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Jane Davies

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Jane Davies

Management Practice Professor in Operations Management
Director of the Management Studies Tripos
Deputy Director of the Centre for Process Excellence & Innovation (CPEI)

BSc (University of Brighton), MSc (London School of Economics), MBA (Babson College), DBA (Boston University)

Research interests

The interface between operations management and finance; the stock market valuation of flexibility within a firm and with a supply chain with specific focus on the clean energy sector; the role of operations in entrepreneurial growth.

Subject group: Operations & Technology Management

Awards & honours

  • Pilkington Prize for Excellence in Teaching, University of Cambridge, 2020
  • Cambridge Judge Business School Teaching Award, 2013 and 2015

Selected publications

Holweg, M., Davies, J., De Meyer, A., Lawson, B. and Schmenner, R. (2018) Process theory: the principles of operations management. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Davies, J. and Joglekar, N. (2013) “Supply chain integration, product modularity, and market valuation: evidence from the solar energy industry.” Production and Operations Management, 22(6): 1494-1508 (DOI: 10.1111/poms.12052)

Lévesque, M., Joglekar, N. and Davies, J. (2012) “A comparison of revenue growth at recent-IPO and established firms: the influence of SG&A, R&D and COGS.” Journal of Business Venturing, 21(1): 47-61 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2010.08.001)

Extraordinary teaching

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A shared direction

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Inclusion, diversity and collaboration – supporting your MBA all the way

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Nursing the Nigerian healthcare system back to health

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Your MBA programme – a design for life

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Finding new frontiers

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New scholarships for women

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Industrial excellence

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‘Reduce reliance on oil & gas and reform education’ say business leaders from across the Middle East

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New Cambridge centre will spearhead research in the Middle East, for the Middle East

The University of Cambridge Judge Business School is to launch a new centre dedicated to researching the business environment and the particular…

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Industrial Excellence Award comes to the UK

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Cambridge Business Magazine: Like space and science, business operations need new frontiers

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Cambridge Business Magazine: Bentley wins European Excellence Award

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4 Traders: Bentley hailed ‘European Industrial Excellence champion’

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Clear Admit: Cambridge Judge appoints first-ever female director of the MBA

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Industrial Process News: Industrial Excellence Awards come to the UK

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Industrial Plant & Equipment: Industrial Excellence Awards come to the UK

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The Journal of Industry and Technology: Industrial Excellence Awards come to UK

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PRW.com: UK manufacturers asked to show excellence

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Industrial plant and equipment: Industrial Excellence Awards came to the UK

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Insead Knowledge: Head above the rest

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Contact details

Jane Davies
Cambridge Judge Business School
University of Cambridge
Trumpington Street
Cambridge CB2 1AG
UK

Tel: +44 (0)1223 339651

[email protected]