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    Edward G. Budd

    During the 1910s and 1920s, Budd constructed a successful business supplying car bodies, including an all-steel sedan body, to auto manufacturers such as General Motors, Studebaker, Ford and Chrysler. In the 1930s, Budd pioneered the fabrication of stainless steel.... View Details
    Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
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    Training Course in Personnel Administration: 1937 - 1944 | Baker Library

    Requirements. Radcliffe College Training Course in Personnel Administration Catalogue, 1941-1942. Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration Records. Harvard Business School. The War Years The Training Course in Personnel... View Details

      Frank J. Fahey

      marketing campaign, in which he provided 3.5 million razors and 36 million blades for servicemen departing for World War I. Fahey also led the “Shave and Save” marketing campaign, where banks across the U.S. gave away Gillette razors to... View Details
      Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
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      1891, dwarfed the number of personnel of the United States Army, Navy, and Marines combined. Early surveyors and managers included engineers from West Point or the War Department—individuals well versed in civil and military engineering and rigorous bureaucratic procedures. Railroad managers were

      • 16 Sep 2008
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      Last Look - September 2008

      converting hot rolled steel into cold rolled steel.” Peter II of Yugoslavia (1923–1970) became king in 1934 after his father was assassinated. He went into exile in 1941, was deposed in 1945, and settled in the United States after World View Details
      Keywords: Keith Larson
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      Love and Money - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

      Vanity and Virtue Misers, Moneylenders, and Thieves Money Devil Biblical and Mythological Scenes Love and Money Politics and War Louis-Philippe Speculation and Credit Bankers, Financiers, and Statesmen Stock Exchanges printer-friendly... View Details

        Ernest H. Volwiler

        its pharmaceutical products. He contributed to the commercialization of penicillin and sulfa drugs during World War II and produced top level financial returns for Abbott during his tenure as CEO. View Details
        Keywords: Healthcare

          Dwane L. Wallace

          War II Allies in the early 1940s, Cessna went on to develop aircraft for military, consumer and business needs. By 1958, Cessna was producing more light airplanes than all four of its competitors combined, and eventually controlled 53% of... View Details
          Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

            LeRoy A. Petersen

            In his 22 years with Otis, Petersen helped the elevator manufacturer transition from war to peacetime production and become increasingly profitable in the process. Though the firm’s defense division still remained an integral part of... View Details
            Keywords: Fabricated Goods
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            Long Lu

            Beat the drum that others will listen to. My grandfather was a general in the Chinese Air Force. A veteran of World War II, he taught me the core values of integrity, authenticity, dependability - and most importantly - courage to give... View Details
            • 01 Jun 2012
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            Kiwi Star

            WHINERAY: A national hero looks back. Photos by (L) Getty Images; (R) David White/ New Zealand Herald One of five brothers growing up in New Zealand during World War II, Sir Wilson Whineray (MBA 1969) experienced a childhood in which “the... View Details
            • 11 Jun 2015
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            A personal mission to serve veterans

            and hearts,” said the former marine captain and Iraq veteran. Sullivan deployed to Fallujah in 2005, and returned with a commitment to help the young marines she sent into dangerous situations. “The one percent who step up in time of war... View Details

              Edward V. Rickenbacker

              Prior to purchasing Eastern in 1938, Rickenbacker had successful careers in automobile racing and the auto industry at large, in addition to his distinguished service in the United States military in World War I. Once joining Eastern... View Details
              Keywords: Transportation

                Paul W. Litchfield

                substantial expansion and investments. Under his direction, Goodyear began to experiment in the development of airplane parts and fighter aircraft, becoming one of the ten largest producers in this field during World War II. View Details
                Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
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                Management Training Program: 1945 - 1955 | Baker Library

                School. Crossroads for Educated Women After World War II, the Training Course in Personnel Administration was renamed the Management Training Program and experienced a brief postwar enrollment boom. The new name reflected a broader scope... View Details
                • 2021
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                Internment as a Business Challenge: Political Risk Management and German Multinationals in Colonial India (1914–1947)

                By: Christina Lubinski, Valeria Giacomin and Klara Schnitzer
                Internment in so-called “enemy countries” was a frequent occurrence in the 20th century and created significant obstacles for multinational enterprises (MNEs). This article focuses on German MNEs in India and shows how they addressed the formidable challenge of the... View Details
                Keywords: Internment; Political Risk; International Business; Multinational Firms and Management; Employees; War; History; Outcome or Result; India; Germany
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                • 2018
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                Countering Political Risk in Colonial India: German Multinationals and the Challenge of Internment (1914-1947)

                By: Christina Lubinski, Valeria Giacomin and Klara Schnitzer
                Internment in so-called “enemy countries” was a frequent occurrence in the 20th century and created significant obstacles for multinational enterprises (MNEs). This article focuses on German MNEs in India and shows how they addressed the formidable challenge of the... View Details
                Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Employees; War; History; Outcome or Result; India
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                  Frank A. Seiberling

                  Despite being forced out of his firm during its post World War I financial troubles, Seiberling’s diligence and faith in the growth of the rubber business allowed his company to become the largest manufacturer of both carriage and... View Details
                  Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                    Samuel M. Vauclain

                    States and its World War I allies, including Russia, France and Britain. Combining his vision for Baldwin with his support of post-war rehabilitation in Europe, Vauclain expanded Baldwin into 12 countries, allowing it to become one of the... View Details
                    Keywords: Transportation
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                    Michael Nkansah

                    October 28, 1990, was the wrong day to be in Monrovia, Liberia. My family would have perished—as nameless casualties of a senseless war in a foreign land—were it not for the intervention of a motley peacekeeping force led by Ghana and... View Details