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    Donald C. McGraw

    McGraw initiated a period of diversification and expansion for McGraw-Hill, moving beyond book and magazine publishing. He orchestrated the successful acquisition of three industry reference sources: Standard & Poor’s Corporation, F.... View Details
    Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

      Willis H. Carrier

      Carrier was a pioneer in the field of mechanical refrigeration. Perfecting an air cooling system, Carrier first introduced air conditioning to theaters in the 1930’s and later went on to develop elaborate, but affordable, air conditioning systems for businesses. His... View Details
      Keywords: Fabricated Goods

        E. G. Higdon

        Higdon’s career with Maytag spanned 40 years. During his CEO tenure, he orchestrated Maytag’s initial line expansion efforts – moving beyond washers and dryers to other major household appliances. In the process, he achieved record level... View Details
        Keywords: Fabricated Goods
        • 24 Jun 2013
        • Research & Ideas

        Is Your iPhone Turning You Into a Wimp?

        affected how people behave afterward." The study is related to previous experimental research in which Cuddy and colleagues prove the positive effects of adopting expansive body postures - hands on hips, feet on desk, and the like.... View Details
        Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Consumer Products

          Wayne Hicklin

          Hicklin played a critical role in the international expansion of Avon and its diversification into new product lines, most notably apparel for men and women. Capping off his 43-year career, Hicklin doubled Avon’s sales and earnings... View Details
          Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products

            Elbridge A. Stuart

            After making a small fortune in the retail grocery business, Elbridge A. Stuart founded Carnation in 1899 to manufacture evaporated milk. During Stuart’s tenure, the market for evaporated milk grew tremendously, as did Carnation, which acquired several new plants and a... View Details
            Keywords: Food & Tobacco

              John P. Thompson

              Continuing the expansion begun by this father, John Thompson, aided by his brother Jere, grew 7-Eleven into the national business it is today. Despite a failed venture into the oil industry with the Citgo chain, Thompson successfully grew... View Details
              Keywords: Retail
              • 2003
              • Case

              Universitas 21 Global

              By: Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble
              In a move that could redefine the future of higher education, Thomson Learning, in partnership with a worldwide consortium of universities, created a new institution of higher education, Universitas 21 Global (U21G), that had no campus, and no classrooms. It existed... View Details
              Keywords: Online Technology; Expansion; Higher Education; Education Industry
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              • April 2011 (Revised October 2012)
              • Case

              Fast Retailing Group

              By: Hirotaka Takeuchi
              On January 1, 2011, Tadashi Yanai, the CEO of Fast Retailing Group (FR), sent his annual New Year's message to everyone in the company. The message, entitled "Change or Die," declared that FR - which included UNIQLO, Theory, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse tam.tam... View Details
              Keywords: Expansion; Global Strategy; Retail Industry
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                Norton W. Simon

                Capitalizing on his talents at restructuring, Simon gained control of Hunt Foods by force, accumulating shares in the company with proceeds earned from selling his previous enterprise, Val Vita Foods, to Hunt in 1942. At Hunt, Simon instituted extensive modernization... View Details
                Keywords: Food & Tobacco

                  Paul C. Henshaw

                  A geologist by training, Henshaw was not immune to being on the frontline of mine exploration and development. Through his efforts, Homestake became an established provider of uranium. In addition, he personally was responsible for expanding Homestake’s mining... View Details
                  Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

                    Millard S. Drexler

                    Drexler helped to transform The Gap from a “me-too” retailer of Levi’s and private label jeans into a fashion icon. He simplified the brand’s product line and invested heavily in provocative advertising which made The Gap a recognizable worldwide brand. During the... View Details
                    Keywords: Fabric & Apparel

                      Ralph Budd

                      In 1919, when Budd took over the helm at Great Northern, he was the youngest railway president in the country. Budd pioneered new projects including the 1926-1928 Cascade Mountains tunnel project, which cost $25 million and eliminated the need for six shorter tunnels.... View Details
                      Keywords: Transportation

                        Kenneth A. Macke

                        Macke oversaw a period of growth and expansion for the company. During his CEO tenure, the revenues of Dayton Hudson tripled – from $6.5 billion in 1983 to $19.2 billion in 1994. The number of retail locations also expanded dramatically... View Details
                        Keywords: Retail

                          Jack M. Eckerd

                          acquisitions and by riding on the coattails of the supermarket expansion in the South, Eckerd doubled the size of his business every two years between 1959 and 1975. View Details
                          Keywords: Retail

                            Gonzalo Restrepo

                            Keywords: Retail
                            • 20 May 2016
                            • News

                            The Most Creative People in Business 2016

                            speed” Chris Young (MBA 2003) Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intel Security Group “For expanding Intel's arsenal” Jill Szuchmacher (MBA 2006) Director of expansion for Google Fiber “For shaking up the hidebound business of... View Details

                              Solomon D. Warfield

                              Long before he became president of Seaboard, Warfield played a large role in its early 1900s expansion phase as one of its directors and investors. Warfield and his partners expanded the line from its base Virginia-North Carolina route... View Details
                              Keywords: Transportation

                                Don H. Barden

                                Barden capitalized on the expansion of cable in the early eighties by targeting predominantly African-American communities. He secured the wiring rights to the city of Detroit and formed a partnership with Maclean Hunter, one of Canada’s... View Details
                                Keywords: Communications

                                  David D. Glass

                                  Glass is credited with leading Wal-Mart through an aggressive expansion program – increasing sales ten-fold (from $16 billion to $165 billion), developing the SuperCenter concept combining groceries and general merchandise, and opening... View Details
                                  Keywords: Retail