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  • January 2009
  • Teaching Note

The Octopus and the Generals: The United Fruit Company in Guatemala (TN)

By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Marcelo Bucheli
Teaching Note for [805146]. View Details
Keywords: Policy; Vertical Integration; Economy; War; Poverty; Government and Politics; Food and Beverage Industry; Guatemala; North and Central America
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Letter from Dean Srikant Datar to the HBS Community on Ukraine | About

region that can help deepen your understanding of the war that is now unfolding. Friday’s Gazette included “ What Happens Next in Ukraine? ” featuring the perspectives of a former Brigadier General, the executive director of the Davis... View Details

    Richard J. Reynolds

    increased their popularity by giving them away to World War I soldiers, one of the many advertising schemes that grew Camel into one of the most popular cigarette brands. View Details
    Keywords: Food & Tobacco
    • 01 Dec 2016
    • News

    Passion Projects

    Understanding the Utah War William P. MacKinnon (MBA 1962) has been researching the often-overlooked Utah War of 1857–1858 for more than 50 years. “I wanted to get this story out,” he says. “It altered... View Details
    Keywords: April White

      Charles S. Woolworth

      Taking control of the family discount goods enterprise upon his brother Frank’s death, Charles Woolworth continued to expand the company. In the 1920s, Woolworth began operations in Cuba and Germany, and American operations were extended into the suburbs following the... View Details
      Keywords: Retail

        Robert D. Stuart, Jr.

        Joining the family firm after serving in World War II, Robert Jr. was responsible for Quaker Oats’ biggest diversification since his Uncle John was president. Much of Stuart’s expansion came in non-food business areas, his most notable... View Details
        Keywords: Food & Tobacco

          Charles M. Schwab

          Though Bethlehem was originally spun off from U.S. Steel, Schwab positioned the company to become a major competitor of its former parent. Under Schwab’s leadership, Bethlehem was a large supplier for Allied Forces in World War I, filling... View Details
          Keywords: Metals

            Victor Emanuel

            During World War II, Emanuel produced all types of military aircraft, including giant bombers, aircraft carriers, and cruisers. After the war, Emanuel led the conversion of AVCO from a producer of aircraft and heavy goods to a... View Details
            Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
            • May 29, 2023
            • Article

            Putin Wants You to Think He’s an Anti-Woke Crusader

            By: Jeremy Friedman
            Keywords: Political Elections; War; Conflict and Resolution; Russia; United States; Ukraine
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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
            • April 2019 (Revised October 2021)
            • Case

            The Rohingya Refugee: Past, Genocide, Future

            By: Reshmaan N. Hussam
            In August 2017, the Myanmar military commenced a brutal pogrom of the Rohingya minority in Rakhine State, Myanmar. The genocidal campaign marked the most recent and decisive of a series of ethnic cleansing efforts fueled by contention around race, religion, and... View Details
            Keywords: War; Ethnicity; Race; Religion; Identity; Change; Resource Allocation; Social Issues; Myanmar; Africa; Bangladesh
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              Juan T. Trippe

              supporting the Allied Forces in the Pacific during World War II. Such dealings, in conjunction with Trippe’s acquisition of landing rights all over the world, helped PanAm become an industry leader in international air travel. View Details
              Keywords: Transportation

                Herman G. Fisher

                America’s suburban make-up after World War II, and Fisher’s ability to capture this market through discount mass marketing, revenues at Fisher-Price grew sharply reaching over $26 million in 1966. View Details
                Keywords: Fabricated Goods
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                Harvard Business School and Polaroid - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

                during World War II and the emergence of venture capital firms after the war also fueled the growth of high-tech startups. The greater Boston area flourished into a hub of innovation; many firms would expand... View Details

                  John R. Simplot

                  Investing in businesses that ranged from cattle to potatoes to fertilizer, Simplot used his talent at achieving efficiency and at spotting a growing market to garner enormous profits. Simplot capitalized on the Army’s World War II demands... View Details
                  Keywords: Food & Tobacco

                    Martin W. Clement

                    lines from New York City to Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and Harrisburg. At the end of World War II, Pennsylvania Railroad controlled 6% of the railway mileage in the U.S., but more than 20% of the nation’s passengers and 11% of... View Details
                    Keywords: Transportation

                      Glenn L. Martin

                      Martin created the largest pre-World War II airplane manufacturing firm in America. He was the creative inventor of numerous airplanes mostly designed for military purposes (e.g. the famous B-10 bomber, B-26 and huge “Clipper” seaplanes).... View Details
                      Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                        Peter F. Hurst

                        In 1940, Hurst, an engineer by training, invented two new products that were critical to the growing aviation industry – detachable, reusable hose fittings and self-sealing couplings. As aviation took hold during World War II, these... View Details
                        Keywords: Fabricated Goods
                        • 08 Nov 2024
                        • HBS Case

                        What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders

                        Walt Disney’s time in Paris during the waning days of World War I helped shape him into a visionary entrepreneur who would ultimately build a beloved international brand. Dwight Eisenhower and Robert McNamara discovered the importance of... View Details
                        Keywords: by Avery Forman; Entertainment & Recreation

                          James S. Love

                          Beginning as a rayon producer, Love built the world’s largest textile mill by the mid-1950s. Love, the architect of the company’s growth, expanded the company to 22 plants by 1936 and bought six hosiery mills. After World War II, he... View Details
                          Keywords: Fabric & Apparel