Case | HBS Case Collection | 2008 (Revised from original 2003 version)
by Jan W. Rivkin
By 1975, the collapse of the British motorcycle industry is nearly complete. Only one British manufacturer, NVT, remains in operation. In this setting, the British government commissions the Boston Consulting Group to identify and evaluate strategic alternatives for NVT and its suppliers. This case summarizes what the consultants discovered as they sized up the global motorcycle industry and Britain's place in it.
Keywords: Cost; Industry Structures; Business and Government Relations; Mathematical Methods; Competition; Consulting Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Motorcycle Industry; Great Britain;
Citation:
Rivkin, Jan W. "The British Motorcycle Industry at a Crossroads." Harvard Business School Case 703-031, January 2008. (Revised from original January 2003 version.)
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LEGO (A): The Crisis
Jan W. Rivkin, Stefan H. Thomke and Daniela Beyersdorfer
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Competitive Strategy; Crisis Management; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Consumer Products Industry;
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Bringing Science to the Art of Strategy
A. G. Lafley, Roger L. Martin, Jan W. Rivkin and Nicolaj Siggelkow
Case | HBS Case Collection | 2012
LEGO
Jan W. Rivkin, Stefan Thomke and Daniela Beyersdorfer
Keywords: competitive strategy; innovation management; innovation; operations management; organizational change and transformation; Operations; Competitive Strategy; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Entertainment and Recreation Industry;