Publications

10 Jun 2022
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures

Vacuum is commercializing technology developed at Harvard that mimics the ocean's natural process of absorbing C02 using renewable electricity. Click Here to Watch Alumni Track Winner: FleetZeroSteven Henderson, MBA 2016Fleetzero is building a fleet of electric View Details

01 Feb 2000
News

Breaking Down Barriers: The Electronic Wallet

As people get more accustomed to using the Internet to conduct business transactions, their demands will become more sophisticated. Cyberspace is jam-packed with startups trying to second-guess what consumers of the future will want. "Whole new View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

22 Feb 2022
News

Brand New

2027, fits in the modern marketplace. “The furniture industry is old school,” he says of his travels. “It’s a relationship industry built on handshakes.” That old-school environment has proven to be anything... View Details

Keywords: April White; manufacturing; life experience; leadership; Black; African American; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2001
News

Corporate Governance Conference Addresses Global Challenges

presentation stressed ways in which Germany's culture and history shaped its adoption of the model, a relevant concern for many Asian nations with similarly distinct corporate-governance traditions that need to blend with newer models. India's thriving software View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

04 Sep 2013
News

From HBO to HBS

affiliate in Hawaii couldn't pick it up," he recalls. "We shipped them tapes of the programming. "Fast-forward to today, HBO has multiple networks with over 100 million subscribers worldwide, only 40 million of whom are in the United... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; HBSO; HBS; faculty; Arts, Entertainment; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

December 2023 (Revised April 2025)
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; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; United States

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

01 Dec 2020
News

The Camel and the Unicorn

whaling industry. Morrell: In the early nineteenth century, it was the whaling ships of New England that offered the kinds of high-risk, high-reward stakes that attracted investors. Lazarow: At the time, 70% of the whaling View Details

October 1989
Case

Federal Express: The Money Back Guarantee (A)

Discusses a large overnight express company, which guarantees its service, and which has created a major headache for one of its customers. The problem exposes deficiencies in its service and in the guarantee it has advertised heavily. A formal complaint is made to the... View Details

Keywords: Service Delivery; Crisis Management; Service Industry; Service Industry

20 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 20

with Lula and had to decide what to do to attenuate these political pressures. What could Agnelli do to deal with political pressures at home? Was the purchase of large vessels to ship iron ore to Asia a good decision at a time when the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 Jul 2016
News

From Money to Ministry

LST (landing ship tank), where he shared a command over 150 sailors. “It was a great leadership experience,” Quainton says. “I had to learn how to make a team out of men who’d come from vastly different experiences and education.”... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

Web

Transportation - Business & Environment

High-Speed Rail Track construction for high-speed rail for intercity travel Mass Transit Mass transit or public transport to get around cities Ridesharing More people in fewer vehicles Ships Increased efficiency and alternative fuels... View Details

01 Mar 2018
News

Can a Digital Platform Open Up the Opaque Metals Industry?

makes it much more efficient. By moving negotiations online, the process happens much faster; what used to take months, can now take weeks. Due to the complexity of shipping large quantities of materials worth millions of dollars between... View Details

Keywords: Nicole Torres

20 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster

Globalization hasn't made manufacturing clusters obsolete, but the geographically concentrated pockets of industry have to be smart to ensure their survival, according to new research from Harvard Business School. Gary P. Pisano, the... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Manufacturing; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion

July 2001 (Revised October 2004)
Case

PSA: The World's Port of Call

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Nancy Bartlett, Dolly Chang-Leow and Neo Boon Siong

Details the evolution of an e-business strategy and capabilities over a 16-year period. What began in 1984 as an effort to automate the port of Singapore to achieve productivity savings, by 2000 had evolved into a global e-business called Portnet.com. Closes as senior... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Technological Innovation; Internet and the Web; Business or Company Management; Shipping Industry; Shipping Industry