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    Louis B. Neumiller

    Under Neumiller's "home-town-boy" leadership style, Caterpillar's revenues grew from over $100 million in 1941 to $827 million in 1963, prospering through World War II and the global post-war boom. Neumiller built the Caterpillar brand into a common worldwide... View Details
    Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

      Ray W. MacDonald

      MacDonald presided over Burroughs during a dramatic growth period for the computer industry in the 1970s, and Burroughs’ products for electronic data processing and financial accounting systems were among those enjoying prosperity throughout the decade. During the 12... View Details
      Keywords: Computers & Electronics

        Arnold O. Beckman

        Beckman is considered one of America’s foremost inventors. Starting with the invention of the pH meter (the first accurate test for acidity) in 1935, Beckman went on to secure 14 patents and produce dozens of scientific instruments that have advanced the understanding... View Details
        Keywords: Healthcare

          Paul G. Hoffman

          Hoffman, the Studebaker company executive, is one of the few auto company presidents to have risen from the sales department. In the first nine-months of his tenure, sales totaled 30,194, which put the company fourth among the independent passenger car producers. By... View Details
          Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

            Henry Crown

            During its first year of operation, Materials Service Corporation had sales of $218,000. Crown took over the helm shortly thereafter and grew the company until it dominated the Chicago sand and gravel market. After retiring from his presidency, the firm Crown built... View Details
            Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

              Carle C. Conway

              Conway grew Continental Can to become the second largest can manufacturing company in the world, second only to American Can Company. Conway did this by acquiring nine can manufacturing companies. Over time, he operated 30 can manufacturing plants throughout the United... View Details
              Keywords: Fabricated Goods
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              Using Oral History in Business and Management Studies - Creating Emerging Markets

              Colombia), Marcelo Bucheli (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), and Tarun Khanna (Harvard Business School). The online conference was organized by CEM Faculty Co-Chairs Tarun Khanna and Geoffrey Jones (Harvard Business School). View Details

                John P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr.

                Like other Weyerhaeusers, John Jr. had an extensive career in some of the family’s other lumbering operations before becoming president of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company in 1946. He assumed the office following the exit of his Uncle, Frederick E. Weyerhaeuser, and... View Details
                Keywords: Wood, Paper & Forestry

                  Edward R. Stettinius

                  When Stettinius joined Diamond Match, it was the United States’ leading producer of matches, but it was a suffering entity. Within a few short years, however, Stettinius turned the company around and initiated an advertising campaign to boost popularity of the... View Details
                  Keywords: Fabricated Goods

                    Harold Boeschenstein

                    Recognizing the commercial and scientific opportunities for fiberglass in the mid-1930’s, Boeschenstein convinced Owens-Illinois to create a new company. With the launch of Owens-Corning Fiberglass, Boeschenstein built a new industry from scratch – tirelessly promoting... View Details
                    Keywords: Fabricated Goods

                      William S. Paley

                      After entering the media and entertainment field on somewhat of a whim, Paley grew his small radio concern into a media conglomerate with success in radio, television, music, media equipment and more. CBS competed heavily with the larger, older NBC, but ultimately,... View Details
                      Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

                        Ernest E. Norris

                        Norris began his career in the telegraph industry, but always intended to lead the Southern Railway System. When he finally assumed the position, Norris expanded Southern Railway through solid, traditional business principles, but also through his championing of the... View Details
                        Keywords: Transportation

                          Oscar Gottfried Mayer

                          During his presidency, Mayer sought ways to improve operating efficiency through techniques of industrial engineering. He introduced cardboard cartons for sausages and vacuum-sealed, twin packs for hot dogs, which were then advances in packaging. He also improved the... View Details
                          Keywords: Food & Tobacco

                            Charles F. Knight

                            Knight introduced a methodical planning process throughout all company activities that focused on financial performance metrics. Under his leadership, Emerson has grown into a $14 billion company that routinely places in the top 10 among admired companies in the United... View Details
                            Keywords: Fabricated Goods

                              H. Wayne Huizenga

                              Huizenga purchased the one-year old Blockbuster operation from its founders in 1986 and embarked on a massive expansion campaign. Believing that there were low barriers to entry in the video rental market, Huizenga built over 1,000 Blockbuster establishments in less... View Details
                              Keywords: Retail

                                William B. Graham

                                Under Graham’s guidance, Baxter produced the first commercially built artificial kidney and the first commercially viable plastic intravenous-solution containers. While building Baxter’s research and development capabilities, Graham generated top financial results –... View Details
                                Keywords: Healthcare

                                  Paul V. Galvin

                                  Creating the Motorola car radio, Galvin emerged as the premier producer of car radios in the 1930s. Galvin also invented the walkie-talkie, producing some 40,000 during World War II. In 1947, Galvin introduced the first practical television set under $200, helping... View Details
                                  Keywords: Computers & Electronics

                                    Marshall Field III

                                    In 1941, Field established the Chicago Sun, selling nearly 900,000 copies on the paper’s first day. Within five years, the Sun’s daily circulation was 400,000 with a Sunday circulation of 450,000. Field also published Parade, a weekly pictorial supplement, which in... View Details
                                    Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

                                      Bernard M. Culver

                                      Taking the helm of Continental at the height of the Depression, Culver had hoped to maintain the business on an even keel. He did much more than that, building a top financial performer. During his tenure, he doubled the asset base of Continental Insurance. View Details
                                      Keywords: Finance

                                        Ira C. Copley

                                        Copley revived his father’s utility corporation by marketing gas as a fuel instead of an illuminant. Copley went on to acquire other utility companies, which he merged in 1905 to form Western United Gas and Electric Company, later renamed Western Utility Corporation,... View Details
                                        Keywords: Utilities & Energy