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- 18 Jan 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
The Ties that Bind: Railroad Gauge Standards, Collusion, and Internal Trade in the 19th Century US
- May 1996 (Revised March 2005)
- Case
Bombardier TEG (A)
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Takia Mahmood
Bombardier, a Canadian manufacturer of passenger railcars and market leader in the United States, faces aggressive competition from a new entrant, U.S.-owned Morrison Knudsen, that has come into the industry with closely related capabilities in engineering and...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Goals and Objectives;
Strategy;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Rail Transportation;
Rail Industry;
Rail Industry;
Canada;
United States
Bradley, Stephen P., and Takia Mahmood. "Bombardier TEG (A)." Harvard Business School Case 796-002, May 1996. (Revised March 2005.)
- 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).
- March 2013
- Teaching Note
Automating the Paris Subway (TN) (A) & (B)
By: Michel Anteby and Ayn Cavicchi
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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- 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.)
- 2019
- Working Paper
Collusive Investments in Technological Compatibility: Lessons from U.S. Railroads in the Late 19th Century
By: Daniel P. Gross
Collusion is widely condemned for its negative effects on consumer welfare and market efficiency. In this paper, I show that collusion may also in some cases facilitate the creation of unexpected new sources of value. I bring this possibility into focus through the...
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Keywords:
Collusion;
Compatibility;
Railroads;
Rail Transportation;
Standards;
Integration;
Trade;
History;
United States
Gross, Daniel P. "Collusive Investments in Technological Compatibility: Lessons from U.S. Railroads in the Late 19th Century." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-044, December 2016. (Accepted at Management Science.)
- December 2015 (Revised September 2016)
- Supplement
ANA (B)
By: Doug J. Chung and Mayuka Yamazaki
All Nippon Airways (ANA) became the largest airline in Japan in 2013. Having been designated as a domestic carrier by the Japanese government till the mid-1980s and Japan being the sixth largest domestic airline market, two-thirds of ANA’s passenger revenue came from...
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Keywords:
Demand and Consumers;
Analysis;
Economics;
Price;
Marketing Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Product;
Policy;
Air Transportation Industry;
Japan
Chung, Doug J., and Mayuka Yamazaki. "ANA (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 516-054, December 2015. (Revised September 2016.)
- August 2014 (Revised September 2016)
- Case
ANA (A)
By: Doug J. Chung and Mayuka Yamazaki
All Nippon Airways (ANA) became the largest airline in Japan in 2013. Having been designated as a domestic carrier by the Japanese government till the mid-1980s and Japan being the sixth largest domestic airline market, two-thirds of ANA’s passenger revenue came from...
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Keywords:
Demand and Consumers;
Analysis;
Economics;
Price;
Marketing Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Product;
Policy;
Air Transportation Industry;
Japan
Chung, Doug J., and Mayuka Yamazaki. "ANA (A)." Harvard Business School Case 515-034, August 2014. (Revised September 2016.)
- January 2019 (Revised February 2020)
- Case
Jay Gould, 'The Most Hated Man in America'
By: Tom Nicholas, John Masko and Matthew G. Preble
Railroad magnate Jay Gould, a controversial figure in the history of U.S. capitalism, was a disruptive influence on an industry that had previously relied on formal and informal agreements to move traffic long distances across lines operated by different companies....
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Keywords:
Railroads;
Gould;
Vanderbilt;
Rail Transportation;
History;
Consolidation;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Competition;
Strategy;
Rail Industry;
United States
Nicholas, Tom, John Masko, and Matthew G. Preble. "Jay Gould, 'The Most Hated Man in America'." Harvard Business School Case 819-006, January 2019. (Revised February 2020.)
- 01 Aug 2022
- What Do You Think?
Does Religious Belief Affect Organizational Performance?
transportation such as rail and water over the use of JIT strategies. Shoshanah Cohen commented, “I wouldn’t say those days are over, but until we get back to the point where lead times are both short AND...
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Keywords:
Re: James L. Heskett
- June 1982
- Case
Union Pacific Railroad Co.
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Shapiro, Roy D. "Union Pacific Railroad Co." Harvard Business School Case 682-105, June 1982.
- November 1984 (Revised May 1993)
- Teaching Note
Wabash (A) and (B), Teaching Note
- June 1991 (Revised March 1995)
- Background Note
Coming of the Railroads
Makes possible a discussion of the growth of the railroads in the nineteenth century and the impact of that growth on the American economy.
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McCraw, Thomas K. "Coming of the Railroads." Harvard Business School Background Note 391-120, June 1991. (Revised March 1995.)
- October 1994 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
Twinbrook Metro
Poorvu, William J. "Twinbrook Metro." Harvard Business School Case 395-093, October 1994. (Revised September 1995.)
- April 2020 (Revised June 2020)
- Case
Oriental Land Co., Ltd.—Tokyo Disney Resort
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Akiko Kanno
This case describes the history of Oriental Land Co. Ltd.’s (OLC's) Tokyo Disney Resort (TDR), its operations, the extent of vertical integration, and the challenges it faced in 2018 as OLC's chairman and CEO, Toshio Kagami, contemplated how best to deal with...
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Keywords:
Strategy For Multi-business Firm;
Business Models;
Growth;
Theme Parks;
Disney;
Disney Parks;
Licensing;
Royalties;
Two-part Tariffs;
Oriental Land Co.;
Tokyo Disneyland;
Tokyo DisneySea;
Tokyo Disney Resort;
Tokyo Disney;
Growth Strategy;
Hotels;
Hotel Industry;
Partnership;
Development;
Attractions;
Rides;
Urayasu;
Kagami;
Congestion;
Pricing;
Amusement Parks;
Amusement Park Industry;
Brand;
Branding;
History;
OLC;
Corporate Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Business History;
Price;
Retention;
Growth and Development;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Contracts;
Operations;
Vertical Integration;
Problems and Challenges;
Partners and Partnerships;
Business Strategy;
Expansion;
Rail Transportation;
Transportation Networks;
Accommodations Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Tourism Industry;
Asia;
Japan;
Tokyo;
United States
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Akiko Kanno. "Oriental Land Co., Ltd.—Tokyo Disney Resort." Harvard Business School Case 720-460, April 2020. (Revised June 2020.)
- April 1989 (Revised August 1989)
- Case
Burlington Northern (A)
Describes the forces that led to the development of a logistics analysis program by the Burlington Northern Railroad. The first half of the case describes changes in industrial structure, technology, demographics, shipper practices, and government regulation that led...
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Hammond, Janice H. "Burlington Northern (A)." Harvard Business School Case 689-081, April 1989. (Revised August 1989.)
- May 2016 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Canadian Pacific's Bid for Norfolk Southern
By: Benjamin C. Esty and E. Scott Mayfield
In December 2015, Canadian Pacific Railroad (CPR) has just made its third bid to acquire Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC), one of the largest railroads in the United States. Having rejected the prior offers, NSC’s CEO James Squires and the NSC board must now value...
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Keywords:
Capital Structure;
Cash Flow;
Cost of Capital;
Financial Strategy;
Investment Activism;
Bids and Bidding;
Negotiation Offer;
Corporate Strategy;
Rail Transportation;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Transformation;
United States;
Canada
Esty, Benjamin C., and E. Scott Mayfield. "Canadian Pacific's Bid for Norfolk Southern." Harvard Business School Case 216-057, May 2016. (Revised September 2017.)
- June 1977 (Revised May 1995)
- Case
Railroads and the Beginnings of Modern Management
Consists of three selections by the most innovative of the early American railroad managers which describe the organizational structures and control systems they created. Questions to be asked are: why and how such managerial techniques were created, how well they...
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Keywords:
Rail Transportation;
Organizational Structure;
Management Systems;
Rail Industry;
United States
Chandler, Alfred D., Jr. "Railroads and the Beginnings of Modern Management." Harvard Business School Case 377-231, June 1977. (Revised May 1995.)
- June 1991 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Railroads and the Beginnings of Modern Management (Abridged)
By: Thomas K. McCraw
Consists of three selections by the most innovative of the early American railroad managers describing the organizational structures and control systems they created. Questions to be asked are: why and how such managerial techniques were created, how well they worked,...
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Keywords:
Business History;
Rail Transportation;
Organizational Structure;
Management Systems;
Rail Industry;
United States
McCraw, Thomas K. "Railroads and the Beginnings of Modern Management (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 391-131, June 1991. (Revised June 1993.)