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  • November 2018 (Revised June 2019)
  • Case

ofo

By: Mitchell Weiss
Dai Wei and his co-founders grew Beijing-based ofo from a school-based startup to a bike-share behemoth in a matter of months, topped an all-out market-share battle fueled with almost $1 billion in venture capital, provided 2 billion bicycle rides, soaked up the... View Details
Keywords: Ofo; Bikeshare; Scale; Platforms; Government As A Platform; Platform Mechanics; Dai Wei; Dockless Bikes; Mobike; Bike-share; Online-to-offline; Mobility; Digital Platforms; Infrastructure; Transportation; Bicycle Transportation; Growth and Development Strategy; Bicycle Industry; China; Beijing
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  • Portrait Project

Emily Stapleton

I checked my watch as I stood by the side of the road, worrying about a dinner reservation and waiting for my bus to arrive. While I had enjoyed exploring the many different neighborhoods of San Francisco on my first visit to the city, I was astonished by the... View Details
  • 04 Sep 2019
  • Blog Post

A Guided Experience into the World of Entrepreneurship

learned about Sidewalk Labs, a unit of Alphabet (Google) with “a grand vision of developing the Toronto waterfront using advanced technology to make a better city, one with more efficient transportation and a more sustainable... View Details
  • Web

Commodities, Currencies, and Balancing of the Trade Deficit - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Commodities, Currencies, and Balancing of the Trade Deficit Augustine Heard & Co.’s formation occurred during the First Opium War (1839–1842). The conflict broke out between the United Kingdom and China in part over the transport and sale... View Details
  • 11 Apr 2023
  • Blog Post

BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

main uses for FPBO are sustainable transport fuel, bio-based chemicals, and heat. FPBO has the advantage of being a liquid, which facilitates storage and transport, and can be used as a drop-in for traditional oils, allowing the use of... View Details
  • 10 Oct 2023
  • Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

transportation and construction projects, and supporting equitable transit planning, all with DACs in mind.[40] These various programs primarily serve to create a better quality of life and good jobs, though several also facilitate clean... View Details
  • February 1992 (Revised September 2019)
  • Case

The House of Tata

By: James E. Austin and Ashish Nanda
The case traces the evolution of the Tata group, one of the largest and highly respected Indian business houses, from its 19th century founding and early growth in diverse industries, to its response to changes in government regulation in independent India, up to its... View Details
Keywords: Indian Economy; International Business; Government And Business; Government Regulation; Synergy; Conglomerates; Business Conglomerates; Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; Business History; Air Transportation Industry; Air Transportation Industry; Air Transportation Industry; Air Transportation Industry; Air Transportation Industry; India
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  • 01 Oct 2009
  • Working Paper Summaries

Systemic Risk and the Refinancing Ratchet Effect

Keywords: by Amir E. Khandani, Andrew W. Lo & Robert C. Merton; Construction; Real Estate
  • November 2000 (Revised April 2004)
  • Case

Airbus A3XX: Developing the World's Largest Commercial Jet (A)

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane
In July 2000, Airbus Industries' supervisory board is on the verge of approving a $13 billion investment for the development of a new super jumbo jet known as the A3XX that would seat from 550 to 1,000 passengers. Having secured approximately 20 orders for the new jet,... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Investment; Forecasting and Prediction; Capital Budgeting; Valuation; Government and Politics; Demand and Consumers; Product Development; Product Positioning; Air Transportation Industry; Air Transportation Industry
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  • March 2020 (Revised January 2022)
  • Case

Michelin: Building a Digital Service Platform

By: Sunil Gupta and Christian Godwin
Michelin, a tire company with over a century of experience, attempts to develop a digital service platform for its fleet and dealer customers. The case focuses on the challenges of bringing a large, well-established company into the digital age. Concerned about the... View Details
Keywords: Change; Transformation; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decision Making; Leading Change; Growth and Development; Strategy; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; United States; France
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  • 26 Nov 2001
  • Research & Ideas

How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers

When HBS professor Steven Spear recently released an abstract on problem solving at Toyota, HBS Working Knowledge staffer Sarah Jane Johnston e-mailed off some questions. Spear not only answered the questions, but also asked some of his own—and answered those as... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Transportation; Transportation; Transportation
  • 26 Sep 2024
  • HBS Seminar

Garrett Van Ryzin, Columbia & Amazon

    W. Earl Sasser

    Earl Sasser is a Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School and has been a member of the faculty there since 1969. He received a B.A. in Mathematics from Duke University in 1965, an MBA from the University of North Carolina in 1967, and a Ph.D. in... View Details

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    • Web

    Historical Data & Sources - Business History

    Ships and Sea Transport (London: George Routledge and Sons, Ltd., 1931), opp. p. 8, map. Distances Between Ports U.S. Navy, Hydrographic Office, Table of Distances Between Ports (Washington: GPO, 1942), opp. p. 4, map. Ford: Countries of... View Details
    • August 2021 (Revised February 2022)
    • Case

    Northvolt: Making the World's Greenest Battery

    By: Jurgen R. Weiss and Emilie Billaud
    In 2021, the demand for lithium-ion batteries increased rapidly, particularly for electric vehicles. Anxious not to be reliant on Asian players, Europe was keen on developing its own home-grown capacity to control the value chain, maintain employment in Europe, and get... View Details
    Keywords: Electric Vehicles; Lithium-ion Batteries; Business Ventures; Energy; Green Technology; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Transportation; Supply Chain; Globalized Markets and Industries; Goals and Objectives; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Battery Industry; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Transportation Industry; Europe; Sweden; Germany; Poland
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    • September 2015
    • Case

    Eco7: Launching a New Motor Oil

    By: John Quelch and Sunru Yong
    Aaron Jonnerson, vice president of marketing at the automotive division of Avellin, must make marketing mix decisions for the launch of Eco7, a new environmentally-friendly motor oil. The company's performance has been mediocre, shareholder pressure is increasing, and... View Details
    Keywords: Distribution Channels; Environmental Sustainability; Product Launch; Transportation; Energy Sources; Auto Industry
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    • 22 Feb 2022
    • News

    New Urban Order

    Currently an adjunct associate professor at NYU’s Stern School, where he teaches about commercializing carbon-reduction technologies in the course Disruption, Entrepreneurship, and Social Impact, Carty points to the significant potential of mass transit and the... View Details
    Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
    • 02 Aug 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies

    A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details
    Keywords: by Lane Lambert
    • 28 Nov 2005
    • Research & Ideas

    Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

    slaughter the animals some of whose parts ended up in Unilever's pies and sausages. Unilever made its own packaging, and transported its products on its own trucks and barges. It owned the distribution chain that delivered its frozen... View Details
    Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products
    • Fast Answer

    Patent terminology: Classification codes

    H) as IPD.  However, CPC has an additional Y section. Section A – Human Necessities Section B – Performing Operations; Transporting Section C – Chemistry; Metallurgy Section D – Textiles; Paper Section E... View Details