Air Transportation Industry - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Dec 2019
What Do You Think?

How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?

Andreas Haas How Does an Organization Like Boeing Coordinate Work Under Intense Competitive Pressure? Our case study on Boeing this month unfolded in real time, leading up to a second critical glitch on one of their products, this time its space capsule. Again, the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Air Transportation

20 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways

On February 14, US Airways and American Airlines put their names on a valentine to each other as they announced an $11 billion merger, a union that created the largest airline in the United States. For American, it was one more step in the right direction after its... View Details

Keywords: Re: Rosabeth M. Kanter & Stuart C. Gilson; Air Transportation

01 Jun 1999
News

Ian Walsh

and hidden missile sites. About ten miles from O'Grady's last known position, Walsh recalls, "My copilot and I suddenly heard the downed airman's voice and code name over our radio." Moments later, the two transport choppers were on the... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

04 Dec 2000
What Do You Think?

Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?

one Fred Smith, the young CEO of Federal Express, who had been required under previous regulation to use small, inefficient aircraft to transport freight or else submit to stringent government regulation. It was regarded by Congress as an... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

September 2021
Supplement

Telepass: From Tolling to Mobility Platform

By: Chiara Farronato, Stefano Denicolai and Sarah Mehta

This supplementary dataset can be paired with the case entitled “Telepass: From Tolling to Mobility Platform” (case no. 622-011), to allow students the opportunity to analyze data before class. View Details

Keywords: Analysis; Change; Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Innovation and Invention; Strategy; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Transportation; Transportation Networks; Value; Value Creation; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Europe; Italy; Milan

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18 Jul 2018
News

JetBlue Invests in ClimaCell

Keywords: Air Transportation; Air Transportation

23 Sep 2013
News

Five Alumni Named to Fortune's "40 under 40"

Keywords: Air Transportation; Air Transportation

10 Jul 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: It’s a Bad Idea to Ban Customers From Recording Videos

not part of a passenger’s contract with United. (In a request for rulemaking, I recently asked the Department of Transportation to rule this and similar policies invalid and unenforceable.) But even if the policy was binding, it wouldn’t... View Details

Keywords: by Benjamin G. Edelman; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation

01 Sep 2010
News

You’ve Been YouTubed

Art by John Weber Related Links Virtual Learning Series: Understanding Users of Social Networks Career Webinar: Leverage the Power of Your LinkedIn Network Tweets are in the air we breathe. Most of us know that “friend” can also be a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; social media; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation

October 1991 (Revised August 1993)
Case

Acid Rain: Burlington Northern, Inc. (A)

By: Forest L. Reinhardt

Burlington Northern (BN) hauls low-sulfur coal from the northern Great Plains to electric utilities in the Midwest. Acid rain legislation may affect the geographic scope of BN's markets. Railroad managers need to assess the economic effects of acid rain controls and... View Details

Keywords: Rail Transportation; Environmental Sustainability; Development Economics; Government Legislation; Natural Environment; Policy; Metals and Minerals; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Rail Industry; United States

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12 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

Can Our Parenting Struggles Make Us Better Leaders?

I’m not just a professor and business consultant; I’m also a parent to two kids. As I’ve often mused, the challenges leaders face at home and at work aren’t necessarily all that different. In particular, both contexts leave leaders struggling between their desire to... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati; Air Transportation

30 Jan 2019
What Do You Think?

Who Will Measure up to These Two Remarkable Leaders?

the structure of the industries in which their firms competed. Bogle and Kelleher died earlier this month, more than 40 years after each made their mark on the competitive landscape by leading organizations that provided both low cost and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Air Transportation; Air Transportation

October 2005 (Revised February 2008)
Case

Sales Force Integration at FedEx (A)

By: David B. Godes

Federal Express' (FedEx) recent acquisition of RPS--a ground delivery firm--gave the firm the potential to offer a single source for a client's delivery needs. However, to deliver on this potential, the firm needed to deliver the integrated solution through a single... View Details

Keywords: Horizontal Integration; Salesforce Management; Transportation; Compensation and Benefits; Transportation Industry

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2008
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Railroads: East Asia

By: Elisabeth Koll

Keywords: Rail Transportation; Rail Industry; Japan

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December 2011 (Revised January 2016)
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On Two Wheels in Paris: The Vélib' Bicycle-Sharing Program

By: Peter A. Coles, Elena Corsi and Vincent Dessain

Keywords: Bicycle Transportation; Bicycle Industry; Paris

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Can You Cut 'Turn Times' Without Adding Staff?

By: Ethan Bernstein and Ryan W. Buell

The president of RSA Ground, the subsidiary of Rising Sun Airlines responsible for servicing its planes at airports across Japan, goes undercover as a service crew member to discover how and whether his employees can speed up cleaning, checking, restocking, and... View Details