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- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Jay Light Named New HBS Dean
a degree in engineering physics, Light earned a DBA from Harvard’s joint program in decision and control theory in 1970. Light’s research and teaching have focused on capital markets and institutional asset management, including the... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Replicating Toyota's Success
itself is also unique. Rather than adopting the first good idea, workers create iterative, structured experiments to test hypotheses and foster continuous learning. The result is a workforce that can explore problems independently, an View Details
- 18 Apr 2017
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: CRC Companies LLC
land developments, spanning more than 60 projects, 38,000 residential units, 10,000 acres of land, and 50 million square feet of development. Grounded in a 100-year heritage of assured performance, we are operations experts with deep experience in originating, running,... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
- 18 Dec 2014
- Blog Post
Turnaround & Restructuring Club Conference Recap
panelists, including Joel Biran (Managing Principal, DWIM; Former Managing Director, Versa Capital Management), David Levenson (Co-founder and Partner, Goldbridge Capital Partners; Former Investment Professional, BlueBay Asset... View Details
Henry R. Mallory
Under Mallory's presidency, the company became the second largest shipping company and 59th largest corporation in the United States. He was owner-operator of 70 American flag steamships, and his assets amounted to $47 million. View Details
Keywords: Transportation
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
What You Know Depends on Where You Go
inefficiencies, as units within them typically performed below stand-alone peers. Divesting assets to focus on core competencies became the accepted wisdom. Applying this logic, multi-industry conglomerates in other nations, such as the... View Details
Darwin P. Kingsley
During his tenure, Kingsley greatly expanded New York Life Insurance’s business. He increased assets from $500 million to $2 billion and doubled the value of policies in force. He also established his agencies in Russia and successfully... View Details
Keywords: Finance
John A. Ewald
Ewald is responsible for taking Avon public and beginning Avon’s international expansion. He is also credited with introducing the historic “Avon Calling” advertising campaign. During his CEO tenure, Ewald produced 23 years of consecutive growth and top level return on... View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
- March 2011
- Supplement
Valuation of AirThread Connections, Spreadsheet Supplement (Brief Case)
By: Erik Stafford and Joel L. Heilprin
Edgar M. Queeny
Queeny assumed control of his father John's company with just $12 million in assets, but under his leadership, Monsanto Chemical expanded into a leading chemical manufacturer. While Queeny was chairman, the company grew to have assets of... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
George W. Merck
Merck played a pivotal role in the development of Merck & Company as a pharmaceutical research powerhouse. He created the firm’s first research division in 1933 and orchestrated the 1953 merger with Sharp and Dohme. During his tenure, Merck’s View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
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Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. https://library.columbia.edu/locations/rbml/units/lehman.html New York Stock Exchange Archives The New York Stock Exchange Archives is responsible for the selection, appraisal, and preservation of the historic records,... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Kicking Off a Startup: Jennifer Rottenberg (MBA '96)
of players such as Michelle Akers, Mia Hamm, and Julie Foudy who have already committed to the NSA. Says Rottenberg, "We have a great asset to sell - a terrific group of young women whose personalities appeal to women and girls and to men... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Of Value and Values
On the Horns of an Investment Dilemma Financial management firms that focus on sustainable investing have been gaining ground for twenty years now. As an example, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), a global association of nearly 500 View Details
John G. Medlin, Jr.
Medlin expanded the relatively small Wachovia Bank into one of the largest financial companies in the south. During his seventeen year tenure, he acquired banks in Georgia and South Carolina and grew the asset base of the company from... View Details
Keywords: Finance
Kaufman T. Keller
Under Keller’s leadership, Chrysler Corporation became second among the world’s largest auto producers (Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler). During his tenure, the firm pioneered many of the engineering advances that are standard today, including high-compression... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- March 2011
- Teaching Note
Valuation of AirThread Connections (Brief Case)
By: Erik Stafford and Joel L. Heilprin
Teaching note for case #4263. View Details
- 06 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
Meet the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Club
Acquisition (ETA) is a great career path. Club Mission The Club’s mission is two-fold. First, we intend to provide potential searchers with the network and resources needed to succeed. A key success factor in the ETA career path is having a strong network, as it has... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
BOOK: Creating Value through Corporate Restructuring
proceeded when faced with multiple options. Those options — from mergers and acquisitions to leveraged buyouts and asset divestitures to "vulture" investing and tracking stock — are also explored. Gilson reminds readers that the devil is... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
Donald V. Fites
During his tenure as CEO, Fites grew Caterpillar, the world’s #1 producer of earth-moving machinery, from a $10 billion company to a $20 billion plus company. Fites successfully implemented a $1.8 billion modernization program to cut costs and raise profits. Fites’... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate