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- June 2012
- Case
Reconfiguring Stroke Care in North Central London
By: Michael E. Porter, James Mountford, Kamalini Ramdas and Samuel Takvorian
In 2006, surgeon Ara Darzi identified several key areas, including acute stroke care, for improving health care across London. In response to his seminal call to action, stroke care was reorganized around eight hyper-acute stroke units covering London's five sectors,... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Health Care and Treatment; Performance Improvement; Performance Efficiency; Integration; Health Industry; London
Porter, Michael E., James Mountford, Kamalini Ramdas, and Samuel Takvorian. "Reconfiguring Stroke Care in North Central London ." Harvard Business School Case 712-496, June 2012.
- April 2012
- Case
Pret A Manger
By: Frances X. Frei, Rick Goldberg and Stephanie van Sice
Pret A Manger, a London-based chain of sandwich shops, was known for its fast, genuine service and pre-packaged sandwiches prepared on-site daily. Instructed by its board to grow at 15 percent per year, Pret considered opening "twin" shops in locations too small to... View Details
Keywords: Customer Service Excellence; Growth Planning And Management; Employee Performance Management; Information Management; Production Planning; Employee Attitude Development And Empowerment; Employee Retention; Leadership Development And Career Planning; Service Delivery; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Model; Innovation and Invention; Employees; Performance; London
Frei, Frances X., Rick Goldberg, and Stephanie van Sice. "Pret A Manger." Harvard Business School Case 612-033, April 2012.
- November 2007 (Revised June 2016)
- Case
British Land
By: Lucy White
British Land's shares traded below NAV. Laxey investments tried to force British Land into share buybacks and criticized its corporate governance. Laxey voted borrowed shares at the AGM. View Details
Keywords: Stock Shares; Valuation; Property; Investment; Corporate Governance; Real Estate Industry; London
White, Lucy. "British Land." Harvard Business School Case 208-064, November 2007. (Revised June 2016.)
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Sustaining a commitment to the environment
also established the New England Forest Exhibition at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, and an environmental scholarship at Harvard College. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 21 Feb 2017
HBS 2+2 Information Session at Vassar
Join us to learn more about the 2+2 application process to the MBA at HBS. The event will include a presentation and an opportunity to ask questions with a member of the MBA Admissions team. Registration is not required but encouraged. The session will begin promptly... View Details
- 17 Apr 2017
- News
Jeff Immelt Wants a Radical Transformation of GE
with fellow alumni, including Robert Kraft (MBA 1965), owner of the Kraft Group and the New England Patriots; classmate Stephen Pagliuca (MBA 1982), chairman of Bain Capital; and more recent graduates, such as the cofounders of the... View Details
Wilbert L. Smith
After leaving behind the first family company, Smith-Premier Typewriter Company, Wilbert and his brothers formed the entity that later became L.C. Smith Corona. Under Wilbert Smith’s leadership, the company re-engineered their product, capitalizing on improvements made... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Noted & Quoted
“I showed it to [Putin], and he put it on and he goes, 'I can kill someone with this ring.' He put it in his pocket, and three KGB guys got around him and walked out.” —New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft (MBA 1965), on the 2005... View Details
- 29 Aug 2014
- News
The Untold Story of How a Culture of Shame Perpetuates Abuse
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Dreaming big for Africa’s future
Tope Lawani (MBA 1995, JD 1996) is cofounder and managing partner of London-based Helios Investments, a private investment firm concentrating on socioeconomic development in Africa. Helios is virtually the only pan-African firm of its kind to be founded and managed by... View Details
Alex Trotman
Being of Scottish descent, Trotman’s presence as CEO of Ford was seen as quite rare at the old auto giant. However, with Trotman’s special attention to leadership at all levels, he continued to improve the company’s operations. Instituting intensive, innovative... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
David M. Ogilvy
Though he founded the advertising giant that is best known for its hard-sell approach, Ogilvy himself is known for his creativity and for championing the softer side of advertising. Despite the minimal profits earned by such an approach, Ogilvy's trademark soft sell,... View Details
Keywords: Services
Hamish Maxwell
Maxwell presided over the major diversification of Philip Morris through the acquisitions of Kraft and General Foods. In so doing, Maxwell created the largest consumer goods company in the world and significantly lessened Philip Morris’ dependence on tobacco products.... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Edward G. Jefferson
Jefferson is credited with streamlining duPont’s operations and diversifying its portfolio – setting the stage for a new era in the company’s history. His purchase of Conoco in 1981 dramatically changed the duPont landscape providing a ready supply of oil and gas for... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
Joseph L. Hudson
Hudson created new department store policies including the maintenance of full inventories to permit immediate delivery, moderate prices, and liberal return privileges for customers. He was also one of the first in the retail industry to attach visible prices to... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Building Blocks
Ric Lewis (PMD 69, 1995) was studying economics at Dartmouth in the 1980s when he interviewed for a summer internship at Meredith & Grew, an old-line Boston brokerage and real estate development firm. “If you wanted to say, ‘one of these things doesn’t fit with the... View Details
- 04 Oct 2019
- News
Changing of the Guard at Tesco
Photo via Tesco Photo via Tesco In July, the British retailer Tesco marked its 100th birthday with a 30-hour dance session in Wembley Stadium. Historic milestones aside, the company could also celebrate its recovery from an accounting scandal and extended economic... View Details
- 22 May 2016
- News
An Evangelist for Entrepreneurs
As former chief secretary to the British Treasury under Prime Minister Gordon Brown, MP and former entrepreneur Liam Byrne (MBA 2010) has had plenty of opportunity for success, failure, and reflection. Asked what his one change would be to the financial world, Byrne... View Details
- 25 Apr 2016
- News
Just Rewards
Michael Darrington (PMD 27, 1974) believes in putting people first. As CEO of Greggs, which he led for 24 years to become the United Kingdom’s baking industry leader and in previous positions where he oversaw strategic turnarounds. He has consistently implemented a... View Details