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- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
systems allow the facility to use about 1 percent of the water required by traditional farming counterparts, while producing the equivalent of a 400-acre farm in just 27,000 square feet of space. It’s as if nature has been stripped of its... View Details
Daniel F. Gerber, Jr.
Gerber took over his father’s small canning business in 1917 and refashioned it into a leading producer of baby food products. When Gerber introduced strained baby food in 1928, the market was virtually untapped. At the time, baby food... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 23 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Will the “Long Tail” Work for Hollywood?
tail accounts for a significant share of sales," says Elberse, "it's not clear whether any single producer or distributor can do much to take advantage of that phenomenon." In addition, consumers of niche products may be... View Details
Arnold O. Beckman
Beckman is considered one of America’s foremost inventors. Starting with the invention of the pH meter (the first accurate test for acidity) in 1935, Beckman went on to secure 14 patents and produce dozens of scientific instruments that... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
Joseph P. Knapp
Knapp took control of his father's small printing operation and transformed it into a publishing empire. He established the American Lithographic Company in 1895 where he invented a multicolor six cylinder press. He used this press to View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
Max De Pree
diversity and open leadership policies, De Pree created a compelling corporate culture that produced stellar financial results – increasing revenues from $230 million to $743 million. View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
David B. Price, Jr.: Aiming High
Monsanto, moving up the ranks to president of its Performance Materials division, a $400 million enterprise. In 1997, he left the company to become president and COO of the Performance Materials unit at BFGoodrich in Ohio. There he led a $1.2 billion global operation... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
A Case of Achievement
in different sorts of organizational cultures and situations produced many interesting insights and observations — and some disagreements — about how to handle the Parson matter. Panelists’ opinions ranged from “I’d promote this guy in a... View Details
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Water: reserves and usage
Where can I find data on water reserves and usage by country? World Water Development Report United Nations): provides a comprehensive review of the world’s freshwater resources. From 2003 till 2012, the WWDR was produced... View Details
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Health Care Club | MBA
Health Care Club Our mission is to promote the image of HBS as an institution that produces leaders who have an impact in the business of health care. This mission is achieved through providing a forum for students to learn the business... View Details
Anthony Overton
A pioneer black manufacturer, Overton established Hygienic in 1898 and produced baking powder, extracts, and toilet preparations. After moving the firm from Kansas to Chicago, he began to manufacture a full line of cosmetics and perfumes... View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
two-week online contest broadcast to participants outside academia and biomedical disciplines. Participants in our contest produced over 600 submissions containing 89 novel computational approaches to the problem. Thirty submissions... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
Guy W. Vaughan
to 17, producing almost 150,000 engines and propellers each, and over 25,000 aircraft. By the end of his term, sales had grown to $128 million in 1949 from a level of $11 million in 1933. View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Samuel F. Hinkle
Starting as a chemist with Hershey, Hinkle played a prominent role in the development of Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup, Krackel, Mr. Goodbar and fortified chocolate bars issued as K, C, and D rations during World War II. As CEO, Hinkle put Hershey on a course for... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Owsley Brown II
embracing bold new marketing programs. It has paid off. Brown-Forman, through its Jack Daniels, Southern Comfort, and Fetzer Wine brands, has produced stellar financial returns and double-digit revenue growth for the last decade despite... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
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EconLit | Baker Library
dissertations, and working papers from the Cambridge University Press' Abstracts of Working Papers in Economics. EconLit is produced by the American Economic Association. Get Access HBS Faculty, Students, and Staff Remote access available... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Starting Lineup: Values Proposition
Illustrations by Drue Wagner The Company The Leadership The Pitch The News Saathi Cofounder and CFO Amrita Saigal (MBA 2014); Founded 2015 Almost 3 million women in India don’t have access to sanitary pads. Saathi’s environmentally friendly pads, made from banana fiber... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Enabling the Dream of Building A Healthy Future for India
locations in India, as one solution. She also explored ways that health care products can be produced at lower costs, making them accessible to larger populations, while working for a Boston-based medical technology company during the... View Details
Ronald W. Dollens
Dollens was vital to the creation and success of Guidant Corporation, a spin-off of Eli Lilly. Through his leadership of Guidant, Dollens introduced several medical breakthrough technologies including the internal defibrillator and View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
- 21 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
The Power of Business in the Energy Transition
economy. Representatives from resource producers such as RioTinto and Shell discussed their work to engrain sustainable practices in their operations, as well as serve as a source of expertise to execute alternative energy projects at... View Details