20th Century Leaders - Leadership - Harvard Business School

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Terrence E. Adderley
Kelly Services, 1967–Present

Robert O. Anderson
Atlantic Richfield Company, 1965–1982

Paul R. Andrews
Prentice-Hall, 1965–1970

Roy L. Ash
Litton Industries, 1961–1972

Mary Kay Ash
Mary Kay Cosmetics, 1963–1987

J. Paul Austin
Coca-Cola Company, 1966–1980

Frank Batten
Landmark Communications, 1967–1998

Edward J. Bednarz
Pinkerton's, 1967–1979

Eugene N. Beesley
Eli Lilly & Company, 1969–1973

Glen W. Bell
Taco Bell Corporation, 1962–1975

William Blackie
Caterpillar Tractor Company, 1963–1977

W. Michael Blumenthal
Bendix Corporation, 1967–1976

Fred J. Borch
General Electric Company, 1963–1972

John Y. Brown, Jr.
Kentucky Fried Chicken Company, 1964–1973

Warren E. Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway, 1969–Present

Howard L. Clark
American Express Company, 1960–1977

Willibald H. Conzen
Schering-Plough Corporation, 1966–1978

Bert S. Cross
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, 1963–1969

Alonzo G. Decker, Jr.
Black & Decker Corporation, 1964–1975

Jerry Della Femina
Della Femina and Travisano, 1967–1986

Fred DeLuca
Subway Sandwiches, 1965–Present

Bernard A. Edison
Edison Brothers Stores, 1968–1987

Louis K. Eilers
Eastman Kodak Company, 1967–1972

John C. Emery, Jr.
Emery Air Freight, 1968–1987

Donald G. Fisher
Gap, 1969–1995

Richard M. Furlaud
Squibb Corporation, 1968–1989

Henry W. Gadsden
Merck & Company, 1965–1975

Edward G. Gardner
Soft Sheen Products, 1964–1985

Katharine M. Graham
Washington Post, 1963–1979

Maurice R. Greenberg
American International Group, 1967–1989

Mervyn E. Griffin, Jr.
Griffin Productions, 1963–1985

Robert C. Guccione
Penthouse International Limited, 1965–2003

Ralph A. Hart
Heublein, 1965–1970

Bruce D. Henderson
Boston Consulting Group, 1968–1980

Stuart K. Hensley
Warner-Lambert Corporation, 1967–1972

Paul Henson
United Utilities/Sprint Corporation, 1966–1990

William R. Hewlett
Hewlett-Packard Company, 1969–1978

Wayne Hicklin
Avon Products, 1967–1972

E. G. Higdon
Maytag Corporation, 1962–1973

Philip B. Hofmann
Johnson & Johnson Company, 1963–1973

Amos Hostetter, Jr.
Continental Cablevision, 1963–1996

Amory Houghton, Jr.
Corning Glass Company, 1964–1982

Carl C. Icahn
Icahn & Company, 1968–Present

F. Kenneth Iverson
Nucor Corporation, 1965–1996

John K. Jamieson
Exxon Corporation, 1969–1975

Samuel C. Johnson II
Johnson Wax Company, 1966–1979

Mitchell P. Kartalia
Square D Company, 1968–1983

Howard B. Keck
Superior Oil Company, 1963–1981

Herbert D. Kelleher
Southwest Airlines Company, 1967–2001

Erwin Kelm
Cargill, 1961–1976

Donald M. Kendall
PepsiCo, 1963–1986

William F. Kerby
Dow Jones & Company, 1966–1975

Anne Klein
Anne Klein & Company, 1968–1974

William F. Laporte
American Home Products, 1965–1981

Ralph Lauren
Polo, Ralph Lauren, 1968–Present

Mary W. Lawrence
Wells, Rich and Greene, 1966–1990

Peter B. Lewis
The Progressive Corporation, 1965–2000

Edward T. Lewis
Essence Communications, 1969–Present

Edgar F. Luckenbach, Jr.
Luckenbach Steamship Company, 1960–1974

Ray W. MacDonald
Burroughs Corporation, 1967–1978

Forrest E. Mars, Sr.
Mars, 1964–1973

Jack C. Massey
Hospital Corporation of America, 1968–1978

Mark H. McCormack
International Management Group, 1960–2003

Robert F. McDermott
USAA, 1969–1993

Patrick J. McGovern
International Data Group, 1967–2002

William G. McGowan
MCI Communications, 1968–1985

Thomas S. Monaghan
Domino's Pizza, 1960–1998

Robert G. Mondavi
Robert Mondavi Winery, 1966–1990

Thomas S. Murphy
Capital Cities/ABC, 1966–1990

Jean Nidetch
Weight Watchers International, 1963–1978

M. Kenneth Oshman
Rolm Corporation, 1969–1984

Max Palevsky
Scientific Data Systems, 1961–1969

Ray T. Parfet, Jr.
Upjohn Company, 1969–1987

Jeno F. Paulucci
Jeno's Frozen Pizza, 1967–1986

H. Ross Perot
Electronic Data Systems, 1962–1979

Thomas B. Pickens
Mesa Petroleum Company, 1964–1996

Charles M. Pigott
PACCAR, 1967–1996

Monroe J. Rathbone
Standard Oil of New Jersey, 1960–1965

Thomas M. Rauch
Smith Kline & French Laboratories, 1967–1971

Sumner M. Redstone
Viacom, 1967–Present

Jean Riboud
Schlumberger, Limited, 1965–1985

Cedric H. Rieman
Gardner-Denver Company, 1963–1972

Leonard S. Riggio
Barnes & Noble, 1965–2002

David Rockefeller
Chase Manhattan Bank, 1969–1980

Willard F. Rockwell, Jr.
Rockwell International, 1967–1979

Francis C. Rooney, Jr.
Melville Corporation, 1964–1987

Joseph L. Rose
Deluxe Check Printers, 1962–1976

Steven J. Ross
Warner Communications, 1962–1992

Pete Rozelle
National Football League, 1960–1989

W. Jeremiah Sanders III
Advanced Micro Devices, 1969–2002

Richard M. Schulze
Best Buy, 1966–2002

Barry Schwartz
Calvin Klein, 1968–Present

Robert B. Shetterly
Clorox Company, 1969–1980

Muriel Siebert
Muriel Siebert & Company, 1967–Present

Herbert J. Siegel
Chris-Craft Industries, 1968–Present

Henry E. Singleton
Teledyne, 1960–1986

William F. Souder, Jr.
Marsh & McLennan, 1969–1973

Robert D. Stuart, Jr.
Quaker Oats Company, 1966–1981

John E. Swearingen
Standard Oil of Indiana, 1960–1983

R. David Thomas
Wendy's International, 1969–1982

John P. Thompson
Southland Corporation, 1961–1986

Laurence A. Tisch
Loew's, 1961–1999

Jane Trahey
Trahey Advertising, 1960–1975

Robert E. (Ted) Turner
Turner Communications, 1963–1996

Charles R. Walgreen III
Walgreen Company, 1969–1998

Henry G. Walter, Jr.
International Flavors & Fragrances, 1962–1985

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Samuel M. Walton

Wal-Mart Corporation, 1962–1988

Samuel M. Walton
Wal-Mart Corporation, 1962–1988

Ralph E. Ward
Chesebrough-Pond's, 1968–1987

Sigfried Weis
Weis Markets, 1961–1994

Jann S. Wenner
Rolling Stone Magazine, 1967–Present

Leslie Wexner
Limited (The), Inc., 1963–Present

George H. Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, 1966–1999

Thornton A. Wilson
Boeing Company, 1969–1986

William Wrigley III
William Wrigley Jr. Company, 1961–1999

Walter B. Wriston
Citibank/CitiCorp, 1967–1984

Vincent C. Ziegler
Gillette Company, 1965–1973

Social discord; antitrust legislation; conglomerates; bulging population; space race; booming economy

Demographics
Influence: High: Baby boom tapers off

Emigration from Asia and Latin America surges

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Technology
Influence: Medium-High: Man walks on the moon

Color TV market grows

Microchips expand possibilities in electronics industry

Integrated circuit boards replace transistor technology

First ATM installed

Full Century

Social Mores
Influence: Medium-High: Civil rights movement gain strength

Antiwar sentiment divides electorate

FDA approves oral contraceptive pill

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Government Intervention
Influence: Medium: Great Society

Consumer and environmental protection movements strengthen

Vehicle Safety Act and Highway Safety Act

Closing merger loophole opens door for conglomerate business model

Full Century

Labor
Influence: Medium-High: Factory automation slashes jobs

Service industry outpaces growth in manufacturing

Civil Rights Act

Equal Pay Act

Unions concentrated in big businesses

Formation of United Farm Workers union

Full Century

Global Events
Influence: High: Cold war continues to build

Bay of Pigs invasion; Cuban Missile Crisis

Vietnam War escalates

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