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    James J. Hill

    Hill, a railroad builder and entrepreneur, was a pioneer of the Northwest in a variety of ways. He located his roads and terminal facilities in potentially productive areas, he constructed them for economical operation at minimum cost (under his personal supervision),... View Details
    Keywords: Transportation

      Edward E. Carlson

      When he assumed the CEO position of United Airlines, Carlson inherited a company that had just produced a record $40 million loss. Despite no prior experience in the airline industry, Carlson embarked on a stringent cost reduction and revitalization program that... View Details
      Keywords: Transportation

        Ralph Budd

        In 1919, when Budd took over the helm at Great Northern, he was the youngest railway president in the country. Budd pioneered new projects including the 1926-1928 Cascade Mountains tunnel project, which cost $25 million and eliminated the need for six shorter tunnels.... View Details
        Keywords: Transportation
        • 04 Mar 2015
        • News

        How Harley-Davidson is Cruising in India

        Keywords: Transportation

          Daniel Willard

          After reviving the battered B&O railway line with $60 million in investment funds he personally solicited from Wall Street, Willard was required to turn over control of the company to the government during World War I. The extensive improvements and investments... View Details
          Keywords: Transportation

            Samuel Spencer

            Spencer was the first president of the Southern Railway System, which was formed by the consolidation of the Richmond and Danville Railroad and the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad. During his tenure, the mileage of the Railway doubled, the number of... View Details
            Keywords: Transportation
            • 09 Feb 2015
            • News

            Uber Needs Our Permission to Grow

            Keywords: Uber; regulation; society; Transportation
            • 02 Jun 2014
            • News

            What's Holding Uber Back

            Keywords: disruptive innovation; strategy; Transportation
            • 2023
            • Working Paper

            The Buy-In Effect: When Increasing Initial Effort Motivates Behavioral Follow-Through

            By: Holly Dykstra, Shibeal O'Flaherty and A.V. Whillans
            Behavioral interventions often focus on reducing friction to encourage behavior change. In contrast, we provide evidence that adding friction can promote long-term behavior change when behaviors involve repeated costly efforts over longer time horizons. In... View Details
            Keywords: Friction; Behavior; Environmental Sustainability; Transportation; Outcome or Result
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            • 21 Dec 2013
            • News

            Kenneth A. Schechter, 83, Dies; With Help, He Flew Blind

            Keywords: Korean War; Navy; obituraries; Insurance Carriers and Related Activities; Finance
            • 12 Mar 2024
            • Blog Post

            IFC India: Electric Mobility in India

            across the country. Transportation stands as one of the leading contributors to global emissions, trailing only behind the power and industrial sectors. Consequently, the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) for personal View Details
            • 16 Jul 2024
            • Blog Post

            Driving Positive Impact on Community and Climate with Ben Schutzman (MBA 2016)

            transportation angle of cities and, more specifically, how we can positively impact people in communities with better infrastructure and transportation services. Tell us a little bit about your career... View Details
            • May 2017 (Revised October 2017)
            • Supplement

            Uber: Changing the Way the World Moves (B)

            By: Youngme Moon
            This (B) case was written as a follow-up to the original case, “Uber: Changing the Way the World Moves” (HBS No. 316-101). It describes a slew of controversial incidents besetting the company in early 2017. View Details
            Keywords: Marketing; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Competitive Strategy; Transportation; Problems and Challenges; United States
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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 Rail View Details
            Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
            • 21 Aug 2014
            • Blog Post

            HBS Social Enterprise Initiative Visits NYC

            adverse weather and climate change impacts. Urvesh was motivated to pursue this internship by his belief, as he explained, “that efficient and reliable transportation is a critical public service, and that it stands to become only more... View Details
            Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
            • March 2020
            • Case

            Voi Technology

            By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Olivia Hull
            Voi Technology, a fast-growing start-up out of Sweden, is competing in the highly contested European e-scooter sharing market. With a presence in nearly 40 cities in Europe by February 2020, the firm is working hard to improve its unit economics to reach profitability.... View Details
            Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Strategy; Technology Adoption; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Marketing Strategy; Business Plan; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Energy Conservation; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Globalized Economies and Regions; Innovation Leadership; Human Capital; Laws and Statutes; Growth Management; Operations; Logistics; Service Operations; Supply Chain Management; Organizational Culture; Information Infrastructure; Transportation; Transportation Industry; Technology Industry; Europe
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            • 22 Mar 2011
            • News

            Maximum Cities

            the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg MBA '66 was named the group's current chair in September). Discussions on transportation and the built environment, water, entrepreneurship in the energy... View Details
            Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
            • 01 Sep 2009
            • News

            Read All About It!

            (another form of entertainment) and in games and sports. Edison’s electric lamp, brighter and better than gas, oil, or candles, which was supposed to lead men and women to the library, merely lures human moths to Main Street. From Chapter 8 “The View Details
            Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
            • Portrait Project

            Esther Hsu

            glinting sun off the coast of Kenya, and the wintry sunrise over the Charles River. But I love the photos that transport me to a time and a place when I was lost, confused, or full of heartache. They capture the faces of my family,... View Details
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            Introduction - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

            Railroads Finance Management Business Analysts Mass Distribution Mergers & Syndicates Research Links Introduction More than 240,000 miles of railroad track laid down in the United States from the mid-to-late 1800s connected vast regions of the country, View Details