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  • 2001
  • Other Unpublished Work

Clusters of Innovation Initiative: Wichita

By: Michael E. Porter
This study contains a conceptual framework for assessing the competitiveness of regional economies, an analysis of the Wichita region overall, as well as detailed assessments of two representative clusters—aerospace vehicles and defense and plastics. The report... View Details
Keywords: Clusters; Economics; Industry Clusters; Economy; Growth and Development; Aerospace Industry; Aerospace Industry; Kansas
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Porter, Michael E. "Clusters of Innovation Initiative: Wichita." Council on Competitiveness, Washington, DC, October 2001. (Report.)
  • 1967
  • Other Unpublished Work

TFX (A) - Developing an Air Force/Navy Aircraft - HBS Analysis and Decision Case

By: J. Ronald Fox
Keywords: Air Transportation; Government and Politics; National Security; Product Development; Decision Making; Aerospace Industry; Aerospace Industry
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Fox, J. Ronald. "TFX (A) - Developing an Air Force/Navy Aircraft - HBS Analysis and Decision Case." November 1967.
  • 1983
  • Other Unpublished Work

Orbiting Space Observatory - HBS Analysis and Decision Case

By: J. Ronald Fox
Keywords: Decision Making; Air Transportation; Science; Aerospace Industry; Aerospace Industry
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Fox, J. Ronald. "Orbiting Space Observatory - HBS Analysis and Decision Case." October 1983.
  • 04 Apr 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Attention Medical Shoppers: What Health Care Can Learn from Walmart and Amazon

colleagues at Brigham and Women's Hospital worked with safety experts at the aerospace and defense giant Boeing, and developed a checklist for surgeons. Among the heretofore commonly-missed items on the list: making sure everyone in the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health
  • 17 Feb 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions

"Goodbye tension, hello pension!" That used to be the triumphant cry of millions of new retirees. For decades, Americans assumed a good job came with a good pension, guaranteeing them regular monthly payments from their parent company until the day they died.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Aerospace; Aerospace

    Lawrence A. Bossidy

    Through a number of sweeping initiatives including the introduction of a total quality management program, Six Sigma, and the reduction of the workforce by 20%, Bossidy turned AlliedSignal around. When Bossidy took over AlliedSignal, the company had $12 billion in... View Details
    Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

      Frank A. Seiberling

      Despite being forced out of his firm during its post World War I financial troubles, Seiberling’s diligence and faith in the growth of the rubber business allowed his company to become the largest manufacturer of both carriage and automobile tires. When the firm began... View Details
      Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

        William E. Boeing

        Boeing was a pioneer of commercial aviation. Boeing organized United Airlines outfitting it with 25 specially designed, heavy-duty planes. Boeing also designed and constructed a fleet of bi-planes, B-40s, to be used in the mail service. In its first year, Boeing... View Details
        Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

          Rene C. McPherson

          McNealy has created one of the most powerful and influential computer manufacturers in the world. His laser focus on the networked computer model has enabled his firm to supply the backbone computing power for thousands of businesses. His networked computer model and... View Details
          Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

            James S. McDonnell

            McDonnell built one of the most successful government-contracted industrial space and aircraft production businesses in the U.S. His company produced the Phantom jet fighters, the Mercury Space Capsule, and the Gemini spacecraft. In 1967, he orchestrated the merger... View Details
            Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

              Paul W. Litchfield

              As the president of Goodyear, Litchfield established $218 million in revenues by 1940 and a net profit of over $10 million. By this date, Goodyear distributed its products through 50,000 retail outlets and more than 400 company-owned stores. Litchfield was also... View Details
              Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                Kaufman T. Keller

                Under Keller’s leadership, Chrysler Corporation became second among the world’s largest auto producers (Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler). During his tenure, the firm pioneered many of the engineering advances that are standard today, including high-compression... View Details
                Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                  Howard R. Hughes, Jr.

                  Hughes began his business career at the age of nineteen by taking over his father’s business, Hughes Tool Company. Hughes parlayed this small business into a highly successful and well-regarded aircraft manufacturing operation. Through his efforts, Hughes created a... View Details
                  Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                    Harvey S. Firestone, Jr.

                    Firestone inaugurated the company’s Liberian manufacturing operations and developed and expanded the company’s auto supply and service stores. Firestone manufactured over 50% of all mobile anti-aircraft gun units during World War II and produced millions of tires for... View Details
                    Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                      Charles S. Davis

                      In 1928, fifteen auto parts manufacturers merged to form Borg-Warner Corporation with Davis as president. Davis expanded Borg-Warner’s reach until the firm included 27 subsidiaries and operated 30 manufacturing plants in eight states, Canada, and England. In addition... View Details
                      Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                        Philip Caldwell

                        Caldwell was the first CEO of Ford who was not a member of the family. He is credited with orchestrating one of the most dramatic and successful turnarounds in business history. Through his focus on quality, commitment to research, and open employment practices, he... View Details
                        Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                          Edward G. Budd

                          During the 1910s and 1920s, Budd constructed a successful business supplying car bodies, including an all-steel sedan body, to auto manufacturers such as General Motors, Studebaker, Ford and Chrysler. In the 1930s, Budd pioneered the fabrication of stainless steel.... View Details
                          Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
                          • May 2012
                          • Supplement

                          Columbia's Final Mission (Abridged) (B)

                          By: Amy C. Edmondson and Kerry Herman
                          Keywords: Cognitive Biases; Teams; Organizational Learning; Ambiguous Threat; Risk and Uncertainty; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership; Corporate Disclosure; Groups and Teams; Decision Making; Organizational Culture; Aerospace Industry; Aerospace Industry
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                          Edmondson, Amy C., and Kerry Herman. "Columbia's Final Mission (Abridged) (B) ." Harvard Business School Supplement 612-096, May 2012.
                          • March 2022 (Revised March 2023)
                          • Case

                          Commercial Space Stations, Chickens and Eggs, and Demand for Activity in Low-Earth Orbit

                          By: Matthew C. Weinzierl and Brendan L. Rosseau
                          With the International Space Station set to retire in January 2031, NASA has made clear its desire to transition to commercially-led space stations in low-earth orbit (LEO). But the history of commercial station attempts has been fraught, characterized by a lack of... View Details
                          Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Opportunities; Business Model; Aerospace Industry; Aerospace Industry; Aerospace Industry
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                          Weinzierl, Matthew C., and Brendan L. Rosseau. "Commercial Space Stations, Chickens and Eggs, and Demand for Activity in Low-Earth Orbit." Harvard Business School Case 722-059, March 2022. (Revised March 2023.)
                          • 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 and medical devices,... View Details
                          Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Banking; Financial Services; Information Technology
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