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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
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
A Canadian Hero
list of the most successful business leaders this country has ever produced," according to the Toronto Globe and Mail, is president and CEO of ONEX, a thriving public company he founded sixteen years ago. A... View Details
Anthony Soohoo
Anthony Soohoo is a recognized leader in AI, technology, and innovation with a successful track record of driving significant growth and transformation as an executive at Fortune 100 companies. As a global board director, tech View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Juicy Story
In the context of the computer industry at large, Professor David Yoffie explores the ups and downs of a company that’s always been a bit different in “Apple Computer, 2006.” The case poses this question: Given its 2 percent computer market share, can Apple find... View Details
Harold Blancke
During his CEO tenure, Blancke embarked on a massive growth plan for Celanese. Believing that success in the petrochemical industry was predicated on size, Blancke acquired several competitors and grew the... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
People Watching
newsmagazine,” made it more upscale, and built it into “a powerhouse brand,” according to the Los Angeles Times (July 20, 2002). Moore's success at People has resulted in her elevation to chairwoman and CEO... View Details
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Sadiq Gillani
They will become CEOs of major corporations. If successful in my lofty ambitions, I hope to inspire other minorities also to never let it rest, until their good is better and their better best. View Details
Stephen W. Sanger
Sanger began his tenure with General Mills in 1974. One of his early successes was the introduction of blue diamond marshmallows in Lucky Charms which resulted in a 15% increase in sales. During his CEO... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Henry Wendt
In his term as CEO of the pharmaceutical giant, Wendt focused on a “3 point strategy” to help strengthen the business. His strategy consisted of increasing support of SmithKline’s best products, such as Tagamet, weeding out other... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
- 16 Jan 2012
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Private Meetings of Public Companies Thwart Disclosure Rules
anyone, it must make that information public to everyone. “Place yourself in the position of a hedge fund manager. Why would you spend all this energy seeking to meet with the CEO if it didn't help to significantly inform you in some... View Details
- 19 Aug 2019
- News
A New Purpose for the Corporation
but fraying," Business Roundtable chair Jamie Dimon (MBA 1982), said in a statement. "Major employers are investing in their workers and communities because they know it is the only way to be successful over the long term. These... View Details
- 14 Aug 2019
- News
Leading from Within
founder and CEO of MetaMedia and former president of IMAX Home Entertainment, it was a challenge to put aside his corporate identity of 25 years and enter Love, Power, Justice with an open mind. A shift in his career and personal life led... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
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About | Harvard Business School
very important contributor to my later success in life, a success which has surprised many, myself included. I am very happy to contribute through the arts to make HBS an even better experience for those who... View Details
John R. Sculley
Leaving his position as CEO of Pepsi-Cola, Sculley’s first task as head of Apple involved cutting costs and cutting people, most notably, Apple’s founder and symbol, Steven Jobs. Though the firing of Jobs was difficult for many to digest,... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
AASU Looks Ahead
alumni, and business leaders. Those who attended the gathering, held in mid-February, heard from two keynote speakers: entrepreneur George Fraser, the author of Success Runs in Our Race, and General Gary Cooper, chairman and View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
Business Initiative at The Wharton School, the book distills a set of critical insights Western managers can use to compete aggressively while creating and sustaining successful professional relations in Chinese business communities... View Details
- 17 Apr 2017
- News
Panera-bred Leaders Have Risen Throughout the Restaurant Industry
to lead the operations of such popular chains as Friendly’s Ice Cream, Johnny Rockets, Pizzeria Uno, Smashburger, Wahlburgers (led by CEO Cedric Vanzura, MBA 1990), Pieology, and Upper Crust. Panera was sold earlier this month to Europe’s... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
The Weather Channel: The Impossible Rise of a Media Phenomenon, by Frank Batten (MBA '52) with Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (51st PMD), is the story of a cable network that succeeded when all the experts predicted it would fail. Former chairman and View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
A View from the Top
really great cultures,” said Donna Dubinsky (MBA ’81), cofounder and CEO of Numenta and former CEO of Palm Computing and Handspring. “That’s what pulled us through the hard times and made us more resilient... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Bart Harvey: Opportunities for Others
even as he enjoyed a successful career as a high-flying real-estate dealmaker at Dean Witter Reynolds. Then he was introduced to the late James Rouse, the visionary developer who founded the Enterprise Foundation in 1982. "Jim Rouse... View Details