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- December 2004 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Cutlass Capital, L.P.
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Brian DeLacey
David Hetz and Jon Osgood are forming a new venture capital fund in 2001 to invest in health care start-ups. Describes their fundraising activities at a time when venture capital investing has reached an all-time high. Although their background skills and experiences...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Negotiation Process;
Entrepreneurship;
Investment Funds;
Health Care and Treatment;
Business Startups;
Health Industry;
United States
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Brian DeLacey. "Cutlass Capital, L.P." Harvard Business School Case 805-075, December 2004. (Revised March 2007.)
- December 2004 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
Nestle and Alcon--The Value of a Listing
By: Mihir A. Desai, Vincent Dessain and Anders Sjoman
In response to a perceived undervaluation by the capital markets, Nestle is considering divesting a part of its ophthalmology subsidiary, Alcon, and must decide on a listing location. In the process, students are challenged to wrestle with the valuation of a...
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Keywords:
Business Conglomerates;
International Finance;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Markets;
Taxation;
Business Subsidiaries;
Valuation;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Europe;
United States
Desai, Mihir A., Vincent Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "Nestle and Alcon--The Value of a Listing." Harvard Business School Case 205-056, December 2004. (Revised April 2006.)
- December 2004
- Article
Learning from Failure in Health Care: Frequent Opportunities, Pervasive Barriers.
By: A. C. Edmondson
Edmondson, A. C. "Learning from Failure in Health Care: Frequent Opportunities, Pervasive Barriers." Quality & Safety in Health Care 13, no. 6 (December 2004): 3–9.
- November 18 2004
- Article
Merck's Recall of Rofecoxib: A Strategic Perspective
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Noorein Inamdar
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and Noorein Inamdar. "Merck's Recall of Rofecoxib: A Strategic Perspective." New England Journal of Medicine 351, no. 21 (November 18 2004): 2147–2149.
- November 2004
- Case
ClozeX Medical (A): The New Standard of Wound Closure
By: William A. Sahlman and Ryland Matthew Willis
Describes a set of decisions confronting the founder of a company with a revolutionary new wound-closure product. He must decide how to finance and exploit his venture.
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- November 2004 (Revised January 2010)
- Teaching Note
World Vision International's AIDS Initiative: Challenging a Global Partnership (TN)
Teaching Note to (9-304-105).
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Keywords:
Health Disorders
- October 2004 (Revised February 2005)
- Case
John Moran and the Orthopedics Industry
Reviews John Moran's 25-year career in the orthopedic industry and his current decision whether to start a hand and foot surgery company.
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Personal Development and Career;
Health Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G. "John Moran and the Orthopedics Industry." Harvard Business School Case 805-026, October 2004. (Revised February 2005.)
- October 2004
- Case
DNA Traceability at Maple Leaf Foods
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Joan McRobbie and Matthew L. Reisman
Maple Leaf Foods is concerned about the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease) issue in Canada and the reputation of Canadian meat products in the domestic and global markets. DNA can now trace products from sow and piglets to consumer pork products....
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- October 2004 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
By: Jay W. Lorsch, Dwight B. Crane and Ashley Robertson
Raises issues about how the nature and function of a board changes as a company moves from ownership by its employees, including the founder, to ownership by a private equity firm, Fremont Partners, culminating in a highly successful IPO. Gives students the opportunity...
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Initial Public Offering;
Behavior;
Organizations;
Employee Ownership;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
United States
Lorsch, Jay W., Dwight B. Crane, and Ashley Robertson. "Kinetic Concepts, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 405-042, October 2004. (Revised July 2005.)
- September 2004 (Revised July 2006)
- Supplement
Battle of the Bulge: Private and Public Solutions for Obesity (B)
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Louisa Neissa
Supplements the (A) case.
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Herzlinger, Regina E., and Louisa Neissa. "Battle of the Bulge: Private and Public Solutions for Obesity (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 305-027, September 2004. (Revised July 2006.)
- August 2004
- Article
The Gastroenterology Fellowship Match: How It Failed, and Why It Could Succeed Once Again
By: Muriel Niederle and Alvin E. Roth
Niederle, Muriel, and Alvin E. Roth. "The Gastroenterology Fellowship Match: How It Failed, and Why It Could Succeed Once Again." Gastroenterology 127, no. 2 (August 2004): 658–666.
- July 28, 2004
- Article
Generic Dispensing and Substitution in Mail and Retail Pharmacies
By: Marta Wosinska and Robert S. Huckman
Wosinska, Marta, and Robert S. Huckman. "Generic Dispensing and Substitution in Mail and Retail Pharmacies." Health Affairs (July 28, 2004): W4–409 – W4–416.
- July 2004 (Revised December 2004)
- Case
RelayHealth
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Elizabeth Kind
RelayHealth provides secure, online communications for doctors, patients, and health plans. The company's services include online consultations, prescription renewals, and appointment scheduling. RelayHealth's business model derives subscription revenue from doctors...
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Keywords:
Communication Technology;
Internet and the Web;
Consumer Behavior;
Entrepreneurship;
Health Care and Treatment;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Health Industry;
Health Industry
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Elizabeth Kind. "RelayHealth." Harvard Business School Case 805-021, July 2004. (Revised December 2004.)
- July 2004 (Revised January 2005)
- Case
Shouldice Hospital Limited (Abridged)
By: James L. Heskett and Roger H. Hallowell
A hospital specializing in hernia operations is considering whether and how to expand the reach of its services.
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Keywords:
Expansion;
Service Delivery;
Service Operations;
Health Care and Treatment;
Business Strategy;
Health Industry
Heskett, James L., and Roger H. Hallowell. "Shouldice Hospital Limited (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 805-002, July 2004. (Revised January 2005.)
- July 2004
- Supplement
World Vision International: The AIDS Initiative
Management discusses the organizational and governance challenges of operating a global network of partner organizations. Then key managers reflect on the decision World Vision must make on the AIDS Hope Initiative--a new strategic direction that challenges many of the...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Goals and Objectives;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Problems and Challenges;
Core Relationships;
Welfare;
Value;
Health Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "World Vision International: The AIDS Initiative." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 305-701, July 2004.
- June 2004
- Supplement
CareGroup
Keywords:
Health Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren. "CareGroup." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 304-812, June 2004.
- 2004
- Book
Consumer-Driven Health Care: Implications for Providers, Payers, and Policymakers
Herzlinger, Regina E. Consumer-Driven Health Care: Implications for Providers, Payers, and Policymakers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004.
- June 2004
- Article
Redefining Competition in Health Care
By: M. E. Porter and Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg
Porter, M. E., and Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg. "Redefining Competition in Health Care." Harvard Business Review 82, no. 6 (June 2004).
- May 25, 2004
- Article
Specialization and Its Discontents: The Pernicious Impact of Regulations Against Specialization and Physician Ownership on the U.S. Healthcare System
Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Ownership;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Health Industry;
United States
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Specialization and Its Discontents: The Pernicious Impact of Regulations Against Specialization and Physician Ownership on the U.S. Healthcare System." Circulation 109, no. 20 (May 25, 2004): 2376–2378.
- Article
Kidney Exchange
By: Alvin E. Roth, Tayfun Sönmez and Utku Ünver
Roth, Alvin E., Tayfun Sönmez, and Utku Ünver. "Kidney Exchange." Quarterly Journal of Economics 119, no. 2 (May 2004): 457–488.