Edward Collins Bursk

Background

Bursk, Edward Collins was born on April 16, 1907 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Howard and Sarah Katharine (Mull) Bursk.

Education

Student, Mercerburg Academy, 1923-1924; AB, Amherst College, 1928; AM, Harvard, 1929.

Career

Instructor Greek and Latin, Darmouth, 1931-1933; president, J.H. Bursk Company, 1933-1941; instructor Greek, economics, Franklin and Marshall College, 1941-1942; instructor business administration, Harvard, 1942; assistant professor, Harvard, 1943; associate professor, Harvard, 1946-1951; professor, Harvard, 1953-1967; managing editor, Harvard Business Review, 1943-1947; editor, Harvard Business Review, 1947-1990. Past chairman International Management & Marketing Group, Inc. Past president Intermark, Inc.

Past bd directors Newsome & Company, Inc., Gum Products, Inc., North America Invemstnet Fund N.V., North America Bank Stock Fund N.V., Rumford Insurance Company, Underwriters Investment Corporation, Conference Svc. Corporation, Interliving Corporation, Hamilton International Corporation.

Achievements

• Edward Collins Bursk has been listed as a noteworthy Editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • New Decision-Making Tools for Managers: Mathematical Programing as an Aid in the Solving of Business Problems

    (25 experts explain the basic theory behind the new mathem...)

  • Advanced Cases in Marketing Management

    (Prentice-Hall, 1968, Good., Ex-library. Text clean. Edges...)

  • New Decision-Making Tools for Managers

    (Mathematics, Business)

  • Planning the future strategy of your business
  • New decision-making tools for managers: Mathematical programing as an aid in the solving of business problems (Mentor books)
  • Getting things done in business
  • Business and Religion a New Depth Dimension in Management
  • New Decision- Making Tools For Managers: Mathermatical Programing as an Aid in the Solving Of Business Problems
  • New Decision-Making Tools for Managers: Mathematical Programming as an Aid in the Solving of Business Problems
  • Text and Cases in Marketing: a Scientific Approach
  • Advanced cases in marketing management (Prentice-Hall foundations of marketing series)

Membership

Past member International Marketing Research and Planning Directors (past council), International Marketing Institute (past educational director), American Marketing Association (vice president marketing management 1962-1963), Kappa Theta, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Tau Delta.

Connections

Married Catherine Hertzler Irwin, June 26, 1930. Children: Edward Collins, John Howard, Christopher Irwin.

Father:

John Howard Bursk

Mother:

Sarah Katharine (Mull) Bursk

Spouse:

Catherine Hertzler Irwin

child:

John Howard Bursk

child:

Edward Collins Bursk

child:

Christopher Irwin Bursk