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- 01 Sep 2009
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Ready for Launch
lights and other electrical devices for three days before it’s swapped out for one that has been recharged. Customers pay a yearly subscription fee per battery and a small fee for each recharge. What comes next: On-the-ground research in...
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- 09 Nov 2022
Webinar: Behind the Scenes of Writing a Case Study: Moving the Nascent Air Taxi Industry Closer to Take Off
Join Professor Navid Mojir and Yann De Vries as they discuss Professor Mojir’s recent case study on Lilium, a German company developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircrafts that can be used to offer air taxi services.
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Herbert V. Kohler
Kohler built the second largest plumbing supply company in the United States. He is also responsible for widening the company’s scope of production. Today, Kohler makes electric generators for standby power systems, yachts, motor homes,...
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Fabricated Goods
- 01 Mar 2005
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Lighting It Up
Last December, David Wilkins (MBA 1990) admired the brilliant skyline of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor, with its color-changing buildings and holiday lighting. “I love when nighttime comes,” the former investment banker told the Rocky Mountain News (December 24, 2004)....
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Performance Recording Device – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library, Historical Collections
HBS HomeHBS IndexContact Us Back to Exhibit Page Performance Recording Device Western Electric Company Hawthorne Studies Collection © 2007 President and Fellows of Harvard College; all rights reserved. Baker Library | Historical...
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Track and Field Events, ca. 1925 – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library, Historical Collections
HBS HomeHBS IndexContact Us Back to Exhibit Page Track and Field Events, ca. 1925 Western Electric Company Photograph Album © 2007 President and Fellows of Harvard College; all rights reserved. Baker Library | Historical Collections |...
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Long Stroke Lead Sheathing Press, ca. 1925 – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library, Historical Collections
HBS HomeHBS IndexContact Us Back to Exhibit Page Long Stroke Lead Sheathing Press, ca. 1925 Western Electric Company Photograph Album © 2007 President and Fellows of Harvard College; all rights reserved. Baker Library | Historical...
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- 16 Mar 2018
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Douglas Spreng (MBA 1967)
Douglas Spreng (MBA 1967) Douglas Spreng (MBA 1967) Douglas Spreng (MBA 1967) has always been curious about technology and how things worked. However, while earning a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at MIT, he realized he...
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Theodore N. Vail
organization structure, Vail was able to concentrate on the development of electric communication, long-distance lines and more. AT&T’s achievements during his tenure include the completion of the first transcontinental line in 1915...
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Communications
- 01 Sep 2017
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Starting Lineup: Power Plays
MORE Folsom Labs’ Paul Grana on what it means to live a “quantified” life on the Skydeck podcast MORE Folsom Labs’ Paul Grana on what it means to live a “quantified” life on the Skydeck podcast Illustrations by Drue Wagner The Company The Leadership The Pitch The News...
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- 01 Feb 2021
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Locally Grown
exit.” The payoff has been the success of companies like Lightning Systems. Founded in 2008 to turn heavy vehicles into fuel-saving hybrids, the company faced extinction as zero-emissions systems gained prominence in the late 2010s. With investor support, the company...
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- 07 Feb 2018
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Athenahealth Taps Former GE CEO Jeff Immelt as Chairman
Photo via BostInno Photo via BostInno Former General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt (MBA 1982) has been tapped as the new chairman of athenahealth, the Massachusetts-based health care IT company founded by Jonathan Bush (MBA 1997). Bush, who...
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Gerard Swope
Though GE was highly successful in the market for heavy electrical machinery and engineering systems, Swope was determined to diversify the company into “public” products. Swope steered GE towards smaller electronic appliances, giving the...
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Fabricated Goods
Herbert W. Hoover, Jr.
Grandson of Hoover Company’s founder, Herbert Hoover Jr. joined the family firm at a young age, working on the assembly line in summers between school. As he gradually moved up through the company, succeeding his father as president in 1954, Hoover learned the ins and...
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Fabricated Goods
- 01 Jun 2009
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Bright Future for Green Business
panelists were collectively bullish on solar energy, electric drive technology that powers hybrid and electric cars, and biofuels (including ethanol). By contrast, they were cautiously optimistic about clean...
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- 07 Oct 2013
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The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
Fighting Coal With Nuclear And Fracking Technology Given the absolutely clear evidence that electricity significantly betters human life in the developing world, Lassiter worries that attempts to squelch nuclear and fracking efforts will...
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Grace Keliher
can provide insights into how these industries recruit, what the job experience looks like, and how they can meet your personal criteria for a post-MBA career. She is happy to help with career visioning, interview prep, and resume/ cover letter reviews. To make an...
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Joseph C. Wilson II
Having grown up in his father’s photography products firm, Haloid Company, Wilson knew the business well enough to spot the need for Haloid to find a new technology in which to invest. He found such a venture in Chester Carlson’s electric...
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Computers & Electronics
- 01 Dec 2003
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Good Day Sunshine
implement the $365,000 project. Robertson and Cook, copresidents of the HBS Sustainable Development Society, say the panels will provide 15 to 25 percent of Shad’s daily electricity needs and eliminate carbon dioxide emissions equal to...
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