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- June 2000 (Revised October 2000)
- Supplement
Dogfight over Europe: Ryanair (B)
By: Jan W. Rivkin
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Competition;
Market Entry and Exit;
Service Operations;
Air Transportation Industry;
Dublin;
London
Rivkin, Jan W. "Dogfight over Europe: Ryanair (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 700-116, June 2000. (Revised October 2000.)
- June 2000 (Revised March 2006)
- Supplement
Dogfight over Europe: Ryanair (C)
By: Jan W. Rivkin
Presents a follow-up to the (A) and (B) cases.
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Rivkin, Jan W. "Dogfight over Europe: Ryanair (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 700-117, June 2000. (Revised March 2006.)
- April 2000 (Revised December 2001)
- Case
AirTex Aviation
By: Brian J. Hall and Carleen Madigan
Two young and inexperienced MBAs buy a virtually bankrupt company. They design a decentralized control system organized around profit centers. As a case in control systems, there is ample detail for a discussion of design issues, control of independent profit centers,...
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Keywords:
Air Transportation;
Management Systems;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Air Transportation Industry
Hall, Brian J., and Carleen Madigan. "AirTex Aviation." Harvard Business School Case 800-269, April 2000. (Revised December 2001.)
- October 1998 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
"Friendly Skies, The": Welfare-to-Work at United Airlines
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ellen Pruyne
In 1997 United CEO Gerald Greenwald was appointed chairman of the national Welfare-to-Work Partnership by President Clinton and committed United to hiring from the welfare rolls. A welfare-to-work recruitment program was rapidly established and soon followed by a...
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Keywords:
Programs;
Selection and Staffing;
Retention;
Employees;
Recruitment;
Welfare;
Air Transportation Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Ellen Pruyne. "Friendly Skies, The": Welfare-to-Work at United Airlines. Harvard Business School Case 399-013, October 1998. (Revised May 1999.)
- July 1998
- Supplement
United Airlines: The Friendly Skies, Video
Keywords:
Air Transportation Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "United Airlines: The Friendly Skies, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 399-504, July 1998.
- June 1997 (Revised November 1998)
- Case
Sky Air, Inc.
By: Paul A. Gompers
Concerns a fictitious airline company and examines the moral hazard situation that results within a firm. Provides an opportunity to discuss corporate governance and contracting under uncertainty.
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Corporate Governance;
Contracts;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Air Transportation Industry
Gompers, Paul A. "Sky Air, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 297-110, June 1997. (Revised November 1998.)
- November 1996 (Revised February 1997)
- Case
Farmington Fresh: Growers Changing Produce Distribution
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Don Daniels
Opening up of Asian markets for U.S. produce provided an opportunity for large-scale producers to develop their own packing house and airline to ship their product to Asian markets. Teaching Purpose: How do farmers take a proactive strategy in reaching global produce...
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Goldberg, Ray A., and Don Daniels. "Farmington Fresh: Growers Changing Produce Distribution." Harvard Business School Case 597-047, November 1996. (Revised February 1997.)
- July 1996 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
Northwest Airlines: Strategic Alliance and Strategic Position--May 1996
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Davis Dyer
Describes the strategic position of Northwest Airlines in 1996 and discusses its financial rebound and changes and improvements since the 1993 restructuring agreement. Describes the company's new strategy and its management of principal strategic assets, focusing at...
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Keywords:
Air Transportation;
Restructuring;
Alliances;
Competitive Strategy;
Government Administration;
Cooperation;
Business Strategy;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States;
Netherlands
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Davis Dyer. "Northwest Airlines: Strategic Alliance and Strategic Position--May 1996." Harvard Business School Case 897-034, July 1996. (Revised January 1997.)
- July 1996 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
Northwest Airlines: Brush with Bankruptcy (A)--November 1992
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Davis Dyer
Deals with Northwest's financial crisis between the fall of 1992 and the following spring. Northwest's leaders face the problem of how to meet an impending $600 million payment on the 1989 LBO loan when the airline had run out of cash. Concludes by outlining options...
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Keywords:
Air Transportation;
Restructuring;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Crisis Management;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Financial Strategy;
Financial Crisis;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Davis Dyer. "Northwest Airlines: Brush with Bankruptcy (A)--November 1992." Harvard Business School Case 897-030, July 1996. (Revised January 1997.)
- May 1996 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
BAE Automated Systems (B): Implementing the Denver International Airport Baggage-Handling System
By: Lynda M. Applegate, H. James Nelson, Ramiro Montealegre and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Describes the negotiations between the City of Denver officials, airlines, consulting companies, and BAE for the construction of a backup baggage system to enable the Denver International Airport (DIA) to open. When DIA finally opens in February 1995, 16 months behind...
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Keywords:
Performance Effectiveness;
Management Practices and Processes;
Projects;
Negotiation;
Outcome or Result;
Problems and Challenges;
Air Transportation Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
Colorado
Applegate, Lynda M., H. James Nelson, Ramiro Montealegre, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "BAE Automated Systems (B): Implementing the Denver International Airport Baggage-Handling System." Harvard Business School Case 396-312, May 1996. (Revised October 2001.)
- April 1996 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
BAE Automated Systems (A): Denver International Airport Baggage-Handling System
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Ramiro Montealegre, Carin-Isabel Knoop and H. James Nelson
Describes the events surrounding the construction of the BAE baggage-handling system at the Denver International Airport. It looks specifically at project management, including decisions regarding budget, scheduling, and the overall management structure. Also examines...
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Keywords:
Management;
Decisions;
Contracts;
Time Management;
Problems and Challenges;
Projects;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Air Transportation Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
Colorado
Applegate, Lynda M., Ramiro Montealegre, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and H. James Nelson. "BAE Automated Systems (A): Denver International Airport Baggage-Handling System." Harvard Business School Case 396-311, April 1996. (Revised November 1996.)
- December 1995 (Revised September 2001)
- Teaching Note
Tale of Two Airlines in the Information Age: Or Why the Spirit of King George III Is Alive and Well! TN
Teaching Note for (9-195-240).
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- September 1995 (Revised March 1999)
- Teaching Note
Canadian Airlines: Reservations About Its Future (A) and (B) TN
- April 1995
- Case
USAir "Letters to Travelers" Campaign
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
Keywords:
Advertising Campaigns;
Air Transportation;
Air Transportation Industry;
Air Transportation Industry
Greyser, Stephen A., and Norman Klein. USAir "Letters to Travelers" Campaign. Harvard Business School Case 595-105, April 1995.
- November 1994 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
Canadian Airlines: Reservations About Its Future (A)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Duncan G. Copeland and Chris L Marshall
McFarlan, F. Warren, Duncan G. Copeland, and Chris L Marshall. "Canadian Airlines: Reservations About Its Future (A)." Harvard Business School Case 195-101, November 1994. (Revised October 1995.)
- November 1994 (Revised August 1995)
- Supplement
Canadian Airlines: Reservations About Its Future (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Duncan G. Copeland and Chris L Marshall
McFarlan, F. Warren, Duncan G. Copeland, and Chris L Marshall. "Canadian Airlines: Reservations About Its Future (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 195-102, November 1994. (Revised August 1995.)
- September 1994
- Case
American Airlines: Object Oriented Flight Dispatching Systems
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Espen Andersen
American Airlines Describes has organized and developed their Systems Operation Control (SOC) center in Dallas, from which the day-to-day running of the airline takes place. This case details the decision support system used by the flight dispatchers, and the...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Product Development;
Programs;
Complexity;
Technology Adoption;
Air Transportation;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Espen Andersen. "American Airlines: Object Oriented Flight Dispatching Systems." Harvard Business School Case 195-046, September 1994.
- August 1994
- Case
Southwest Airlines: 1993 (Abridged Update)
By: James L. Heskett
Southwest Airlines management is faced with increasing competition. It must decide which of several route extensions provide the appropriate competitive response while preserving the internal culture that has made the airline so successful.
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Keywords:
Air Transportation;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Management Teams;
Organizational Culture;
Air Transportation Industry
Heskett, James L. "Southwest Airlines: 1993 (Abridged Update)." Harvard Business School Case 395-025, August 1994.
- June 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Swissair's Alliances (A)
By: David B. Yoffie
Swissair established two alliance networks in 1989 in order to improve its competitiveness. In order to evaluate the benefits of the alliances, Swissair's history, products, and cost structure are described, as is the international airline industry and the major...
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Yoffie, David B. "Swissair's Alliances (A)." Harvard Business School Case 794-152, June 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- June 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Supplement
Swissair's Alliances (B)--1991-94
By: David B. Yoffie
Updates the company's progress in increasing cooperation with its partners in the European Quality Alliance and Global Excellence Alliance. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement.
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Yoffie, David B. "Swissair's Alliances (B)--1991-94." Harvard Business School Supplement 794-153, June 1994. (Revised March 1995.)