Machinery Manufacturing - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

The Return of the Salesman

the field of office machinery and home appliance, for instance, relied on a trained sales force to introduce their innovations to potential customers—the adding machine, cash register, typewriter, refrigerator, and vacuum cleaner, to name... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

01 Dec 1999
News

The Way You See It

manufactured a product that changed the world by dint of its pervasiveness and indispensability. But as some noted, Ford also introduced revolutionary management, workplace, and business innovations that in and of themselves transformed... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons. Data collection by Ericka Webb.

04 Mar 2014
First Look

First Look: March 4

Cotton Manufacturing At the time of the American War of Independence (1776-1783) and for several decades after it, Great Britain dominated the global production of cotton textiles. In fact, Britain became so dominant in textile View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2006
News

India Arrives

Mukand, India’s largest producer of specialty steels. As part of the Bajaj Group, Mukand also works on infrastructure projects and manufactures machinery equipment. “The upside is that the focus shifted to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2016
News

Vive la Madeleine!

Viana also admired their grit. And he recognized the global cachet of quality French products. Here was something different, and maybe more meaningful, than leading a technology company. France’s manufacturing sector was still struggling... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Natalya Balnova

01 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 1, 2007

differences in the price of capital across countries. Our strategy is motivated by the fact that most countries import the bulk of machinery equipment (from a small number of industrialized countries). We find the price of imported... View Details