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- 01 Sep 2004
- News
American Dream
Wyoming, and then traveling to Alaska to work his way up through the hierarchy. The schedule — a 12-hour shift for 28 straight days — quickly weeded out wimps. “When I started, my name was rabbit choker,” he says. “They told me, ‘You kids...
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Evaluating the Management of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Project
By: J. Ronald Fox
- October 1989
- Case
Exxon Corp.: Trouble at Valdez
Discusses the events leading to and repercussions following the 11 million gallon oil spill in Prince William Sound off the Alaskan coast. This was the largest spill in U.S. history. Examines the response to the spill by Exxon management, government agencies, and...
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Natural Environment;
Crisis Management;
Energy Sources;
Shipping Industry;
Energy Industry;
Alaska
Goodpaster, Kenneth E. "Exxon Corp.: Trouble at Valdez." Harvard Business School Case 390-024, October 1989.
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Jan Swartz (MBA 1996)
travelers. "I can fly in from Australia or Asia and be through LAX in as little as 20 minutes." Also: "Never check a bag. And always pack snacks." Popular Princess itinerary: A 10-day Alaska tour, with 7 days on ship and 3 on land,...
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In the News - Entrepreneurship
Alumni Bulletin Venturing Forth Re: Jo Tango 01 Dec 2023 HBS Alumni Bulletin Thinking Ahead: Eight new ideas for 2024 Re: Julian De Freitas 20 Nov 2023 Inc. How Ben Minicucci Piloted Alaska Airlines through the Pandemic By: Ranjay Gulati...
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- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Mead Treadwell
tradition of questioning Alaska’s relevance, dating back to criticism of the Alaska Purchase in 1867, dubbed “Seward’s Folly.” However, to know the Arctic is to understand the strategic role this region plays in America’s security and...
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- 12 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
Can Our Parenting Struggles Make Us Better Leaders?
they have an obligation to work proactively to further the company’s mission. Alaska Airlines, likewise, has become one of the most successful and well-regarded airlines by giving its frontline workers much more control over customer...
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- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Making a Difference
gain a better understanding of their migratory patterns. But that's just what Josh Haacker (HBS '03) did, in addition to strategic planning and numbers-crunching, as an HBS Summer Fellow at the Alaska Conservation Foundation, which placed...
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- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Summit Higher Than Everest
Above: Mountaineers Dick Burdsall and Terry Moore climbing Minya Konka, October 1932. (photographs courtesy University of Alaska Fairbanks Archives) This article relies upon Moore’s own published and unpublished accounts; letters between...
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- 19 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
Marketing Marijuana
the United States, two new states, Alaska and Oregon, as well as the District of Columbia had legalized the recreational sale of marijuana. They joined Washington and Colorado, which legalized pot in the 2012 election, as well as two...
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- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
and principles—that is, by providing freedom within a galvanizing framework—leaders can equip employees to make on-the-ground decisions that are in the company’s best interests. Gulati uses businesses as diverse as Netflix, Alaska...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 15, 2016
investment houses could use their funds to promote corporate social responsibility and that such investments could be profitable. This was considered extremely unorthodox in the industry at the time. In the wake of the giant oil spill from the tanker Exxon Valdez in...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
Halliburton Energy Services). The case examines BP's safety record and prior accidents at a refinery in Houston in 2005 and along a pipeline in Alaska in 2006 and describes managerial changes imposed by the Board of Directors and safety...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Mar 2017
- News
Negotiating Peace in Canada's Largest Rainforest
a forest in the interior of British Columbia or in the tropical areas of Indonesia will look different than the temperate coastal rainforest from between Alaska and Washington state. It may look different, but key principles, they apply....
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- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
"we have a worldwide mission: to become leading corporate citizens." In several cases, this mandate was the result of traumatic experiences or scandals that required huge efforts on the part of companies to repair damaged reputations. The 1989 Exxon Valdez...
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