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  • 27 Apr 2016
  • Research & Ideas

How the FBI Reinvented Itself After 9/11

coordinate these cases with field offices from the top down. Many countries maintain two separate entities for law enforcement and national security: The United Kingdom has Scotland Yard and MI5, for... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

    Marco Iansiti

    Marco Iansiti, David Sarnoff Professor of Business Administration,is a codirector of the Laboratory for Information Science at Harvard and of the Digital Initiative at HBS.

    Prof. Iansiti's research examines the digital transformation of companies and... View Details

    Keywords: automotive; computer; e-commerce industry; electronics; fiber optics; high technology; information; information technology industry; internet; semiconductor; software; telecommunications; venture capital industry

      Stefan H. Thomke

      Stefan Thomke (sthomke@hbs.edu), an authority on the management of innovation, is the William Barclay Harding Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He has worked with firms on product, process, and... View Details

      Keywords: aerospace; automobiles; automotive; banking; biotechnology; chemical; computer; defense; electronics; health care; high technology; home video games; information technology industry; manufacturing; marketing industry; pharmaceuticals; plastics; semiconductor; service industry; telecommunications; video games
      • August 2014 (Revised March 2016)
      • Case

      Thomas Cook Group on the Brink (A)

      By: Benjamin C. Esty, Stuart C. Gilson and Aldo Sesia
      Harriett Green, the newly appointed CEO of Thomas Cook Group, faces a daunting set of business and financial challenges at the 171-year old UK travel services company. The company has lost almost £600 million in the last three quarters; has seen its stock price fall... View Details
      Keywords: Turnaround; Corporate Restructuring; Change Leadership; Female Ceo; Change Management; Communication Strategy; Borrowing and Debt; Cash Flow; Cost Management; Financial Liquidity; Financial Management; Executive Compensation; Leading Change; Crisis Management; Value Creation; Travel Industry; United Kingdom
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      • April 2011
      • Article

      The Origins of Japanese Technological Modernization

      By: Tom Nicholas
      Explanations of Japanese technological modernization from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century have increasingly focused on domestic capabilities as opposed to the traditional emphasis on knowledge transfers from the West. Yet, the literature is mostly... View Details
      Keywords: Knowledge Sharing; Body of Literature; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Patents; Measurement and Metrics; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Economic Growth; Developing Countries and Economies; Information Technology; Technology Industry; Japan; Germany; Great Britain; United States
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        Stuart C. Gilson

        Professor Stuart Gilson is the Steven R. Fenster Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and former chairman of the Finance Unit.  His research, teaching, and consulting focuses on the financial, business, and legal strategies that companies... View Details

        Keywords: investment banking industry; legal services
        • 30 Mar 2023
        • Blog Post

        Amager Bakke: A Look into the Future of Waste Incineration

        waste generation levels over the last 10 years, it is unlikely that the amount of waste from those municipalities will materially increase. To guarantee an efficient operation under these conditions, ARC imports waste, mainly from the View Details

          Jerry R. Green

          Jerry R. Green

          David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy

          John Leverett Professor in the University

          Harvard University

           

          Jerry Green is the John Leverett Professor in the University and the David A. Wells... View Details

          Keywords: aerospace; education industry; insurance industry; professional services
          • Web

          National Competitiveness - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

          Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Luxembourg Macedonia Monaco Netherlands Nordic Region Norway Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United View Details
          • 19 Jul 2017
          • Research & Ideas

          Why Government 'Nudges' Motivate Good Citizen Behavior

          several years, governments across the world have been creating “nudge units” to identify policy domains where such prods can be effective—starting with the United Kingdom and spreading to include Germany,... View Details
          Keywords: by Michael Blanding
          • June 2003 (Revised August 2003)
          • Case

          Pension Policy at The Boots Company PLC

          By: Luis M. Viceira and Akiko M. Mitsui
          In early 2000, the trustees of the pension scheme at Boots considered a proposal to move 100% of the pension assets into a bond portfolio, which would be passively managed. The Boots Co. PLC was a leading retailer of cosmetics and toiletries in the United Kingdom, and... View Details
          Keywords: Performance Productivity; Employees; Asset Management; Capital Structure; Investment Portfolio; Consumer Products Industry; United Kingdom
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          Sample Student Projects - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

          Dubai Financial Services Cluster (2006) United Kingdom The Future of the UK Midlands Automotive Cluster (2017) London FinTech Cluster (2016) IT Hardware Cluster in Cambridge, UK (2012) UK Competitiveness and... View Details
          • October 2013
          • Article

          Ferguson's Formula

          By: Anita Elberse and Sir Alex Ferguson
          When Alex Ferguson took over as manager of the English football team Manchester United, the club was in dire straits: It hadn't won a league title in nearly 20 years and faced a very real threat of being relegated to a lower division. In 26 seasons under Ferguson,... View Details
          Keywords: Strategy; Business or Company Management; Management Style; Success; Sports; Sports Industry; England
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          • 21 May 2024
          • Research & Ideas

          What the Rise of Far-Right Politics Says About the Economy in an Election Year

          As more than 50 countries hold elections in 2024, far-right politicians and policies look poised to gain ground, continuing a years-long trend evident in Europe, the United States, and South America. These movements often stoke grievances... View Details
          Keywords: by Rachel Layne
          • Web

          FAQ - Alumni

          outside of the United States? HBS has created charitable entities in France, Germany, India, and the United Kingdom to enable alumni and friends to support the School and be... View Details
          • 15 May 2015
          • Research & Ideas

          Kids Benefit From Having a Working Mom

          egalitarian in 2002 and remained stagnant in the following decade (Israel, the United States, Great Britain, Spain, Australia, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland, Austria, Japan, and Taiwan). "Stagnating Conservatives" started... View Details
          Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

            James I. Cash

            Professor Cash received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Texas Christian University; a Master of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University's Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Management Information... View Details

            Keywords: accounting industry; computer; e-commerce industry; financial services; health care; information technology industry; software
            • January 2002 (Revised September 2022)
            • Case

            Aqualisa Quartz: Simply a Better Shower

            By: Youngme E. Moon and Kerry Herman
            Harry Rawlinson is managing director of Aqualisa, a major U.K. manufacturer of showers. He has just launched the most significant shower innovation in recent history: the Quartz shower. The shower provides significant improvements in terms of quality, cost, and ease of... View Details
            Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Product Launch; Consumer Behavior; Product Positioning; Technological Innovation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Sales; Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United Kingdom
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            • December 2018
            • Case

            First Utility Ltd.

            By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
            At the end of 2017 First Utility Ltd. was the largest of the middle-tier domestic energy suppliers in the United Kingdom, serving 808,000 of the country’s 27 million households with electricity and gas. In Q1 2017 First Utility captured 3% market share. The company had... View Details
            Keywords: Rapid Growth Stage; Power/Energy; Energy Efficiency Standards; Energy; Competition; Diversification; Acquisition; Expansion; Growth Management; Energy Industry; United Kingdom
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            • December 2018 (Revised June 2021)
            • Supplement

            Bulb 2017: Launch

            By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
            On August 21, 2015, Amit Gudka and Hayden Wood, co-founders of Bulb Ltd. (Bulb) launched a new business to supply energy to the United Kingdom’s 27 million residential homes with a promise of 100% renewable electricity at affordable prices. By the end of March 2017,... View Details
            Keywords: Green Energy; Start-up; Launch; Customer Acquisition; Customer Churn; Customer Engagement; Electricity; Resources; Growth Strategy; B-Corp; Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurial Journey; Entrepreneurial Financing; Renewable Energy; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Model; Working Capital; Product Launch; Customers; Growth Management; Business Plan; Decision Making; United Kingdom
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