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- June 1981
- Supplement
Airframe Industry (C): Summer 1978
Keywords:
Aerospace Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Airframe Industry (C): Summer 1978." Harvard Business School Supplement 581-119, June 1981.
- June 1981
- Supplement
Airframe Industry (B): Spring 1978
Keywords:
Aerospace Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Airframe Industry (B): Spring 1978." Harvard Business School Supplement 581-118, June 1981.
- January 2016 (Revised March 2016)
- Case
HNA Group: Global Excellence with Chinese Characteristics
By: William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan and Joycelyn W. Eby
By 2015, the HNA Group had grown from its roots as Hainan Airlines, a small airline founded in 1993 into a global conglomerate that ranked #464 in the Global 500. Much of this success it had achieved by cross-industry expansion within China, but since 2008, it had...
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Keywords:
China;
Aviation And Aerospace;
Airline Industry;
Airlines;
Globalization;
Corporate Culture;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Global Strategy;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Growth and Development;
Air Transportation;
Air Transportation Industry;
China
Kirby, William C., F. Warren McFarlan, and Joycelyn W. Eby. "HNA Group: Global Excellence with Chinese Characteristics." Harvard Business School Case 316-013, January 2016. (Revised March 2016.)
- June 1981
- Supplement
Airframe Industry (H): December 1980
Keywords:
Aerospace Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Airframe Industry (H): December 1980." Harvard Business School Supplement 581-124, June 1981.
- May 2022
- Case
Honeywell: Transforming a Century Old Industrial
By: William W. George, Michael Norris and John Masko
In late 2021, Darius Adamczyk, Chairman and CEO of Honeywell is considering the changes he has made to the company since he took over the top leadership position in 2017. The company he had inherited from his predecessor, David Cote, was seen by most as a...
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Keywords:
Business Conglomerates;
Transformation;
Technological Innovation;
Leading Change;
Business Strategy;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Organization;
Aerospace Industry;
Aerospace Industry;
Aerospace Industry;
Aerospace Industry;
Aerospace Industry;
Aerospace Industry;
North Carolina;
New Jersey
George, William W., Michael Norris, and John Masko. "Honeywell: Transforming a Century Old Industrial." Harvard Business School Case 322-064, May 2022.
- June 1981
- Supplement
Airframe Industry (D): Fall 1979
Keywords:
Aerospace Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Airframe Industry (D): Fall 1979." Harvard Business School Supplement 581-120, June 1981.
- 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.
- January 2013 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
FX Risk Hedging at EADS
By: W. Carl Kester, Vincent Dessain and Karol Misztal
In 2008, EADS, the European aerospace group that owns Airbus, was faced with the decision of how best to hedge a large and growing mismatch between its dollar revenues and its euro manufacturing costs. Specifically, the company needed to decide if it would continue...
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Keywords:
Derivatives;
Foreign Exchange;
Options;
Forward Contract;
Aerospace;
Europe;
Risk Management;
Futures and Commodity Futures;
Aerospace Industry;
Europe
Kester, W. Carl, Vincent Dessain, and Karol Misztal. "FX Risk Hedging at EADS." Harvard Business School Case 213-080, January 2013. (Revised January 2015.)
- 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.
- May 2021
- Case
The International Space Station, Principal-Agent Problems, and NASA's Quest to Keep Humans in Space
By: Matthew Weinzierl and Mehak Sarang
In building the International Space Station (ISS), NASA opened the door to the development of a robust in-space economy in low-Earth Orbit, and yet the decision to build the station, and continue to extend its lifetime, placed a huge burden on NASA’s Human Spaceflight...
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Keywords:
Aerospace;
Nasa;
Space Economy;
Principal-agent Theory;
Policy;
Commercialization;
Aerospace Industry
Weinzierl, Matthew, and Mehak Sarang. "The International Space Station, Principal-Agent Problems, and NASA's Quest to Keep Humans in Space." Harvard Business School Case 721-054, May 2021.
- March 1982
- Supplement
Airframe Industry (N): Aircraft Profiles (as of September 1980)
Keywords:
Aerospace Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Airframe Industry (N): Aircraft Profiles (as of September 1980)." Harvard Business School Supplement 582-014, March 1982.
- March 1982
- Supplement
Airframe Industry (M): Aircraft Profiles (as of September 1978)
Keywords:
Aerospace Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Airframe Industry (M): Aircraft Profiles (as of September 1978)." Harvard Business School Supplement 582-013, March 1982.
- December 2020 (Revised March 2021)
- Case
Made In Space, Expectations Management, and the Business of In-Space Manufacturing
By: Matthew C. Weinzierl and Mehak Sarang
After having proven its base technology (3D printing) through NASA solicitations and contracts, Made In Space was searching for a viable commercial application. But the business case for the leading candidate, high-quality fiber optic cable for use on Earth, remained...
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Keywords:
Aerospace;
Space;
Space Economy;
3D Printing;
Manufacturing;
Public-private Partnership;
Partners and Partnerships;
Strategy;
Business and Government Relations;
Aerospace Industry;
Aerospace Industry
Weinzierl, Matthew C., and Mehak Sarang. "Made In Space, Expectations Management, and the Business of In-Space Manufacturing." Harvard Business School Case 721-025, December 2020. (Revised March 2021.)
- June 1998
- Article
The Coevolution of Community Networks and Technology: Lessons From the Flight Simulation Industry
By: L. Rosenkopf and Michael Tushman
Rosenkopf, L., and Michael Tushman. "The Coevolution of Community Networks and Technology: Lessons From the Flight Simulation Industry." Industrial and Corporate Change 7, no. 2 (June 1998): 311–346.
- Article
Digital Ubiquity: How Connections, Sensors, and Data Are Revolutionizing Business
By: Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani
When Google bought Nest, a maker of digital thermostats, for $3.2 billion just a few months ago, it was a clear indication that digital transformation and connection are spreading across even the most traditional industrial segments and creating a staggering array of...
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Keywords:
Digital Innovation;
Digitization;
Industrial Internet;
Technological Innovation;
Production;
Competitive Strategy;
Engineering;
Aerospace Industry
Iansiti, Marco, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Digital Ubiquity: How Connections, Sensors, and Data Are Revolutionizing Business." Harvard Business Review 92, no. 11 (November 2014): 90–99.
- April 2020 (Revised April 2023)
- Case
TransDigm in 2017: The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning?
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
TransDigm was a highly acquisitive company that manufactured a wide range of highly engineered aerospace parts for both military and commercial customers. Over the ten years ending in 2016, its stock price had increased ten times, and both EBITDA and revenues had grown...
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Keywords:
Value Capturing;
Pricing Strategy;
Supplier Power;
Buyer Power;
Porter's Five Forces;
Bargaining Power;
Aerospace;
Acquisition Strategy;
Value Drivers;
Ethical Behavior;
Regulation;
Growth Strategy;
Business Ethics;
Defense;
Procurement;
Sustainability;
Value-Based Business Strategy;
Acquisition;
Ethics;
Private Equity;
Financial Strategy;
Growth Management;
Performance Evaluation;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Horizontal Integration;
Value Creation;
Competitive Advantage;
Monopoly;
Aerospace Industry;
Aerospace Industry;
United States
Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel Fisher. "TransDigm in 2017: The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning?" Harvard Business School Case 720-422, April 2020. (Revised April 2023.)
- September 2020
- Teaching Note
TransDigm in 2017: The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning?
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 720-422. TransDigm was a highly acquisitive company that manufactured a wide range of highly engineered aerospace parts for both military and commercial customers. Over the ten years ending in 2016, its stock price had increase ten times,...
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Keywords:
Value Capturing;
Pricing Strategy;
Supplier Power;
Buyer Power;
Porter's Five Forces;
Bargaining Power;
Monopoly;
Aerospace;
Acquisition Strategy;
Value Drivers;
Ethical Behavior;
Regulation;
Growth Strategy;
Business Ethics;
Defense;
Procurement;
Sustainability;
Value-Based Business Strategy;
Acquisition;
Ethics;
Private Equity;
Financial Strategy;
Growth Management;
Performance Evaluation;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Horizontal Integration;
Value Creation;
Competitive Advantage;
Aerospace Industry;
Aerospace Industry;
United States
- October 2011 (Revised July 2012)
- Background Note
Modularity in Design and Manufacturing: Application to Commercial Aircraft
By: Willy Shih and Margaret Pierson
The note discusses the modularization of design, and the modularization of manufacturing in the commercial aerospace industry. It is intended to be taught with the case, "Boeing 737 Industrial Footprint: The Wichita Decision," HBS No. 612-036.
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Shih, Willy, and Margaret Pierson. "Modularity in Design and Manufacturing: Application to Commercial Aircraft." Harvard Business School Background Note 612-035, October 2011. (Revised July 2012.)
- November 2012
- Case
Teaming at GE Aviation
Describes the challenges and successes encountered by GE's Aviation business in implementing a teaming work structure and culture in plants across its supply chain. GE Aviation leadership had seen dramatic gains in productivity, quality, and worker satisfaction in...
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Keywords:
Organizational Behavior;
Aviation And Aerospace;
Capacity Management;
Competitiveness;
Corporate Culture;
Corporate Structure;
Labor Relations;
Manufacturing;
Production Planning;
General Electric;
Teaming;
Managing Change;
Transformation;
Labor Unions;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Structure;
Performance Productivity;
Leading Change;
Management Style;
Job Design and Levels;
Aerospace Industry;
Aerospace Industry;
United States
Khurana, Rakesh, Jeffrey Polzer, Willy Shih, and Eric Baldwin. "Teaming at GE Aviation." Harvard Business School Case 413-074, November 2012.