. Smith Corona. Under Wilbert Smith’s leadership, the company re-engineered their product, capitalizing on improvements made... View Details
              Keywords: Fabricated Goods

                Joseph P. Routh

                When Routh assumed the position of President in 1938, Pittston’s coal and oil production businesses were generating $26 million in revenues and losing approximately $1 million on the bottom-line. Through shrewd investments and tight... View Details
                Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

                  Larry L. Prince

                  Prince continued Genuine Parts’ record 50-year history of consecutive sales and earnings increases. Through an expanding product line and strategic acquisitions, the company revenues have increased from $3 billion to over $8 billion.... View Details
                  Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                    Thomas B. Pickens

                    Starting his career with only a small drilling, exploration and production firm, Pickens developed a knack for acquiring oil-rich properties. His luck afforded him the wealth he used to begin his famous string of attempted hostile... View Details
                    Keywords: Utilities & Energy

                      Alfred E. Mann

                      Mann was a prolific inventor who developed many lifesaving medical devices including the rechargeable pacemaker which formed the basis of the successful Pacesetter company. Mann continued to perfect the pacemaker and developed other biomedical devices. Though he sold... View Details
                      Keywords: Healthcare