Case | HBS Case Collection | April 2016

Detroit: On the Right Track?

by Jan W. Rivkin and Manjari Raman

Abstract

As this case opens in 2012, a cross-sector alliance to bring new rail transport to the Motor City seems about to collapse, and civic leaders have one last chance to save it. The case covers the rise of Detroit, the city’s devastating fall, and the ongoing potential revival of the city. It allows a discussion of what causes cities to thrive and to fail, with a special emphasis on the roles of cross-sector collaboration and transportation infrastructure.

Keywords: Urban Development; Rail Transportation; Infrastructure; Transportation Industry; Michigan;

Language: English Format: Print 24 pages EducatorsPurchase

Citation:

Rivkin, Jan W., and Manjari Raman. "Detroit: On the Right Track?" Harvard Business School Case 716-444, April 2016.

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Jan W. Rivkin
C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration
Senior Associate Dean, Chair, MBA Program
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