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- March 2000 (Revised May 2000)
- Case
U.S. Gas Transportation, Inc.
By: John A. Davis, Myra M. Hart and Sharon Peyus
Presents a career dilemma for a husband/wife owner-manager team. Nanci and Len Mackenzie have received an offer for their highly successful entrepreneurial business, U.S. Gas Transportation, Inc. The Mackenzies are concerned about what the sale might do to their... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Family Ownership; Family Business; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Culture; Employees; Business Exit or Shutdown; Planning; Transportation Industry
Davis, John A., Myra M. Hart, and Sharon Peyus. "U.S. Gas Transportation, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 800-049, March 2000. (Revised May 2000.)
- February 1985 (Revised May 1986)
- Case
Allied Van Lines, Inc.
Keywords: Transportation Industry
Greyser, Stephen A. "Allied Van Lines, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 585-159, February 1985. (Revised May 1986.)
- June 2003
- Article
Make v. Buy in Trucking: Asset Ownership, Job Design and Information
By: George P. Baker and Thomas Hubbard
Baker, George P., and Thomas Hubbard. "Make v. Buy in Trucking: Asset Ownership, Job Design and Information." American Economic Review 93, no. 3 (June 2003).
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Making a Difference in the World
organizations waste $2.8 billion every year powering unused PCs. In 2009, these unused PCs emitted approximately 20 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent — equal to the annual emissions of 4 million cars. Transportation accounts for... View Details
- January 2017 (Revised April 2017)
- Supplement
Bridj and the Business of Urban Mobility (B): A New Model in Kansas City
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen
In late 2016, Bridj was expanding its digital platform to help address urban mobility problems faced by cities across the country and the world. Its founder and CEO, Matt George, weighed up several possible strategies for growth as he aimed to responsibly build the... View Details
Keywords: Mobility; Digital; Mobile App; Mobile; Data; Platform; Organization; Startup; Start-up Growth; Startup Management; Responsibility; Corporate Responsibility; Entrepreneurship; Information Technology; Transportation; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Growth and Development Strategy; Digital Platforms; Mobile and Wireless Technology; United States; District of Columbia; Massachusetts; Kansas; Mexico
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jonathan Cohen. "Bridj and the Business of Urban Mobility (B): A New Model in Kansas City." Harvard Business School Supplement 317-047, January 2017. (Revised April 2017.)
- February 2022 (Revised September 2022)
- Case
Lilium: Preparing for Takeoff
By: Navid Mojir, Vincent Dessain, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej and Emer Moloney
Lilium is a German company focused on developing electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) that can be used to offer air taxi services. The company went public in September 2021 through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal, raising more than... View Details
Keywords: SPACs; Business Model; Forecasting and Prediction; Green Technology; Capital Markets; Venture Capital; Initial Public Offering; Rural Scope; Urban Scope; City; Disruptive Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Technological Innovation; Demand and Consumers; Market Timing; Industry Growth; Infrastructure; Logistics; Product Design; Product Development; Production; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Strategic Planning; Partners and Partnerships; Risk and Uncertainty; Urban Development; Sustainable Cities; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry; Air Transportation Industry; Air Transportation Industry; Air Transportation Industry; Air Transportation Industry; Germany; Munich; Brazil; United States; Florida
Mojir, Navid, Vincent Dessain, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej, and Emer Moloney. "Lilium: Preparing for Takeoff." Harvard Business School Case 522-084, February 2022. (Revised September 2022.)
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Air Time
trying to find parking.” “About 30 percent of the traffic in most urban areas is caused by people just driving around trying to find parking.” — Bryan Mistele (MBA 1995), founder of INRIX transportation information firm Trending... View Details
- 18 May 2015
- News
Changing the conversation on US infrastructure challenges
Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s interest in US transportation and infrastructure began well before Boston’s record-setting 2015 snowstorms focused national attention on the downside of deferred maintenance for aging public transit systems. In... View Details
- 01 Jan 2010
- News
James A. Lovell, AMP 62, 1971
were able to safely return to earth. The Apollo 13 experience taught Lovell the importance of team work, a lesson he now shares with audiences around the world in his career as a public speaker. He also draws on his 25 years in the business world, where he has led... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
James McNerney Jr.
McNerney: It’s all about being globally competitive and creating U.S. jobs. Illustration by Andy Friedman Related Links The Path to Economic Revival Making Their Way Squawk Box at HBS - Jim McNerney, Dean Nitin Nohria, and University Professor Michael Porter discuss... View Details
- 2011
- Book
Detour: My Unexpected, Amazing, Life Changing Journey With OnStar
By: Chet Huber
Detour is the story behind the launch of OnStar’s now well known blue button, as told through the eyes of its founder and CEO of over fourteen years, Chet Huber. It’s a personal narrative that describes the events that led up to General Motors’ unexpected choice... View Details
Keywords: General Motors; OnStar; Technological Innovation; Business Startups; Transportation; Safety; Personal Development and Career; Creativity; Success; Business History; Auto Industry
Huber, Chet. Detour: My Unexpected, Amazing, Life Changing Journey With OnStar. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011.
- Profile
Marc Wilson
United States. "It meant they had to start over from scratch, but they did it to give their two sons better opportunities." Inspiring the next generation While Marc loved his work, he realized that his larger dream of interstellar human View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit/Government/Education
- 23 Sep 2013
- News
Five Alumni Named to Fortune's "40 under 40"
- 22 Aug 2019
- News
Getting There
(via Bloomberg Technology) (via Bloomberg Technology) In an interview with Bloomberg Technology, Anthony Tan (MBA 2011) and Hooi Ling Tan (MBA 2011), the cofounders of Grab, chronicle the company’s explosive growth from an idea pitched at an HBS business plan... View Details
- February 2025
- Case
Luca de Meo at Renault Group (A)
By: Emily Truelove, Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag
When Luca de Meo became CEO of Renault Group in 2020, the 122-year-old French automaker faced financial challenges and the double technological disruption of the automotive industry: the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) and the rise of software-defined vehicles (SDVs).... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Interpersonal Communication; Forms of Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Experience and Expertise; Customer Value and Value Chain; Decision Making; Economic Growth; Financial Crisis; Alternative Energy; Engineering; Global Strategy; Governance; Digital Transformation; Digital Strategy; Technology Adoption; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Innovation Leadership; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Leading Change; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Crisis Management; Management Skills; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Performance Efficiency; Transportation; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; France; Europe; China
Truelove, Emily, Linda A. Hill, and Lydia Begag. "Luca de Meo at Renault Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 425-041, February 2025.
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Straddling Two Worlds
one-year stint ended, Tierney joined the corporate finance division of White, Weld & Co. in New York and settled with his wife and three children in Connecticut. At White Weld, he developed a department that focused on transportation... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- March 2021 (Revised August 2024)
- Case
Hotwire.com: Navigating Through Turbulence
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Manny de Zarraga and Eric Levine
On September 10, 2001, after speaking at an industry conference at New York’s World Trade Center, Hotwire co-founder Spencer Rascoff boarded a flight from Newark to San Francisco. After returning home, Rascoff awoke the next morning to a phone call informing him that... View Details
Keywords: September 11; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business Growth and Maturation; Disruption; Decisions; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Growth Management; Digital Platforms; Problems and Challenges; Risk and Uncertainty; Expansion; Internet and the Web; Leading Change; Leadership Style; Air Transportation Industry; Air Transportation Industry; San Francisco
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Manny de Zarraga, and Eric Levine. "Hotwire.com: Navigating Through Turbulence." Harvard Business School Case 821-084, March 2021. (Revised August 2024.)
- June 2020 (Revised February 2021)
- Case
Accounting for Leases at American Airlines (A)
By: Jonas Heese, Gerardo Pérez Cavazos and Julia Kelley
In March 2020, as coronavirus reduced demand for air travel, an analyst was forecasting American Airlines’ (American’s) first quarter financial results. To develop a forecast, she needed to familiarize herself with Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-02, “Leases... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Finance; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leasing; Air Transportation Industry; Air Transportation Industry; North and Central America; United States
Heese, Jonas, Gerardo Pérez Cavazos, and Julia Kelley. "Accounting for Leases at American Airlines (A)." Harvard Business School Case 120-069, June 2020. (Revised February 2021.)