Ball Aerospace Case Study
Ball Aerospace
Ryan F. Graves
MGMT 325
From wood-jacketed tins to aerospace
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. is a manufacturer of spacecraft, components, and instruments for national defense, civil space and commercial space applications. Ball Aerospace also has many other products and services for the aerospace industry, including lubricants, optical systems, star trackers and antennas. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ball Corp., Ball Aerospace was cited in 2008 as the 96th largest defense contractor in the world. Both parent and subsidiary headquarters are co-located in Broomfield, Colorado. [ (defense news) ]
Since its founding in 1880, Ball has grown from a small producer of wooden-jacketed tin cans to an international …show more content…
Ball designs and manufactures products as large as complete satellite systems and subsystems, and as small as advanced antennas for personal communication services. Ball has a legacy of supporting space and Earth science, exploration, national security and intelligence programs. The company has hundreds of active programs at any given time. [ (Ball Aerospace & Technology Corp. Home page) ]
The company structure is similar to other companies of its size. With Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. being a subsidiary of Ball Corp., Ball Aerospace leadership is headed by the Chief Executive Officer. Under him are 12 Vice Presidents each in charge of a different area in the company. The company also has a board of directors made up of 11 individuals. Two of the board members are company officers with Ball. [ (Ball Aerospace & Technology Corp. Home page) …show more content…
They work to enrich the communities by supporting a variety of non-profit organizations. A substantial portion of the budget is focused on community programs which address diversity; basic human services, arts and culture; and Science, Technology and Math (STEM) education. [ (Ball charity) ]
Ball is also interested in how their activities interact with our world. The company is doing its part to protect the environment for future generations and to be a responsible citizen of our shared global community. In 2008, Ball Corp. issued its first sustainability report. The sustainability report was selected in April 2009 as co-winner, Best First-Time Reporter Award for sustainability reporting in the 2009 Ceres-ACCA North American Sustainability Awards. [ (Ball Sustainability) ]
In May 2009, Ball was selected for the FTSE4Good Index Series. FTSE4Good recognizes companies that meet globally recognized corporate responsibility standards. Also, in its inaugural ranking of the greenest big companies in America, Newsweek magazine ranked Ball as No. 111 out of 500 of the largest U.S. companies. The magazine ranked companies based on actual environmental performance, policies and reputation. [ (Ball Sustainability)
Ryan F. Graves
MGMT 325
From wood-jacketed tins to aerospace
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. is a manufacturer of spacecraft, components, and instruments for national defense, civil space and commercial space applications. Ball Aerospace also has many other products and services for the aerospace industry, including lubricants, optical systems, star trackers and antennas. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ball Corp., Ball Aerospace was cited in 2008 as the 96th largest defense contractor in the world. Both parent and subsidiary headquarters are co-located in Broomfield, Colorado. [ (defense news) ]
Since its founding in 1880, Ball has grown from a small producer of wooden-jacketed tin cans to an international …show more content…
Ball designs and manufactures products as large as complete satellite systems and subsystems, and as small as advanced antennas for personal communication services. Ball has a legacy of supporting space and Earth science, exploration, national security and intelligence programs. The company has hundreds of active programs at any given time. [ (Ball Aerospace & Technology Corp. Home page) ]
The company structure is similar to other companies of its size. With Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. being a subsidiary of Ball Corp., Ball Aerospace leadership is headed by the Chief Executive Officer. Under him are 12 Vice Presidents each in charge of a different area in the company. The company also has a board of directors made up of 11 individuals. Two of the board members are company officers with Ball. [ (Ball Aerospace & Technology Corp. Home page) …show more content…
They work to enrich the communities by supporting a variety of non-profit organizations. A substantial portion of the budget is focused on community programs which address diversity; basic human services, arts and culture; and Science, Technology and Math (STEM) education. [ (Ball charity) ]
Ball is also interested in how their activities interact with our world. The company is doing its part to protect the environment for future generations and to be a responsible citizen of our shared global community. In 2008, Ball Corp. issued its first sustainability report. The sustainability report was selected in April 2009 as co-winner, Best First-Time Reporter Award for sustainability reporting in the 2009 Ceres-ACCA North American Sustainability Awards. [ (Ball Sustainability) ]
In May 2009, Ball was selected for the FTSE4Good Index Series. FTSE4Good recognizes companies that meet globally recognized corporate responsibility standards. Also, in its inaugural ranking of the greenest big companies in America, Newsweek magazine ranked Ball as No. 111 out of 500 of the largest U.S. companies. The magazine ranked companies based on actual environmental performance, policies and reputation. [ (Ball Sustainability)