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- January 2002 (Revised July 2004)
- Case
Renationalization of Railtrack?
Railtrack faces bankruptcy five years after its privatization. Railtrack's performance deteriorated since its privatization in 1996, exhibited by its weakening financial health, unsatisfactory services, poor safety record, and mismanaged investment program. In October... View Details
Keywords: Rail Transportation; Privatization; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; State Ownership; Rail Industry; United Kingdom
Dyck, Alexander, and Irina L. Christov. "Renationalization of Railtrack?" Harvard Business School Case 702-032, January 2002. (Revised July 2004.)
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Roads to Recovery
Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter organized a two-day conference titled "America on the Move: Transportation and Infrastructure for the 21st Century," held at HBS in February. To help spur action on this critical component of US business and... View Details
- 06 Oct 2010
- News
Success in Freight and Logistics
- October 2018 (Revised September 2020)
- Case
Testing Autonomy in Pittsburgh
By: Mitchell Weiss and Brittany Urick
Pittsburgh’s mayor had been among the first to welcome self-driving vehicles but was now one of many needing to react after a pedestrian fatality involving an autonomous Uber in Arizona. He had originally preferred to roll out “the red carpet” instead of the “red... View Details
Keywords: Public Entrepreneurship; Government Innovation; Government Experimentation; Autonomous Vehicles; Mayor; Mayor Peduto; Cities; Mobility; Automation; Uber; Argo Ai; Aurora Innovation; Aptiv; Entrepreneurship; Public Sector; Innovation and Invention; Transportation; City; Safety; Business and Government Relations; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; United States; Pennsylvania; Pittsburgh
Weiss, Mitchell, and Brittany Urick. "Testing Autonomy in Pittsburgh." Harvard Business School Case 819-059, October 2018. (Revised September 2020.)
- Article
Physical and Situational Inequality on Airplanes Predict Air Rage
By: K. A. DeCelles and Michael I. Norton
We posit that the modern airplane is a social microcosm of class-based society, and that the increasing incidence of “air rage” can be understood through the lens of inequality. Research on inequality typically examines the effects of relatively fixed, macrostructural... View Details
Keywords: Physical Inequality; Equality and Inequality; Behavior; Air Transportation; Situation or Environment
DeCelles, K. A., and Michael I. Norton. "Physical and Situational Inequality on Airplanes Predict Air Rage." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113, no. 20 (May 17, 2016): 5588–5591.
- October 2008 (Revised February 2009)
- Case
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering
Explores the journey of aggressive learning and capability building in the operations of a major Korean Shipbuilder. While DSHM had once used its superior learning capability to topple its Japanese competition, it now faced the potential for a similar attack from new... View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Ship Transportation; Competitive Strategy; Globalization; Manufacturing Industry; Japan; China; South Korea
Upton, David M., and Bowon Kim. "Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering." Harvard Business School Case 609-018, October 2008. (Revised February 2009.)
- June 2018
- Teaching Note
LabCDMX: Experiment 50
By: Mitchell Weiss and Matt Higgins
Teaching Note for HBS No. 817-031. View Details
Keywords: Public Entrepreneurship; Experimentation; Lean Startup; Government; Innovation; Crowdsourcing; Open Data; Mexico City; Mexico; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Social Entrepreneurship; Government Administration; Transportation; Innovation Leadership; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Mexico; Mexico City
- Fast Answer
Airline industry: overviews & statistics
Australian, and global markets Statista - quick statistics and articles on the topic Additional resource: United States Bureau of Transportation Statistics Federal Aviation Administration Global and European Air View Details
- Jan 2014
- Case
Rethinking Cities: Chicago on the Move
It is impossible to discuss national competitiveness without considering cities and the regions they anchor. Cities are transportation hubs, centers of commercial exchange, and the locus of lives. They thrive by the ways they connect to... View Details
- 1998
- Chapter
Economic Performance, Strategic Position, and Vulnerability to Ecological Pressures among U.S. Interstate Motor Carriers
By: Jack A. Nickerson and Brian S. Silverman
Keywords: Truck Transportation; Environmental Management; Competitive Strategy; Performance; Shipping Industry; United States
Nickerson, Jack A., and Brian S. Silverman. "Economic Performance, Strategic Position, and Vulnerability to Ecological Pressures among U.S. Interstate Motor Carriers." In Disciplinary Roots of Strategic Management Research. Vol. 15, edited by Joel A. C. Baum, 37–61. Advances in Strategic Management. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1998.
- March 2003 (Revised January 2006)
- Case
Threshold Sports
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Todd H Thedinga
Describes the sales, marketing, and operating issues facing Threshold Sports, a small cycling event management company that produces the Pro Cycling Tour. Examines the issues facing the company as it approaches breakeven and attempts to grow the business substantially.... View Details
Keywords: Growth Management; Bicycle Transportation; Service Delivery; Sports; Bicycle Industry; Service Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Todd H Thedinga. "Threshold Sports." Harvard Business School Case 803-134, March 2003. (Revised January 2006.)
- Article
Highways and Spatial Location within Cities: Evidence from India
By: Ejaz Ghani, Arti Grover Goswami and William R. Kerr
We investigate the impact of the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway project on the spatial organization and efficiency of manufacturing activity. The GQ project upgraded the quality and width of 3,633 miles of road in India. We use a difference-in-difference estimation... View Details
Ghani, Ejaz, Arti Grover Goswami, and William R. Kerr. "Highways and Spatial Location within Cities: Evidence from India." World Bank Economic Review 30, Suppl. 1 (March 2017): S97–S108.
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
Support of America’s Manufacturing Base and Import/Export Sector Ward: Rail is helping drive U.S. business rebirth amid 21st-century economic realities. Photo Courtesy CSX Related Links In a railroad setting, Michael Ward explains how train View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Hail to the Chief
transportation would have the greatest immediate impact on energy use. This possibility inspired her to launch AltWheels, a two-day alternative transportation festival that took place in July. The event, a... View Details
- August 2020 (Revised December 2020)
- Case
Latam Airlines and COVID-19: Seeking Bankruptcy Protection in the United States
By: Laura Alfaro, Mauricio Larrain, Carlos Vilches and Sarah Jeong
On May 26, 2020, Latam Airlines became the largest airline in the world to be driven to bankruptcy by COVID-19. With a complex debt structure and international investor composition, the company decided to file for bankruptcy protection in the United States, which... View Details
Keywords: Airlines; Pandemic; Coronavirus Pandemic; Health Pandemics; Air Transportation; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Capital Markets; Strategy; Latin America; Chile; United States
Alfaro, Laura, Mauricio Larrain, Carlos Vilches, and Sarah Jeong. "Latam Airlines and COVID-19: Seeking Bankruptcy Protection in the United States." Harvard Business School Case 321-027, August 2020. (Revised December 2020.)
- June 1991 (Revised May 1995)
- Case
Jay Gould and the Coming of Railroad Consolidation
Concerns the role of Jay Gould in causing the creation of large regional rail systems after the Civil War in the United States. In class it will be used to show the inevitability of consolidation in that industry. View Details
McCraw, Thomas K. "Jay Gould and the Coming of Railroad Consolidation." Harvard Business School Case 391-260, June 1991. (Revised May 1995.)
- 10 May 2010
- News
Getting Involved in Jacksonville, FL
- June 2024
- Simulation
Vehicle Lifecycle Emissions Calculator
This Vehicle Lifecycle Emissions Calculator calculates the greenhouse gas emissions over the lifespan of internal combustion engine (ICEs) vehicles, battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), including those associated with their... View Details
Keywords: Decarbonization; Environment; Carbon Accounting; Carbon; Carbon Abatement; Electric Vehicles; Automobiles; Environmental Accounting; Environmental Management; Environmental Sustainability; Strategy; Technological Innovation; Supply Chain; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Climate Change; Transportation; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Fast Forward
several of the new research tracks the project has produced and how a few of these ideas are being put into action. Transportation and Infrastructure After organizing a transportation summit in February 2014... View Details
- Profile
Seth Moulton
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? HBS has given me an excellent introduction to a wide range of business topics, while also giving me the opportunity to pursue particular interests in greater depth. As someone coming out of the military with great... View Details