Background
Jeuck, John Edward was born on October 17, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John S. and Lila E. (Burke) Jeuck.
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"Catalogues and Counters" tells the story of the company's growth and analyzes the policies which have made Sears, Roebuck outstanding in the field of American retailing. As the biography of a commercial institution, it is perhaps the most thorough and detailed study of its kind.
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Jeuck, John Edward was born on October 17, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John S. and Lila E. (Burke) Jeuck.
Jeuck spent most of his career at the University of Chicago, receiving his Bachelor of Arts in 1937, Master of Business Administration in 1938, and Doctor of Philosophy in 1949. A veteran of the United States Navy, he joined the University faculty three years before he received his Doctor of Philosophy.
He was best known for his work on business history and corporate strategy, especially his profile of Sears in his 1950 book Catalogues and Counters: A History of Sears, Roebuck and Company with Boris Emmet. The book received the national award of the American Marketing Association in 1951. As dean, he changed the school"s curriculum and helped establish a downtown campus for part-time Master of Business Administration students.
Jeuck also increased faculty retention by eliminating a requirement that professors give their consulting fees to the school.
The old policy often led to professors giving the University more money than they earned in salary. He served as a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School from 1955 to 1958.
He returned in 1958 to the University of Chicago when he was named the Robert Law Professor of Business Administration. During his career, he served as a consultant to over a dozen companies, including Sears, International Business Machines Corporation, and Coca Cola.
He also served as a director of The Walgreen Company and was a visiting professor at Stanford University, Dartmouth College, and the University of North Carolina.
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Served as lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member Beta Gamma Sigma. Clubs: Quadrangle (Chicago), University (Chicago), Economic (Chicago), Tavern (Chicago).