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- 01 Mar 2019
- News
City Hall’s Headbanger
notice: heavy metal mayor. READ MORE Keller on the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative's impact on homelessness in Albuquerque READ MORE Keller on the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative's impact on homelessness in... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
Charles F. Brooker
As a business organizer, Brooker’s most important accomplishment was the formation of the American Brass Company, which he headed from 1900-1920. American Brass was a holding company for four of the leading brass manufacturing units of Connecticut. View Details
Keywords: Metals
John H. McConnell
Borrowing $600 by using his car as collateral, McConnell founded Worthington Industries in 1955 and guiding it into a premier manufacturer of steel and other metal-based products. From its inauspicious beginnings, Worthington has grown into a multi-billion operation,... View Details
Keywords: Metals
Joseph A. Martino
Starting with the company as a 16 year old office boy, Martino went on to transform National Lead into one of the country’s leading industrial producers of lead products and paints. During his tenure as CEO, National Lead was among the top 50 U. S. firms in terms of... View Details
Keywords: Metals
Daniel Guggenheim
The American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) was a trust set up to give William Rockefeller control of all mineral resources in America. Refusing to sell out to Rockefeller, Guggenheim engaged in both price competition with ASARCO as well as a courtroom battle.... View Details
Keywords: Metals
Eugene G. Grace
Grace grew Bethlehem Steel rapidly during World War I, increasing production from 1.1 million net tons of steel in 1915 to over 3.3 million tons in 1919. Growing the company through various acquisitions, Grace’s Bethlehem Steel operated nine major steel plants by 1929.... View Details
Keywords: Metals
Henry A. Roemer
Roemer assumed the presidency of Sharon Steel during the early years of the Depression when it was losing almost half a million dollars on sales of $10 million. Under his guidance and leadership, Sharon emerged as a strong player in the regional midwest steel industry.... View Details
Keywords: Metals
Richard S. Reynolds, Jr.
After a successful, but brief career in investment banking, Richard Jr. joined his father's company in 1938. Under his leadership, Reynolds Corporation expanded tremendously, buying more government plants and establishing facilities across the globe in such countries... View Details
Keywords: Metals
C. Donald Dallas
Dallas grew Revere Copper & Brass, a merger of six brass and copper companies, into a $100 million annual business. Dallas, keen on communication, wrote a monthly letter, which was sent to the homes of all Revere employees. Following World War II, Dallas... View Details
Keywords: Metals
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- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
medical industry; shelving units for retail consumer products; and high-tolerance firing pins for military applications. When it comes to per-piece cost for metal stampings, the United States is very competitive with China because labor... View Details
- October 1996
- Teaching Note
Global Iron Proposal (A) and (B), Teaching Note
By: Roy D. Shapiro and Marie-Therese M. Flaherty
- July 1989
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (S): Organization of Inland Steel Co.--1989
Shapiro, Benson P. "Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (S): Organization of Inland Steel Co.--1989." Harvard Business School Supplement 590-019, July 1989.
- April 1987
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (L): Closed Loop Shape Control
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (L): Closed Loop Shape Control." Harvard Business School Supplement 587-145, April 1987.
- April 1987 (Revised May 1988)
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (G): Small Melts
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (G): Small Melts." Harvard Business School Supplement 587-140, April 1987. (Revised May 1988.)
- 2005
- Case
Ventures in Salt: Compass Minerals International
By: Rebecca Henderson, J. Sternman and R. Nanda
Keywords: Metals and Minerals
- September 1974 (Revised October 1981)
- Background Note
Brief Description of Steelmaking
By: Paul W. Marshall
Marshall, Paul W. "Brief Description of Steelmaking." Harvard Business School Background Note 675-033, September 1974. (Revised October 1981.)
- June 1988 (Revised February 1989)
- Case
Amalgamated Aluminum Pigments Division: The Technical Service Conundrum
Shapiro, Benson P. "Amalgamated Aluminum Pigments Division: The Technical Service Conundrum." Harvard Business School Case 588-078, June 1988. (Revised February 1989.)
- April 1987
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (J): Walking Beam Furnaces
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (J): Walking Beam Furnaces." Harvard Business School Supplement 587-143, April 1987.