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  • 20 Feb 2001
  • Research & Ideas

What’s Next for Japan

competitive Japan, he said. But an undercurrent throughout the post-war period emphasized a second, noncompetitive Japan, as well, according to Porter. "Consumer packaged goods, chemicals, agriculture, software, and aircrafts were... View Details
Keywords: by Hilah Geer
  • 17 Nov 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Lessons from a Nasty Trade Dispute

It was in the late 1990s that the finger pointing began between Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier and its Brazilian competitor, Embraer. Each company alleged that the other was receiving government support that provided an unfair... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
  • 06 Mar 2018
  • First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

young company in the months and years ahead? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/417048-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 118-020 Accounting Turbulence at Boeing Unlike its rival Airbus, Boeing had used a practice called program accounting... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Sep 2012
  • First Look

First Look: September 11

acquire after spending the early part of their career in manufacturing at GE's Aircraft Engine division in Lynn, MA. Their offer of $1.1 million, or 6.9x times 2011 EBITDA of $159,292, was a pleasant surprise, but Owen was not interested... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Dec 2015
  • First Look

December 8, 2015

Harvard Business School Case 716-408 Turkish Airlines: Widen Your World This case tracks Turkish Airlines' transition from regional player to global powerhouse. With an order for 212 aircraft in the first half of 2013, the airline had... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Jul 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Airplane Design Brings Out the Class Warfare in Us All

Business Administration at Harvard Business School. “The psychology is powerful. That feeling of being in first or last place affects our thoughts, emotions, and behavior.” Although the research focuses on aircraft design, its findings... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Air Transportation; Sports; Travel
  • 17 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: January 17

Aircraft," HBS No. 612-035. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/612036-PDF-ENG Modularity in Design and Manufacturing: Application to Commercial Aircraft Willy Shih and Margaret PiersonHarvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Nov 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Best Practices of Global Innovators

supplier of nose cones and fuselages, a business that many would consider "core" for an aircraft manufacturer. Examples such as these are forcing us to rethink the advice we give about what parts of the innovation value chain a firm... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Nov 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017

trainees how to assemble an aircraft wing—and has cut the time it takes them to do that task by 35%. At GE, factory workers have achieved a similar gain in efficiency by using voice commands in AR experiences to perform complex wiring. AR... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 09 Nov 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership

63-year-old CEO of Southwest Airlines had come to arm wrestle his company's latest nemesis: Kurt Herwald, the 38-year-old weightlifting CEO of Stevens Aviation, an aircraft maintenance company based in South Carolina. Herwald had recently... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Air Transportation
  • 10 May 2016
  • First Look

May 10, 2016

composites, which were used in a wide variety of products, ranging from bicycles to automobiles to aircraft parts. By 2016, the company had grown to 27 employees and was able to produce its product in small volumes. While much had been... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 07 Dec 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 7

(Ex-Im), and his team struggled to find a way to help finance the sale of Boeing aircraft to Emirates. Ex-Im responds to the challenges in the credit market with an innovative offering. This case provides students with an opportunity to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Apr 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018

“Civic” of the private jet market). In 2015, the company’s HondaJet received FAA certification. The HondaJet is now the number one selling jet in the very light jet segment of the market, and the CEO of Honda Aircraft Corporation,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 9, 2010

excel in small firms, where they can set a goal and then empower others to work toward it. Navy and Air Force officers, who operate expensive, complex systems, such as submarines and aircraft carriers, are trained to follow processes to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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