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19 Sep 2024
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A Day at Royal FloraHolland: The Epicenter of the Global Flower Market

demonstrated its logistical prowess with a 15 km-long overhead runway system, an innovative solution that efficiently transports flower carts across its vast warehouse complex, effectively saving the equivalent of about 200 truck trips... View Details

October 2024
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Edizione

By: Cynthia A. Montgomery, Dante Roscini, Elena Corsi and Hugo Etchegoyhen

This case study examines the diversification and transformation of Edizione, the Benetton family's holding company originally established to reinvest dividends from the Benetton clothing brand. Edizione expanded significantly in the late 1990s and early 2000s,... View Details

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02 Mar 2023
News

Carbon's Second Act

advancements in green energy production and the promise of direct air capture. But there was something missing. TB: There's a lot of people looking at how to make renewable energy that, when you generate it, doesn't produce CO2. And... View Details

01 Dec 2011
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At Your Service

talking about companies that make physical products. When the MacBook Air came out, for example, Apple knew that to make it lightweight, there would be a tradeoff when it came to battery life and memory. Apple didn’t have any angst or... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; customer service; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation

08 Nov 2024
Op-Ed

How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis

However, people absolutely do care about air pollution, the cost and availability of fuel and electricity, and avoiding the loss of roads, houses, farms, and factories due to floods, sea level rise, or extreme heat. Enlightened... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Green Technology; Energy

01 Dec 2000
News

Vivek Ranadivé

software to a range of industries that includes high-tech manufacturing, telecommunications, energy, retail, e-business, and the Internet. Motorola, Intel, Enron, Cisco Systems, Procter & Gamble, Delta Air Lines, and Yahoo! are just a few... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation

09 Apr 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: JSW Steel

public spaces that will absorb carbon and provide cooler ground temperatures for local populations to electrifying two- and three-wheel transportation to mitigate air pollution in major cities, there are so... View Details

12 Apr 2018
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs

Stacks of shipping containers waiting to be filled with export goods. ralfgosch In March, when the Trump administration released its proposed tariffs list against China, I was eager to get a look. After all, these are the products from China that we see as unfairly... View Details

Keywords: by Willy C. Shih; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation

23 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 23

several concrete managerial prescriptions for the selection problem based on this trade-off. Finally, we demonstrate the value of our framework in a case study that considers air traffic management. Ethnic Innovation and U.S.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Jul 2012
First Look

First Look: July 17

origins of the social psychology of creativity, trace its arc, and suggest directions for its future. Demand and Capacity Management in Air Transportation Authors:Cynthia Barnhart, Douglas S. Fearing, Amedeo... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Smaller Collections - Photography Collections - Historical Collections

aviation meets, and famous flyers from the birth of aviation are documented in this collection of small-format prints, postcards, and corresponding negatives. Public interest in aviation took off after Orville and Wilbur Wright built and flew the first fully practical... View Details

05 Mar 2020
News

Green Light

ventilation system that cycles the air every few seconds and a secondary system designed to blow out any pathogens or insects that might have snuck past earlier garrisons. All of this security is in place to protect—sans pesticides—the... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Scott Nobles

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Wartime Innovation - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

former teaching assistant, served as Doriot's chief assistant throughout the war. Henry W. Hoagland (HBS MBA '39), another student of Doriot's, also worked as an aide to Doriot in the Military Planning Division. In an early assignment for the Motor View Details

23 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers

Consumers often have the following choice: Either buy something directly from a retailer, or buy it indirectly through an intermediary, which partners with the retailer to attract more buyers. Think purchasing a plane ticket straight from the airline versus on... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation

October 2016 (Revised November 2016)
Case

DO & CO: Gourmet Entertainment

By: Juan Alcácer and Esel Çekin

This case is about a global catering, restaurant, and hospitality company, DO & CO, growing geographically with its existing businesses while also adding new brands to its portfolio. The company had $1 billion in revenues in 2015 from its three divisions: airline... View Details

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05 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?

A pall hangs over Sochi. Not since the bribery scandal overshadowed the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City has an Olympic Winter Games been so fraught with controversy. Fears of a terrorist attack by Islamic extremists; outrage over Russia's anti-gay laws; difficulties with... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports; Advertising

27 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 27, 2007

in the world. But now the end seemed close. Was there a way to save eDonkey? Was it time for Yagan to get out? He had little time to figure out his next move. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707482 Restructuring... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Wartime Innovation - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

former teaching assistant, served as Doriot's chief assistant throughout the war. Henry W. Hoagland (HBS MBA '39), another student of Doriot's, also worked as an aide to Doriot in the Military Planning Division. In an early assignment for the Motor View Details