car ownership - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

CEO Succession: The Case at Ford

needed, that he was able to really make a quite critical decision at IBM, which was to stay as a vertically-integrated company. Q: Now, as they say in Detroit, Mulally is not a car guy. So what does he bring to the table? A: Well, he has... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Auto; Employment

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

of drivers and pedestrians alike. Had anyone suspected that parking lots and roads would consume up to 70 percent of urban land while causing more than 30,000 fatalities a year, cars would have been adopted much less enthusiastically. It... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

23 Jul 2024
In Practice

The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities

under aggregate data but constitutes legitimate economic activity. Businesses hoping to hedge against policy risks may also benefit from extra due diligence for their suppliers to establish whether they have Chinese ownership stakes or... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing; Retail; Fashion; Industrial Products; Consumer Products; Steel; Transportation; Telecommunications

16 Jun 2015
First Look

First Look: June 16, 2015

with companies that wanted ownership of 10% to 20% of Crucell as part of the business development deals. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/815085-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 815-086 Building an... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Jun 2012
Research & Ideas

When Business Competition Harms Society

emissions levels. Vehicles that fail the annual test are banned from being driven in New York until they undergo necessary repairs, or are sold to a buyer in a state that does not require emissions testing. (New Yorkers do receive a one-year waiver for View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Auto

03 Apr 2019
Book

Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business

These are important livelihoods for Americans and the number is growing with the gig economy and the opportunity to work remotely. Then there are about 4 million Main Street businesses: coffee shops, dry cleaners, and car repair... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Banking; Financial Services

18 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

GM’s IPO: Back to the Future

potential US car buyers to have mixed feelings about the brand, given that it has received taxpayer support to survive during the financial crisis. On the international front, GM is less saddled with negative perceptions, especially in... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

14 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

The Big Money for Big Projects

conditions. One of the key assumptions underlying this proposition is that financing and investment decisions are separable and independent. When this assumption holds, various financing decisions such as the firm's capital structure, its View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

29 Sep 2015
First Look

September 29, 2015

traces the evolution of the Internet from government ownership to privatization to the commercial Internet we know today. This is a story of innovation from the edges. Greenstein shows how mainstream service providers that had... View Details