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- June 1991
- Case
Beth Israel Hospital: Managing Service Excellence
Linder, Jane C. "Beth Israel Hospital: Managing Service Excellence." Harvard Business School Case 191-141, June 1991.
- September 2000
- Teaching Note
Strategic Services at Andersen Consulting TN
By: Thomas J. DeLong
Teaching Note for (9-899-065).
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Keywords:
Consulting Industry
- May 1986
- Case
Anaquest: The Professional Services Project (B)
Vitale, Michael R. "Anaquest: The Professional Services Project (B)." Harvard Business School Case 186-301, May 1986.
- October 1985 (Revised March 1987)
- Case
AT&T Communications: Connecticut Custom Services District
Klein, Janice A. "AT&T Communications: Connecticut Custom Services District." Harvard Business School Case 686-056, October 1985. (Revised March 1987.)
- September 1980 (Revised January 1983)
- Case
Federal Express: Customer Service Department (A)
Lovelock, Christopher H. "Federal Express: Customer Service Department (A)." Harvard Business School Case 581-017, September 1980. (Revised January 1983.)
- 30 Aug 2022
- News
Selling with Service Featuring Frank Cespedes
- Fall 1997
- Article
Why the Environment Needs National Service
By: Brian Trelstad
Trelstad, Brian. "Why the Environment Needs National Service." National Civic Review 86, no. 3 (Fall 1997): 219–225.
- Web
Statistical Resources - Research Computing Services
About Us Statistical Resources 8ms Technical Papers Our statisticians have compiled a few useful technical notes on various topics. In addition, the following document organizes many of these notes by topic and provides further details: RCS Econometrics Guide How to...
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- 11 Feb 2015
- News
Dedicated to a public service mission
Wrendon Hunt (MBA 2012) was raised to be an upstander. “My father always talked about serving causes greater than ourselves,” says Hunt, who is a 2014–2015 White House Fellow. He describes his yearlong appointment at the Department of Labor as “stimulating and...
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- October 2004 (Revised July 2006)
- Background Note
Ownership Structure in Professional Service Firms: Partnership versus Public Corporation
By: Ashish Nanda
This case reviews the relative merits of partnership and public ownership structures in professional services firms. It also evaluates the various rationales for converting partnership professional services firms to publicly owned firms. Finally, the case highlights...
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Keywords:
Private Ownership;
Transition;
Partners and Partnerships;
Public Ownership;
Service Industry
Nanda, Ashish, and Lauren Prusiner. "Ownership Structure in Professional Service Firms: Partnership versus Public Corporation." Harvard Business School Background Note 905-038, October 2004. (Revised July 2006.)
- May 2008 (Revised May 2010)
- Background Note
Organizational Alignment, Performance, and Change in Professional Service Firms
By: John J. Gabarro
This note describes the relationship between organizational alignment and performance in professional service firms and how to use McKinsey 7S Alignment to diagnose a firm's or practice's alignment, identify misalignments and determine how to bring about the changes...
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Gabarro, John J. "Organizational Alignment, Performance, and Change in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 908-416, May 2008. (Revised May 2010.)
- February 2000 (Revised April 2005)
- Case
Gray Security: Building a South African Services Firm
Describes Gray Security Services, an entrepreneurial South African firm that has recently gone through a financial restructuring with the help of Brait Capital Partners, a private equity firm. Gray provides complete security services to companies in South Africa, other...
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Keywords:
Initial Public Offering;
Entrepreneurship;
Equity;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Service Industry;
South Africa
Kuemmerle, Walter, William J. Coughlin Jr., and Chad S Ellis. "Gray Security: Building a South African Services Firm." Harvard Business School Case 800-193, February 2000. (Revised April 2005.)
- August 1983 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
Johnson & Johnson (B): Hospital Services
By: Francis Aguilar
The main issue has to do with the lack of fit or incompatibility between the early environmental requirements for strategy and the cultural constraints on the organization. Describes the internal resistance to the proposed changes and top management's efforts to...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Change Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Health Care and Treatment;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Health Industry
Aguilar, Francis. "Johnson & Johnson (B): Hospital Services." Harvard Business School Case 384-054, August 1983. (Revised June 1986.)
- February 1990
- Case
Retail Financial Services Industry in 1988
By: Dwight B. Crane
Crane, Dwight B. "Retail Financial Services Industry in 1988." Harvard Business School Case 290-047, February 1990.
- February 2020
- Module Note
Transforming Customer Engagement in Service Operations
By: Ryan W. Buell
Buell, Ryan W. "Transforming Customer Engagement in Service Operations." Harvard Business School Module Note 620-089, February 2020.
- December 2004 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
Managing Diversity at Cityside Financial Services
By: Robin J. Ely and Ingrid Vargas
Cityside Financial Services, a disguised consumer bank, serves both a largely African-American urban community and a more affluent, predominantly white clientele. To match the gender and racial makeup of its staff to that of its customers, Cityside's sales division...
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Keywords:
Selection and Staffing;
Situation or Environment;
Race;
Employees;
Gender;
Customer Satisfaction;
Diversity;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Banks and Banking;
Banking Industry
Ely, Robin J., and Ingrid Vargas. "Managing Diversity at Cityside Financial Services." Harvard Business School Case 405-047, December 2004. (Revised April 2006.)
- 1985
- Chapter
The Federal Civil Service Retirement System
By: Dutch Leonard
Leonard, Dutch. "The Federal Civil Service Retirement System." In Pensions, Labor and Individual Choice, edited by David A. Wise. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985.
- November 1981 (Revised October 1985)
- Supplement
General Foods: Food Service Division (C)
By: John P. Kotter
Keywords:
Food and Beverage Industry
Kotter, John P. "General Foods: Food Service Division (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 482-102, November 1981. (Revised October 1985.)