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Charles Jennings
Why was earning your MBA here important to you? Although I was making an impact at my organization, I felt that I wasn't achieving my objectives as quickly or efficiently as I could. Earning an MBA from HBS... View Details
David M. Ogilvy
Though he founded the advertising giant that is best known for its hard-sell approach, Ogilvy himself is known for his creativity and for championing the softer side of advertising. Despite the minimal profits earned by such an approach,... View Details
Keywords: Services
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
Larry L. Prince
Prince continued Genuine Parts’ record 50-year history of consecutive sales and earnings increases. Through an expanding product line and strategic acquisitions, the company revenues have increased from $3 billion to over $8 billion.... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Walter A. Munns
Munns presided over the continued growth and diversification of Smith Kline. He orchestrated strategic acquisitions in the consumer and medical business arenas, introduced “Contac” and other Smith Kline medicines to the international market, and expanded investments in... View Details
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Online Digital Marketing Strategy Course | HBS Online
and Cohorted Self-Paced This course earns you a Certificate of Completion from HBS Online. What you earn . Overview Syllabus Enrollment Stories FAQs Enroll Now Key Concepts Understand how marketing has... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
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Going Public: Christopher S. Yeh
then rent to marketers, who send our members online advertisements that match their stated interests and activities." So what's in it for members? ClickDough shares with them at least 50 percent of the revenues it earns from advertisers,... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
Charles B. Wang
and business managers to achieve sound products and a culture of management that fosters brutal honesty and integrity. CA earned revenues of over $5 billion and net income of $570 million in 1998, and had the distinction of supplying... View Details
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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
Jean Riboud
Riboud is credited with building the world’s leading oilfield testing company. During his tenure, he produced a 19-fold increase in revenue (to $6.4 billion) and a 44-fold increase in earnings (to $1.2 billion), often producing results... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
Morton L. Mandel
Starting with $900 and an order for hard to find car parts, Mandel and his brothers built one of the largest and most highly regarded specialty parts (electronic and industrial components) suppliers in the United States. By sourcing unique parts and providing quick... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 01 Dec 2001
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books, Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earned Consumer's Trust from Wedgwood to Dell and The Power of Commerce: Economy and Governance in the First British Empire. A member of the HBS faculty since 1991, Koehn is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of... View Details
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Aaron Mitchell
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Having a background in Human Resources, I thought it was absolutely necessary to have a broad understanding of business. Earning an MBA at HBS has provided... View Details
- 25 May 2011
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Singapore Star
engineering at Cambridge University, he set his sights on Harvard for postgraduate education. The Singapore government, for its part, thought that was a good move too, but felt that Yeo could best serve his country by earning a Master of... View Details
Charles R. Schwab
In spite of the disdain given to discount brokerage by larger investment houses, Schwab took advantage of SEC deregulation in 1975, and went on to build “the Kmart of the stock brokerage industry.” Though discount brokerage at Schwab’s grand scale initially prevented... View Details
Keywords: Finance
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Lily Wu
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? HBS is such a unique place where intelligent and hard-working people meet and congregate to build amazing things and create magic. It was important to me personally that I reimagine... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
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Michael Holt
up at the sky for higher levels to reach. Each day of my career will be spent as if I was earning my position after being fired. I will run a business as if I was pulling it out of bankruptcy. Most importantly, I will treat my wife and my... View Details
- 24 May 2017
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John H. McArthur, MBA 1959, DBA 1963
Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1934 Born, Burnaby, Canada 1957 Earns BCom, Forestry, University of British Columbia 1959 Earns MBA 1962 Joins HBS faculty 1963 View Details
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Joseph A. Boyd
configurations – some of the most advanced computer technology at the time. His focus on new product introductions led to a seven-fold increase in revenues from $310 million to over $2.2 billion. Earnings saw a similar growth pattern... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
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