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      On the Problems of Applying Ramsey Pricing to the Railroad Industry with Uncertain Demand Elasticities
      Jay Gould and the Coming of Railroad Consolidation
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      • September 2020
      • Case

      Hitachi Rail Limited (A)

      By: David J. Collis, Akiko Kanno and Nobuo Sato
      Hitachi must decide whether to make a British executive, who has successfully built its European rail business from scratch, head of its global rail division even though the bulk of revenues for the unit still come from Japan. The case describes, the history of Hitachi...  View Details
      Keywords: Global Strategy; Leadership; Values And Beliefs; Human Resources; Globalized Firms And Management; Organizational Structure; rail industry; Japan
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      Collis, David J., Akiko Kanno, and Nobuo Sato. "Hitachi Rail Limited (A)." Harvard Business School Case 721-364, September 2020.
      • September 2020 (Revised December 2020)
      • Supplement

      Hitachi Rail Limited (B)

      By: David J. Collis, Akiko Kanno and Nobuo Sato
      Describes the strategy and organisation changes made by British executive, Alistair Domer, after he is made head of Hitachi Rail's global business. The company acquires an Italian company, continues to win contracts in the UK, but struggles to bring its greenfield...  View Details
      Keywords: Organization Structure; Leader Selection; Mergers & Acquisitions; Strategy; Global Strategy; Organizational Structure; Leadership; Integration; Values And Beliefs; rail industry; Japan
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      Collis, David J., Akiko Kanno, and Nobuo Sato. "Hitachi Rail Limited (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 721-365, September 2020. (Revised December 2020.)
      • May 2020
      • Teaching Note

      Digitalization at Siemens

      By: David J. Collis
      Teaching Note for HBS No. 717-428.  View Details
      Keywords: Innovation And Invention; Technology; Computer industry; Health industry; industrial Products industry; Information Technology industry; Manufacturing industry; rail industry; Technology industry
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      Collis, David J. "Digitalization at Siemens." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 720-462, May 2020.
      • January 2020
      • Case

      Sunset Limited or Full Speed Ahead? Amtrak Talks to Congress

      By: John D. Macomber
      Richard Anderson took the helm of Amtrak in 2017 after leading a successful turnaround at Delta Airlines. Amtrak is a US state owned enterprise with about $3.5 bn in annual revenue (and a large operating loss) that is responsible for substantial segments of passenger...  View Details
      Keywords: Railroad; Passenger Transportation; Urbanization; Cities; U.s. Congress; Infrastructure; Transition; Transportation; rail Transportation; Climate Change; Urban Scope; Strategic Planning; Business And Government Relations; rail industry; United States
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      Macomber, John D. "Sunset Limited or Full Speed Ahead? Amtrak Talks to Congress." Harvard Business School Case 220-052, January 2020.
      • January 2020 (Revised April 2020)
      • Case

      Rumo: Infrastructure for a Healthier Economy

      By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Mariana Cal, Ruth Costas and Natalie Kindred
      Brazilian logistics company Rumo operated 13,500 km in railway networks, port terminals, and inland transshipment terminals, connecting major Brazilian ports to the agriculture hubs of Mato Grosso and São Paulo state. Controlled by Cosan, Brazil's leading sugar and...  View Details
      Keywords: Agribusiness; Plant-based Agribusiness; Customer Relationship Management; Growth And Development Strategy; Logistics; rail Transportation; Value Creation; rail industry; Transportation industry; Agriculture And Agribusiness industry; Latin America; Brazil
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      Reinhardt, Forest L., Mariana Cal, Ruth Costas, and Natalie Kindred. "Rumo: Infrastructure for a Healthier Economy." Harvard Business School Case 720-008, January 2020. (Revised April 2020.)
      • September 2019
      • Case

      Teaming Up to Win the Rail Deal at GE (A)

      By: Amy Edmondson, Ranjay Gulati and Rachna Tahilyani
      In 2012, Nalin Jain, then head of GE aviation for South Asia, was given the added responsibility for GE’s transportation business in India, including bidding for a $2.5 billion contract to manufacture, service and maintain 1,000 diesel locomotives for state owned...  View Details
      Keywords: Recruitment; Selection And Staffing; Human Capital; Groups And Teams; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; industrial Products industry; Manufacturing industry; rail industry; Transportation industry; United States; India
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      Edmondson, Amy, Ranjay Gulati, and Rachna Tahilyani. "Teaming Up to Win the Rail Deal at GE (A)." Harvard Business School Case 420-058, September 2019.
      • August 2019
      • Case

      Kazakhstan Railways: From the Middle of Nowhere to a Center of Trade?

      By: Willy Shih and Esel Çekin
      This case describes the evolution of Kazakhstan's rail connectivity strategy post-collapse of the Soviet Union and its now central role in China's Belt and Road Initiative. This meant shifting from a north-south orientation towards an east-west one, as well as the...  View Details
      Keywords: Geopolitics; China’s Infrastructure Exports: The ‘belt And Road’ Initiative; Logistics; Trade; Economic Growth; Geopolitical Units; Geography; rail Transportation; rail industry; Transportation industry; Central Asia; Kazakhstan; China
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      Shih, Willy, and Esel Çekin. "Kazakhstan Railways: From the Middle of Nowhere to a Center of Trade?" Harvard Business School Case 620-020, August 2019.
      • 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....  View Details
      Keywords: Railroads; Gould; Vanderbilt; rail Transportation; History; Consolidation; Governing Rules, Regulations, And Reforms; Competition; Strategy; rail industry; United States
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      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.)
      • August 2017
      • Teaching Note

      Exotic Interest Rate Swaps: Snowballs in Portugal

      By: Boris Vallee, Patrick Augustin and Philippe Rich
      This case explores a complex swap transaction implemented by Metro do Porto in 2007. It represents an opportunity to study fixed income derivative instruments, such as plain-vanilla swaps and structured swaps, as well as understand the opportunities and challenges of...  View Details
      Keywords: Swaps; Public Finance; Structured Finance; Credit Derivatives And Swaps; Public Sector; Transportation industry; rail industry; Portugal
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      Vallee, Boris, Patrick Augustin, and Philippe Rich. "Exotic Interest Rate Swaps: Snowballs in Portugal." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 218-018, August 2017.
      • February 2017
      • Supplement

      JCDecaux, 2016: Global Leader ... Again

      By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
      In 2016, JCDecaux was number one in the world in outdoor advertising. This was a far cry from the situation in 2003; at that time, JCDecaux had been unseated by Clear Channel from the number-one spot that it had held for decades, and it was fighting for second place...  View Details
      Keywords: Jcdecaux; Clear Channel Outdoor; Outfront Media; Lamar Advertising Company; Jean-françois Decaux; Jean-charles Decaux; Outdoor Advertising; Street Furniture; Airports; Billboards; Bicycles; Digital Devices; Digital Marketing; Bidding; Advertising; Advertising Campaigns; Acquisition; Mergers And Acquisitions; Business Growth And Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; Family Business; For-profit Firms; Joint Ventures; Design; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Global Range; Globalization; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms And Management; Multinational Firms And Management; Globalized Markets And industries; Government Legislation; Business History; Human Resources; Laws And Statutes; Business Or Company Management; Goals And Objectives; Growth And Development Strategy; Growth Management; Marketing; Brands And Branding; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Demand And Consumers; Supply And industry; Operations; Distribution; Infrastructure; Logistics; Product; Product Design; Production; Organizational Structure; Property; Public Ownership; Renting Or Rental; Problems And Challenges; Business And Community Relations; Business And Government Relations; Family And Family Relationships; Sales; Situation Or Environment; Luxury; Strategy; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Customization And Personalization; Expansion; Segmentation; Mobile Technology; Wireless Technology; Air Transportation; Bicycle Transportation; rail Transportation; Transportation Networks; Advertising industry; France; Paris
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      Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "JCDecaux, 2016: Global Leader ... Again." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-441, February 2017.
      • January 2017
      • Case

      Exotic Interest Rate Swaps: Snowballs in Portugal

      By: Boris Vallee, Patrick Augustin and Philippe Rich
      This case explores a complex swap transaction implemented by Metro do Porto in 2007. It represents an opportunity to study fixed income derivative instruments, such as plain-vanilla swaps and structured swaps, as well as understand the opportunities and challenges of...  View Details
      Keywords: Swaps; Public Finance; Structured Finance; Credit Derivatives And Swaps; Public Sector; Transportation industry; rail industry; Portugal
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      Vallee, Boris, Patrick Augustin, and Philippe Rich. "Exotic Interest Rate Swaps: Snowballs in Portugal." Harvard Business School Case 217-050, January 2017.
      • 2015
      • Book

      MOVE: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
      Americans are stuck. We live with travel delays on congested roads; shipping delays on clogged railways; and delays on repairs, project approvals, and funding due to gridlocked leadership. These delays affect us all, whether you are a daily commuter, a frequent flyer,...  View Details
      Keywords: Transportation; Infrastructure; United States; Railroad History; Airlines; Airline Industry; Air Transportation; Passenger Transportation; Cities; Urban Planning; Freighting; Change; Change Management; Leadership; Public Policy; Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Change Leadership; Public Finance; Infrastructure; Policy; Technological Innovation; Change Management; Leading Change; Urban Development; Project Finance; Entrepreneurship; City; Transportation; Transportation industry; Shipping industry; rail industry; Air Transportation industry; United States
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      Kanter, Rosabeth M. MOVE: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.
      • April 2014 (Revised March 2015)
      • Case

      GE and the Industrial Internet

      By: Karim R. Lakhani, Marco Iansiti and Kerry Herman
      CEO Jeff Immelt considers whether GE is moving fast enough on its new Industrial Internet initiative. The undertaking includes building out an Industrial Internet, connecting machines and devices, collecting their data and operations, and providing services to clients...  View Details
      Keywords: Technology; Operations Management; Strategy; Big Data; Business Analysis; Corporate Strategy; Digital Technology; Digital Innovation; General Management; General Strategy; Global Competitiveness; Global Strategy; Innovation; Innovation And Management; Industrial Internet; Ge; Innovation And Invention; Technology; Air Transportation industry; Energy industry; Health industry; industrial Products industry; Information Technology industry; Manufacturing industry; Medical Devices And Supplies industry; rail industry; Transportation industry; Technology industry; North And Central America; Asia; Europe; Middle East; Latin America
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      Lakhani, Karim R., Marco Iansiti, and Kerry Herman. "GE and the Industrial Internet." Harvard Business School Case 614-032, April 2014. (Revised March 2015.)
      • 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,...  View Details
      Keywords: Railroad History; History; rail Transportation; rail industry
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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.)
      • September 2013 (Revised August 2015)
      • Background Note

      Leadership and Teaming

      By: Ethan Bernstein
      Small differences in the leadership of teams can have large consequences for the success of their efforts. Many initiatives fail not because of a fatal error in judgment or insufficient ideas, knowledge, motivation, or capabilities to deliver a solution. They fail...  View Details
      Keywords: Teams; Teaming; Leadership And Managing People; Leadership; Team Effectiveness; Team Performance; Team Design; Team Leadership; Teamwork; Team Process; Team Function; Team Launch; 60/30/10 Rule; Team Boundary; Distribution Of Leadership Authority; Self-managed Teams; Virtual Teams; Unbounded Teams; Acts Of Leadership; Execution Teams; Decision Making Teams; Creativity Teams; Team Size; Task Design; Team Timeline; Team Roles; Team Representation; Diversity; Team Familiarity; Collective Intelligence; Team Stages Of Development; Team Coaching; Performance Pressure; X-teams; Team Focus; Interaction; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Management Systems; Management Style; Management Skills; Management Practices And Processes; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Efficiency; Performance Productivity; Groups And Teams; Networks; Social Psychology; Behavior; Conflict And Resolution; Creativity; Social And Collaborative Networks; Satisfaction; Prejudice And Bias; Power And Influence; Personal Characteristics; Familiarity; Cognition And Thinking; Attitudes; Projects; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Knowledge Use And Leverage; Knowledge Sharing; Collaborative Innovation And Invention; Innovation And Management; Innovation Leadership; Design; Interpersonal Communication; Accommodations industry; Accounting industry; Advertising industry; Aerospace industry; Agriculture And Agribusiness industry; Air Transportation industry; Apparel And Accessories industry; Auto industry; Banking industry; Battery industry; Beauty And Cosmetics industry; Bicycle industry; Biotechnology industry; Chemical industry; Communications industry; Computer industry; Construction industry; Consulting industry; Consumer Products industry; Distribution industry; Education industry; Electronics industry; Employment industry; Energy industry; Entertainment And Recreation industry; Fashion industry; Financial Services industry; Fine Arts industry; Food And Beverage industry; Forest Products industry; Forestry industry; Green Technology industry; Health industry; industrial Products industry; Information industry; Information Technology industry; Insurance industry; Journalism And News industry; Legal Services industry; Manufacturing industry; Media And Broadcasting industry; Medical Devices And Supplies industry; Mining industry; Motion Pictures And Video industry; Motorcycle industry; Music industry; Pharmaceutical industry; Public Administration industry; Public Relations industry; Publishing industry; Pulp And Paper industry; rail industry; Real Estate industry; Retail industry; Rubber industry; Semiconductor industry; Service industry; Shipping industry; Sports industry; Steel industry; Technology industry; Telecommunications industry; Tourism industry; Transportation industry; Travel industry; Utilities industry; Video Game industry; Web Services industry; Asia; North And Central America; South America; Atlantic Ocean; Central Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; Oceania; West Indies
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      Bernstein, Ethan. "Leadership and Teaming." Harvard Business School Background Note 414-033, September 2013. (Revised August 2015.)
      • August 2012
      • Supplement

      Albert 'Jack' Stanley in Nigeria (C)

      By: Lena G. Goldberg and Annelena Lobb
      The international joint venture that successfully bid for $6 billion in contracts to build LNG trains on Nigeria's Bonny Island became entangled in a widening bribery and corruption probe triggered by an unrelated accusation against an employee of one of the JV...  View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Crime And Corruption; Cross-cultural And Cross-border Issues; Governance Compliance; Law; Joint Ventures; Business Subsidiaries; Government Legislation; rail industry; Nigeria; United States; United Kingdom
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      Goldberg, Lena G., and Annelena Lobb. "Albert 'Jack' Stanley in Nigeria (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 313-019, August 2012.
      • March 2009 (Revised March 2010)
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      Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (A)

      By: Stuart C. Gilson, Vincent Marie Dessain and Sarah Abbott
      In the summer of 2006, the chairman and CEO of Eurotunnel Group is faced with the decision whether to file for bankruptcy protection, after having failed to gain creditor approval of an ambitious out-of-court restructuring plan. The company, which has been attempting...  View Details
      Keywords: Restructuring; Capital Structure; Insolvency And Bankruptcy; Laws And Statutes; Risk Management; rail industry; France; United Kingdom
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      Gilson, Stuart C., Vincent Marie Dessain, and Sarah Abbott. "Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 209-062, March 2009. (Revised March 2010.)
      • March 2005
      • Case

      Henkel Iberica (A)

      By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
      In 2002, Esteban Garriga, customer service director at Henkel Iberica, questions whether Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR) would help manage retail promotions and limit their impact on the stock-outs and obsolete inventory. Describes the...  View Details
      Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Forecasting And Prediction; Price; Distribution Channels; Strategic Planning; Commercialization; Valuation; rail industry; Germany; Spain
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      Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis, V.G. Narayanan, and Lisa Brem. "Henkel Iberica (A)." Harvard Business School Case 105-023, March 2005.
      • March 2005
      • Supplement

      Henkel Iberica (B)

      By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
      Supplements the (A) case.  View Details
      Keywords: rail industry; Germany; Spain
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      Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis, V.G. Narayanan, and Lisa Brem. "Henkel Iberica (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 105-024, March 2005.
      • July 2003
      • Teaching Note

      Texas High-Speed Rail Corporation: FCF vs. ECF Valuation (TN)

      By: Benjamin C. Esty and Timothy A. Luehrman
      Teaching Note for (9-293-072).  View Details
      Keywords: rail industry; Texas
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      Esty, Benjamin C., and Timothy A. Luehrman. "Texas High-Speed Rail Corporation: FCF vs. ECF Valuation (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 204-051, July 2003.
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