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- 01 Oct 2001
- News
David B. Price, Jr.: Aiming High
everything from electronics and sporting goods to food and drugs. Recently, with Goodrich focusing increasingly on the aerospace industry, Price oversaw the leveraged buyout of his division and bid farewell to Goodrich last spring. Now,...
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- July 1996 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Atlantic Corporation-Abridged
By: Thomas R. Piper
A major paper company is considering acquiring the assets of a company that is threatened by a hostile takeover. The acquisition can be evaluated in terms of industry attractiveness, comparative advantage, and cash-flow analysis.
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Keywords:
Projects;
Cash Flow;
Interest Rates;
Valuation;
Mathematical Methods;
Horizontal Integration;
Acquisition;
Competitive Advantage;
Aerospace Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "Atlantic Corporation-Abridged." Harvard Business School Case 297-015, July 1996. (Revised June 2001.)
- May 2023
- Course Overview Note
Space: Public and Commercial Economics (SPACE)
SPACE is a course with two goals: to use the tools of economics to better understand the rapidly evolving space sector, and to train the next generation of commercial space leaders. We pursue these goals through a systematic study of the growing space economy,...
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Weinzierl, Matthew C. "Space: Public and Commercial Economics (SPACE)." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 723-062, May 2023.
- February 12, 2021
- Article
The Commercial Space Age Is Here
By: Matt Weinzierl and Mehak Sarang
In May of 2020, SpaceX made history as the first private company to send humans into space. This marks not only a tremendous technological achievement, but also the first indication that an entirely new “space-for-space” industry—that is, goods and services designed to...
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Keywords:
Space Economy;
New Markets;
Emerging Markets;
Opportunities;
Entrepreneurship;
Commercialization;
Aerospace Industry
Weinzierl, Matt, and Mehak Sarang. "The Commercial Space Age Is Here." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (February 12, 2021).
- Article
Dismantling Knowledge Boundaries at NASA: The Critical Role of Professional Identity in Open Innovation
By: Hila Lifshitz - Assaf
Using a longitudinal in-depth field study at NASA, I investigate how the open, or peer-production, innovation model affects R&D professionals, their work, and the locus of innovation. R&D professionals are known for keeping their knowledge work within clearly defined...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Knowledge Boundaries;
Boundary Work;
Professional Identity;
Open Innovation;
Identity Work;
Technological Change;
Nasa;
Innovation and Invention;
Knowledge;
Science;
Technology;
Engineering;
Change;
Aerospace Industry;
North and Central America
Lifshitz - Assaf, Hila. "Dismantling Knowledge Boundaries at NASA: The Critical Role of Professional Identity in Open Innovation." Administrative Science Quarterly 63, no. 4 (December 2018): 746–782.
- January 2019 (Revised July 2021)
- Case
Analytical Space: The Next Frontier?
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Jeffrey J. Bussgang and David Lane
With one satellite aloft and in the midst of beta testing in late 2018, Analytical Space founders Justin Oliveira and Dan Nevius turned to critical questions about the pioneering startup’s go-to-market, pricing, and business development strategy. Analytical Space aimed...
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Keywords:
Pricing Decisions;
Demand Validation;
Revenue Model;
Business Development;
Space Tech;
Satellites;
Earth Observation;
Remote Sensing;
Business Startups;
Emerging Markets;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Finance;
Selection and Staffing;
Business Strategy;
Aerospace Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., Jeffrey J. Bussgang, and David Lane. "Analytical Space: The Next Frontier?" Harvard Business School Case 819-089, January 2019. (Revised July 2021.)
- June 2005 (Revised May 2018)
- Teaching Note
Columbia's Final Mission: A Multimedia Case
By: Michael Roberto, Richard M.J. Bohmer, Amy C. Edmondson and Erika Ferlins
Teaching Note to 305-032.
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Keywords:
Aerospace Industry
- March – April 2008
- Article
Identity Incentives as an Engaging Form of Control: Revisiting Leniencies in an Aeronautic Plant
By: Michel Anteby
Research has long shown that organizations shape members' identities. However, the possibility that these identities might also be desired and that members might benefit from this process has only recently been explored. In a qualitative study of a French aeronautic...
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Keywords:
Governance Controls;
Employee Relationship Management;
Organizational Culture;
Identity;
Motivation and Incentives;
Aerospace Industry;
France
Anteby, Michel. "Identity Incentives as an Engaging Form of Control: Revisiting Leniencies in an Aeronautic Plant." Organization Science 19, no. 2 (March–April 2008): 202–220.
- November 1990 (Revised June 1991)
- Case
Final Voyage of the Challenger
Provides a summary of technical and organizational details that led to the decision to launch the Challenger Space Shuttle, and to the ensuing accident. Details of design and testing milestones of the Space Shuttle, with a focus on the Solid Rocket Booster, offer...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Risk Management;
Ethics;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Business Processes;
Aerospace Industry;
United States
Hauptman, Oscar. "Final Voyage of the Challenger." Harvard Business School Case 691-037, November 1990. (Revised June 1991.)
- August 1993 (Revised May 1994)
- Case
American Airlines' Value Pricing (A)
By: Alvin J. Silk
In April 1992, American Airlines launched "Value Pricing" -- a radical simplification of the complex pricing structure that had evolved over more than a decade following deregulation of the U.S. domestic airline industry. American expected that the new pricing...
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Keywords:
Price;
Marketing Channels;
Consumer Behavior;
Performance Expectations;
Value Creation;
Aerospace Industry
Silk, Alvin J. "American Airlines' Value Pricing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 594-001, August 1993. (Revised May 1994.)
- September 1988
- Case
Honeywell, Inc.: International Organization for Commercial Avionics (B)
Cespedes, Frank V. "Honeywell, Inc.: International Organization for Commercial Avionics (B)." Harvard Business School Case 589-043, September 1988.
- March 1982
- Supplement
Airframe Industry (L): Cumulative Aircraft Sales
Keywords:
Aerospace Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Airframe Industry (L): Cumulative Aircraft Sales." Harvard Business School Supplement 582-012, March 1982.
- June 1981
- Supplement
Airframe Industry (J): December 1980
Keywords:
Aerospace Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Airframe Industry (J): December 1980." Harvard Business School Supplement 581-126, June 1981.
- June 1981
- Supplement
Airframe Industry (E): Fall 1979
Keywords:
Aerospace Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Airframe Industry (E): Fall 1979." Harvard Business School Supplement 581-121, June 1981.
- December 1982 (Revised May 1983)
- Case
General Electric Aircraft Engine Business Group (B)
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "General Electric Aircraft Engine Business Group (B)." Harvard Business School Case 183-137, December 1982. (Revised May 1983.)
- December 1992
- Supplement
Honeywell Commercial Aviation Division (A1)
By: Michael Beer
Keywords:
Aerospace Industry
Beer, Michael. "Honeywell Commercial Aviation Division (A1)." Harvard Business School Supplement 493-036, December 1992.
- February 1987 (Revised December 1992)
- Case
Honeywell Commercial Aviation Division (A)
By: Michael Beer
Keywords:
Aerospace Industry
Beer, Michael. "Honeywell Commercial Aviation Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 487-065, February 1987. (Revised December 1992.)
- July 1980 (Revised November 1981)
- Case
Strike in Space
A three-man skylab crew, after repeatedly unsuccessful attempts to influence Houston Mission Control to slow down the work pace, turns off radio communication and refuses to talk. Questions for the class: What leads up to this break? How does one repair it?
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McCaskey, Michael B. "Strike in Space." Harvard Business School Case 481-008, July 1980. (Revised November 1981.)
- Profile
Frank Mycroft
big ‘ah-ha' for me is that you really can build a business from scratch." New frontiers As the founder and co-president of the Aerospace and Aviation Club, Frank is bringing the space race — and industry leaders such as George...
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- June 1969 (Revised November 1977)
- Case
Beech Aircraft Corp.
Keywords:
Aerospace Industry
Salter, Malcolm S. "Beech Aircraft Corp." Harvard Business School Case 369-008, June 1969. (Revised November 1977.)