transportation - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2005
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WATER Ltd.

remains the most expensive way to produce usable water. In addition, water is not economically transportable from coastal to inland areas. Right now, for agricultural and industrial use, it’s more cost-effective by half to recycle... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

05 Mar 2020
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Green Light

while growing up in fully staffed ambassadorial residences and being transported in limousines with darkened windows and little flags on the hood seems strange in retrospect, the multicultural upbringing had an impact that Lo has only... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Scott Nobles

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Spontaneous Deregulation: How to Compete with Platforms That Ignore the Rules

By: Benjamin Edelman and Damien Geradin

Many successful platform businesses—think Airbnb, Uber, and YouTube—ignore laws and regulations that appear to preclude their approach. The rule-flouting phenomenon is something we call "spontaneous private deregulation," and it is not new. Benign or otherwise,... View Details

Keywords: Regulation; Deregulation; Innovation And Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Laws and Statutes; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry

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05 May 2011
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Breaking Ground in Manufacturing

Keywords: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

04 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

Best of HBS Working Knowledge 2009

says HBS professor emeritus Michael Beer. His new book explains what all companies can learn. Q&A. Can Entrepreneurs Drive 'People Movers' to Success? Call them next-generation driverless taxis or people movers, the age of personal rapid View Details

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1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) | MBA

Additional Costs The IFC course fee covers hotel accommodations, some meals, pre-identified activities, and local transportation (including transit from one immersion city to another) during the immersion. Students must arrange and pay... View Details

02 Mar 2016
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On Credit

church, or were married to a neighbor’s daughter. But with the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 and the spread of railroads, newly developed transportation systems expanded the range of business dealings beyond hometown connections. More... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

05 Mar 2001
What Do You Think?

Fine Coupling: Can Human Resource Management Learn from Supply Chain Management?

reduced to one unit), rapid response (utilizing faster, more dependable methods of transportation and rapid-transfer "cross-docking"), and positive tracking (allowing customers to trace the progress of their orders, typically... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Dec 2000
What Do You Think?

Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?

one Fred Smith, the young CEO of Federal Express, who had been required under previous regulation to use small, inefficient aircraft to transport freight or else submit to stringent government regulation. It was regarded by Congress as an... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Contemporary Black Artists at Harvard Business School | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York to do a series of glass mosaics celebrating Black and Latino figures—including Celia Cruz, Audre Lorde, James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, Reggie Jackson, and Justice Sonia... View Details

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part One

Transportation and Communication Revolution. The Magic Of "experience" Marshall Field's strategy was distinct from that of Heinz even though they both operated at the same moment-in late nineteenth-century America. But the two... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

14 Apr 2021
News

The First Five Years: Mike Gandy Auzenne (MBA 2016)

we approach everything related to the organization.” What was your favorite HBS case (or cases) and why? MGA: “One of my favorite cases was on Organjet and Guardian Wings. The case was about an organization that wanted to innovate on how organs are View Details

12 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Amager Bakke: I Like This Waste Incinerator in My Backyard!

as landfills (even factoring in emissions associated with transporting it that distance). Only residual waste is incinerated—consumers sort trash into up to ten diferent streams including food waste, plastic, cartons, glass, cardboard,... View Details

01 Mar 2023
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The Latest Model

Unlike some consultancies, Prysm is industry-agnostic. Rather than working in siloed practice areas like transportation or financial services, Barrera and Hurder use their understanding of fundamental economic principles—and their... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; blockchain; cryptocurrency; economic models; innovation; consulting; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2019
News

The Blue-Green Revolution

removed from fossil crude. As a result, algae could pull fossil-fuel generated CO2 out of the atmosphere and transform it into nearly carbon-neutral diesel or jet fuel with minimal environmental impact—a handy trick when demand for View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustration by Eric Nyquist

01 Dec 2022
News

December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

determined quest. Auth will transport you in his spiritual time machine from Egypt’s Old Kingdom, through Greece and Rome, to medieval Europe; from the age of the Renaissance, through the Ages of Exploration and Enlightenment; and from... View Details

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Asia Pacific - Global Activities 2021

landslides, power and transportation outages, and $1.3 billion in damages. Takeuchi says, “our plans for a joyful celebration of T ō hoku’s rise from the 2011 disaster” shifted to a show of gratitude and continued support for local civic... View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

‘Green’ Trailblazers

York; and Washington, D.C. Cleantech venture capital Fabienne Herlaut (MBA 1984) Eco Mobilite Partners, SNCF Paris Transportation Craig Huff (MBA 1993) Reservoir Capital Group LLC New York Private equity Jeffrey Immelt (MBA 1982) General... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Management; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services

12 May 2016
News

Food Rescue Is on a Mission

Central to the food rescue is the organization’s trademarked program, Community Connect, which facilitates redistribution through volunteers and groups such as local Rotary International chapters and church organizations, which transport... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Oct 1999
News

Four Promoted to Full Professor

served as assistant to U.S. Transportation Secretaries Drew Lewis and Elizabeth Dole. Christensen holds a BA with highest honors in economics from Brigham Young University and an M.Phil. in economics from Oxford University, where he... View Details

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