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  • 26 May 2023
  • Blog Post

Bringing Space Tech Back to Earth

I’ll know how much cash I’ll need on hand, and knowing how to project the success or failure of a business has been really helpful.” Wanting to use aerospace technology to benefit society, Kate Sweeney will... View Details
  • May 1992 (Revised June 1993)
  • Case

Jan Carlzon: CEO at SAS (A)

By: Christopher A. Bartlett
Describes Jan Carlzon's actions on assuming the CEO's responsibility at SAS in a time of financial and organizational difficulty. After tracing Carlzon's development as a manager, it focuses on the way in which he developed, then communicated a clear and motivating... View Details
Keywords: Communication; Financial Crisis; Employee Relationship Management; Knowledge; Leadership Development; Crisis Management; Motivation and Incentives; Business Strategy; Aerospace Industry
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  • February 2015 (Revised May 2015)
  • Case

Boeing 787: Manufacturing a Dream

By: Rory McDonald and Suresh Kotha
This case traces the design and development of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Emphasis is on executive leadership and firm strategy in coordinating across a global network of partners in the production of a new aircraft. View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Operations Strategy; Project Management; Coordination; Product Development; Operations; Production; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Aerospace Industry; United States
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What You Can Do to Create an Anti-Racist Organization - Recruiting

Danika Manso-Brown is the founder of Manso Brown Group , an equity and inclusion education consultancy, and co-founder of Spoken Verb, a collaborative arts performance group dedicated to social justice. You... View Details
  • February 2010 (Revised May 2010)
  • Case

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Anette Mikes
The case, in a non-profit project-oriented setting, introduces fundamental risk management principles and processes that are easily applicable to private sector settings. Gentry Lee, senior systems engineer and de-facto chief risk officer, is applying a new... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Governance; Leadership; Management Practices and Processes; Management Systems; Risk Management; Projects; Aerospace Industry; United States
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  • 18 Apr 2023
  • Research & Ideas

The Best Person to Lead Your Company Doesn't Work There—Yet

‘cast a much wider net’ For public companies, the findings offer a fresh look at a potential pool of candidates. The authors cite Boeing CEO David Calhoun as just one prominent example. Calhoun, who became vice chairman of General Electric after running the View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services
  • Web

Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management - Recruiting

Ackeret 11 Oct 2024 Committing to Work and Family: Allison Boxer (MBA 2012) Allison Boxer 16 Sep 2024 Creating an Inclusive Recruiting Process for Candidates with Diverse Abilities Becca Carnahan 07 Nov 2024 Meet the View Details

    Richard L. Nolan

    Professor Nolan earned his B.A. from the University of Washington in Production and Operations Research in 1962, and his M.B.A and Ph.D. in 1963 and 1966, respectively. Upon graduation in 1966, he joined Boeing Commercial Airplane Company as an Information... View Details

    Keywords: aerospace; aerospace; aerospace
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    Finding Talent Opportunities

    Aerospace & Defense Club Sara Ballantyne, Ben Buchheim-Jurisson, Clif Luber, Daniel Ackeret 07 NOV 2024 The mission of the HBS Aerospace & Defense (A&D) Club is to help students make critical contributions... View Details
    • November 2016 (Revised September 2018)
    • Case

    Elon Musk's Big Bets

    By: David B. Yoffie, Eric Baldwin and Brandon Kaufmann
    Between late 2014 and late 2016, Tesla CEO Elon Musk undertook several major, and risky, initiatives that would dramatically expand the scale and scope of Tesla’s business. In late 2014, Tesla began construction on a $5 billion “gigafactory” that would manufacture... View Details
    Keywords: Electric Vehicles; Batteries; Solar Power; Strategy; Execution; Technology; Space Flight; Tesla; SolarCity; SpaceX; Elon Musk; Information Technology; Risk and Uncertainty; Expansion; Renewable Energy; Investment; Manufacturing Industry; Green Technology Industry; Auto Industry; Aerospace Industry; Battery Industry
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    • 20 Feb 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?

    less clear, but the company has expressed interest in extending its technology to private customers. Weinzierl also points to two lesser-known companies that are deeply embedded in the development of space bases: Bigelow Aerospace View Details
    Keywords: by Scott Wallask; Aerospace; Aerospace; Aerospace
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    Davida Bynum

    created a deeply enriching environment for me. Outside of schoolwork, she encouraged me to participate in in performing arts, mock government, sports, cheerleading, church activities, and engineering camps. I even attended an View Details
    • June 2024
    • Article

    Real Growth in Space Manufacturing Output Substantially Exceeds Growth in the Overall Space Economy

    By: Tina Highfill and Matthew Weinzierl
    Accurately measuring real economic output in the space economy is made difficult by the rapid increase in capabilities and decrease in prices of launch and satellite technologies achieved over the past two decades. Nominal measures of output in space will tend to... View Details
    Keywords: Technological Innovation; Economic Growth; Price; Production; Aerospace Industry
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    Faculty & Advisors - MBA

    online education marketplace Skillshare, helped launch GoGirl Finance, worked in media at Bad Boy Entertainment, and co-founded two student groups while at Harvard: Harvard Ventures & HackHarvard. Mike Cassidy MBA ’91, Harvard University;... View Details
    • Web

    Networking Opportunities - Recruiting

    Aerospace & Defense Club 07 Nov 2024 Sara Ballantyne, Ben Buchheim-Jurisson, Clif Luber, Daniel Ackeret 11 Oct 2024 Allison Boxer Committing to Work and Family: Allison Boxer (MBA 2012) Committing to Work... View Details
    • 09 May 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    Where to Find Remote Work Now: 250 Million Job Postings Paint a Complex Picture

    researchers found. “There is so much variability in the decision to commit to remote work, even for companies that are in the same industry and compete for the same type of talent.” The researchers found similar patterns across... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne
    • 09 Nov 2023
    • Blog Post

    The No. 1 Character Trait You Will Need to Succeed in Business

    they saw their failures as learning experiences that proved to be useful in the future. As the author and aviator Anne Morrow Lindbergh said: “It takes as much courage to have tried View Details

      Paul W. Marshall

      MBA Class of 1960 Professor of Management, Paul W. Marshall, is affiliated with the Entrepreneurial Management Unit and teaches The Entrepreneurial Manager in the Turnaround Environment. This Elective Curriculum course focuses on the role of... View Details

      Keywords: aerospace; aerospace; aerospace; aerospace; aerospace; aerospace; aerospace; aerospace; aerospace; aerospace; aerospace; aerospace; aerospace
      • 09 Sep 2015
      • Research & Ideas

      Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession: Options for Economic Downturns

      With global markets in turmoil over the last several weeks, leaders throughout the world are starting to think about how they should respond if confronted with an economic downturn. Yet what do we know about how leaders decide what to do when demand suddenly falls?... View Details
      Keywords: by Sandra Sucher & Susan Winterberg; Aerospace; Aerospace
      • 27 Jan 2023
      • Op-Ed

      Have We Lost Sight of Integrity?

      investigators cited MCAS as the cause. Still, Boeing did not ground the 737 MAX, forcing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to do so. FAA took 20 months and numerous changes before the 737 MAX was... View Details
      Keywords: by Bill George