Transportation Equipment Manufacturing - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Jan 2021
Book

In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded

How did the United States become the world’s center of business growth following its founding in 1776? Surely a number of nations had powerful natural resources, stable financial and legal institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurs over that same span. Why was American... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing

27 Jun 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27

Hawthorne Works manufacturing plant and the resulting insights, publications, course development, and impact. Brief biographical details of Mayo and Roethlisberger are given, along with a synopsis of the origins of academic research at... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Unilever—A Case Study

The issue of control is examined, as is the related question of the "stickiness" of knowledge within large international firms. The discussion draws on a case study of the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods manufacturer Unilever, which... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing

21 Jun 2011
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First Look: June 21

Design in Online Businesses Peter A. ColesHarvard Business School Note 911-066 "Market Design in Online Businesses" characterizes the challenges entrepreneurs may face in creating a well-functioning ecosystem of users and helps View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

July 2018 (Revised July 2018)
Teaching Note

Argentina Power—Don’t Cry for Me Argentina

By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Sayiddah Fatima McCree

Teaching Note for HBS No. 218-041. This case concerns a complex potential energy infrastructure investment in Argentina by a global conglomerate shortly after Mauricio Macri (“Macri”) became President of Argentina in 2015. The central issues are (i) why was a country... View Details

Keywords: Argentina; Argentine Exceptionalism; Infrastructure Finance; Investing; Finance; Inflation and Deflation; Government and Politics; Energy Generation; Infrastructure; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; Financial Services Industry; Argentina; South America

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Das Narayandas is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. His academic credentials include a Bachelor of Technology degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB), a Post-Graduate... View Details

Keywords: electrical equipment; electrical equipment; electrical equipment; electrical equipment; electrical equipment; electrical equipment; electrical equipment; electrical equipment; electrical equipment; electrical equipment; electrical equipment; electrical equipment; electrical equipment; electrical equipment; electrical equipment; electrical equipment; electrical equipment; electrical equipment; electrical equipment

01 Jun 2024
News

Quantum Leap

“This is the first new kind of computer in 75 years,” says John Levy (MBA 1979), CEO of the quantum computing startup SEEQC. “And we’re building it on a chip!” Strolling through his company’s design and testing facility in Elmsford, New York, Levy looks less like a... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen; quantum computing; innovation; leadership; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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Sample Student Projects - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Poultry Cluster in Brazil (2006) Bulgaria Bulgaria's Apparel Cluster (2007) Canada Alberta Energy Cluster (2010) Ontario Financial Services (2008) China Transportation and Logistics Cluster in Northeast China (2017) Wind Turbine Cluster... View Details

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Strategy - Faculty & Research

Marketing Strategy ; Product Design ; Product Development ; Technological Innovation ; Expansion ; Apparel and Accessories Industry ; Consumer Products Industry ; Manufacturing Industry ; Retail Industry ; Sports Industry ; China ; Europe... View Details

20 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround

transporting Asia-bound exports down to the Gulf and through the canal and shipping them out to Seattle by land. Conversely, eastern-bound cargoes no longer consisted of strategic raw materials from California but inexpensive View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Transportation

16 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 16, 2008

Evaluation Framework for Product Take-Back Policies Authors:Michael W. Toffel, Antoinette Stein, and Katharine L. Lee Abstract Manufacturers are increasingly being required to adhere to product take-back regulations that require them to... View Details

Rosabeth M. Kanter

Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and direct... View Details

14 Jul 2010
Working Paper Summaries

From Russia with Love: The Impact of Relocated Firms on Incumbent Survival

Keywords: by Oliver Falck, Christina Guenther, Stephan Heblich & William R. Kerr; Manufacturing

2013
Working Paper

Entrepreneurs, Firms and Global Wealth since 1850

By: G. Jones

This working paper integrates the role of entrepreneurship and firms into debates on why Asia, Latin America and Africa were slow to catch up with the West following the Industrial Revolution and the advent of modern economic growth. It argues that the currently... View Details

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Food & Agriculture - Business & Environment

and nutrient management Supply chain innovations that reduce food waste and transportation impacts New product development innovations that shift demand toward less greenhouse gas emissions-intensive foods, including plant-based... View Details

31 Mar 2008
HBS Case

JetBlue’s Valentine’s Day Crisis

take on a new growth opportunity that may differ substantially from yourarea of expertise," he notes. For example, another case in the course, "BYD Company, Ltd.," examines the largest Chinese manufacturer of lithium ion... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Air Transportation

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Business History - Faculty & Research

forward as well as what Nippon Steel's strategy might or should be. Keywords: Disruptive Innovation ; Mergers and Acquisitions ; Factories, Labs, and Plants ; Business History ; Technological Innovation ; Business Strategy ; Manufacturing... View Details

27 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution

changing competitive environment. By the mid-1960s, however, U.S. tire companies began to feel the first tremors of the competitive earthquake that would ultimately reshape the industry. In 1966, Michelin struck a deal with Sears to View Details

Keywords: by Donald N. Sull; Manufacturing; Manufacturing

14 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 14, 2009

varieties, we show that there is no pure strategy symmetric price equilibrium in general (for n > 2 with linear transportation costs). In turn, if the limitation on the number of varieties consumers purchase comes from a budget... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers

small part of the larger whole. To a certain extent, this is because of the advantages of specialization that Adam Smith identified in pin manufacturing as long ago as 1776 in The Wealth of Nations. However, it goes beyond the economies... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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