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Transportation - Business & Environment
High-Speed Rail Track construction for high-speed rail for intercity travel Mass Transit Mass transit or public transport to get around cities Ridesharing More people in fewer vehicles Ships Increased...
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- 27 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 27
create frames compatible with Glass, and 3) negotiating a partnership with a leading eyewear manufacturer to jointly develop and market Glass. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/google-glass/an/814102-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 314-084 View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- September 2012 (Revised May 2013)
- Case
Automating the Paris Subway (A)
By: Michel Anteby, Elena Corsi and Emilie Billaud
In 2001, the head of the Paris Subway reflected on how to transform Line 1 into a driverless line without triggering a social conflict. After the shock of the 2000 Notre Dame de Lorette subway accident, in which a train derailed and caused 25 injuries in a Paris subway...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Technological Innovation;
Rail Transportation;
Labor Unions;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Conflict Management;
Rail Industry;
Rail Industry;
Paris
Anteby, Michel, Elena Corsi, and Emilie Billaud. "Automating the Paris Subway (A)." Harvard Business School Case 413-061, September 2012. (Revised May 2013.)
- November 2009
- Article
Telegraphs—Shrinking Economic Distances? A Preliminary Enquiry, 1870s-1912
By: Felipe Tamega Fernandes
This is a very preliminary report on sources and data for my research on telegraphs. Telegraphs are usually analysed in the context of railway expansion and the literature has somewhat neglected the role of telegraphic communication for the development of steamship...
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Keywords:
Economic History;
Communication Technology;
Rail Transportation;
Ship Transportation;
Telecommunications Industry
Fernandes, Felipe Tamega. "Telegraphs—Shrinking Economic Distances? A Preliminary Enquiry, 1870s-1912." Business Archives, no. 99 (November 2009).
- January 2020 (Revised April 2020)
- Case
Rumo: Infrastructure for a Healthier Economy
By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Mariana Cal, Ruth Costas and Natalie Kindred
Brazilian logistics company Rumo operated 13,500 km in railway networks, port terminals, and inland transshipment terminals, connecting major Brazilian ports to the agriculture hubs of Mato Grosso and São Paulo state. Controlled by Cosan, Brazil's leading sugar and...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Customer Relationship Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Logistics;
Rail Transportation;
Value Creation;
Rail Industry;
Rail Industry;
Rail Industry;
Latin America;
Brazil
Reinhardt, Forest L., Mariana Cal, Ruth Costas, and Natalie Kindred. "Rumo: Infrastructure for a Healthier Economy." Harvard Business School Case 720-008, January 2020. (Revised April 2020.)
- April 1978
- Supplement
Baxley Railroad (C)
By: Michael Beer
Keywords:
Rail Industry
Beer, Michael. "Baxley Railroad (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 478-042, April 1978.
- April 1978 (Revised July 1979)
- Case
Baxley Railroad (A)
By: Michael Beer
Keywords:
Rail Industry
Beer, Michael. "Baxley Railroad (A)." Harvard Business School Case 478-040, April 1978. (Revised July 1979.)
- January 1984 (Revised August 1995)
- Teaching Note
Coming of the Railroads, Teaching Note
Keywords:
Rail Industry
- August 2012
- Supplement
Albert 'Jack' Stanley in Nigeria (C)
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Annelena Lobb
The international joint venture that successfully bid for $6 billion in contracts to build LNG trains on Nigeria's Bonny Island became entangled in a widening bribery and corruption probe triggered by an unrelated accusation against an employee of one of the JV...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Crime and Corruption;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Governance Compliance;
Law;
Joint Ventures;
Business Subsidiaries;
Government Legislation;
Rail Industry;
Nigeria;
United States;
United Kingdom
Goldberg, Lena G., and Annelena Lobb. "Albert 'Jack' Stanley in Nigeria (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 313-019, August 2012.
- January 1993
- Case
Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (B), Abridged
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords:
Rail Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (B), Abridged." Harvard Business School Case 193-090, January 1993.
- November 1989 (Revised December 1996)
- Supplement
Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners (B): LBO Associations and Corporate Governance
By: Michael C. Jensen
Describes the resolution of the default situation. Further examines the internal control mechanisms and distinct role of the board of directors of a typical LBO association.
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Jensen, Michael C. "Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners (B): LBO Associations and Corporate Governance." Harvard Business School Supplement 190-070, November 1989. (Revised December 1996.)
- March 2005
- Case
Henkel Iberica (A)
By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
In 2002, Esteban Garriga, customer service director at Henkel Iberica, questions whether Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR) would help manage retail promotions and limit their impact on the stock-outs and obsolete inventory. Describes the...
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Price;
Distribution Channels;
Strategic Planning;
Commercialization;
Valuation;
Rail Industry;
Germany;
Spain
Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis, V.G. Narayanan, and Lisa Brem. "Henkel Iberica (A)." Harvard Business School Case 105-023, March 2005.
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
He’s Back
Wesleyan, he returned three punts for touchdowns and led the NCAA’s Division III in average punt-return yards his senior year), Robinson returns to his former stomping grounds at a busy time. Several big projects are in progress: a $2 billion shopping and entertainment...
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- 30 Jul 2010
- News
Notes from a Hammock
whelps like rock stars” and fail “to scrutinize company boards with the same merciless zeal” that reporters apply to politicians. Notably, Mikael rails against bankers “who blow millions on foolhardy speculations.” Sound familiar? It got...
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- November 1988 (Revised January 1992)
- Teaching Note
Union Tank Car Co., Teaching Note
By: W. Carl Kester
Keywords:
Rail Industry
- February 1980 (Revised March 1980)
- Case
Coalfield Railroad Co., Inc.
Keywords:
Rail Industry
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Coalfield Railroad Co., Inc." Harvard Business School Case 280-090, February 1980. (Revised March 1980.)
- First Quarter 2013
- Article
Big Data in the Age of the Telegraph
By: Caitlin C. Rosenthal
Daniel McCallum's 1854 organizational chart for the New York and Erie Railroad resembled a tree rather than a pyramid. It empowered frontline managers by clarifying data flows.
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Keywords:
Big Data;
Telegraph;
Organizational Charts;
History;
Data and Data Sets;
Business History;
Information Technology;
Organizational Structure;
Rail Industry
Rosenthal, Caitlin C. "Big Data in the Age of the Telegraph." McKinsey Quarterly, no. 1 (First Quarter 2013): 13–18.
- September 1998 (Revised September 1998)
- Teaching Note
Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners Series TN
By: Michael C. Jensen and Brian Barry
Teaching Note for (9-190-062), (9-190-070), and (9-891-509).
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Keywords:
Rail Industry
- January 1986 (Revised April 1988)
- Case
Union Pacific, Introduction
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords:
Rail Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Union Pacific, Introduction." Harvard Business School Case 186-176, January 1986. (Revised April 1988.)
- June 1986 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
CSX
Keywords:
Rail Industry
Vietor, Richard H.K. "CSX." Harvard Business School Case 386-156, June 1986. (Revised October 1995.)