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  • 08 Apr 2019
  • Sharpening Your Skills

The Life of Luxury and How to Sell It

decision making? Researchers are finding a link between luxury and self interest, an insight that may help curb corporate excesses. Honda Created a Civic for Very Light Jets. How High Will It Fly?How Honda Aircraft Corporation moved from... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Auto; Retail; Fashion
  • 27 May 2022
  • Blog Post

Q&A with the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association, MBA Class of 2023

Southern California; Political Science Military experience: Aircraft Maintenance Officer, US Air Force Why did you decide to pursue an MBA? Instead of pursuing an MBA directly after my service, I decided to join an edtech startup in San... View Details

    William E. Fruhan

    Professor WILLIAM E. FRUHAN, JR. is George E. Bates Professor, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. He received his BS degree from Yale University, and his MBA and DBA degrees from Harvard University.  He has served as Senior Associate Dean and Director of... View Details

    Keywords: aircraft; aircraft; aircraft; aircraft; aircraft; aircraft; aircraft; aircraft; aircraft; aircraft
    • 01 May 2020
    • Blog Post

    5 Reasons to Join a Club at HBS

    me with alumni who lead organizations who directly operate or support aviation: from aircraft financing firms to maintenance services companies. It exposed me to areas of the sector I did not know existed. The guidance I received was... View Details
    • 16 Aug 2018
    • News

    Working with a Giver’s Spirit

    small robotic aircraft to deliver essential medical products, first asked Ayala to help her assemble and vet the board for Endeavor Philippines, and he happily agreed. “That then turned into, ‘Well, can you help me find somebody to run... View Details
    Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
    • Web

    Documenting the Wartime Effort | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

    from a variety of sources such as the U.S. military, the Office of War Information, and companies using U.S. Steel in their products. Pictures of tanks, planes, ships, aircraft carriers, guns, bombs, shells, and pipelines juxtaposed... View Details
    • 16 Mar 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

    well, like the commercial aircraft manufacturers or the motion picture industry. Willy C. Shih (@WillyShih_atHBS) is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration in the Technology and Operations... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • 11 May 2009
    • Research & Ideas

    The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

    pick up our hero, Jim Barton, at a latter point in his career, as he's offered the opportunity to lead the transformation of a struggling medium-sized military aircraft company into a successful twenty-first-century commercial airplane... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • 21 Aug 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    From Emerging Economies to the Global Market: The Case of Embraer

    How can a company from an emerging economy manage to make waves in global business? Ask Embraer. The Brazilian firm also known as Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. is the fourth largest commercial aircraft manufacturer in the world,... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Manufacturing
    • 12 Oct 1999
    • Research & Ideas

    Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy

    therefore, become unique local centers of innovation for the likes of mutual funds, venture capital, and biotechnology in Greater Boston or aircraft equipment and design, boat and shipbuilding, and metal fabrication in Seattle. The list... View Details
    Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter

      Olive Ann M. Beech

      In 1932, Beech assisted her husband in forming the Beech Aircraft Corporation, and within a short time, the company prospered and dominated the market for privately-owned small, commercial planes. Beech View Details
      Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
      • 01 Dec 2005
      • News

      Top-Flight Tory

      appearance: He’s broken his nose three times, once playing rugby, then accidentally in a swimming pool, and yet again, it is said, in a fight. He’s a former member of Britain’s elite SAS commando outfit and an extreme-sports enthusiast who “enjoys cartwheeling out of... View Details
      Keywords: Britain's Conservative Party; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

        James S. McDonnell

        McDonnell built one of the most successful government-contracted industrial space and aircraft production businesses in the U.S. His company produced the Phantom jet fighters, the Mercury Space Capsule, and the Gemini spacecraft. In 1967,... View Details
        Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
        • Web

        Drone Policy | About

        Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)? Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones, are aircraft without a human pilot aboard. They can be controlled autonomously... View Details

          Frederick C. Crawford

          Inheriting a struggling firm in 1933, Crawford set upon a path to rebuild and diversify Thompson Products. He expanded the traditional auto parts product line to include key applications for the aircraft and aerospace industry. A strong... View Details
          Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

            Igor I. Sikorsky

            Sikorsky was a pioneer in the aircraft industry. The father of the helicopter, Sikorsky patented and flew the first helicopter in 1939. Revolutionizing the transport industry, Sikorsky Aircraft eventually... View Details
            Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

              John F. Welch, Jr.

              number one or number two in their respective industries. Welch helped GE become one of the most efficient conglomerates of its time, being an industry leader in everything from aircraft engines to television (NBC). View Details
              Keywords: Fabricated Goods

                John K. Northrop

                After frustrating attempts at aircraft engineering with many other firms, John Northrop founded Northrop Aircraft and helped it grow into a very lucrative defense contractor, providing everything from... View Details
                Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                  Victor Emanuel

                  During World War II, Emanuel produced all types of military aircraft, including giant bombers, aircraft carriers, and cruisers. After the war, Emanuel led the conversion of AVCO from a producer of aircraft... View Details
                  Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                    Donald W. Douglas

                    and could fly 1,000 miles without refueling. By World War II, Douglas made 80% of the commercial aircraft in use. In 1941, Douglas constructed the first of the B-19 bombers for the U.S. Army and produced nearly 30,000 View Details
                    Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace