Publications

Educators

18 Jun 2015
News

Three Bright Lights in American Infrastructure

01 Mar 2015
News

Case Study: The Speed of Light

(Photo courtesy of KDC Solar) Launched in 2011, QE solar is an operations and maintenance company focused on servicing large-scale, commercial solar energy structures—the kind typically owned by large utility companies. The company is based in New Jersey, the... View Details

Keywords: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

March 2000
Case

People's Light and Theatre Company, The

Describes in operational detail the activities involved in creating a collaborative and artistic product. Parallels to companies in dynamic industries emerge from the management philosophies and artistic methods of the case protagonist, Artistic Director Abigail Adams. View Details

Keywords: Creativity; Service Operations; Business Strategy; Theater Entertainment; Fine Arts Industry

Educators

March 1976 (Revised February 1981)
Case

Florida Power and Light Co. (B)

July 2017
Teaching Plan

Spectio: A Digital Lighting Company

By: Rajiv Lal and Sarah McAra

Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 517-002. View Details

February 1975 (Revised June 1975)
Case

Florida Power and Light Co.

07 Oct 2021
News

Bringing Light to the Fight

Justine Smyth (PMD 77, 2002) remembers a time when no one in New Zealand talked about breast cancer. It was 1980, and her mother, just 45 years old, had been diagnosed. Her mother underwent a mastectomy and survived, but “we weren’t allowed to tell anyone,” Smyth... View Details

05 Mar 2013
News

LED Bulb Firms Wait for Light to Go On

01 Jun 2006
News

Jay Light Named New HBS Dean

Meeting the Press: Dean Jay Light accompanied by Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers, answers reporters' questions I am honored by the selection and enthusiastic about the task ahead,” Jay Light said at an... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

18 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light

Forty years ago, in September 1966, a young mission analyst named Jay Light left the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California and headed east to Harvard Business School. At JPL, Light used his... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Education

February 1998 (Revised December 1998)
Case

Atlantic Energy/Delmarva Power & Light (B)

By: Benjamin C. Esty, Mathew M Millett and Tracy Aronson

Keywords: Energy Industry; Utilities Industry

02 Dec 2009
News

Q&A; with retiring HBS Dean Jay Light

March 2016
Teaching Note

Advanced Leadership Pathways: Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek – Lighting Liberia

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Tessa Natanay Hamilton and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone

After successful careers as lawyers and Fellows in Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative, Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek set out to tackle a large-scale infrastructure challenge in a complex environment by ultimately using advanced leadership skills to increase... View Details

Keywords: Energy

October 1988 (Revised March 1989)
Case

Florida Power Light Quality Improvement (QI) Story Exercise (A)

Florida Power and Light (FPL) has developed a widely acclaimed quality improvement program (QIP). This exercise leads the students through the process that a division of FPL utilized in an attempt to "improve service." Specifically, the process requires students to... View Details

Keywords: Quality; Service Delivery; Performance Improvement; Business Processes; Utilities Industry; Florida

Educators

Article

Red Light States: Who Buys Online Adult Entertainment?

By: Benjamin Edelman

This paper studies the adult online entertainment industry, particularly the consumption side of the market. In particular, it focuses on the demographics and consumption patterns of those who subscribe to adult entertainment websites. On the surface, this business... View Details

Keywords: Online Technology; Segmentation; Film Entertainment; Demographics; Web Sites; Competition; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Demand and Consumers; Legal Liability; Culture; Religion; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States

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June 1970
Background Note

Note on the Light Aircraft Industry

By: Malcolm S. Salter

Keywords: Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry

June 1990
Case

Calizona Valley Power and Light Co.

By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein

Keywords: Utilities Industry