Shipping - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Location, Location, Location: The Strategy of Place

introduce them in Japan. Unfortunately, Japanese consumers were hooked on a completely different technology, forcing Vodafone to abandon ship after a few rocky years. "Vodafone needed to study the Japanese handset," Alcácer... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

24 May 2018
Research & Ideas

Distance Still Matters in Business, Despite the Internet

Lalocracio Location has always been a vital resource in business. “Location, location, location,” as they say in real estate. But then along came the internet in the 1980s, and suddenly distance-related business costs collapsed for transactions, communications,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Shipping; Shipping; Shipping; Shipping; Shipping

30 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Six Steps for Making Your Threat Credible

intimidate the local population, some captains took to sinking their ships as soon as they landed. Now there was no choice but to stay and fight. Scuttling the ships made the threat—"We will fight to... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

01 Jun 2024
News

Alumni Achievement Awards 2024

Photographed by Susan Young; Edited by Julia Hanna MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2024 recipients, and learn about past recipients. ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SITE MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2024 recipients, and learn about past recipients.... View Details

12 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities

think about "the how" of every aspect of the business (including many of the issues above, but also how to manage funds, manufacturing and shipping if applicable, payroll, insurance—the list is endless). As you scale and hire... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

Blog

The Chao Center: The Heart of HBS Executive Education

shipping and trading enterprise, the Foremost Group. His wife, a passionate believer in the equality of men and women and in women's education, achieved her own lifelong dream, earning a master's degree in Asian literature and history in... View Details

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

University technology that stabilizes vaccines into a thin film strip which can be shipped and stored without refrigeration, eliminating the need for the cold-chain. Vaxess strives to not only lower the cost of distribution, but also... View Details

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Events - Business History

5:00 p.m. This year's business seminar will be hosted in person at HBS. Please RSVP by email to bhi@hbs.edu to attend. Nov 25 25 Nov 2024 Business History Seminar Charles Fawell (Yale University), “Empire on the Line: Shipping... View Details

19 Sep 2023
Blog Post

2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

company growing crops hydroponically in the US. Their method of growing uses 80% less water, 90% less land, and 95% less shipping fuel than long-distance field grown produce. Utilizing greenhouses allows BrightFarms to grow and deliver... View Details

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Historical Data & Sources - Business History

Ships and Sea Transport (London: George Routledge and Sons, Ltd., 1931), opp. p. 8, map. Distances Between Ports U.S. Navy, Hydrographic Office, Table of Distances Between Ports (Washington: GPO, 1942), opp. p. 4, map. Ford: Countries of... View Details

04 Apr 2024
News

The Making of a Medical Milestone

On March 16, doctors at the Massachusetts General Hospital made history when they successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig to a living human. The groundbreaking procedure marked a significant milestone in animal-to-human transplant, or... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

03 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

unpatentable in Japan. The same is true with trademarks. A tremendous amount of money might be spent in developing a brand in the United States, yet when the product is shipped overseas it could violate trademarks of companies dealing in... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

Profile

Meagan Hill

project, an application that allows ship engineers to instantaneously tag photos and observations to online blueprints, won the competition for best business plan. After graduation, Meagan will join two HBS alums at BASE Equity Partners,... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

Portrait Project

Sneha Biswas

once told me that I must study well because men want educated wives. So, I did. But somewhere along the journey, my goal shifted. I wasn’t doing it for a husband, but for the respect that women, like my mother, deserve. I worked on ships... View Details

09 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

War in Ukraine: Soaring Gas Prices and the Return of Stagflation?

multinational firms from IKEA to Netflix have curtailed or suspended operations in the country, and many airlines and shipping companies have severed links connecting people and goods, as western nations impose tough sanctions and... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Energy

01 Mar 2024
News

Case Study: Testing the Waters

ready-to-drink (RTD) option to compete with Gatorade and BodyArmor. “We know that the market for RTD is at least 10 times bigger, but the challenge is that beverages won’t work well online due to high shipping costs and currently... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

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A Chronicle of the China Trade. The Papers of Augustine Heard & Co., 1840-1877

voluminous collection of extraordinarily descriptive letters and diaries, they took care to meticulously preserve the company’s documents and journals—from partnership agreements and export lists to custom regulations and ship designs.... View Details

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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

Influence: Medium 30 1930 s 19 Advances in aviation Nylon Fiberglass Instant photography Air-conditioning begins to realize commercial potential Influence: High 40 1940 s 19 Planes and ships built in less than a day for the war effort... View Details

25 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

repay, which means they're going to have a claim on our output. And someday, we're probably going to have to run a current account surplus, where we're producing more than we spend, and we're shipping off the rest (the surplus) to our... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

06 Jul 2016
What Do You Think?

How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?

others) produces in Mexico and ships back to the US under government contracts. Another tax could be devised to help defray worker retraining and relocation costs. Trade treaties could be renegotiated. The list goes on. It’s becoming... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Manufacturing

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