Chemical Manufacturing - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Oct 2024
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Trailblazing Success with Global Reach and Impact: Scott Wallinger (AMP 82, 1979)

was promoted to Vice President. It involved overseeing not only the Timberlands Division, but also our specialty chemical manufacturing operations. I spent considerable time with managers in that division... View Details

01 Sep 2007
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Riding It Out

purchasing, had just been notified by the contract manufacturer of SmartPak’s dog food that the weight-control formula might contain melamine. The substance, which has been used by Chinese manufacturers to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; dog food; pets; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing

17 Nov 2015
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How to Prepare for Shark Tank

What’s it like to appear on ABC-TV’s popular start-up series Shark Tank? In a word, nerve-wracking. Just ask Desiree Stolar and Nate Barbera (both MBA 2015), cofounders of Unshrinkit, a Harvard-born startup that has developed a formula that brings shrunken sweaters... View Details

Keywords: Chemical Manufacturing; Chemical Manufacturing

30 Nov 2010
Working Paper Summaries

The New Face of Chinese Industrial Policy: Making Sense of Anti-Dumping Cases in the Petrochemical and Steel Industry

Keywords: by Regina Abrami & Yu Zheng; Manufacturing; Manufacturing

20 Jan 2011
News

Oil Spill Solution

report. But at least one HBS graduate needed no reminder of the environmental devastation caused by the tragic explosion. He had already become part of the solution. Scott C. Smith (MBA ’91) is president and CEO of Cellect Technologies LLC / Opflex Solutions LLC, which... View Details

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Kristen Fitzpatrick

industries. Prior to HBS, she worked in operations at Procter and Gamble, where she was also active in recruiting efforts. She received her BS in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and her MBA from HBS.Work... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing

Pierre S. du Pont

per month to 1 million pounds per day. duPont manufactured close to 1.5 billion pounds of military explosives during the war, and employed a high of 86,000 workers. In the process, duPont totally reorganized the explosives industry. View Details

Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial

10 Sep 2013
First Look

First Look: September 10

Publications 2006 Regional Studies Spatial Determinants of Entrepreneurship in India By: Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and Stephen O'Connell Abstract—We analyze the spatial determinants of entrepreneurship in India in the manufacturing... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 21, 2008

Entrepreneurship: How Much of the Spatial Distribution Can We Explain? Authors:Edward L. Glaeser and William R. Kerr Abstract Why are some places more entrepreneurial than others? We use Census Bureau data to study local determinants of View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2004
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There and Back Again: The Challenges and Rewards of Working Abroad

engine manufacturing division of United Technologies, offered him a post managing a joint venture in Taipei, Taiwan. Keohane had chosen the company because its global operations presented many “right-sized” general management... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; international; relocation; employment

18 Jun 2014
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Robert (MBA 1964) and Lynn Burt

case-method curriculum broadened my horizons and expanded how I think about problems,” says the Baker Scholar. “I gained the discipline to strategize and think longer term.” Burt would go on to lead a distinguished career, retiring in 2001 after a decade as chairman... View Details

April 1984
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Johnson & Johnson (A): Philosophy & Culture, James Burke, Video (Abridged)

By: Francis Aguilar

Keywords: Organizational Culture; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry

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14 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The High Cost of the Slow COVID Vaccine Rollout

officials took steps to speed vaccine development last year, the United States and other countries could have paid to build manufacturing infrastructure and shore up the supply chain needed to produce vaccines at higher capacity. That... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

06 Oct 2020
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2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Curtis Wu (MBA 2018)

What was your undergraduate university and major?MIT, Chemical Engineering Why did you decide to apply to HBS via the 2+2 deferred admissions process?One of my mentors in college, Professor Barry Johnston, always encouraged me to seek out... View Details

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Finalists | New Venture Competition

Finalists Business Track, 2025 Accio Alex Zannos (MBA 2025) Sara Ballantyne (MS/MBA 2025) Streamline and automates the hardware manufacturing process. Argus Systems Lisa Yan (MBA 2025) Drew Borinstein (MBA 2025) Accelerating AI model... View Details

08 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?

move on, become more ambitious." Nike and Dow Chemical are examples of companies that have made it to the innovation stage. After Nike faced accusations about violations of human rights by subcontractors, it made drastic changes to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing

11 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

The Paradoxical Quest to Make Food Look 'Natural' With Artificial Dyes

idea of naturalness even as manufacturers imposed a ‘natural’ color through artificial dyes,” Hisano writes. Take butter, for example. “The color of butter fluctuates, depending on the season,” Hisano explains during a recent interview in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

19 Aug 2024
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Quantum Leap

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Quantum computing has long been talked about as one of the next big things—the kind of technology, like AI, that will change everything. But to our... View Details

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Rob Humble

Rob Humble's degree in mechanical engineering gave him entrée to Raytheon's Operations Leadership Development Program. In the course of two years and three rotations, Rob managed a 45-person team that manufactured aircraft, directed a... View Details

19 Oct 2011
News

A Good Look

Levy: Ingredients for beauty from an unlikely source. Photo courtesy Kerty Levy A company that manufactures the nutritional ingredients used in animal feed doesn’t seem like the most likely incubator for a beauty products division. But... View Details

Keywords: Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

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