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- 06 Jun 2017
- News
Many Rivers to Cross
Colombian octogenarian Mariano Ospina-Hernandez (MBA 1951) is the resolute visionary behind an ambitious proposal to improve and expand the country’s transportation infrastructure. His foresight could open new possibilities for... View Details
- 06 Oct 2022
- News
Untapped Potential
management worldwide. The fund has already invested more than $9 million in 12 companies that address such pressing problems as flood tracking, water waste and reuse, and sewer infrastructure and maintenance. “This is an overlooked, giant View Details
- 1989
- Other Unpublished Work
The Development and Production of Missiles and Ships - HBS Analysis and Decision Case
By: J. Ronald Fox
- January 2002 (Revised July 2004)
- Case
Renationalization of Railtrack?
Railtrack faces bankruptcy five years after its privatization. Railtrack's performance deteriorated since its privatization in 1996, exhibited by its weakening financial health, unsatisfactory services, poor safety record, and mismanaged investment program. In October... View Details
Keywords: Rail Transportation; Privatization; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; State Ownership; Rail Industry; United Kingdom
Dyck, Alexander, and Irina L. Christov. "Renationalization of Railtrack?" Harvard Business School Case 702-032, January 2002. (Revised July 2004.)
- 13 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: The Coal Dichotomy: Balancing Economic Growth and Decarbonization in India
Pollution and Climate Risks In Mumbai, where Tata Power has implemented strong pollution controls at Trombay, the air remains thick with smog, exacerbated by construction dust, vehicular emissions, and nearby View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Raising the Barrio
Buenos Aires’s Villa 31 is within sight of Retiro, one of the wealthiest enclaves in Argentina’s capital. But the villa miseria—the Argentinian term for an unplanned shantytown—is a world away. The neighborhood is sandwiched between the largest railway station in... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
March 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
much air to breathe and nothing between a little girl and the innocence of life. The wind is inextricably part of my family tree. Like a crazy, unpredictable cousin, it’s always welcome, but, as my life reveals, it’s sometimes dreaded.... View Details
- 11 Jul 2025
- News
Utah Club Dives into Great Salt Lake’s Challenges; Colorado Alumni Talk Defense Over Breakfast
Utah Alumni Explore Future of Great Salt Lake The HBS Club of Utah recently got an insider’s look at the economic and ecological health of the Great Salt Lake (GSL) with a presentation by Utah’s first GSL commissioner, Brian Steed, at the headquarters of Traeger Grills... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 29 Jun 2016
- News
The Latest Local Motor: A Self-Driving Bus
Local Motors—which is led by Jay Rogers (MBA 2007)—posted to its co-creation community: build an urban public transportation system. It’s all part of the company’s unique design model: "Most of our vehicles are designed by people who... View Details
- 08 Nov 2024
- Op-Ed
How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis
However, people absolutely do care about air pollution, the cost and availability of fuel and electricity, and avoiding the loss of roads, houses, farms, and factories due to floods, sea level rise, or extreme heat. Enlightened... View Details
- October 2008 (Revised February 2009)
- Case
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering
Explores the journey of aggressive learning and capability building in the operations of a major Korean Shipbuilder. While DSHM had once used its superior learning capability to topple its Japanese competition, it now faced the potential for a similar attack from new... View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Ship Transportation; Competitive Strategy; Globalization; Manufacturing Industry; Japan; China; South Korea
Upton, David M., and Bowon Kim. "Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering." Harvard Business School Case 609-018, October 2008. (Revised February 2009.)
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
HBS Global Forum Set for June
of top-ranking industry leaders and government officials , including Jeffrey R. Immelt (MBA ’82), chairman and CEO of GE, and Robert Rubin, former Treasury Secretary. HBS professor Malcolm Salter is the faculty chair, and Charles O.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
At Your Service
talking about companies that make physical products. When the MacBook Air came out, for example, Apple knew that to make it lightweight, there would be a tradeoff when it came to battery life and memory. Apple didn’t have any angst or... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Inside Out
structures that we occupy. The authors make the case that the characteristics of where we live and work—things like air quality, acoustics, and lighting—have a massive impact on our physical and mental health, and lay the foundations for... View Details
- July 1983 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Hintz-Kessels-Kohl A.G.
By: Thomas R. Piper
A truck manufacturer must decide whether to bid on the sale of 120 trucks to a private firm in Costa Rica. If a bid is submitted, a decision must be made on whether to protect against the credit, exchange rate, and sovereign risks. View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Currency Exchange Rate; Truck Transportation; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Germany; Costa Rica
Piper, Thomas R. "Hintz-Kessels-Kohl A.G." Harvard Business School Case 284-019, July 1983. (Revised July 1991.)
- Portrait Project
Ryan Flamerich
dream to work in aviation come true, and, by November 2020, I landed my dream summer internship. Four months later, I got fired before I even started. COVID-19 left countless unemployed, and my journey seemingly ran out of air in an... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
planning and strategy at Ford’s Asia Pacific operations in Shanghai and a panelist at HBS’s “Moving the Future” transportation conference this past February. Just as significantly, charging infrastructure is set to get a boost. According... View Details
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How One Center of Innovation Lost its Spark
months, three of the four tire manufacturers there ceased to exist as independent corporations. In this excerpt from "From Community of Innovation to Community of Inertia: The Rise and Fall of the Akron Tire Cluster," Sull describes how this seemingly... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Damon Silvers
representing a large part of what remains of the American industrial economy. Should these companies file for Chapter 11 and fail to get financing, there could be a loss of several million jobs. But the threat is far worse than those... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
Jacek Makowski (MBA 1960)
Jacek Makowski (MBA 1960) When asked about his motivation for supporting financial aid for HBS students from his native Poland, energy industry entrepreneur and investor Jacek Makowski reveals his deep regard for history—both Poland’s and... View Details