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- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS
military significance of wireless technology, especially at sea. It was essentially the creation of the U.S. Navy and a General Electric executive named Owen Young to serve a combination of commercial and security purposes. RCA was a...
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by Jim Aisner
- 09 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 9, 2010
excel in small firms, where they can set a goal and then empower others to work toward it. Navy and Air Force officers, who operate expensive, complex systems, such as submarines and aircraft carriers, are trained to follow processes to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Inner Life of Leaders
mantra was measurement. As secretary of defense, McNamara developed, along with key subordinates, including Robert Anthony of the HBS control faculty, long-range procurement cycles. He even tried to get the U.S. Navy to subscribe to a...
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by Martha Lagace
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
deliver manpower and supplies overseas, Kaiser, who had never built a ship before, rose to the challenge and successfully directed the construction of thousands of Liberty ships. These merchant vessels gave the U.S. Navy the overwhelming...
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Martha Lagace
- 02 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
George C. Lodge
School's required curriculum. Lodge's early career plans pointed him toward journalism. After serving in the U.S. Navy and graduating with honors from Harvard College in 1950, he signed on as a reporter with the old Boston Herald, then...
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- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing
developed by planners and occur independent of the bottom-up process. They are based on macroeconomic factors such as the economic growth rate and corporate growth objectives. The two approaches typically yield different results, which are reconciled during a meeting...
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- 16 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 16
http://hbr.org/search/613080-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 213-024 Porto Adriatico In March 2012, Jack Dawkins is in the early stages of leading the development of an old navy yard in Croatia into a mixed-use waterfront community...
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Sean Silverthorne