Europe - Publications - Faculty & Research

Profile

Alex Roth

For four years, Alex Roth studied chemistry at Oxford. But instead of following the traditional path to the PhD, Alex took a position with Procter & Gamble where held positions in Finance and Marketing. "I want to marry science and business in my career,"... View Details

Alumni WDYDWYD

Athena Ko

When I was younger I was told I could do anything and have everything if I put my mind to it. So in the first thirty-odd years I went to Oxford, Harvard, had a good investment banking career, successfully exited a start up in 2006, and partnered in a hedge fund raised... View Details

Clubs

German-Speaking Society

20 Dec 2019
Blog Post

Aspa Lekka (MBA 2020) Talks Dreams of Becoming a CEO, Handball, and Her Hometown in Greece

Aspa Lekka (MBA 2020) was a member of the Greek National Team for handball. Upon realizing she had global ambitions of competing in a larger world, she ventured out to Berlin to join a startup as a business analyst despite her lack of knowledge and skills in the field.... View Details

February 2017
Teaching Note

The Tate's Digital Transformation

By: Jill Avery

John Stack was the visionary Head of Digital Transformation at the Tate, a collection of four major art galleries in the UK, including Tate Modern, the most visited gallery devoted to modern and contemporary art in the world. Stack was the architect of the Tate’s... View Details

Citation

Purchase

November 2006
Case

Santander's Acquisition of Abbey: Banking across Borders

Banco Santander, Spain's largest commercial bank, announced in July 2004 the acquisition of Abbey National Bank, the fifth largest U.K. commercial bank. This transaction was the largest ever cross-border acquisition in European banking and would result in the... View Details

Keywords: Integration; Value Creation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Globalization; Commercial Banking; Banking Industry; United Kingdom; European Union; Spain

Citation

Educators

Purchase

January 2022
Case

Walmart Goes Global (A)

By: Juan Alcácer

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Success; Globalized Markets and Industries; Expansion; Market Entry and Exit; Failure; Retail Industry; Germany; China; Argentina; South Korea; Canada; Japan; Brazil; Africa; United Kingdom; United States; Mexico

Citation

Educators

12 Jul 2021
News

Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

Rapid Pandemic Response Group, offers end-to-end COVID-19 testing solutions to governments and corporations. Headquartered in Berlin with a footprint across Europe and the Americas via local partners, RPR Group provides the... View Details

September 2024
Supplement

Allbirds: Decarbonizing Fashion (B)

By: Michael W. Toffel, Kenneth P. Pucker and Stacy Straaberg

The Allbirds: Decarbonizing Fashion (B) case encourages students to assess Allbirds’ product development and go-to-market strategies now that Allbirds is a publicly listed company. The (B) case provides a 2024 update on Allbirds including its initial public offering,... View Details

Citation

Purchase

February 2017 (Revised May 2022)
Case

The De Beers Group: Exploring the Diamond Reselling Opportunity

By: Benjamin C. Esty, Daniel P. Gross and Lauren G. Pickle

In September 2014, Tom Montgomery (SVP of strategic initiatives at the De Beers Group) and his team launched a pilot program in the United States to explore the $1 billion diamond market for pre-owned (recycled) diamonds. According to Montgomery, the motivation for the... View Details

Citation

Educators

Purchase

May 1988
Background Note

Roles and Relationships of Business and Government

By: George C. Lodge

Synthesizes a wide range of literature and experience concerning comparative government-business relations, focusing especially on Japan, Europe, and the United States with some references to Brazil and Mexico. Designed for discussion in two consecutive class sessions.... View Details

Keywords: Economic Systems; Framework; Government and Politics; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Structure; Business and Government Relations; Mathematical Methods; System; Japan; Europe; Mexico; United States; Brazil

Citation

Educators

Purchase

07 Nov 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017

colonialism, European integration, and violent territorial expansion within Europe itself. Using the debate as a lens to understand the connections between a wide range of policy responses, this article argues that efforts to... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

28 Sep 2010
First Look

First Look: September 28, 2010

http://people.hbs.edu/dscharfstein/Articles/FT-Article_09-14-10.pdf Working PapersThe Profits of Power: Commercial Realpolitik in Europe and Eurasia Author:Rawi Abdelal An abstract is unavailable at this time. Download the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Teaching Interest

Competing in the Age of Digital Platforms—(Executive Education)

By: David B. Yoffie

Summary

Without exception, the most valuable companies in the world today are platforms. Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, and many other firms have built their fortunes by facilitating innovation across global ecosystems or... View Details

Keywords: Platforms; Technology; Strategy; Digital Business; Social Networks; Self-driving Cars; Mobile Gaming; Esports; Financial Services; Online Retail; Ride-sharing; Search; Auctions; United States; Asia; China; Europe

August 1974 (Revised June 1975)
Background Note

Note on the Watch Industries in Switzerland, Japan, and the U.S. (Abridged)

By: Francis Aguilar

Keywords: Consumer Products Industry; Switzerland; Japan; United States

Citation

Find at Harvard

October 1991 (Revised December 1992)
Background Note

Note on Corporate Governance Systems: The United States, Japan, and Germany

By: W. Carl Kester and Robert W. Lightfoot

Describes and compares the corporate governance systems commonly found in the United States, Japan, and Germany. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; United States; Japan; Germany

Citation

Educators

Purchase

April 27, 2023
Editorial

Opinion | Chine-Etats-Unis: Macron dans le rôle du «good cop»?

By: Jeremy Friedman

Keywords: International Relations; United States; China; France

Citation

Find at Harvard

Register to Read

May 2018 (Revised January 2019)
Teaching Note

Designing a Compliance Program at AB InBev

By: Eugene Soltes

Teaching Note for HBS No. 118-071. View Details

Keywords: Governance; Crime and Corruption; Governance Compliance; Consumer Products Industry; Africa; Europe; India; North America

Citation

Purchase

2017
Book

Profits and Sustainability: A History of Green Entrepreneurship

By: Geoffrey Jones

This book explores whether profits and environmental sustainability are compatible through the lens of a global history of green entrepreneurship between the nineteenth century and today. It tells the story of the extraordinary and often eccentric men and women who... View Details