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    Igor I. Sikorsky

    Sikorsky was a pioneer in the aircraft industry. The father of the helicopter, Sikorsky patented and flew the first helicopter in 1939. Revolutionizing the transport industry, Sikorsky Aircraft eventually supplied helicopters for both military and commercial purposes... View Details
    Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

      Donald E. Petersen

      Though he was part of the teams that launched the Ford Thunderbird and Mustang, Petersen's real fame is rooted in his revival of the Ford dynasty in the 1980s. Under Petersen's leadership, Ford grew out of the shadow of GM, redesigning the Thunderbird, and launching... View Details
      Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

        Guy S. Peppiatt

        During the nineteen years Peppiatt served the company in an executive capacity, the net sales of Federal-Mogul increased dramatically from $25 million (1950) to $263 million (1969). This tenfold increase was fostered by his commitment to retaining and building a strong... View Details
        Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

          Charles W. Nash

          Not wanting to compete with the "Big Three" auto makers in the 1920s, Nash carved out a unique niche for well-designed luxury automobiles at medium prices. This strategy was very successful for Nash Motors as it became one of the few, profitable independent... View Details
          Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

            William P. Lear

            Long before he invented the autopilot and the executive jet that bears his name, Lear was a pioneer in the development of radio technology. A self-taught engineer, Lear developed the prototype for the first practical automobile radio which he sold to Motorola... View Details
            Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

              John D. Hertz

              Hertz founded the Yellow Cab Company in 1915 as a way to provide transportation services at a modest price. At the time, livery services were targeted only to the upper echelons of society, and Hertz believed that there was a vast untapped potential. Hertz’s... View Details
              Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                Robert E. Gross

                Gross developed the popular World War II military pursuit plane named the Lightning in the U.S. and the Hudson in Britain. Gross’ Lockheed accounted for 6% of U.S. airplane production during World War II building 19,000 planes and employing a peak of 94,000 employees... View Details
                Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                  Harvey S. Firestone

                  By securing a large tire order from Henry Ford in 1906, and aggressively promoting his tires in automobile races, Firestone was able to grow his company’s sales from $100,000 in 1901 to $15 million in 1913, joining the ranks of the “Big Five” of the tire industry.... View Details
                  Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                    Victor Emanuel

                    During World War II, Emanuel produced all types of military aircraft, including giant bombers, aircraft carriers, and cruisers. After the war, Emanuel led the conversion of AVCO from a producer of aircraft and heavy goods to a manufacturer of consumer goods. Emanuel... View Details
                    Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                      Donald W. Douglas

                      Douglas developed and built all types of military planes as well as civilian transport planes. The big breakthrough for Douglas came in the early 1930s when he introduced the DC series of planes. In 1935, Douglas introduced the DC-3, which had 21 to 28 passenger seats,... View Details
                      Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                        Frederic G. Donner

                        An accountant by training, Donner was recognized as one of the sharpest financial minds in business. His overwhelming command of the financial aspects of running GM led him to set new records for sales, profitability, and dividend payments. He is principally credited... View Details
                        Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                          William M. Allen

                          In 1945, when Allen was appointed CEO, Boeing faced cancellation of $1.5 billion in wartime contracts. Under Allen’s leadership, Boeing kept course and later prospered. In 1952, Boeing’s B-52 was chosen by the Air Force as its intercontinental bomber, and in 1959, the... View Details
                          Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
                          • April 2017
                          • Case

                          Planetary Resources Inc., Property Rights, and the Regulation of the Space Economy

                          By: Matthew Weinzierl and Angela Acocella
                          Planetary Resources, Inc. (PRI) had a bold, some said crazy, vision: to mine asteroids. One might have assumed that developing the right technology would be the greatest challenge facing PRI. But even if the fledgling company could develop and deploy the sophisticated... View Details
                          Keywords: Property; Rights; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Aerospace Industry; Aerospace Industry
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                          Weinzierl, Matthew, and Angela Acocella. "Planetary Resources Inc., Property Rights, and the Regulation of the Space Economy." Harvard Business School Case 717-053, April 2017.
                          • 27 Aug 2019
                          • Blog Post

                          Meet the PRIDE Club

                          Washington, DC and London offices, where he worked in the aerospace & defense and retail practices. A native of New Rochelle, New York, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2015 with a B.A. in Near Eastern Languages and... View Details
                          • 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
                          • 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.)
                          • 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
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                          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.
                          • June 2020
                          • Supplement

                          TransDigm: The Acquisition of Aerosonic Corp.

                          By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel W. Fisher
                          This courseware accompanies the case "TransDigm: The Acquisition of Aerosonic Corp." View Details
                          Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Growth Management; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Value Creation; Valuation; Negotiation; Cash Flow; Contracts; Aerospace Industry; Aerospace Industry; United States
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                          Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel W. Fisher. "TransDigm: The Acquisition of Aerosonic Corp." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 720-858, June 2020.
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