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Chris Williams
Money is nothing more than stored time. I already have plenty of time so why let life pass me by while trying to store up more of it? I want to watch the game with my buddies. I want to keep in touch with my classmates. I want to meet the...
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- June 2009
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F. William McNabb, Chairman, Vanguard Group, Interviewed by Professor John Quelch, April 2008
By: John A. Quelch
Professor John Quelch interviewed F. William McNabb, Chairman, Vanguard Group in April 2008 to review updates since the original case was published in 2004.
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Growth and Development Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
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Financial Services Industry;
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Quelch, John A. "F. William McNabb, Chairman, Vanguard Group, Interviewed by Professor John Quelch, April 2008." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 509-730, June 2009.
William Wrigley III
Throughout William III’s early years at the family firm, Wrigley’s gum enjoyed a substantial lead in its industry. However, by the time he assumed the presidency in 1961, sugarless gum, and later bubble gum,...
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Food & Tobacco
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
William K.L. Fung
open-minded about what I could do," says Fung. "He was a visionary." So William took on the challenge and went to work. Six months later, he presented a plan to professionalize Li & Fung's management by...
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Alejandro Reyes
Joseph D. Williams
Williams entered Warner-Lambert through a merger with Parke-Davis, where he was President and CEO. When elected president of Warner-Lambert, and later as chairman and CEO, he invested heavily in research. This investment helped...
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Personal Care & Home Products
William C. Procter
Under Procter's guidance, P&G grew out of its mid-western roots as a soap producer into a national consumer goods conglomerate. Procter was responsible for the creation of many famous brands, including Crisco shortening, but also played a large role in improving...
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William L. Clayton
In 1916, Clayton moved Anderson, Clayton and Company’s headquarters to Houston, Texas, where he grew the company into the world’s largest cotton trading organization. During World War I, the firm handled 1 million bales of cotton a year. View Details
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Agriculture & Mining
William A. Fairburn
Fairburn revolutionized U.S. match manufacturing by using sesquisulphate to produce matches rather than white phosphorus, which had been publicly condemned for leading to poisoning. Under Fairburn, Diamond Match controlled 90% of domestic...
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Fabricated Goods
William C. Norris
An electrical engineer by trade, Norris pioneered Control Data Corporation (CDC) into a leading mainframe computer maker, giving IBM heavy competition during the 1970s and 1980s. Norris was also a great philanthropist, building CDC...
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Computers & Electronics
William G. Mather
Mather headed the company for 50 years. He was instrumental in consolidating several mining operations into one powerful force. He also embarked on a major diversification program by investing in iron-ore industries and steel operations.
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Agriculture & Mining
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Chaotic Funding Derails Research
won’t do the kind of work that is necessary to make progress on our most intractable challenges. Society pays a high price for randomization of research support — a fact that, sadly, is not recognized by the public, the media, or...
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- fall 1981
- Book Review
Book Review of Renegotiations in International Business Transactions, edited by William S. Stoever
By: Louis T Wells Jr
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Book Review of Renegotiations in International Business Transactions, edited by William S. Stoever." Harvard International Law Journal 22, no. 3 (fall 1981).
William M. Allen
In 1945, when Allen was appointed CEO, Boeing faced cancellation of $1.5 billion in wartime contracts. Under Allen’s leadership, Boeing kept course and later prospered. In 1952, Boeing’s B-52 was chosen by the Air Force as its...
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Automotive & Aerospace
William L. Mellon
Under Mellon’s management, the firm became a pioneer on several fronts. He opened the nation’s first service stations in 1913 became and expanded into international oil exploration. By the mid-1920s, Gulf’s refinery at Port Arthur, Texas,...
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Utilities & Energy
William R. Kelly
Kelly was a pioneer in creating the temporary employment agency. During the post-war era, American industry was in great need for clerical workers and Kelly’s idea of temporary office help became extremely popular among women (accounting for 95% of his workers). View Details
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William Bernbach
Bernbach catapulted the Doyle Dane Bernbach advertising agency into national prominence with innovative and creative campaigns. Doyle Dane Bernbach broke into the front ranks of advertising agencies with successful national campaigns for Volkswagen and Avis Rent A Car...
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Services
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
Donaldson Illustration by Joe Ciardiello When William Donaldson (MBA ’58) was sworn in as the 27th chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2003, Wall Street and the commission...
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- 01 Jan 2006
- News
William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958
groups make it clear that there are always approaches and angles to a problem that you can't think of by yourself. They make you appreciate other people's points of view. That carries over into business, where it's advantageous to...
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- 02 Apr 2019
- News
Remembering William Wilder
Canadians by endowing the William P. Wilder (MBA 1950) Fellowship and by helping to spearhead the HBS Canadian Initiative, which provides financial assistance to admitted...
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- 01 Apr 2001
- News
William Fung: E-Commerce and Efficiency
Internet to improve efficiency and cater to new customers is a clear winner. Group managing director William K.L. Fung (MBA ’72) understands that e-commerce is revolutionary. “But it won’t change what our business is,” he insists. “We’re...
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