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Patrick E. Haggerty
Haggerty led Texas Instruments into the manufacture of transistors - the first to make them cheaply enough to be commercially viable. During Haggerty’s tenure, the company expanded its overseas market (47 manufacturing plants in 19 countries), focused on new View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
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Interior of packing house - The Request - 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 Interior of Packing House ca. 1933 California Fruit Growers Exchange Photographer unknown This house is... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Mr. Start-Up
Issue Focus: Entrepreneurship Cassidy: At Google, a more intense and frenetic experience than launching his own companies. Art by Joe Ciardiello Related Links Watch a video of Mike Cassidy explaining his approach to rapid product... View Details
- September 2010
- Teaching Note
The Challenges of Launching a Start-Up in China: Dorm99.com (TN)
Teaching Note for 307075. View Details
David W. Johnson
Employing an aggressive streamlining strategy, Johnson is credited with creating Campbell Soup Company’s successful turnaround. Under his leadership, Campbell became one of the most profitable consumer products companies in the United... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Robert H. Johnson
Under Johnson, Ingersoll-Rand enjoyed growth in products as well as profitability. In his early years, the focus of the industrial products firm was to cut costs and invest in View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- June 2010
- Article
What Causes Industry Agglomeration? Evidence from Coagglomeration Patterns
By: Glenn Ellison, Edward Glaeser and William R. Kerr
Why do firms cluster near one another? We test Marshall's theories of industrial agglomeration by examining which industries locate near one another, or coagglomerate. We construct pairwise coagglomeration indices for US manufacturing industries from the Economic... View Details
Keywords: Production; Economics; Industry Clusters; Analytics and Data Science; Labor; Theory; Goods and Commodities; United States; United Kingdom
Ellison, Glenn, Edward Glaeser, and William R. Kerr. "What Causes Industry Agglomeration? Evidence from Coagglomeration Patterns." American Economic Review 100, no. 3 (June 2010): 1195–1213.
- April 1985 (Revised March 1986)
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Seven-Up Division of Philip Morris
By: Michael E. Porter and Edward J. Hoff
In 1979, Philip Morris acquired the Seven-Up Co., the number three concentrate producer in the U.S. After four years of losses, Seven-Up had registered an operating profit in 1984. Industry analysts were debating the role that Seven-Up would play in Philip Morris's... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business Divisions; Debates; Profit; Production; Personal Development and Career; United States
Porter, Michael E., and Edward J. Hoff. "Seven-Up Division of Philip Morris." Harvard Business School Case 385-321, April 1985. (Revised March 1986.)
Gordon M. Binder
Binder led Amgen to become the first commercially successful and largest independent biotechnology company in the world employing over 6,000 individuals and generating in excess of $3 billion in revenue. In 1999, Binder was named Chairman of the Biotechnology Industry... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
Arthur D. Little
Little founded the largest unendowed commercial industrial research laboratory in the United States. Little, who was initially interested in chemistry of cellulose and its application in production, gradually expanded his interest to include other fields of applied... View Details
Keywords: Services
Jerry Della Femina
Della Femina was part of a new breed of executives that shook up the staid world of advertising in the late sixties. Wildly creative and eccentric, Della Femina pushed the envelope of provocative advertising throughout his career. He thrived on controversy and humor... View Details
Keywords: Services
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
understand customers and their needs deeply. Develop the ability to respond to this understanding with better-tailored assortments, replenishment of the hits, and timely markdowns on what is left over. Execute well, especially at the stores. Attend to data inaccuracy... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
In the Blood
bring a champion back home to Kentucky. Japan, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, England, Ireland, Australia, France, and Brazil are just a handful of the countries that represent the global nature of the Thoroughbred industry. “For years, about 60 percent of our... View Details
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Multimedia Development | Information Technology
Multimedia Development Blending technology, storytelling, and the HBS case method About Us Meet the team, take a peek behind the scenes, and hear more about the impact of our work. Catalog of Products Browse our catalog of media-enhanced... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Fighting the diabetes epidemic using mobile phones
scientists, and clinicians work together,” says Jena, whose product is now being piloted at three major hospital centers across India. He expects US FDA approval for their product by November 2014.... View Details
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Crisis Leadership - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School
change ingrained habits and emerge as industry leaders. One such firm was the renowned Waltham Watch Company, which pioneered the production of watches from interchangeable parts. Like all manufacturers of non-essential products, Waltham... View Details
William Irrgang
Irrgang continued Lincoln’s strong financial performance - weathering two recessions while maintaining productivity and securing Lincoln Electric’s leadership position in the arc-welding equipment and supply business. Irrgang’s... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 27 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Driving India's EV Future: Insights from Ather Scooter and Exponent Energy
Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an opportunity for... View Details
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Introduction - The Medium - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
The Message The Product The Production The Worker The Audience Bibliography The Medium: Industrial Photography and the Machine Age Any great art which might be developed in this industrial age will come from... View Details
- 08 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring: Phil Strazzulla
product roadmap. How has having an MBA impacted your career? We're a startup most of our future customers have never heard of. HBS gives me credibility when selling to larger companies. While HBS helped shape the way I think about the... View Details
Keywords: Technology