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- April 2012 (Revised July 2012)
- Supplement
Man Group (B)
By: Robert C. Pozen and Thomas M. Clay
The Man Group was a huge and successful UK-based hedge fund and fund of funds manager. Through acquisitions, the company had consciously diversified its portfolio of investment products. In 2007 Man had to decide whether or not to spin off its brokerage business. Man...
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Keywords:
Hedge Funds;
Asset Management;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Investment Funds;
Corporate Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
United Kingdom
Pozen, Robert C., and Thomas M. Clay. "Man Group (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 312-129, April 2012. (Revised July 2012.)
- November 2011
- Case
Associated British Foods, Plc
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Matthew Preble
Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Matthew Preble. "Associated British Foods, Plc." Harvard Business School Case 912-402, November 2011.
- September 2010 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Capital for Enterprise Limited (CfEL): Bridging the SME Early-Stage Finance Gap
By: Josh Lerner, Eli Talmor, Ananth Vyas Bhimavarapu and Thibaud Simphal
The CEO of the company set up to manage a British government effort to promote the venture capital industry considers the progress made to date, as well as how the program can be adjusted.
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Venture Capital;
Financing and Loans;
Business and Government Relations;
Financial Services Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
United Kingdom
Lerner, Josh, Eli Talmor, Ananth Vyas Bhimavarapu, and Thibaud Simphal. "Capital for Enterprise Limited (CfEL): Bridging the SME Early-Stage Finance Gap." Harvard Business School Case 811-027, September 2010. (Revised March 2013.)
- March 2009 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
The Guardian: Transition to the Online World
By: David J. Collis, Peter W. Olson and Mary Furey
The Guardian had been an early innovator in online newspapers and had not only become the leading U.K. newspaper web site, but was making strides with audiences outside of the U.K. However, The Guardian had been losing money since 2000, and, in spite of the relative...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Revenue;
Newspapers;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Business Strategy;
Online Technology;
Journalism and News Industry;
Publishing Industry;
United Kingdom
Collis, David J., Peter W. Olson, and Mary Furey. "The Guardian: Transition to the Online World." Harvard Business School Case 709-464, March 2009. (Revised June 2011.)
- March 2005 (Revised December 2005)
- Case
Actis & CDC: A New Partnership
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
The senior managing partner of Actis, a leading private equity investor in emerging markets, must decide whether to go into the market to raise money. Actis was spun out of CDC, a 50-year-old division of the U.K.'s Department for International Development, and is...
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
Partners and Partnerships;
Emerging Markets;
Financial Services Industry;
United Kingdom
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Ann Leamon. "Actis & CDC: A New Partnership." Harvard Business School Case 805-122, March 2005. (Revised December 2005.)
- June 2003
- Teaching Note
Contractual Innovation in the U.K. Energy Markets: Enron Europe, The Eastern Group, and the Sutton Bridge Project (TN)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia
Teaching Note for (9-200-051).
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- April 2001
- Teaching Note
first direct (A) TN
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Michelle Toth and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-897-079). For book only - not listed on case.
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- March 1999 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Honda-Rover (C): "The Sting"
By: Ashish Nanda, James K. Sebenius and Ron Fortgang
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Joint Ventures;
Alliances;
Knowledge Sharing;
Strategy;
Contracts;
Negotiation Process;
Negotiation Tactics;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Auto Industry;
United Kingdom
Nanda, Ashish, James K. Sebenius, and Ron Fortgang. Honda-Rover (C): "The Sting". Harvard Business School Case 899-225, March 1999. (Revised November 2001.)
- February 1995 (Revised January 1996)
- Teaching Note
Birds Eye and the U.K. Frozen Food Industry (A) TN
By: David J. Collis
Teaching Note for (9-792-074).
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- February 1992 (Revised January 1996)
- Supplement
Birds Eye and the U.K. Frozen Food Industry (B)
By: David J. Collis
Describes the change in strategy Birds Eye adopted in the 1980s in the face of declining profitability and eroding market share. Updates the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Stock Shares;
Adoption;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Vertical Integration;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United Kingdom
Collis, David J. "Birds Eye and the U.K. Frozen Food Industry (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 792-078, February 1992. (Revised January 1996.)
- February 1992 (Revised December 1994)
- Case
Birds Eye and the U.K. Frozen Food Industry (A)
By: David J. Collis
Describes the forty-year evolution of the U.K. frozen food industry, and traces the emergence, dominance, and the decline of Birds Eye. Its success is as a vertically integrated producer, distributor, and marketer of frozen foods that pioneers the industry in the U.K....
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Keywords:
Business Growth and Maturation;
Industry Growth;
Vertical Integration;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United Kingdom
Collis, David J. "Birds Eye and the U.K. Frozen Food Industry (A)." Harvard Business School Case 792-074, February 1992. (Revised December 1994.)
- 2006
- Chapter
UK Competitiveness: Moving to the Next Stage
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Ketels, Christian H.M. "UK Competitiveness: Moving to the Next Stage." In Improving Competitiveness, edited by Ben Shimshon. London: Smith Institute, 2006.
- 1994
- Book
The Power of Commerce: Economy and Governance in the First British Empire
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Koehn, Nancy F. The Power of Commerce: Economy and Governance in the First British Empire. Cornell University Press, 1994.
- 1993
- Chapter
British Multinational Banking Strategies Over Time
By: G. Jones
- 1993
- Book
British Multinational Banking 1830-1990
By: Geoffrey Jones
This book provides the first modern history of British multinational banking. It analyses their emergence, growth and performance from their origins in the 1830s until the present day. It is based on a wide range of confidential banking records, which are placed in the...
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Keywords:
Banks and Banking;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Growth and Development;
Information Management;
Performance;
Great Britain;
United Kingdom
Jones, Geoffrey. British Multinational Banking 1830-1990. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993.
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969
venture capital and private equity. Last year, he stepped down from his management responsibilities to devote all his efforts to social investing in the United Kingdom and the Middle East. "Those who have...
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- 14 Dec 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Business Groups Exist in Developed Markets Also: Britain Since 1850
Keywords:
by Geoffrey Jones
- December 2022
- Case
The Magic of Marks & Spencer Food
By: David E. Bell, Natalie Kindred and Damien McLoughlin
Keywords:
Brands and Branding;
Food;
Consumer Behavior;
Product Development;
Competition;
Price;
Inflation and Deflation;
Trends;
Growth and Development;
Strategy;
Retail Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United Kingdom
Bell, David E., Natalie Kindred, and Damien McLoughlin. "The Magic of Marks & Spencer Food." Harvard Business School Case 523-080, December 2022.
- April 2021 (Revised April 2021)
- Case
Project Restart: Deciding the Future of English Football
By: Nour Kteily and Deepak Malhotra
In March 2020, the English Premier League football (soccer) season was suspended partway through due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Two months later the season remained in limbo, with a looming deadline to decide whether to attempt to complete the season or curtail it—and...
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Keywords:
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Sports;
Health Pandemics;
Decision Making;
Fairness;
Values and Beliefs;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Motivation and Incentives;
Outcome or Result;
Perception;
Negotiation;
Sports Industry;
United Kingdom
Kteily, Nour, and Deepak Malhotra. "Project Restart: Deciding the Future of English Football." Harvard Business School Case 921-050, April 2021. (Revised April 2021.)
- July 2020
- Case
King's College Hospital in Crisis
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
On December 11, 2017, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (King’s), one of London’s leading teaching hospital groups, was put into “special measures” by NHS Improvement (NHSI), the financial regulator of England’s National Health Service (NHS). The future of...
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Keywords:
Hospitals;
Financing;
Health Care and Treatment;
Financial Condition;
Crisis Management;
Organizational Structure;
Transformation;
Strategic Planning;
United Kingdom
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "King's College Hospital in Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 721-356, July 2020.