Publications

September 1984
Background Note

Commercialization of Electric Vehicles

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December 2013
Teaching Note

Choosing a Charitable Giving Vehicle

By: Robert C. Pozen, Mayur Desai and Maura A. Graul

Elaine White is an accountant advising two couples, the Carsons and Bradleys, regarding their charitable giving options and related tax strategies. The Carsons are an upper-middle class family with $295,000 in income, a moderate amount of deductions, and... View Details

Keywords: Charitable Giving; Tax Accounting; Tax Strategy; Charity; Charitable Lead Trusts; Charitable Remainder Trusts; Public Charities; Foundations; Donor-Advised Funds; Pooled Income Funds; Taxation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; United States

April 2021 (Revised January 2022)
Case

SA Taxi: A Vehicle for Empowerment? (A)

By: Nien-he Hsieh, Dilyana Karadzhova Botha and F. Christopher Eaglin

SA Taxi was a vertically integrated business that operated in South Africa’s distinctive taxi industry. Despite being plagued by violence, informal structures, unsafe road practices and lack of government support, the taxi industry had grown to become South Africa’s... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Accountability; Ownership; Ownership Stake; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Equality and Inequality; Race; Situation or Environment; Transportation Industry; South Africa; Africa

2021
Conference Presentation

Deliberately Prejudiced Self-driving Vehicles Elicit the Most Outrage

By: J. De Freitas and M. Cikara

24 May 2018
News

‘Uncle Drew’: Branding Vehicle or Feature Film? Yes

12 May 2020
Cold Call Podcast

Autonomous Vehicles Are Ready to Disrupt Society, Business—and You

Keywords: Re: Elie Ofek & William R. Kerr; Auto

January 2022 (Revised March 2022)
Teaching Note

General Motors and Autonomous Vehicle Regulation

By: Hong Luo

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 718-496. View Details

February 2018 (Revised December 2019)
Case

General Motors and Autonomous Vehicle Regulation

By: Hong Luo, Esther Yan and Taro Tan

26 Oct 2023 - 28 Oct 2023
Conference Presentation

Public Perception and Autonomous Vehicle Liability

By: Julian De Freitas, X. Zhou, Margherita Atzei, Shoshana Boardman and Luigi Di Lillo

12 May 2020
News

Autonomous Vehicles are Ready to Disrupt Society, Business, and You

Research Summary

Customer-Centricity as a Vehicle for Organic Growth

By: Ranjay Gulati

This body of work examines the mechanics of how firms grow profitably in commoditizing markets. Underlying the "customer-centricity" that many firms embrace today is a factor that will determine their success with this effort: enabling collaboration across... View Details

15 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Exploring the World of Electric Adventure Vehicles

high-performance SUVs and pickup trucks are as powerful as they are eco-friendly, and are designed to inspire people to get out and explore. “I appreciate what Tesla has done in terms of showing the world how enjoyable electric vehicles... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Consumer Products / Retail

2024
Conference Presentation

Public Perception and Autonomous Vehicle Liability

By: Julian De Freitas, X Zhou, Margherita Atzei, Shoshana Boardman and Luigi Di Lillo

October 1970
Case

United Vehicle Corp.: Metal Stamping Division

By: Wickham Skinner and Duncan C. McDougall

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October 2011 (Revised March 2015)
Case

Dongfeng Passenger Vehicle Company: Marketing Challenges for the Underprivileged Latecomer

By: Willy Shih and Nancy Hua Dai

As Mr. Li Chunrong visited the new assembly line for the Dongfeng Passenger Vehicle Company in Wuhan, China, he contemplated the position his business unit found itself in: a latecomer. As a state-owned enterprise Dongfeng had entered into numerous joint ventures to... View Details

Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Problems and Challenges; Auto Industry; China