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The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age
by Walter A. McdougallThis highly acclaimed study approaches the space race as a problem in comparative public policy. Drawing on published literature, archival sources in both the United States and Europe, interviews with many of the key participants, and important declassified material, such as the National Security Council's first policy paper on space, McDougall examines U.S., European, and Soviet space programs and their politics. Opening with a short account of Nikolai Kibalchich, a late nineteenth-century Russian rocketry theoretician, McDougall argues that the Soviet Union made its way into space first because it was the world's first "technocracy"―which he defines as "the institutionalization of technological change for state purpose." He also explores the growth of a political economy of technology in both the Soviet Union and the United States.<P><P> Pulitzer Prize Winner
Testing of Body Armor Materials: Phase 3
by National Research Council of the National AcademiesThis report is the final volume of a three-phase study commissioned by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) of the Department of Defense (DoD) to assist in addressing shortcomings that had been reported by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the DoD Inspector General in DoD’s body armor testing process. Independent committees were empanelled for the three study phases. Each committee produced an independent report, although this final Phase III report builds on the results of the letter reports delivered in Phases I and II, both of which provided findings and recommendations on key issues that required near-term resolution by DOT&E. The study was conducted under the auspices of the National Research Council (NRC) Board on Army Science and Technology (BAST) and Committee on National Statistics.
Report of the Committee on Proposal Evaluation for Allocation of Supercomputing Time for the Study of Molecular Dynamics: Third Round
by National Research Council of the National AcademiesThe committee evaluated submissions received in response to a request for proposals (RFP) for Biomolecular Simulation Time on Anton, a supercomputer specially designed and built by D.E. Shaw Research (DESRES) that allows for dramatically increased molecular dynamics simulations compared to other currently available resources. During the past 2 years, DESRES has made available to the non-commercial research community node-hours on an Anton system housed at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC), based on the advice of previous National Research Council committees convened in the falls of 2010 and 2011.
Dragonfly: NASA and the Crisis Aboard MIR
by Bryan BurroughBased on released NASA documents and interviews
Steve Jobs: Leader Strategist
by Cynthia A. Montgomery David B. Yoffie"In 2009, Fortune magazine published one of its many cover stories on Steve Jobs, this time naming him the CEO of the decade. Explaining why they chose to bestow this honor on Jobs, Stephanie Mehta argued that “No business figure has crushed it the way Jobs has these past 10 years. Even as the rest of business boomed and then crashed, he resuscitated Apple, which, many forget, was in horrific shape at the dawn of the decade, and simultaneously radically reinvented the music, movie, and telecommunications industries.”
Paktor: Designing a Dating App
by Michael Luca Stephanie Chan Essie AlamsyahPaktor is a popular mobile-based online dating app from Singapore, where a user can swipe right or left on a profile to indicate her interest in a potential match. The case is designed to explore issues related to pricing, market design, and launch strategies in the context of online marketplaces. Students are asked to evaluate Paktor’s existing design features and pricing and formulate recommendations on design choices, pricing, and global expansion.
Fire Fighter! (Eyewitness Readers level #2)
by Angela RoystonDescribes a day in the life of a group of fire fighters
Data Breach at Equifax
by Suraj Srinivasan Quinn PitcherExamining the cause of and response to the 2017 data breach at Equifax that exposed the information of over 145 million consumers.
Search and Rescue
by Samantha Glen Mary PesaresiThe crowds got bigger as the team got closer to the Myriad Center. They lined the pavement as if drawn by some invisible force, yet the quiet remained unbroken. Faces along the route were wet with tears that no one tried to hide. Then Beth heard a voice cut the still morning as in prayer. "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil." It was a final, wrenching homage to the victims of the bombing. The voice echoed inside Beth's head. "I shall fear no evil," she chanted over and over again, trying desperately to keep her feelings at bay. Beth felt her anger melt away. She and Czar would be all right; she'd make sure of that. The people of Oklahoma had reminded them of what their volunteer of love was all about. The motto of search and rescue-to save lives and reduce human suffering- made it all worthwhile for her and the white shepherd... Beth Barkley was tired of having a life indoors. And so was her white German Shepherd Panda. After reading an article in the newspaoper about search and Rescue dogs, she decided to train with Panda as a canine team. This story is there struggles to become a team, their work, in disasters, from lost children, missing people, an encounter with a bear, to earthquakes in El Salvador, Armenia, and mud slides in Virginia to their hardest challenge helping with the Oklahoma City Bombing. Follow Beth as she trains with first Panda, then Sirius, then Czar, and their adventures, both humorous and sad. Look into the world of search and rescue, the struggles that dog and handle endure every day.
Breaking the Vicious Circle: Toward Effective Risk Regulation
by Stephen BreyerReprinted lectures and thoughts from a United States Supreme Court justice.
Promise or Peril: The Strategic Defense Initiative
by Zbigniew Brzezinski Richard Sincere Marin Stnnecki Peter WehnerThirty-five Essays by statesmen, scholars, and strategic analysts.
The White House Tapes: Eavesdropping on the President
by John PradosTranscripts of tape recordings beginning with Roosevelt.
The Right Stuff
by Tom WolfeThe Right Stuff is Tom Wolfe's deft account of a cast of heroes, introduced to America with the explosion of space exploration in the romantic heyday of the 20th century and encapsulated in Neal Armstrong's "one giant step for mankind." <p><p>Beginning with the first experiments with manned space flight in the 1940s, remembering the feats of Chuck Yeager and the breaking of the sound barrier, and focusing in on the brave pilots of the Mercury Project, Wolfe's ability to marry historical fact with dramatic intensity is nowhere more evident than in The Right Stuff. <P><P> <B>Winner of the National Book Award</B>
Sachem Head's Activism at Autodesk
by Suraj Srinivasan Quinn PitcherIn 2015, activist hedge fund Sachem Head Capital, led by founder Scott Ferguson, launched an activist campaign at (computer aided design) CAD software maker Autodesk. The activist campaign, waged mainly in private, was over Autodesk's lacklustre financial performance, with Ferguson thinking that Autodesk's performance could improve with better cost management. Facing a proxy contest, Autodesk added Ferguson and two others to its board in exchange for a standstill agreement. Following two years of significantly improved performance, Ferguson eventually stepped down when longtime Autodesk CEO Carl Bass announced his retirement in February 2017. The case illustrates how even companies with stellar products can underperform and how benchmarking and financial analysis can help identify drivers of firm performance. The case describes how boards and investors can engage to improve governance and ultimately achieve sustainable performance objectives.
Chaudhary Group: Rebuilding Nepal
by Christopher J. Malloy Lauren H. Cohen Inakshi SobtiProfessors Christopher J. Malloy and Lauren H. Cohen and Associate Director Inakshi Sobti (India Research Center) prepared this case. It was reviewed and approved before publication by a company designate. Funding for the development of this case was provided by Harvard Business School and not by the company. HBS cases are developed solely as the basis for class discussion. Cases are not intended to serve as endorsements, sources of primary data, or illustrations of effective or ineffective management.
Chaudhary Group: Rebuilding Nepal (B)
by Christopher J. Malloy Lauren H. Cohen Inakshi SobtiProfessors Christopher J. Malloy and Lauren H. Cohen and Associate Director Inakshi Sobti (India Research Center) prepared this case. It was reviewed and approved before publication by a company designate. Funding for the development of this case was provided by Harvard Business School and not by the company. HBS cases are developed solely as the basis for class discussion. Cases are not intended to serve as endorsements, sources of primary data, or illustrations of effective or ineffective management.
X: The Foghorn Decision
by Robert S. Huckman Karim R. Lakhani Kyle R. Myers"As she settled into her seat for her flight from Copenhagen back to San Francisco, Kathy Hannun reflected on her meetings earlier in the week with several of the world’s leading experts in solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) technology. It was February 2016, and it had been nearly three years since she began leading the team at X – Alphabet Inc.’s so-called “moonshot factory” to develop radical solutions to major problems – working to turn sea water into fuel."
Matching Markets for Googlers
by Bo Cowgill Rembrand KoningProfessor Bo Cowgill (Columbia Business School) and HBS Professor Rembrand Koning prepared this case. Professors Cowgill and Koning contributed equally to the development of this case and are listed in alphabetical order. It was reviewed and approved before publication by a company designate. Funding for the development of this case was provided by Harvard Business School and not by the company. Bo Cowgill previously worked at Google and provided advice on market design while employed there. Certain details have been disguised. HBS cases are developed solely as the basis for class discussion. Cases are not intended to serve as endorsements, sources of primary data, or illustrations of effective or ineffective management.