Chief Technology Officer of the United States

case, ‘Santander Acquires Abbey: The Jack Project’, applies a general strategic management focus to an analysis of the ‘Jack Project’, the Spanish banking group’s IT centric project to acquire Abbey. The case focuses on Jose´ Marı´a Fuster, chief information officer (CIO) and his perspective in leveraging IT to integrate Abbey. The following issues are explored: (1) the value of IT; (2) the generation of synergies in M&A; and (3) the prioritisation of IT-related options comparing two different…

bring in two times their revenues in work outside their area of practice. If an auditor brought the firm $2 million a year in auditing fees, he was expected to bring in an additional $4 million in fees from nonaudit services, such as tax advice and technology services. Partners who achieved this standard were rewarded, while others were penalized and in some cases dismissed from the…

for example in Germany,Belgium,the Middle East,japan and other big companies.1974,ED Harness will be the next chief executive officer of P&G. The Eighteen also are exiting.The company reached a turnover of $10 billion ,another CEO will get the reins for the company and the company makes new acquisition,for example the acquisition of Norwich Eaton Pharmacuticals.1990 again a new chief for the company named Edwin L.Artzt became th new boss of P&G.In the year 1993 the company sales reached $30…

techniques, work design, and job stress. Sociology has contributed through the study of formal and complex organizations - including group dynamics, design of work teams, organizational culture, formal organization theory and structure, organizational technology, communications, power, and conflict. Social psychology has contributed in the areas of measuring, understanding, and changing attitudes; communication…

Intranet is internal of private network of an organization based on internet technology and accessed over the internet. It is for the exclusive use of the organization and its associate and is protected from unauthorized access with security systems. It often comes with internal E-mail system, forum and information issuing system which…

9-899-180 REV : JUNE 9 , 2 0 0 4 ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Professor Paul W. Marshall and Research Associate Jeremy B. Dann prepared this case. HBS cases are developed solely as the basis for class discussion. Cases are not intended to serve as endorsements, sources of primary data, or illustrations of effective or ineffective management. Copyright © 1999 President and Fellows of Harvard College. To…

There are also two- to three-year junior colleges and vocational colleges. Elementary schooling is compulsory, with an enrollment rate of 100 percent. Compulsory middle school education for three additional years was implemented in 2002. * Secondary education According to APEC website, there are two types of high schools in South Korea, general and vocational. Combining the two types of high schools together, the ratio of middle school graduates advancing to high school was 99.7 in…

Even before Claussen began pushing his architectural vision, others were busy designing the inner workings of the plant. Jan Knau, an engineer, was only 27 when he was asked to come up with a flexible assembly line for the factory. Knau, then just a junior associate, contacted BMW’s top 15 assembly engineers. He invited them to a two-day workshop at a BMW retreat near the Austrian Alps. After a series of marathon sessions that included discussions of every facet of the ideal assembly line, Knau…

Latin America, Europe and the Pacific. American has major connecting hubs at Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles, Miami, San Juan and New York., make traveling with American the first choice of millions of travelers. AA’s current chief executive officer is Tom Horton. As per 2010/2011 financial year results, the company recorded total revenue of $22.17 billion, and operating income of $308 million. Its…

Prize winning economist Amartya Sen has argued that development should be assessed less by material output and more by the capabilities and opportunities that people enjoy. Sen’s ideas have been picked up by the United Nations and are reflected in the Human Development Index (a United Nations developed index based on life expectancy, education attainment, and whether average incomes are sufficient to meet the basic needs of life in a country). The index was developed to gauge a country’s…