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- 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...
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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;
Construction Industry;
United Kingdom
Wells, John R., and Galen Danskin. "Babcock International Plc." Harvard Business School Case 714-496, March 2014.
- January 2008 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
Henry J. Kaiser and the Art of the Possible
By: Anthony J. Mayo, Mark Benson and David Chen
From his humble beginnings as a local salesman in New York, Henry J. Kaiser rose to become one of the leading industrialists of 20th century America. Though he had no technical engineering training, Kaiser mastered the management and execution of plans for several...
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Keywords:
History;
Mission and Purpose;
Transition;
Management Practices and Processes;
Construction;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Leadership Style;
Business History;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Civil Society or Community;
Business Strategy;
Planning;
Construction Industry;
Construction Industry;
United States
Mayo, Anthony J., Mark Benson, and David Chen. "Henry J. Kaiser and the Art of the Possible." Harvard Business School Case 408-072, January 2008. (Revised March 2011.)
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
States. Survive or Sink by Naina Lal Kidwai (MBA 1982) Rupa Kidwai underscores the role that citizens, industry, civil society, media, and the government need to play in collaboration with each other to...
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- 02 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018
government turns out to be different from that in the United States. It shows that big business emerged as a constructive player in environmental policy in the 1960s, when it persuaded the government to establish a joint research...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Advanced Negotiation: Great Dealmakers, Diplomats, and Deals - Course Catalog
Course Requirements Beyond constructive participation in class and faithfully preparing for and carrying out negotiation exercises, most students will opt for a self-scheduled...
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- Web
Not Waiting for Progress: Diversity and Inclusion in the Film Industry - MBA
Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to Classmates MBA/MPP & MBA/MPA-ID...
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- Web
Seen and Unseen | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Currency Collection. Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School, olvwork365898Before the Civil War, hundreds of local banks issued thousands of different kinds of currency in an array of designs. Other state-chartered...
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- 13 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 13, 2016
to exert over the different segments of their production processes. We describe a property-rights model of firm boundary choices along the value chain that generalizes Antràs and Chor (2013). To assess the evidence, we View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- 29 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 29, 2008
patent records to explore these trends with greater detail. The contributions of Chinese and Indian scientists and engineers to U.S. technology formation increase dramatically...
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Martha Lagace
- Web
Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership
MarcusNeiman-Marcus Company, 1950–1969 Reuben MarkColgate-Palmolive Company, 1984–Present John W. MarriottMarriott-Hot Shoppes, 1927–1972 J. Willard Marriott, Jr.Marriott International, 1972–Present Forrest E. Mars, Sr.Mars, 1964–1973 Charles D. MarshallMcClintic View Details
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
authority over the entire canal project, including the right to fire commission members. Secretary of War William Howard Taft had doubts about the legality of granting the chief engineer control over the commission, which was technically...
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
seven family members over four generations. Philip's father is a retired career naval officer whose 20-year service in the US Navy Civil Engineer Corps included a combat tour with the Seabees in Vietnam....
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- Profile
Philippe Rival
Why did you choose this path at this point in time? After six years of working as a civil engineer, the importance and value of adding management skills to an existing View Details
- 22 Feb 2018
- Book
The New History of American Capitalism
property come into being and inflect material and ideological life. The study of finance as a concept constructed by law and naturalized by...
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Keywords:
Manufacturing
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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge
Business or Company Management (17) COVID-19 (127) Capital Markets (13) Capital Structure (1) Capital (61) Cash Flow (1) Cash (2) Central Banking (2) Change Management (66) Change (111) Civil Society or Community (7) Cognition View Details
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Short Intensive Programs 2024 Preview: From Climate Change to Formula 1 - MBA
Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to Classmates MBA/MPP & MBA/MPA-ID...
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The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910
“Posting” Brand Name Management A Marketing Revolution “Advertising is a distinct art, as much so as the art of coal mining or of engine building,” noted copywriter and author Nathaniel C. Fowler wrote in...
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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership
Women mobilizes for Equal Rights Amendment Roe v. Wade legalizes abortion Social discord continues over Vietnam War and civil rights Watergate scandal undermines faith in authority Influence: Medium-Low...
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- 19 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment
breakthrough technology and innovative business models. Audrey's role prior to HBS was a Senior Manager and Acting Zambia Country Director at One Acre Fund. Aman Baboolal (MBA 2024, Section F), Summer...
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Expanding My Worldview Through FIELD Global Immersion - MBA
Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to Classmates MBA/MPP & MBA/MPA-ID...
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