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James S. Bell

Bell created the brand name Gold Medal for his company's flour. During the 1890s, Bell created selling and buying networks as part of a vigorous program of vertical integration. Bell also increased the company's production from 8,000 barrels View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

14 Oct 2009
First Look

First Look: October 14

fiscal and risk premium data for Brazil states between 1891 and 1930 to show that Brazilian states with natural endowments that were allowed to export commodities high in demand (e.g., rubber and coffee) ended up having higher revenues View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.

worked 27 million delivery shifts between Feb. 1, 2019 and Aug. 1, 2020. The typical driver worked 3.4 days per week, for a total of 9.1 hours spent actively making deliveries. Drivers made an average of $187.51 during these weeks, or... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Technology

18 Oct 2021
Blog Post

How Much is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.

worked 27 million delivery shifts between Feb. 1, 2019 and Aug. 1, 2020. The typical driver worked 3.4 days per week, for a total of 9.1 hours spent actively making deliveries. Drivers made an average of $187.51 during these weeks, or... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products

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5.3 Annual Notice: Digital Millennium Copyright Act | MBA

penalties. In general, anyone found liable for civil copyright infringement may be ordered to pay either actual damages or "statutory" damages affixed at not less than $750 and not more than $30,000 per work infringed. For "willful"... View Details

06 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Van den Ende Rozen: Greenhouse Rose Production

quality Red Naomi roses per year. Franco Muzzio, Blake Li, & Sonal Chaudhry, excited to see the roses! Image source: The authors. Our day started in Rotterdam, the base camp for all our visits in the Netherlands during the IFC’s... View Details

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Class Profile | MBA

select more than one race and/or ethnicity. The racial and ethnic categories listed here reflect those included in our application process, per federal guidelines. *US race / ethnicity enrollment shown as a percent of US citizens and... View Details

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RISE Fellowship | MBA

RISE Fellowship Additional Harvard Funding The Recognizing Individuals Seeking Equity (RISE) Fellowship will give awards of $10,000 to up to ten MBA candidates per incoming class who have demonstrated exemplary commitment to serving... View Details

Frank A. Seiberling

a profit, but after Seiberling hired an astute MIT engineer and poured money into product development, Goodyear was producing about 40,000 tires per day and had revenues of $205 million. View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

Stanley C. Gault

generated a 4-fold increase in revenues and a 6-fold increase in profitability. While he stripped weak product lines and slashed excess cost, he invested in new product development – generating over 100 new items per year. View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

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1.10 Cross-Registration | MBA

other family members are not eligible for cross-registration at HBS Number of Credits Permitted Per Term Cross-registrants are limited to the equivalent of 6 HBS credits per term in any combination of long... View Details

Henry Ford

cars per day. Ford was the first auto manufacturer to focus on a single model with a standardized chassis made of interchangeable parts. Ford became a national celebrity when, in 1914, he announced a basic wage of $5 View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

Fast Answer

Advertising expenditures & budgets

HF5804 .S73 in the Stamps Reading Room Annual listing of companies that spend $200,000+ on advertising per year. Contains company contacts, products, advertising budgets & expenditures, and key personnel. View Details

01 Dec 2006
News

Last Look

on banjo, and MBA ’56 classmates Larry McNichols on trombone, Vernon Johnson on clarinet, Jack Brown on trumpet, and John Eresian on piano. Eresian also recognizes his wife, Van Schlegel (Wellesley ’54), at left, with a scarf in her hair. Pogue recalls that the band... View Details

Keywords: Walt Pogue's Dixieland Band; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

27 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

The Potential Downside of Win-Win

consideration for all managers. Value Creation—and Collusion Suppose that pharmaceutical firm A manufactures a new, beneficial drug and begins selling 100 million pills per year at $3.05 per pill. Each pill... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman

Joy Morton

Morton founded the Morton Salt Company, which became the most important firm in the salt industry under his leadership. By 1927, the company produced upwards of 600,000 tons of evaporated salt per annum and also distributed 400,000 tons... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

12 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Amager Bakke: I Like This Waste Incinerator in My Backyard!

and lift the waste into the incinerator. The two incinerators can process up to 42 tons per hour at temperatures as high as 1,100°C (2000°F). The exhaust stream reaches twin boilers which produce high pressure steam. The steam powers a... View Details

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Awards | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

All requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Honorarium, gifts, or financial incentive payments are not eligible for grant funding (including gift certificates, chocolates, etc.). Meals, per diems, and stipends are not eligible... View Details

William L. Clayton

In 1916, Clayton moved Anderson, Clayton and Company’s headquarters to Houston, Texas, where he grew the company into the world’s largest cotton trading organization. During World War I, the firm handled 1 million bales of cotton a year. By World War II, the firm was... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

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Your Commitment | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

hours per week Compensation (weekly) Compensation The expectation is that organizations will pay $700-$1,400 per week. In addition to this salary commitment from organizations, students may apply for... View Details

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