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Theobald Gathering Spaces | About

Spaces A 1995 Alumni Achievement award recipient and commercial banking leader, Tom Theobald (MBA 1960) was a past member of the Alumni Board of Directors, Board of Dean’s Advisors, HBS Visiting Committee and also served as Chair of his... View Details

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Breaking Down the Barriers - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center

olvwork490187 Margaret Bourke-White. George Washington Bridge, ca. 1934. olvwork490064 As photography became more firmly established as the medium of choice for print advertising, the boundaries between fine art and commercial photography... View Details

Herbert H. Dow

Dow Chemicals began by producing bleaching powder as its main product. Through Dow’s inventiveness, Dow Chemical expanded dramatically, especially with the discovery of many uses for brine. Dow manufactured insecticides, oxychloride for stucco, light metals, and iodine... View Details

Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial

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The Space Renaissance Is Launching: Is the World Ready? | Working Knowledge

started. Thousands of new satellites are now launched each year, deepening the value space provides for us back on Earth. SpaceX’s Starship, commercial space stations, NASA’s new moonshot, and more promise to further expand our domain of... View Details

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Dream Realities - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center

Commercial photographers worked their medium not only to capture the realistic elements of a subject but also to imbue it with idealized qualities. The modernist sensibility manifested itself in the creation of fractured forms and... View Details

01 Dec 2001
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BOOK: Ruling the Waves

technology, Spar asserts, four sequential phases typically occur: innovation (a technology's invention and initial development); commercialization (introduction of the technology to the mainstream); creative anarchy (conflict over issues... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

Thomas W. Mastin

Mastin was instrumental in the development and commercialization of many of Lubrizol’s products, the world’s largest manufacturer of chemical additives for lubricants. Mastin was a published chemist who held over 20 patents for new... View Details

Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial

Gordon S. Rentschler

Rentschler helped grow National City into one of the world’s largest commercial banks. Under his leadership, National City Bank had assets of over $5 billion with branches throughout New York, Latin America and Asia. View Details

Keywords: Finance

John J. McCloy

McCloy orchestrated the merger between Chase and Manhattan, forming the second largest commercial bank in the United States. Educated as a lawyer, McCloy was very active and successful in a variety of fields. He pursued private law,... View Details

Keywords: Finance

December 2009 (Revised April 2012)
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Neoprene

By: Tom Nicholas and Felipe Tamega Fernandes

In 1931, during one of the worst economic crises in U.S. history, Du Pont announced the discovery of an innovative rubber synthetic product—neoprene. Yet at the time of the announcement, Du Pont did not have any neoprene to sell. Manufacturing facilities were still... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Business History; Innovation and Invention; Product Development; Risk and Uncertainty; Science-Based Business; Commercialization; Chemical Industry; United States

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February 2015
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Credem: Banking on Cheese

By: Nikolaos Trichakis, Gerry Tsoukalas and Emer Moloney

Credem, an Italian regional bank, grants loans to Parmigiano Reggiano producers and holds the cheese as collateral in its own warehouse during the maturation process, essentially replacing part of the operations for the cheese producers and gaining deep operations... View Details

Keywords: Banks And Banking; Assets; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Operations; Financing and Loans; Commercial Banking; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Italy

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April 2014
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Ingrid Johnson: Reflections on Leading Change

By: Michael Tushman

This case discusses the issue of leading change at the business banking division of Nedbank, a prominent South African bank, between 2005 and 2009. (This timeframe, beginning just 11 years after Apartheid's end, covers Ingrid Johnson's leadership of this division... View Details

Keywords: Leading Change; Restructuring; Personal Development and Career; Commercial Banking; Banking Industry; South Africa

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Watching for the Next Economic Downturn? Follow Corporate Debt

3.6 percentage point rise in the probability a financial crisis will ensue. When commercial lending is backed by real estate, the alarm sounds even louder. Each standard deviation increase in real-estate backed corporate credit relative... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

30 Jan 2012
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Shopping Around

Calabrese: "Never mistake motion for action." Courtesy Julia Calabrese A commercial real-estate mogul who quotes Hemingway? That would be Julia Calabrese (OPM 22, 1995), CEO at London-based McArthurGlen Group UK Ltd., a leading owner,... View Details

Keywords: real estate; shopping; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

John H. Patterson

After somewhat hastily purchasing a small cash register company, Patterson devoted the rest of his life to promoting and improving upon the cash register technology, revolutionizing commercial business transactions and making NCR into the... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

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Bibliography - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Related Collections Site Credits Bibliography Crossman, Carl L. The Decorative Arts of the China Trade: Paintings, Furnishings and Exotic Curiosities . Woodbridge, Suffolk [England]: Antique Collectors’ Club, 1991. Downs, Jacques M. The Golden Ghetto: The American... View Details

Igor I. Sikorsky

Sikorsky was a pioneer in the aircraft industry. The father of the helicopter, Sikorsky patented and flew the first helicopter in 1939. Revolutionizing the transport industry, Sikorsky Aircraft eventually supplied helicopters for both military and View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

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Biotech, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals: Business and Management focused topics

Where can I find articles on business & management focused topics in the industries of biotech, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals? Topics such as IP strategies, commercialization process, manufacturing process, start-up business... View Details

01 May 2013
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Isik Kececi Asur, MBA 1997

country and culture,” Asur says. In addition to Mustafa’s diversified family oil business, the Asurs are partners in Istanbul-based Aragon Capital, a firm they launched five years ago that manages a variety of investments including View Details

February 2002
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NeuroTherapy Ventures: Catalyzing Neurologic Innovations

Discusses the impact of limited market size on epilepsy therapies and shows how an early-stage venture fund can catalyze faster development of new treatments. View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Commercialization; Innovation and Management; Business Startups; Pharmaceutical Industry

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