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      • October 2020
      • Teaching Note

      Testing Autonomy in Pittsburgh

      By: Mitchell Weiss and Mariana Oseguera Rodriguez
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      Weiss, Mitchell, and Mariana Oseguera Rodriguez. "Testing Autonomy in Pittsburgh." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 821-040, October 2020.
      • October 2018 (Revised September 2020)
      • Case

      Testing Autonomy in Pittsburgh

      By: Mitchell Weiss and Brittany Urick
      Pittsburgh’s mayor had been among the first to welcome self-driving vehicles but was now one of many needing to react after a pedestrian fatality involving an autonomous Uber in Arizona. He had originally preferred to roll out “the red carpet” instead of the “red...  View Details
      Keywords: Public Entrepreneurship; Government Innovation; Government Experimentation; Autonomous Vehicles; Mayor; Mayor Peduto; Cities; Mobility; Automation; Uber; Argo Ai; Aurora Innovation; Aptiv; Entrepreneurship; Public Sector; Innovation and Invention; Transportation; City; Safety; Business and Government Relations; Transportation Industry; Auto Industry; United States; Pennsylvania; Pittsburgh
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      Weiss, Mitchell, and Brittany Urick. "Testing Autonomy in Pittsburgh." Harvard Business School Case 819-059, October 2018. (Revised September 2020.)
      • February 2018 (Revised December 2019)
      • Case

      Rise of the Drones: Identified Technologies

      By: Andy Wu and George Gonzalez
      The founder and CEO of Identified Technologies, a Pittsburgh-based drone software and services company, faces a dilemma when San Francisco–based DroneDeploy begins to disrupt the industry with its drone software platform. Identified Technologies needs to consider...  View Details
      Keywords: Software; Technology Platform; Disruption; Network Effects; Computer Industry; Web Services Industry; Pittsburgh; San Francisco
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      Wu, Andy, and George Gonzalez. "Rise of the Drones: Identified Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 718-482, February 2018. (Revised December 2019.)
      • January 2013 (Revised October 2015)
      • Case

      Pittsburgh

      By: Eric Werker, Meg Rithmire, Benjamin Kennedy and Andrew Knauer
      The case narrates the development of Pittsburgh from the 1940s to 2012. It analyzes the collapse of the steel industry in the early 1980s, the city's subsequent decline, and the city's later re-emergence as a hub for higher education, the tech sector, and the...  View Details
      Keywords: Google; Population; City Growth; Shale; Pnc; Tom Murphy; Luke Ravenstahl; Public-private Partnership; Tax Increment Financing; Brownfields; Renaissance; Industry Clusters; Industry Growth; City; Business and Government Relations; Taxation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Nonprofit Organizations; Higher Education; Technology Industry; Health Industry; Steel Industry; Education Industry; Pittsburgh
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      Werker, Eric, Meg Rithmire, Benjamin Kennedy, and Andrew Knauer. "Pittsburgh." Harvard Business School Case 713-035, January 2013. (Revised October 2015.)
      • 2015
      • Working Paper

      Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: An Empirical Assessment with Historical Mines

      By: Edward L. Glaeser, Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr
      We study entrepreneurship and growth through the lens of U.S. cities. Initial entrepreneurship correlates strongly with urban employment growth, but endogeneity bedevils interpretation. Chinitz (1961) hypothesized that coal mines near cities led to specialization in...  View Details
      Keywords: Industrial Organization; Chinitz; Agglomeration; Clusters; Cities; Mines; Industry Clusters; Entrepreneurship; City; Mining; Mining Industry; Pittsburgh
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      Glaeser, Edward L., Sari Pekkala Kerr, and William R. Kerr. "Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: An Empirical Assessment with Historical Mines." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-015, August 2012. (Revised May 2015.)
      • February 2011 (Revised November 2012)
      • Case

      Aquion Energy

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and David Kiron
      Leaders at Aquion Energy, a Pittsburgh-based battery start-up, are deciding on a market entry strategy. Should they pursue the large but unproven grid utility market or a smaller, but higher margin market?  View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Production; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Disruptive Innovation; Market Entry and Exit; Performance Capacity; Energy Industry
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R., and David Kiron. "Aquion Energy." Harvard Business School Case 811-047, February 2011. (Revised November 2012.)
      • 22 Oct 2009
      • Conference Presentation

      Charitable Giving and Subjective Wealth

      By: Zoe Chance and Michael I. Norton
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      Chance, Zoe, and Michael I. Norton. "Charitable Giving and Subjective Wealth." Paper presented at the Association for Consumer Research Annual North American Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, October 22, 2009.
      • August 2009 (Revised January 2012)
      • Case

      Steel Street

      By: Arthur I Segel, William J. Poorvu, Ben Creo and Justin Seth Ginsburgh
      The case involves repositioning an old 6-story warehouse in Pittsburgh and many of the issues of rehabilitation and selecting and managing the development team especially in a world of capital market uncertainty. The case also demonstrates the alignment of interests of...  View Details
      Keywords: Construction; Capital Markets; Financial Management; Investment; Property; Urban Development; Real Estate Industry; Pittsburgh
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      Segel, Arthur I., William J. Poorvu, Ben Creo, and Justin Seth Ginsburgh. "Steel Street." Harvard Business School Case 210-010, August 2009. (Revised January 2012.)
      • February 2008 (Revised October 2010)
      • Case

      Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York

      By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Ryan Taliaferro
      Bob Kelly, the new CEO of Mellon Financial, is considering the terms of a proposed "merger of equals" with The Bank of New York, just before the final Board meeting to approve the deal. The combination offers a great strategic fit, and the expected synergies are large....  View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Equity; Banks and Banking; Business and Shareholder Relations; Valuation; Banking Industry; Pittsburgh
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      Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Ryan Taliaferro. "Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York." Harvard Business School Case 208-129, February 2008. (Revised October 2010.)
      • Jun 2006
      • Conference Presentation

      Entertainment Products in Online and Offline Channels: An Examination of the 'Long Tail'

      By: Anita Elberse
      Keywords: Entertainment; Marketing Channels
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      Elberse, Anita. "Entertainment Products in Online and Offline Channels: An Examination of the 'Long Tail'." Paper presented at the INFORMS Marketing Science Conference, Katz School of Management, University of Pittsburgh, June 2006.
      • 2002
      • Other Unpublished Work

      Clusters of Innovation Initiative: Pittsburgh

      By: Michael E. Porter
      This regional report examines the composition and performance of the Pittsburgh regional economy, how industry clusters developed and innovation arose, how clusters affected the region's economic future, and how the region can establish a strategy and action program to...  View Details
      Keywords: Clusters; Economics; Industry Clusters; Economy; Growth and Development; Pittsburgh
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      Porter, Michael E. "Clusters of Innovation Initiative: Pittsburgh." Council on Competitiveness, Washington, DC, April 2002. (Report.)
      • January 15, 2002
      • Editorial

      Enron failures show U.S. auditing system is in dire need of big change

      By: G. Loewenstein, D. A. Moore and M. H. Bazerman
      Keywords: Accounting Audits
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      Loewenstein, G., D. A. Moore, and M. H. Bazerman. "Enron failures show U.S. auditing system is in dire need of big change." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (January 15, 2002), p. 11–C.
      • February 1993 (Revised June 1993)
      • Case

      Bidwell Training Center, Inc. and Manchester Craftsmen's Guild: Preparation in Pittsburgh

      By: James L. Heskett and Roger H. Hallowell
      Bill Strickland, executive director of both Bidwell Training Center and Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, has built a highly successful training organization to enable underprivileged minorities in Pittsburgh to escape the cycle of poverty. His success has led to questions...  View Details
      Keywords: Training; Non-Governmental Organizations; Leadership; Society; Competency and Skills; Pittsburgh
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      Heskett, James L., and Roger H. Hallowell. "Bidwell Training Center, Inc. and Manchester Craftsmen's Guild: Preparation in Pittsburgh." Harvard Business School Case 693-087, February 1993. (Revised June 1993.)
      • December 1991
      • Article

      Bargaining and Market Behavior in Jerusalem, Ljubljana, Pittsburgh, and Tokyo: An Experimental Study

      By: A. E. Roth, V. Prasnikar, M. Okuno-Fujiwara and S. Zamir
      Keywords: Markets; Behavior; Information; Israel; Pittsburgh; Tokyo; Slovenia
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      Roth, A. E., V. Prasnikar, M. Okuno-Fujiwara, and S. Zamir. "Bargaining and Market Behavior in Jerusalem, Ljubljana, Pittsburgh, and Tokyo: An Experimental Study." American Economic Review 81, no. 5 (December 1991): 1068–1095.
      • September 1991
      • Case

      Paul Olsen (A)

      By: Amar Bhide
      Paul Olsen, a doctoral management student, is considering forming a limited partnership to open a restaurant in a renovated downtown mall in Pittsburgh. He must assess the opportunity, find investors for the anticipated $250,000 start-up costs, and create a workable...  View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship
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      Bhide, Amar. "Paul Olsen (A)." Harvard Business School Case 392-011, September 1991.
      • 1988
      • Chapter

      Effects of Foreign Investment

      By: L. T. Wells Jr.
      Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment
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      Wells, L. T., Jr. "Effects of Foreign Investment." In The Role of the Private Sector in Fostering/Responding to Global Structural Change, edited by Andrew R. Blair and Josephine E. Olson, 21–31. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh, 1988.
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