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- 04 Nov 2019
- Podcast
Getting Around: Shaping the Future of Transportation
What should the future of transportation look like? The solutions will likely require us to change how often we drive cars, the types of fuels we use, an investment in public transportation, congestion charges, and more car-pooling and ride-hailing services. But, it... View Details
- 27 May 2015
- News
When poor people can’t get on due to lack of public transport
- March 1, 2021
- Article
Transitioning to Clean Energy Transportation Services: Life-cycle Cost Analysis for Vehicle Fleets
By: Stephen Comello, Gunther Glenk and Stefan Reichelstein
Comprehensive global decarbonization requires that transportation services cease to rely on fossil fuels for power generation. This paper develops a generic, time-driven life-cycle cost model for mobility services to address two closely related questions central to the... View Details
Keywords: Decarbonization; Electric Vehicles; Renewable Energy; Biofuel; Carbon Emissions; Mobility; Batteries; Energy; Environmental Management; Environmental Accounting; Transportation; Operations; Management; Sustainable Cities; Decision Making; Investment; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Europe; North America; South America; Africa; Asia
Comello, Stephen, Gunther Glenk, and Stefan Reichelstein. "Transitioning to Clean Energy Transportation Services: Life-cycle Cost Analysis for Vehicle Fleets." Art. 116408. Applied Energy 285 (March 1, 2021).
- February 1997
- Case
Transportation Displays, Incorporated (D): Exiting from a Successful Restructuring
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Vincent Hemmer, Eric Rahe, David Shorrock and Stephen Voorhis
Following a successful corporate turnaround and, more recently, a leveraged recapitalization, management of a highly profitable, fast--growing outdoor advertising company must consider alternative ways to harvest cash flow from the company without jeopardizing the... View Details
Gilson, Stuart C., Vincent Hemmer, Eric Rahe, David Shorrock, and Stephen Voorhis. "Transportation Displays, Incorporated (D): Exiting from a Successful Restructuring." Harvard Business School Case 297-085, February 1997.
- 22 May 2015
- News
Public transportation can be a ride out of poverty
- 2024
- Working Paper
Pitch Perfect: Investing in Transportable Presentation Skills to Support Poly-vocal Personae
By: James Riley and Susan S. Silbey
For organizations requiring independent and creative thinking skills for complex problem-solving, especially within a multi-disciplinary pool of collaborators, conventional socialization practices flattening individuality for the sake of uniformity is not necessarily... View Details
- 25 Jun 2016
- News
Hyperloop may be a transportation leap too far
- January 1996
- Case
Transportation Displays Incorporated (C): The Case for a Preemptive Restructuring
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Joel T. Schwartz, Steve Silver and David Stemerman
A company nears the end of a long multiyear turnaround and now must consider how to "cash out" so its management can realize a financial return on investment. The privately held company has several options, including a leveraged ESOP and a leveraged recapitalization. View Details
Gilson, Stuart C., Joel T. Schwartz, Steve Silver, and David Stemerman. "Transportation Displays Incorporated (C): The Case for a Preemptive Restructuring." Harvard Business School Case 296-035, January 1996.
- May 12, 2015
- Article
Small Wins Go a Long Way in Improving U.S. Rail Transportation
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "Small Wins Go a Long Way in Improving U.S. Rail Transportation." Harvard Business Review (website) (May 12, 2015).
- March 1974 (Revised July 1981)
- Case
General Motors Malaysia Snd.Bhd.: Introduction of the Basic Transportation Vehicle
Sorenson, Ralph Z. "General Motors Malaysia Snd.Bhd.: Introduction of the Basic Transportation Vehicle." Harvard Business School Case 574-065, March 1974. (Revised July 1981.)
- February 2022 (Revised April 2022)
- Case
BUA Group
By: John D. Macomber, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Wale Lawal
BUA Group must decide between investments in cement, road building, power generation, or sugar. Private businesses are important to economic development in Africa. Students must assess the competitive nature of each of these industries, the magnitude of capital... View Details
Keywords: Investing; Transportation; Strategy; Project Finance; Agribusiness; Construction; Infrastructure; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Nigeria; Africa
Macomber, John D., Pippa Tubman Armerding, and Wale Lawal. "BUA Group." Harvard Business School Case 222-062, February 2022. (Revised April 2022.)
- November 2008
- Case
HNA Group: Moving China's Air Transport Industry in a New Direction
By: William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan and Tracy Manty
HNA Group, the parent company of Hainan Airlines, was positioning itself to go global and make a mark for itself as the largest private airline in China. Positioned squarely behind the "Big Three" state-owned carriers, Hainan Airlines sought to create a world-class... View Details
Keywords: Global Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Private Ownership; Competitive Advantage; Air Transportation Industry; China
Kirby, William C., F. Warren McFarlan, and Tracy Manty. "HNA Group: Moving China's Air Transport Industry in a New Direction." Harvard Business School Case 309-029, November 2008.
- September 2020 (Revised November 2020)
- Case
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies: Catalyzing High Impact Innovation to Transform Global Transportation.
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Terri L. Griffith, Ann Majchrzak and Ankita Panda
Applegate, Lynda M., Terri L. Griffith, Ann Majchrzak, and Ankita Panda. "Hyperloop Transportation Technologies: Catalyzing High Impact Innovation to Transform Global Transportation." Harvard Business School Case 821-032, September 2020. (Revised November 2020.)
- 24 Feb 2014
- HBS Conference
America on the Move: Transportation and Infrastructure for the 21st Century
- September 2010
- Teaching Note
HNA Group: Moving China's Air Transport Industry in a New Direction (TN)
Teaching Note for 309029. View Details
- January 2013
- Supplement
The Great East Japan Earthquake (E): Yamato Transport's Response
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi, Leonard Kosinski, Christina Royce, Anna Stetsovskaya and Evgeny Vasilyev
CEO Kikawa of Yamato Transport gave orders to his managers right after the triple disaster hit the Tohoku region of Japan to do whatever it takes to save lives and not to worry about costs. He also felt that he had to confront the government to make donations to the... View Details
Keywords: Japan; Earthquake; Yamato Transport Company; Natural Disasters; Business and Shareholder Relations; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Transportation Industry; Japan
Takeuchi, Hirotaka, Leonard Kosinski, Christina Royce, Anna Stetsovskaya, and Evgeny Vasilyev. "The Great East Japan Earthquake (E): Yamato Transport's Response." Harvard Business School Supplement 713-442, January 2013.
- 1980
- Chapter
Consumer Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction, and Complaining Behavior: A Comprehensive Study of Rentals, Public Transportation and Utilities
By: S. Ash and J. Quelch
Ash, S., and J. Quelch. "Consumer Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction, and Complaining Behavior: A Comprehensive Study of Rentals, Public Transportation and Utilities." In Refining the Conceptualization and Measurement of Consumer Satisfaction and Complaining Behavior, edited by H. Hunt and R. Day, 120–130. Bloomington: Indiana University, School of Business, 1980.
- June 2016
- Article
Task Segregation as a Mechanism for Within-Job Inequality: Women and Men of the Transportation Security Administration
By: Curtis K. Chan and Michel Anteby
What could explain inequality within a given job between groups of workers, particularly between women and men? Extant workplace inequality scholarship has largely overlooked as a source for inequality the job’s work content—the actual tasks workers perform. It is... View Details
Keywords: Inequality; Work; Mechanisms And Processes; Stratification; Labor Process; Qualitative Methods (General); Case Method; Field Research; Equality and Inequality; Working Conditions; Gender; Labor; Labor and Management Relations; Air Transportation Industry
Chan, Curtis K., and Michel Anteby. "Task Segregation as a Mechanism for Within-Job Inequality: Women and Men of the Transportation Security Administration." Administrative Science Quarterly 61, no. 2 (June 2016): 184–216.