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  • 19 Nov 2019
  • Cold Call Podcast

Lessons from IBM in Nazi Germany

Keywords: Re: Geoffrey G. Jones; Information Technology

    William L. Clayton

    In 1916, Clayton moved Anderson, Clayton and Company’s headquarters to Houston, Texas, where he grew the company into the world’s largest cotton trading organization. During World War I, the firm handled 1 million bales of cotton a year.... View Details
    Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
    • 2017
    • Working Paper

    Displaced Loyalties: The Effects of Indiscriminate Violence on Attitudes Among Syrian Refugees in Turkey

    By: Kristin Fabbe, Chad Hazlett and Tolga Sinmazdemir
    How does violence during conflict affect the political attitudes of civilians who leave the conflict zone? Using a survey of 1,384 Syrian refugees in Turkey, we employ a natural experiment owing to the inaccuracy of barrel bombs to examine the effect of having one's... View Details
    Keywords: Syria; Turkey; Refugees; War; Attitudes; Syria; Turkey
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    • January 2002 (Revised April 2002)
    • Background Note

    Note on Conflict Diamonds: Why Are Civil Wars, Like Diamonds, Forever?

    Discusses the role of diamonds in Angola's civil war. View Details
    Keywords: War; Goods and Commodities; Mining; Mining Industry; Angola
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      John P. Morgan, Jr.

      Morgan Jr. continued his father’s methods and policies in dealing with industry, railroads, banks and other institutions and grew J. P. Morgan and Company’s business. He made his most important impact through government-financed projects during World View Details
      Keywords: Finance

        Ian K. MacGregor

        Assigned to handle arms purchases for the British government, MacGregor came to the U.S. during World War II. Sensing a fertile climate for business, MacGregor stayed in the U.S. after the war and became the... View Details
        Keywords: Metals
        • 02 Mar 2023
        • News

        A Century of Birthday Candles

        resident. “The View From 100” recounts how Duff was 6 years old at the beginning of the Great Depression and just finishing high school when the United States entered World War II. Most of the boys in her class were drafted; not many came... View Details
        Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services
        • January 2020
        • Case

        A Tough Call: SEAL Team Leader in Kandahar (A)

        By: George A. Riedel
        The case, which is a disguised version of real events, is set in Kandahar, Afghanistan (2013) during the long running Afghan war. Lt. Paul Rickson, a Navy SEAL Platoon Commander, is leading a team of 30 U.S. and Afghan soldiers on a mission to clear hostile forces in... View Details
        Keywords: War; Leadership; Risk and Uncertainty; Safety; Decision Choices and Conditions; Afghanistan
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        • 01 Jun 2000
        • News

        The HBS Show Must Go On: "STARt-up WARS" Continues Tradition of Smash Hits

        So began the legend of STARt-up WARS Episode One: The Venture Menace, this year's HBS Show, held in early April before capacity crowds in Burden Auditorium. Spoofing the Star Wars films, STARt-up View Details
        Keywords: Margie Kelley
        • March 2022
        • Supplement

        Ukraine: On the Border of Europe and Eurasia (B)

        By: Rawi Abdelal, Jonathan Schlefer and Cressida Arkwright
        Supplements the (A) case. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 raised questions about democratization and a possible reshaping of the global order. It arose from deep roots in the history of both nations but also turned on contingent decisions by their... View Details
        Keywords: Global Order; Social Issues; Government Administration; History; War; Ukraine; Russia
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        • 2024
        • Working Paper

        Racial Discrimination and the Social Contract: Evidence from U.S. Army Enlistment During WWII

        By: Nancy Qian and Marco Tabellini
        This paper documents that the Pearl Harbor attack triggered a sharp increase in volunteer enlistment rates of American men, the magnitude of the increase was smaller for Black men than for white men and the Black-white gap was larger in counties with higher levels of... View Details
        Keywords: State Capacity; Institutions; War; Race; Prejudice and Bias; Government Administration; United States
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        • November 2004
        • Teaching Note

        Spain: Straddling the Atlantic (TN)

        By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
        Teaching Note to (9-705-006). View Details
        Keywords: Political Elections; Transformation; Relationships; Labor; Markets; War; Economy; Spain
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        • 28 Oct 2001
        • What Do You Think?

        What Can We Expect in the Other War?

        In light of the outset of the war on terrorism, how does this affect what has been called the war for talent? A book by the same name 1 has recently characterized this as an "endless journey" to... View Details
        Keywords: by James Heskett

          Robert E. Gross

          Gross developed the popular World War II military pursuit plane named the Lightning in the U.S. and the Hudson in Britain. Gross’ Lockheed accounted for 6% of U.S. airplane production during World War II... View Details
          Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

            John M. Franklin

            Franklin served as the CEO for United States Lines both prior to and after World War II. Under his leadership, United States Lines grew from a small, breakeven $18 million operation to a $100 million+ business generating close to $10... View Details
            Keywords: Transportation

              Charles Erwin Wilson

              Despite his reluctance to produce military goods, Wilson was nonetheless an excellent manager during World War II and helped his company garner over $14 billion worth of military contracts. In the post war... View Details
              Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                Donald W. Douglas

                and could fly 1,000 miles without refueling. By World War II, Douglas made 80% of the commercial aircraft in use. In 1941, Douglas constructed the first of the B-19 bombers for the U.S. Army and produced nearly 30,000 aircraft during... View Details
                Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                  Olive Ann M. Beech

                  In 1932, Beech assisted her husband in forming the Beech Aircraft Corporation, and within a short time, the company prospered and dominated the market for privately-owned small, commercial planes. Beech Aircraft was also an important defense contractor during World... View Details
                  Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
                  • 01 Jun 2015
                  • News

                  The Military and the MBA

                  educational programs and from around the world. In any given year, about 5 percent of HBS MBA students are military—active duty, reservist, or veteran. The relationship between the military and Harvard University is often viewed by the public as a fraught one—from the... View Details
                  Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; National Security and International Affairs; Government

                    Alfred B. Dick Jr.

                    During World War II, under Dick’s direction, approximately 50% of A. B. Dick and Company’s facilities were devoted to war materials production. After the war, Dick launched the 400 series of A. B. Dick... View Details
                    Keywords: Fabricated Goods