facilities - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 2014
Case

Babcock International Plc

By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin

In 2013, Babcock International Plc (Babcock) was the largest engineering services provider in the UK with sales of over £3 billion. Under the leadership of CEO Peter Rogers, Babcock had grown revenues and profits nearly tenfold over the previous decade as it benefited... View Details

Keywords: Strategic Change; Strategy And Leadership; Diversification; United Kingdom; Military; Nuclear Power; Nuclear; Engineering And Construction; Conglomerates; Strategic Planning; Competitive Strategy; Global Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Construction Industry; Energy Industry; United Kingdom

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23 Apr 2024
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Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now

With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Adding a Social Dimension to Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

service via knowledgeable, flexible, and highly motivated personnel Flat compensation structure Own seafood procurement and processing facilities to control quality, sustainability and price from the boat to the counter Heavy emphasis on... View Details

03 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping

older ports witnessed the financial resurgence of port cities that had adopted containerization. His business got an additional boost when the Port of Oakland, California, invested $600,000 to build a new container-ship facility in the... View Details

Keywords: by Anthony J. Mayo & Nitin Nohria; Manufacturing; Transportation; Aerospace

12 May 2023
News

Alabama's Yella Fella

facilities in 12 states. That cleared the path to major customers like Home Depot and launched a phase of record growth. Sales have more than doubled since 2016, thanks to the remodel and renovation booms set in motion by the pandemic.... View Details

Keywords: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods; Wholesale Trade

29 Jan 2018
Book

How 'Teaming' Saved 33 Lives in the Chilean Mining Disaster

challenging goals, they must overcome subtle and not-so-subtle challenges of communicating across boundaries. Some boundaries are obvious being in different countries with different time zones, for example. Others are subtle, such as when two engineers working for the... View Details

Keywords: by Amy C. Edmondson; Mining

09 Feb 2023
Blog Post

The Sixth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS

incumbents or start-ups) and the critical unsolved problems yet to be addressed. The students did so with a mix of guest speakers, panels, case studies, articles, and a visit to Boston area climate facilities including Greentown Labs, a... View Details

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Breaking the Code of Change

reorganized itself around a market by function matrix structure intended to focus on customers. Compensation systems were aligned with culture change objectives. A skill-based pay system was installed in all production facilities to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria

16 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

providing inexpensive, three-course meals for those on unemployment, and uses its facility to host a small food bank. In conjunction with the nonprofit Rethink Food, New York City’s Eleven Madison Park, a three-Michelin-starred restaurant... View Details

Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage

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Shad Hall | About

when it opened in 1990, the Shad Hall fitness center was designed by Kallmann McKinnell & Wood. Despite its massive size, the 118,000-square-foot facility includes architectural details that allow the building to blend harmoniously with... View Details

November 2019 (Revised April 2021)
Technical Note

Rechargeable Batteries, 2017: Gigafactory Wars in the Offing?

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In 2017, the global market for rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries was 126 gigawatt-hours (GWh) valued at $37 billion, growing by $10 billion in two years. Once confined largely to consumer electronics and appliances, the rapid increase in demand was spurred by... View Details

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01 Aug 1998
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Spangler Family Gift Endows New Campus Center

the new facility will be named the Spangler Center, Dean Kim B. Clark, speaking at the Class Day ceremony, said, "Dick and Meredith have been wonderfully generous in their support of HBS over the years. They live the values and principles... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

29 Jul 2021
Blog Post

Exploring the Intersection of Business & Health Care: Summer Fellow Derek Soled (MD/MBA 2022)

Office. Specifically, I am working on the COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence and Equity project. Many New York City residents are either hesitant to receive the vaccine or lack access to healthcare facilities to get the vaccine. Using insights... View Details

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The Chao Center: The Heart of HBS Executive Education

can I go running? Shad Hall is located across the relatively compact HBS Campus at 70 North Harvard Street. Visit the facility for classes and outreach initiatives that encourage wellness and fitness, along with a multipurpose gym, indoor... View Details

28 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

The Profit Power of Corporate Culture

Danish-based facility services provider ISS; or as some combination of the two—typically in a holding company like US-based marketing services provider Omnicom with a number of subsidiaries, each with its own culture. A one company... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Aldrich Hall | About

eliminated from the 1920s campus construction for economic reasons, and growing enrollments in the wake of World War II stretched the limits of provisional facilities in Baker and Carpenter Halls. With extensive input from Dean Donald K.... View Details

08 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens

instead. Playing hardball in this highly visible case could intimidate other cities seeking the jobs and economic boost that a new Amazon facility would bring: “Don’t push us or else we’ll expand elsewhere.” This uncompromising stance has... View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius; Real Estate; Construction

19 Sep 2023
Blog Post

2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

resilient production of fresh fruits and vegetables. That’s why Source.ag is developing pioneering AI technology, to give growers the superpowers to produce more fruit and vegetables, without breaking planetary boundaries. By enabling more growers to operate more View Details

25 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

beverage company in his home continent, Brice has pursued a career path that prepares him for leadership in manufacturing. “That’s why I studied engineering, then joined W.R. Grace,” says Brice. Through Grace’s rotational program, Brice acquired operational experience... View Details

2020
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Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and Productivity

By: Joseph Allen and John D. Macomber

By the time you reach 80, you will have spent 72 years of your life indoors. Like it or not, humans have become an indoor species. This means that the people who design, build, and maintain our buildings can have a major impact on our health.
Ever feel tired... View Details