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    Lothar W. Faber

    Faber improved the Eberhard-Faber Company’s product line by adding fountain pens, mechanical pencils, and refill leads. Faber also invented the clamp tip type of pencil with a removable, adjustable eraser. Faber grew the company’s Brooklyn pencil factory from 180,000... View Details
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      Roy L. Ash

      In 1953, Ash and his partner, Tex Thornton, bought Litton Industries, a small West Coast producer of microwave tubes. Litton embarked on an aggressive acquisition course. By 1961, the same year Ash became president of the company, Litton had completed 25 mergers and... View Details
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      Tuli Mekondjo Otwa umbata oudjuu wetu, momalutu, no momitima detu/ Within our bodies and our hearts, we carry our burdens 2023 | About

      mahangu, resin, spray paint, cotton embroidery thread, bamboo crochet yarn, and rusted cotton fabric on canvas, 61 3/4 × 70 1/4 in. Schwartz Art Collection, Harvard Business School , 2023.7 . View Details

        Joseph S. Wright

        Wright led Zenith Radio Corporation during its heyday as the leading manufacturer of color televisions in the United States. Under Wright’s direction, Zenith pioneered the wireless remote controller and introduced advances in color television, phonographs, and hearing... View Details
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          John F. Welch, Jr.

          Though he had the full support of GE’s board, Welch’s first few years as CEO consisted of extensive cost cutting plans, some of which involved controversial divestitures of GE subsidiaries. Having successfully streamlined the company, Welch had his employees focus on... View Details
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            John T. Underwood

            Purchasing the rights to the only “visible” typewriter available at the time, Underwood led his company to extreme success. By 1915, he had created the “largest and most complete typewriter factory in the world,” and his company was producing some 500 machines a day,... View Details
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              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
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                Theodore E. Steinway

                Like other Steinways before and after him, Theodore Steinway continued the family’s dynasty in the piano making business. He is, however, known especially for his creation and publication of the Steinway family history in the mid-1950s. View Details
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                  Fred J. Borch

                  During his ten years as CEO, Borch invested heavily in three major areas – computers, nuclear power and commercial jet engines. His investments, especially in jet engines, paid off handsomely for General Electric. Through his efforts, Borch doubled the size of the... View Details
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                    Henry E. Singleton

                    A trained electrical engineer, Singleton’s first venture at Teledyne was to create semiconductors, a product that his previous employer, Litton Industries refused to produce, even at Singleton’s behest. After only a few years in operation, Singleton began acquiring... View Details
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                      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
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                        Cedric H. Rieman

                        Rieman posted ten consecutive years of top level financial performance as head of Gardner-Denver. Under his leadership, Gardner-Denver expanded its base of industrial machinery customers and doubled both revenues and earnings. While it took the company 58 years to... View Details
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                          John D. Biggers

                          Biggers is recognized for strong labor-management relations. He was a key figure in bringing the Toledo Labor Peace Plan to nation-wide attention. In 1947, Biggers was head of one of the world’s largest manufacturers of flat glass with sales of $100 million and... View Details
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                            John D. Nichols

                            Though not a name brand, Illinois Tool Works, a manufacturer of component industrial parts, has been recognized by Wall Street and Fortune for superior financial and management performance. Much of that credit is due to Nichols. He established a strong decentralized... View Details
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                              Joseph I. Miller

                              Under Miller’s direction, Cummins Engine was transformed from a small domestic engine producer to the largest provider of diesel truck engines in the world. He dramatically expanded the company’s presence in the international marketplace and was instrumental in... View Details
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                                James J. Ling

                                Ling was a maverick in the development of the conglomerate business model, building in 14 years the 14th largest industrial corporation in the United States. A major risk taker, Ling extensively used debt to sustain parent company growth and profitability. In 1965,... View Details
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                                  Lewis W. Lehr

                                  In his first year at the helm of 3M, Lehr presided over a major reorganization of the company’s diversified operations into 4 distinct divisions. The new and improved 3M began to focus on quality and innovation, as Lehr invested heavily in research and development, the... View Details
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                                    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
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                                      Reginald H. Jones

                                      A master of strategic planning, Jones designed a new organizational model for General Electric to ensure more accountability and control for specific large industry sectors. Despite a difficult economic climate, Jones was able to double revenues during his tenure from... View Details
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                                        Jon M. Huntsman

                                        Beginning with a packaging company, which designed the pioneering clamshell container for McDonald’s Big Mac, Huntsman grew his business into the largest privately held diversified chemical company in North America. In addition to producing containers, the company has... View Details
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