Publications

March 2020 (Revised July 2020)
Case

LULA: Transforming Transport and Mobility (A)

By: Siko Sikochi and Hayley (Le) Ma

Based in Cape Town, LULA was founded to create and operate a Mobility-as-a-Service platform with the aim to integrate different modes of transport through a one-ticket solution. LULA was “easy” in isiZulu, a language spoken in South Africa. Yet, it wasn’t easy for LULA... View Details

Keywords: Mobility; Transportation; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities; South Africa

October 2009 (Revised May 2011)
Supplement

Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (D)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Lara Adamsons

Keywords: Transportation Industry

October 2009 (Revised May 2011)
Supplement

Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (C)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Lara Adamsons

Keywords: Transportation Industry

Research Summary

Transportation Security Officers’ Work, Motivations, and Practices Study

Because of its unique history, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is a strategic setting to explore employees' possible distinct and evolving relation to their work. Since its inception in the wake of 9/11, the TSA has... View Details

January 2014 (Revised May 2014)
Background Note

Rail Transportation in the United States

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew Guilford

In the 20th century, automobiles and airlines pushed rail into the background as an often-troubled and neglected mode. After a review of the long history of rail in the U.S., this paper examines the situation in the 21st century, including the rail market structure,... View Details

Keywords: Railroad History; History; Rail Transportation; Rail Industry

May 2001 (Revised May 2015)
Supplement

Compagnie Lyonnaise de Transport (B)

By: Michael Tushman and Michael J Roberts

Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement. View Details

Keywords: Transportation Industry; France

2009
Other Teaching and Training Material

Personal Rapid Transport at Vectus, Inc.

By: Benjamin Edelman

PRT vehicles—often called "driverless taxis"—sought to combine the best characteristics of cars, taxis, and trains, while adding features unavailable in any existing transportation system. Like cars and taxis, PRT vehicles carried small groups—often just a single... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Network Effects; Transportation Networks; Transportation Industry

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September 2018
Case

SJF Ventures—Transforming Transportation with TransLoc?

By: Shawn Cole and Caitlin Reimers Brumme

September 1992
Supplement

Progressive Corporation Transportation Group (C)

By: James L. Heskett

June 1991 (Revised June 1992)
Case

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)

February 2011 (Revised January 2013)
Supplement

Fairstar Heavy Transport (B)

By: Guhan Subramanian and Rhea Ghosh

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Truck Transportation; Transportation Industry

2011
Other Unpublished Work

Towards Improvement in Singapore's Transportation Efficiency and Environmental Impact

By: Benjamin Edelman

I evaluate the suitability of Personal Rapid Transport (PRT) for transportation problems in Singapore, and I propose short-term and long-term applications. View Details

Keywords: Performance Efficiency; Performance Improvement; Environmental Sustainability; Transportation; Transportation Industry; Singapore

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October 2009 (Revised May 2011)
Supplement

Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Lara Adamsons

Keywords: Transportation Industry

April 1995
Teaching Note

Union Carbide Transport TN

By: David E. Bell

Fast Answer

Sustainability in the Transportation Industry

This is a part of Baker Library's Sustainability Research Guide. Background Readings Future of Mobility White Paper Transportation is arguably experiencing its most transformative revolution since the introduction... View Details

Web

Transportation - Business & Environment

Confronting Climate Change Transportation Transportation is the fastest-growing source of greenhouse gas emissions The transport sector accounts for about 14% of the world’s... View Details

11 May 2015
News

A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure

December 2006 (Revised January 2007)
Case

Restructuring Navigator Gas Transport Plc

By: C. Fritz Foley

How should creditors pursue their claims in a multi-jurisdiction bankruptcy? David Butters, Managing Director at Lehman Brothers, negotiates a restructuring of Navigator Gas Transport, a shipping company that is headquartered in Switzerland, incorporated in the Isle of... View Details

Keywords: Management Teams; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Complexity; Capital Structure; Restructuring; International Finance; Law; Ship Transportation; Shipping Industry; Switzerland; Isle of Man

May 2001 (Revised May 2015)
Case

Compagnie Lyonnaise de Transport (A)

By: Michael Tushman and Michael J. Roberts

Describes the issues surrounding the funding of a centralized research service that supports two related divisions. The company has a very decentralized and financially driven culture, and the centralized service is used unequally, setting up a conflict. View Details

Keywords: Business Divisions; Organizational Culture; Relationships; Conflict Management; Balance and Stability; Transportation Industry; France