Size - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 May 2009
What Do You Think?

Do Innovation and Entrepreneurship Have to Be Incompatible with Organization Size?

Summing Up Where are the leaders that can help elephants avoid a stall? Like a good case study, this month's question divided respondents nearly down the middle on the question of whether or not organizations naturally "stall" because their View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Jacqueline Beato

leadership." The size of the HBS program opens an extraordinary range of resources for Jacqueline, from trips to California's Bay Area (where she met eBay CEO Meg Whitman) and Costa Rica, to casual after-class socializing with peers.... View Details

Alanson B. Houghton

During his presidency, Houghton tripled the size of Corning Glass. Producing about 40% of the bulbs and tubing for incandescent electric lights and 75% of the railway signal glass used in the U.S., the company became one of the largest... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

01 Dec 2017
News

HBS Fund Advances Global Strategy

Publishing. Gifts of all sizes to the HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation help fuel the School’s ambitious international strategy to expand the scope of faculty research, develop students’ global intelligence, engage alumni, and... View Details

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Autocrats of accuracy - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Production The Worker The Audience Chapter Introduction Chapter Images Bibliography previous 1 2 3 4 next Autocrats of Accuracy “Western Electric News,” January 1930 Photographer unknown Explore the full size image Autocrats of Accuracy... View Details

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Frank C. Ayres - 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 Frank C. Ayres nd. Photographer unknown Explore the full size image Frank C. Ayres , nd. Photographer unknown Gelatin Silver Print,... View Details

28 Mar 2016
News

The Alum Building a Brand New City in Panama

experience—bought the base and began building a new city. “It was a white canvas to develop from the beginning,” Gilinski told Forbes. Today, nearly 1,000 buildings stand in Panama Pacifico—a property five times the size of Central Park,... View Details

01 Mar 2011
News

Where the Jobs Are

approach to taking a more in-depth look at a single topic through the experiences of alumni and the insights of faculty experts. HBS alumni interviewed for this issue lead companies ranging in size from a global powerhouse to just twenty... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

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A finisher - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Production The Worker Chapter Introduction Chapter Images The Audience Bibliography previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 next A finisher ca. 1933 Shelton Looms Lewis Hine Explore the full size image A finisher , ca. 1933 Shelton Looms Lewis Hine... View Details

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The Otis Steel Company-Pioneer: Cleveland, Ohio - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Chapter Images The Product The Production The Worker The Audience Bibliography previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 next The Otis Steel CompanyPioneer: Cleveland Ohio Otis Steel Company, 1929 Photograph by Margaret Bourke-White Explore the full size... View Details

May 2004
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Disclosure Practices of Foreign Companies Interacting with U.S. Markets

By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Suraj Srinivasan

We analyze the disclosure practices of companies as a function of their interaction with the U.S. markets for a group of 794 firms from 24 countries in Asia-Pacific and Europe. Our analysis uses the Transparency and Disclosure scores developed recently by Standard &... View Details

Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Markets; Investment; Size; Performance; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Corporate Governance; Corporate Disclosure; Trade; United States; Asia; Europe

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One carton every three-quarters second - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Production The Worker Chapter Introduction Chapter Images The Audience Bibliography previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 next One carton every three-quarters second ca. 1935 International Salt Company William Rittase Explore the full size image One... View Details

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Brass billets into rods - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Production Chapter Introduction Chapter Images The Worker The Audience Bibliography previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 next Brass billets into rods ca. 1935 Scovill Manufacturing Russell Aikins Explore the full size image Brass billets into rods , ca.... View Details

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A Century of Progress - 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 next A Century of Progress ca. 1933 Libby, McNeill & Libby Photographer unknown Explore the full size image A Century of Progress ,... View Details

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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 size image Paulo Frontin... View Details

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Chemical research - 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 next Chemical research ca. 1937 General Motors Corporation Photographer unknown Explore the full size image Chemical research , ca.... View Details

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Letter from W. J. Filbert, U.S. Steel Corporation, to Frank C. Ayres - 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 Letter from W. J. Filbert, U.S. Steel Corporation, to Frank C. Ayres September 22, 1932 Explore the full size image Letter from W. J.... View Details

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

Charles R. Walgreen, Jr.

As a young purchasing department officer, Walgreen Jr. gained valuable management experience by overseeing a wide variety of the company’s buying operations and by creating several new lines of merchandise. During his tenure as Walgreens' president, he expanded the... View Details