Aviation And Aerospace - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 May 2017
Research & Ideas

Amazon Web Services Changed the Way VCs Fund Startups

substantially between 2006, when AWS was introduced, and 2010, especially for those firms that could most take advantage of cloud services. For the control group of companies in industries such as aerospace... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Banking; Financial Services; Information Technology

Donald W. Nyrop

After a distinguished career in law, which led him to the top positions at both the Civil Aeronautics Board and the Federal Aviation Administration, Nyrop joined the ailing Northwest Airlines with hopes of... View Details

Keywords: Transportation

13 Mar 2019
Blog Post

There's No Quick Shortcut to Success: Zorpads Takes Off

traditionally used for absorption in the aerospace and healthcare fields. The insert is a small adhesive square that can fit into any shoe but has more odor-absorbing surface area than a tennis court.... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail

21 Aug 2017
Blog Post

From Germany to HBS

that after high school I decided to work for a non-profit organization in Indonesia, attend university in London and Singapore, and eventually join the Boston Consulting Group where I did projects across... View Details

Profile

Andrew Pratt

What’s the one thing you’re most excited about learning at HBS? In my previous life, I worked on making spacecraft and satellites – aerospace has always been a passion of mine. When I came to Harvard, I... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy

Royal Little

Little, often referred to as “the Father of Conglomerates,” was famous for his “unrelated diversification” theory. He built one of the world’s largest and most successful conglomerates. Starting as a textile manufacturer, by the mid-1960s... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

Portrait Project

Ryan Flamerich

dream to work in aviation come true, and, by November 2020, I landed my dream summer internship. Four months later, I got fired before I even started. COVID-19 left countless unemployed, and my journey... View Details

Fast Answer

Airline industry: overviews & statistics

Australian, and global markets Statista - quick statistics and articles on the topic Additional resource: United States Bureau of Transportation Statistics Federal Aviation... View Details

08 May 2014
News

The Sky's the Limit

same opportunities she had. "As a sales person, I'm always asking something of people. I have to give back to the community," she says. She currently devotes time to serve on the board of the Eastern Regional Helicopter Council and... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; women's issues; avaition; Air Transportation; Transportation

12 Apr 2016
First Look

April 12, 2016

member to discover how and whether his employees can speed up cleaning, checking, restocking, and refueling. Expert commentary comes from Atilla Korkmazoglu, president of ground handling View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Jul 2024
Op-Ed

Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty

the enterprise and repeatedly tried short-term fixes, all while depending too heavily on financial earnings, rather than innovation. Boeing: The world leader in aviation for 100 years, Boeing lost sight of... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

13 Sep 2019
Blog Post

An Uncommon Summer: Project Management at an Education Non-Profit

This article is a repost from the Social Enterprise Initiative blog. Prior to Harvard Business School, I spent eight years on active duty military service as an Aviation officer and helicopter pilot in the... View Details

05 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 5

Teaming at GE Aviation Khurana, Rakesh, Jeffrey T. Polzer, Willy Shih, and Eric BaldwinHarvard Business School Case 413-074 Describes the challenges and successes encountered... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

May 2001 (Revised August 2001)
Case

Airbus A3XX: Developing the World's Largest Commercial Jet (B)

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Research and Development; Aerospace Industry

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Hise O. Gibson | Working Knowledge

Commander in Iraq, he significantly contributed to the Medical Evacuation Support in Afghanistan and oversaw the development of an airbase for the country's helicopter training school. Among other military decorations, he received the... View Details

March 2010
Background Note

Airline Travel in the U.S.

By: Sunil Gupta and Kavita Shukla

How should airlines respond to the rising share of Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) as consumers increasingly search the web to buy tickets? View Details

Keywords: Management; Marketing Channels; Consumer Behavior; Market Participation; Agency Theory; Online Technology; Aerospace Industry; United States

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11 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Free Trade Needs Nurturing—and Other Lessons from History

Question: What patterns emerge from history that can help us better understand where we are today? Sophus Reinert: To many people, globalization is teleological, something that necessarily becomes stronger over time and leads to an... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Aerospace; Aerospace; Aerospace; Aerospace; Aerospace; Aerospace; Aerospace; Aerospace; Aerospace; Aerospace

12 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting

electronics company Philips; the Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk; the Brazilian cosmetics company Natura; and the U.S.-based technology and aerospace company United... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Frederick B. Rentschler

A talented inventor of aviation equipment, Rentschler created and manufactured many revolutionary aircraft engines, including those used in the planes of Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart View Details