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- 27 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 27
create frames compatible with Glass, and 3) negotiating a partnership with a leading eyewear manufacturer to jointly develop and market Glass. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/google-glass/an/814102-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 314-084 View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2012 (Revised May 2013)
- Case
Automating the Paris Subway (A)
By: Michel Anteby, Elena Corsi and Emilie Billaud
In 2001, the head of the Paris Subway reflected on how to transform Line 1 into a driverless line without triggering a social conflict. After the shock of the 2000 Notre Dame de Lorette subway accident, in which a train derailed and caused 25 injuries in a Paris subway... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Technological Innovation; Rail Transportation; Labor Unions; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Conflict Management; Rail Industry; Rail Industry; Paris
Anteby, Michel, Elena Corsi, and Emilie Billaud. "Automating the Paris Subway (A)." Harvard Business School Case 413-061, September 2012. (Revised May 2013.)
- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
While trucks continue to rumble in and out of the container-cargo rail yard opposite the HBS parking lot, the depot's days are numbered. Adjacent to it, several blocks of low-rise commercial buildings are already history, demolished and... View Details
- March 2021 (Revised August 2021)
- Case
Nayana Mawilmada: Transforming Urban Development in Sri Lanka
By: Joshua D. Margolis and Mahima Rao-Kachroo
In February 2018, Nayana Mawilmada (Nayana), investment head for the Sri Lankan government’s ambitious $40 billion Megapolis project, must weigh an attractive job offer to move from the public sector to the private sector. A massive government project aimed at... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Decision Making; Public Sector; Experience and Expertise; Strategic Planning; Work-Life Balance; Transportation; Risk and Uncertainty; Power and Influence; Personal Development and Career; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; South Asia; Sri Lanka; Boston; Virginia; United States
Margolis, Joshua D., and Mahima Rao-Kachroo. "Nayana Mawilmada: Transforming Urban Development in Sri Lanka." Harvard Business School Case 421-065, March 2021. (Revised August 2021.)
- January 2020 (Revised April 2020)
- Case
Rumo: Infrastructure for a Healthier Economy
By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Mariana Cal, Ruth Costas and Natalie Kindred
Brazilian logistics company Rumo operated 13,500 km in railway networks, port terminals, and inland transshipment terminals, connecting major Brazilian ports to the agriculture hubs of Mato Grosso and São Paulo state. Controlled by Cosan, Brazil's leading sugar and... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Customer Relationship Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Logistics; Rail Transportation; Value Creation; Rail Industry; Rail Industry; Rail Industry; Latin America; Brazil
Reinhardt, Forest L., Mariana Cal, Ruth Costas, and Natalie Kindred. "Rumo: Infrastructure for a Healthier Economy." Harvard Business School Case 720-008, January 2020. (Revised April 2020.)
- March 1993
- Supplement
Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (C)
Continues the story of the implementation of the ARES project. View Details
Keywords: Rail Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 193-130, March 1993.
- Article
Choosing the Method of Sale: A Clinical Study of Conrail
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Sugato Bhattacharyya
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Sugato Bhattacharyya. "Choosing the Method of Sale: A Clinical Study of Conrail." Journal of Financial Economics 30, no. 1 (November 1991).
- March 2009 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (A)
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Vincent Marie Dessain and Sarah Abbott
In the summer of 2006, the chairman and CEO of Eurotunnel Group is faced with the decision whether to file for bankruptcy protection, after having failed to gain creditor approval of an ambitious out-of-court restructuring plan. The company, which has been attempting... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Laws and Statutes; Risk Management; Rail Industry; France; United Kingdom
Gilson, Stuart C., Vincent Marie Dessain, and Sarah Abbott. "Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 209-062, March 2009. (Revised March 2010.)
- March 2005
- Supplement
Henkel Iberica (B)
By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis, V.G. Narayanan, and Lisa Brem. "Henkel Iberica (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 105-024, March 2005.
- November 1986 (Revised May 1999)
- Teaching Note
Union Pacific (A), (B), and Introduction, Teaching Note
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Rail Industry
- December 1990 (Revised February 2000)
- Supplement
Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners, Video
By: Michael C. Jensen and Brian Barry
Edward Burkhardt, president and CEO of Wisconsin Central, and Carl Freebback, general partner of Berkshire Partners, engage in a question and answer session with the students. View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leveraged Buyouts; Financial Condition; Financing and Loans; Corporate Finance; Rail Industry
Jensen, Michael C., and Brian Barry. "Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 891-509, December 1990. (Revised February 2000.)
- January 1986 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
Union Pacific (B)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Rail Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Union Pacific (B)." Harvard Business School Case 186-178, January 1986. (Revised June 1986.)
- January 1986 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
Union Pacific (A)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Rail Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Union Pacific (A)." Harvard Business School Case 186-177, January 1986. (Revised June 1986.)
- April 1978 (Revised August 1978)
- Supplement
Baxley Railroad (B)
By: Michael Beer
Keywords: Rail Industry
Beer, Michael. "Baxley Railroad (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 478-041, April 1978. (Revised August 1978.)
- March 1996
- Case
Burlington Northern Railroad: Back on Track
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Keywords: Rail Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Burlington Northern Railroad: Back on Track." Harvard Business School Case 396-214, March 1996.
- March 1996
- Case
Burlington Northern Railroad: Strategic Repositioning
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Randi Wade Purchia
Applegate, Lynda M., and Randi Wade Purchia. "Burlington Northern Railroad: Strategic Repositioning." Harvard Business School Case 396-213, March 1996.
- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
labor between innovative new entrants and industry incumbents, endowed with complementary assets, is common in many industries. Such settings are distinct because new entrants have the additional option to sell their innovation in a... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- January 1975 (Revised May 1978)
- Case
Penn Central Co.
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Rail Industry
Hawkins, David F. "Penn Central Co." Harvard Business School Case 175-180, January 1975. (Revised May 1978.)
- September 1992
- Teaching Note
Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (A) and (B) TN
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Julie H. Hertenstein
Teaching Note for (9-191-122) and (9-191-123). View Details
Keywords: Rail Industry
- November 1989 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners (A): Leveraged Buyouts and Financial Distress
By: Michael C. Jensen, Willy Burkhardt and Brian Barry
Wisconsin Central Ltd. is a regional railroad formed in a leveraged buyout, which is currently in default on its loan covenants. The case uses this situation to examine the financial structure of a typical LBO association and its internal control mechanisms and... View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leveraged Buyouts; Financial Condition; Financing and Loans; Corporate Finance; Rail Industry
Jensen, Michael C., Willy Burkhardt, and Brian Barry. "Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners (A): Leveraged Buyouts and Financial Distress." Harvard Business School Case 190-062, November 1989. (Revised March 2000.)