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- December 2023 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
Yellow Corporation: On the Verge of Bankruptcy
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Edward A. Meyer
Yellow Corporation, one of the country’s oldest and largest less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers, was nearing its 100th anniversary in 2024. Whether it would reach that milestone, however, was uncertain as the company was attempting to restructure its operations to... View Details
Keywords: Labor Unions; Labor and Management Relations; Capital Structure; Restructuring; Financial Management; Ethics; Borrowing and Debt; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financial Strategy; Truck Transportation; Change Management; Shipping Industry; Shipping Industry; United States
Esty, Benjamin C., and Edward A. Meyer. "Yellow Corporation: On the Verge of Bankruptcy." Harvard Business School Case 224-028, December 2023. (Revised April 2024.)
- October 1989
- Case
Exxon Corp.: Trouble at Valdez
Discusses the events leading to and repercussions following the 11 million gallon oil spill in Prince William Sound off the Alaskan coast. This was the largest spill in U.S. history. Examines the response to the spill by Exxon management, government agencies, and... View Details
Keywords: Natural Environment; Crisis Management; Energy Sources; Shipping Industry; Shipping Industry; Alaska
Goodpaster, Kenneth E. "Exxon Corp.: Trouble at Valdez." Harvard Business School Case 390-024, October 1989.
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
A Jolt for the African Coffee Industry
Horn of Africa.) “Kenya” adorns bags of single-origin beans shipped around the world, but that country’s residents drink less than 1 percent as much coffee per capita as world-leading Finland’s, according to statistics collected by the... View Details
- 30 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
Why I Didn’t Think I’d Get in to HBS
guy who looked like he might have worked in finance (yes!). It turned out that he had, before going to medical school and traveling to Africa where he worked on a ship that docked in various ports performing lifesaving surgeries on... View Details
- Web
Erling Lorentzen | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
where his family had shipping lines. Soon he saw an opportunity for a new business. His idea was to create eucalyptus forests in a deforested but fertile area of Brazil’s interior and to then turn the trees into pulp for paper. Erling... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Amy Schiffman Langer (MBA '77)
respected spokesperson for patient needs and rights. She advises corporate and government cancer programs and medical professional organizations, gives presentations on cancer survivor- ship at national conferences, and testifies before... View Details
- Web
Spring 2018 Reunion Photo Galleries - Alumni
casual surfing. The cost of purchase for photos is based on processing and shipping costs. Harvard Business School does not benefit from the sale of any photographs. Continue to the HBS Alumni SmugMug photo gallery . Find a reunion Choose... View Details
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Spring 2016 Reunion Photo Galleries - Alumni
casual surfing. The cost of purchase for photos is based on processing and shipping costs. Harvard Business School does not benefit from the sale of any photographs. Continue to the HBS Alumni SmugMug photo gallery . Find a reunion Choose... View Details
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Fall 2018 Reunion Photo Galleries - Alumni
casual surfing. The cost of purchase for photos is based on processing and shipping costs. Harvard Business School does not benefit from the sale of any photographs. Continue to the HBS Alumni SmugMug photo gallery . Find a reunion Choose... View Details
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Fall 2015 Reunion Photo Galleries - Alumni
casual surfing. The cost of purchase for photos is based on processing and shipping costs. Harvard Business School does not benefit from the sale of any photographs. Continue to the HBS Alumni SmugMug photo gallery . Find a reunion Choose... View Details
- 01 Jan 2010
- News
Susan L. Decker, MBA 1986
financial ship as CFO, built the company’s advertiser and publisher group as EVP, and oversaw global business operations as president. Since leaving Yahoo! in 2009, Decker has taken time out from the corporate world to focus on what... View Details
- 13 May 2013
- Blog Post
"I never thought I would be a business person until…”
financing project. However, during my 2.5 years of work, I witnessed the whole shipping and shipbuilding industries suffer through one of the lowest downturns in the industry. This led me to acknowledge the dire need for in-time financing... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Engaging More Deeply with Business in Africa
While meeting with representatives of the Kenya Ports Authority at the Port of Mombasa, faculty members toured a bulk carrier ship off-loading grain commodities to Grain Bulk Handlers, one of the companies HBS faculty visited during the... View Details
- 03 Mar 2014
- News
A Life Transformed
Parija had already acquired decades of business acumen, HBS was a transformational experience for him. "It taught me how to set a goal and work toward it, and it gave me the courage to become an entrepreneur," he says. "A group of us founded Blue Lines View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Ink: Home Cooking, Secure Retirements, and Restoring Humanity to Finance
Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain’s Journey by Linda Greenlaw “Linda Greenlaw is a ship captain up in Maine. She documented one 30-day trip—prepping, being on the ocean, jostling to get the best piece of water to fish, and even managing... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Breaking Down Barriers: The Electronic Wallet
airline ticket, or renewing a car registration - users activate their wallets, which then enter credit card, billing, and shipping information onto a point-of-sale form with a single click. But even the most basic wallet doesn't stop... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Clean Slate
says. To get there, Massport is reducing the carbons tied to the operation of its airports, container ship and cruise terminals, and all related equipment and vehicles. Logan’s central heating system represents the biggest opportunity:... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Thumbs Up Down Under
thoughts returned to beating the record of 69 days, 14 hours for the New York-Melbourne trip, set in 1855-56 by the clipper ship Mandarin, which was carrying American prospectors to the Australian Gold Rush. The entire effort was also an... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Military and the MBA: Lance Batchelor (MBA 1993)
talked for 10 minutes with the benefit of real, personal experience about what it feels like to be on a ship at sea, operating a complex weapons system. The ex-military guys and girls brought something interesting and unique to the... View Details
- 22 May 2020
- Blog Post
Reflections on Service - Armed Forces Alumni Association Student Profiles
entity and everyone’s journey is different. Right at the beginning, however, I got my first look at the tangible impact to people’s lives that made my experience truly unforgettable. It was only my second week as a Naval officer when I found myself conning the View Details