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Transportation - Business & Environment
some transportation modes is happening at a rapid pace, many modes are proving difficult to decarbonize, particularly aviation and freight. [39] By 2040, Bloomberg New Energy Finance expects 57% of all passenger vehicle sales, and over...
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- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Sherman Baldwin: Leadership under Fire
conditions and often with extraordinary and unheralded courage -- to fulfill the mission they have been given by the President and the American people as the nation's first line of defense. When the safety of the United States or its allies demands a military response,...
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James E. Aisner
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Drone Policy | About
617-495-5577. Future of UAS at HBS The future of UAS use for commercial purposes remains highly spirited amongst the aviation community. The FAA, the US agency responsible for regulating the nation’s airspace, continues to refine their...
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- 10 Nov 2020
- News
Learning to Fight
Courtesy Rick Sontag Courtesy Rick Sontag In 1994, Rick Sontag (MBA 1968) was the president of Unison Industries, an aviation component manufacturer he had grown from one Midwest factory into a 1,500-employee international business. He...
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April White
- 04 Aug 2003
- What Do You Think?
Are We Facing an Attitude Shortage?
comprehend because they lack an operative definition." Art Warbelow (who emphasizes attitude in selecting aviation pilots) said, "The tough part is assessing attitude in the job interview... I can't assess it beforehand, but I...
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by James Heskett
- 13 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
An Uncommon Summer: Project Management at an Education Non-Profit
This article is a repost from the Social Enterprise Initiative blog. Prior to Harvard Business School, I spent eight years on active duty military service as an Aviation officer and helicopter pilot in the United States Army. My career...
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- 03 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Brand Lessons From the Nobel Prize
Greyser cites the early days of Airbus, which began as a consortium of independent European aviation firms, to build planes together using the Airbus brand as a hub—and to compete with Boeing, Lockheed, and the like. "Airbus was a hub...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 27 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Meet the PRIDE Club
promoting understanding of the queer experience, we will increase acceptance and advance our equality as business leaders. Meet the PRIDE Executive Leadership Team Co-President, Daniel Hall (he/him/his) Dan is a former U.S. Army View Details
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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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- 04 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Why Private Investors Must Fund 'New Nuclear' Power Right Now
nuclear designs are subject to rigorous casualty testing and national licensing, there is no reason to think of nuclear power any differently than we think of other technologies and their use in civil society, such as civil aircraft and View Details
- 06 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back?
When American energy entrepreneur Jim Gordon envisioned the first offshore wind farm lining the horizon a few miles off the coast of the eastern United States, he perhaps did not factor in blowback from almost every angle. Gordon's nearly 10-year battle to gain...
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- 13 Feb 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Manufacturing
highly diversified manufacturing, a tailored approach to recruiting also makes sense for aerospace and defense, airlines, and transportation. To connect with students who are deeply passionate about these manufacturing sectors, you can utilize industry specific clubs...
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Manufacturing
- 11 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Kel Jackson, MBA 2019: "[My Job] Matters. I Didn't Want a Role that Would Box Me In."
Columbus, Georgia. “I love the aviation industry,” says Jackson. “It inspires a childlike sense of wonder. As a kid, I used to look up at the airplanes zooming across the sky, and wonder, ‘How is that possible?’” After almost seven years...
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Manufacturing
- 13 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can We Get To Where We Need To Go?
Trumka, President, AFL-CIO; and Michael Ward (HBS MBA '76), CEO, CSX. From government, the participant list included Charles Bolden, NASA Administrator; Anthony Foxx, US Secretary of Transportation; Jane Garvey, former head of the Federal View Details
- 19 Apr 2017
- News
Chicago Becomes a Hub of Startup Action
position as “capital of the heartland” (making it a magnet for graduates of the Midwest’s top universities), its relatively low cost of living (number 10 in the nation), and its position as a central aviation hub as just a few of the...
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- 30 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 30
value. In just a few weeks the company's license to operate is to be reviewed by the United Kingdom's Civil Aviation Authority, competitors are publicly questioning the company's viability, and seasonal working capital needs are about to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Blue-Green Revolution
microorganisms use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to photosynthesize sugar, proteins, and fat—the latter in the form of an oil that can replace fossil fuels in applications where batteries either can’t store enough power or are simply too heavy to lug around, like...
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- 11 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure
Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is...
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- 01 Dec 1999
- News
A Class Act
Class of 1925 February 1940 The first known casualty among the alumni of the Business School during the present war was Lt. Claus von Bohlen und Halbach, son of the head of the Krupp works in Essen, Germany. He was an aviator in the...
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Nancy O. Perry
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
to enroll at a local university. University was the bridge to who I am today. Frank Magwegwe (AMP 185, 2013) Segment Head, Momentum Retail A dream grounded I’ve been intrigued by aviation since childhood. After HBS I spent several years...
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