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- October 2009 (Revised May 2011)
- Supplement
Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (D)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Lara Adamsons
Keywords:
Transportation Industry
Paine, Lynn S., and Lara Adamsons. "Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 310-046, October 2009. (Revised May 2011.)
- October 2009 (Revised May 2011)
- Supplement
Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (C)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Lara Adamsons
Keywords:
Transportation Industry
Paine, Lynn S., and Lara Adamsons. "Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 310-045, October 2009. (Revised May 2011.)
- 2018
- Chapter
Transportation Cost and the Geography of Foreign Investment
By: Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen
Falling transportation costs and rapid technological progress in recent decades have precipitated an explosion of cross-border flows in goods, services, investments, and ideas led by multinational firms. Extensive research has sought to understand the geographic...
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Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Chen. "Transportation Cost and the Geography of Foreign Investment." In Handbook of International Trade and Transportation, edited by Bruce Blonigen and Wesley W. Wilson. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018.
- February 2011 (Revised January 2013)
- Supplement
Fairstar Heavy Transport (B)
By: Guhan Subramanian and Rhea Ghosh
Supplements the (A) case.
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Subramanian, Guhan, and Rhea Ghosh. "Fairstar Heavy Transport (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 911-042, February 2011. (Revised January 2013.)
- 2009
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Personal Rapid Transport at Vectus, Inc.
By: Benjamin Edelman
PRT vehicles—often called "driverless taxis"—sought to combine the best characteristics of cars, taxis, and trains, while adding features unavailable in any existing transportation system. Like cars and taxis, PRT vehicles carried small groups—often just a single...
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Keywords:
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Entrepreneurship;
Network Effects;
Transportation Networks;
Transportation Industry
Edelman, Benjamin. "Personal Rapid Transport at Vectus, Inc." 2009. (Featured in Working Knowledge: Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?)
- January 2014 (Revised May 2014)
- Background Note
Rail Transportation in the United States
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew Guilford
In the 20th century, automobiles and airlines pushed rail into the background as an often-troubled and neglected mode. After a review of the long history of rail in the U.S., this paper examines the situation in the 21st century, including the rail market structure,...
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Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Matthew Guilford. "Rail Transportation in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 314-084, January 2014. (Revised May 2014.)
- 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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- Research Summary
Transportation Security Officers’ Work, Motivations, and Practices Study
Because of its unique history, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is a strategic setting to explore employees' possible distinct and evolving relation to their work. Since its inception in the wake of 9/11, the TSA has...
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- October 2009 (Revised May 2011)
- Supplement
Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Lara Adamsons
Keywords:
Transportation Industry
Paine, Lynn S., and Lara Adamsons. "Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 310-044, October 2009. (Revised May 2011.)
- 2011
- Other Unpublished Work
Towards Improvement in Singapore's Transportation Efficiency and Environmental Impact
By: Benjamin Edelman
I evaluate the suitability of Personal Rapid Transport (PRT) for transportation problems in Singapore, and I propose short-term and long-term applications.
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Keywords:
Performance Efficiency;
Performance Improvement;
Environmental Sustainability;
Transportation;
Transportation Industry;
Singapore
Edelman, Benjamin. "Towards Improvement in Singapore's Transportation Efficiency and Environmental Impact." October 2011. (Submission to the National Climate Change Secretariat of Singapore.)
- May 2001 (Revised May 2015)
- Supplement
Compagnie Lyonnaise de Transport (B)
By: Michael Tushman and Michael J Roberts
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement.
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Tushman, Michael, and Michael J Roberts. "Compagnie Lyonnaise de Transport (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 401-041, May 2001. (Revised May 2015.)
- September 2018
- Case
SJF Ventures—Transforming Transportation with TransLoc?
By: Shawn Cole and Caitlin Reimers Brumme
Cole, Shawn, and Caitlin Reimers Brumme. "SJF Ventures—Transforming Transportation with TransLoc?" Harvard Business School Case 219-031, September 2018.
- September 1992
- Supplement
Progressive Corporation Transportation Group (C)
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "Progressive Corporation Transportation Group (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 693-037, September 1992.
- June 1991 (Revised June 1992)
- Case
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Herman, Ellen D. "Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)." Harvard Business School Case 391-202, June 1991. (Revised June 1992.)
- Fast Answer
Sustainability in the Transportation Industry
This is a part of Baker Library's Sustainability Research Guide. Background Readings Future of Mobility White Paper Transportation is arguably experiencing its most transformative revolution since the introduction...
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Transportation - Business & Environment
Confronting Climate Change Transportation Transportation is the fastest-growing source of greenhouse gas emissions The transport sector accounts for about 14% of the world’s...
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- 11 May 2015
- News
A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure
regulating — and competing with — decentralized software platforms
New platforms reinvent traditional markets as varied as transport, short-term accomodations, and media. (Consider Uber, Airbnb, and YouTube.) With new business models come new questions of regulation which Edelman and coauthor Damien Geradin assess in View Details