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Carl Sloane | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

James Sharpe Extrusion Technology Carl Sloane Temple, Barker & Sloane C.D. Spangler C.D. Spangler Construction Co. Thomas Stemberg Staples Thomas Weisel Thomas Weisel Partners LLC John Whitehead Goldman Sachs Profiles... View Details
  • 25 Jul 2018
  • News

HBS Alumni Leader, Benefactor Dies at 86

others, died on July 22 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was 86 years old. After graduating from HBS and serving for two years in the US Army, Spangler gained great success in several industries, including the family construction... View Details

    James J. Hill

    Hill, a railroad builder and entrepreneur, was a pioneer of the Northwest in a variety of ways. He located his roads and terminal facilities in potentially productive areas, he constructed them for economical operation at minimum cost... View Details
    Keywords: Transportation
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    Overview

    By: Michael W. Toffel
    My research examines how companies manage environmental issues, occupational safety, and working conditions in global supply chains. More recently, I have also begun researching the drivers and implications of CEO activism, where organizational leaders speak out on... View Details
    Keywords: Environmental Performance; Environmental Strategy; Labor Management; Transparency; Institutional Theory; Economic Analysis; Quality Improvement; Operations Management; Supply Chain; Regulation; Environmental Sustainability; Safety; Quality; Climate Change; Environmental Regulation; Pollution; Environmental Management; Operations; Supply Chain Management; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Asia; Europe; United States
    • June 2024 (Revised August 2024)
    • Case

    Cementos Argos in the U.S.: Go Big or Go Home?

    By: Jorge Tamayo, Ruth Costas, Pedro Levindo and Karina Souza
    In April 2011, Colombian group Cementos Argos had to decide on whether to double down its business in the U.S., amidst the U.S. cement industry’s lowest performance in 30 years. Argos— Colombia’s leading cement producer and one of the “jewels” of Grupo GEA, the... View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Organization; Business Subsidiaries; Talent and Talent Management; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Financial Crisis; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Strategy; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Latin America; South America; North and Central America; United States; Colombia
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    • June 2009
    • Teaching Note

    Henry J. Kaiser and the Art of the Possible (TN)

    By: Anthony Mayo
    Teaching Note for [408072]. View Details
    Keywords: Construction Industry; Construction Industry; United States
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    • December 2001 (Revised April 2003)
    • Case

    Poland's A2 Motorway

    By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane
    Autostrada Wielkopolska S.A. (AWSA) is a consortium of 18 firms that won a concession to build and operate Poland's first private toll road. In June 2000, AWSA's chief financial officer, Wojciech Gebicki, is preparing for a meeting with the projects' lead bankers to... View Details
    Keywords: Risk Management; Cost vs Benefits; Project Finance; Projects; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Poland
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    • March 2001 (Revised March 2003)
    • Teaching Note

    Machinery International (B) TN

    By: David F. Hawkins
    Teaching Note for (9-101-061). View Details
    Keywords: Construction Industry; Construction Industry; United States
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    • September 1994
    • Supplement

    Otis Elevator Company: China Joint Venture (C)

    By: Michael Y. Yoshino
    Presents the decision made by the company. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
    Keywords: Joint Ventures; Decision Making; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; China
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      William Blackie

      Blackie took Caterpillar Tractor from a small U.S. based factory in Peoria, Illinois to a multinational corporation. Blackie was instrumental in creating new markets for Caterpillar products. He invested heavily in international expansion – setting up manufacturing... View Details
      Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

        William Levitt

        Levitt was a pioneer of fast, affordable housing construction. In many ways, he created the modern suburban landscape. Among other projects, his company built two Levittowns (Long Island and Bucks County) – mass-produced building projects with family houses, community... View Details
        Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

          Arthur J. Decio

          Decio transformed his family’s company from a small coach firm in a garage in Indiana into one of the three largest builders of manufactured homes in the United States. Under his leadership, Skyline grew to 25 companies with 3,500 employees in 12 states. In the... View Details
          Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
          • 28 Jul 2009
          • Research Event

          Business Summit: Real Estate

          Editor's Note: This is a summary of an HBS Business Summit presentation. View a full summary and video of the event on the HBS Centennial Web site linked below. Date of Event: October 14, 2008 Moderator: Howard H. Stevenson, HBS Faculty Speakers: Michael Fascitelli,... View Details
          Keywords: Re: Howard H. Stevenson; Construction; Construction
          • 20 Mar 2000
          • Research & Ideas

          No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business

          In many parts of the country, housing costs and shortages have begun to show signs of adversely affecting corporations, workers, and local economies. Affordable housing — such as Boston's Orchard Gardens, — is increasingly scarce. How serious is the problem? It's a... View Details
          Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Construction

            Robert H. Johnson

            its markets, including oil and gas drilling equipment and construction materials. Between 1955 and 1966, Johnson grew sales from $145 million to $476 million and earnings from $28 million to $52 million. View Details
            Keywords: Fabricated Goods
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            T. J. Dermot Dunphy | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

            James Sharpe Extrusion Technology Carl Sloane Temple, Barker & Sloane C.D. Spangler C.D. Spangler Construction Co. Thomas Stemberg Staples Thomas Weisel Thomas Weisel Partners LLC John Whitehead Goldman Sachs Profiles... View Details
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            Scott D. Cook | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

            James Sharpe Extrusion Technology Carl Sloane Temple, Barker & Sloane C.D. Spangler C.D. Spangler Construction Co. Thomas Stemberg Staples Thomas Weisel Thomas Weisel Partners LLC John Whitehead Goldman Sachs Profiles... View Details
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            John Whitehead | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

            James Sharpe Extrusion Technology Carl Sloane Temple, Barker & Sloane C.D. Spangler C.D. Spangler Construction Co. Thomas Stemberg Staples Thomas Weisel Thomas Weisel Partners LLC John Whitehead Goldman Sachs Profiles... View Details
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            Arthur Rock | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

            James Sharpe Extrusion Technology Carl Sloane Temple, Barker & Sloane C.D. Spangler C.D. Spangler Construction Co. Thomas Stemberg Staples Thomas Weisel Thomas Weisel Partners LLC John Whitehead Goldman Sachs Profiles... View Details

              Richard T. Crane

              concentrate on manufacturing pipe fixtures and plumbing supplies. His choice was fortuitous; new housing construction boomed at the turn of the century, and Crane was able to capitalize on its phenomenal growth. View Details
              Keywords: Fabricated Goods