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      • May 1992
      • Case

      Sunday River Ski Resort

      By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Martha Epstein
      Sunday River is a ski area in Bethel, ME which has been run by entrepreneur Les Otten since 1980. The year before Otten purchased the area, it posted a loss of $235,000 on revenues of $541,000. Under Otten's leadership, however, Sunday River posted year after year of... View Details
      Keywords: Service Delivery; Competitive Advantage; Entrepreneurship; Success; Transformation; Tourism Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Maine
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      Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Martha Epstein. "Sunday River Ski Resort." Harvard Business School Case 692-025, May 1992.
      • April 1992 (Revised June 1993)
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      American Nursing Services, Inc.

      By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Roger H. Hallowell
      P.K. Scherle, R.N., founder, president, and owner, struggles with her successful business and focuses on either growth or enhanced profitability. View Details
      Keywords: Growth Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Service Delivery; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry
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      Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Roger H. Hallowell. "American Nursing Services, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 692-102, April 1992. (Revised June 1993.)
      • August 1991 (Revised February 1992)
      • Case

      Gain Sharing at Star Cablevision Group

      By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Sarah Ann Greene
      Describes Star's experiment with gain sharing over a three-year period. Background on the industry and company's history are provided to establish the context for the shift to pay-for-performance. Describes the three different gain sharing programs, the resulting... View Details
      Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Service Delivery; Performance Productivity; Television Entertainment; Compensation and Benefits; Media and Broadcasting Industry
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      Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Sarah Ann Greene. "Gain Sharing at Star Cablevision Group." Harvard Business School Case 692-012, August 1991. (Revised February 1992.)
      • 1991
      • Article

      Job Satisfaction, Service Capability and Customer Satisfaction: An Examination of Linkages and Management Implications

      By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Jeffrey Zornitsky
      Survey data from 1,277 employees and 4,269 customers of a personal lines insurance organization were analyzed with the following results: (a) employee perceptions of service quality are positively related to both job satisfaction and self-perceived service capability;... View Details
      Keywords: Service Delivery; Satisfaction; Jobs and Positions; Customer Satisfaction
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      Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Jeffrey Zornitsky. "Job Satisfaction, Service Capability and Customer Satisfaction: An Examination of Linkages and Management Implications." Human Resource Planning 14, no. 2 (1991): 141–149.
      • June 1991 (Revised October 1992)
      • Case

      Otis Elevator Co.: Managing the Service Force

      By: James I. Cash Jr.
      Keywords: Service Delivery; Management
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      Cash, James I., Jr. "Otis Elevator Co.: Managing the Service Force." Harvard Business School Case 191-213, June 1991. (Revised October 1992.)
      • spring 1991
      • Article

      Breaking the Cycle of Failure in Services

      By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and James Heskett
      Most managers recognize that good service is a direct result of having effective, productive people in customer contact positions. However, most service companies perpetuate a cycle of failure by tolerating high turnover and expecting employee dissatisfaction. This... View Details
      Keywords: Goals and Objectives; Service Delivery; Success; Failure; Management Skills; Service Industry
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      Schlesinger, Leonard A., and James Heskett. "Breaking the Cycle of Failure in Services." MIT Sloan Management Review 32, no. 3 (spring 1991): 17–28.
      • April 1983 (Revised June 2003)
      • Case

      Shouldice Hospital Limited

      By: James L. Heskett
      Various proposals are set forth for expanding the capacity of the hospital. In assessing them, serious consideration has to be given to the culture of the organization and the importance of preserving it in a service delivery system. In addition to issues of capacity... View Details
      Keywords: Expansion; Health Care and Treatment; Performance Capacity; Organizational Culture; Service Delivery; Growth Management; Strategic Planning; Quality; Social Enterprise; Health Industry; Canada
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      Heskett, James L. "Shouldice Hospital Limited." Harvard Business School Case 683-068, April 1983. (Revised June 2003.)
      • August 1982 (Revised May 1986)
      • Case

      Lowe Computer Services: Capacity and Service Level Planning

      By: James I. Cash Jr.
      Keywords: Performance Capacity; Service Delivery; Planning
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      Cash, James I., Jr. "Lowe Computer Services: Capacity and Service Level Planning." Harvard Business School Case 183-050, August 1982. (Revised May 1986.)
      • June 1977 (Revised September 1992)
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      Sorenson Research Co. (Abridged)

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright
      Presents the issues facing a high volume, high margin (but lightweight) medical products business. The company is trying to improve its inventory control to reduce inventory investment and improve service. The present multi-site inventory system is described and major... View Details
      Keywords: Business Earnings; Investment; Volume; Service Delivery; Supply Chain; Performance Improvement; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C. "Sorenson Research Co. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 677-257, June 1977. (Revised September 1992.)
      • January 1977
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      Fabritek Corp., Teaching Note

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright
      Teaching Note for (9-669-004). View Details
      Keywords: Contracts; Quality; Service Delivery; Auto Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C. "Fabritek Corp., Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 677-121, January 1977.
      • September 1976 (Revised January 1977)
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      Del Norte Paper Co. (C)

      By: William A. Sahlman
      Designed to serve two roles: first, it provides a reasonably comprehensive description of an ongoing capital budgeting system for the international operations of a large American company. Second, it allows the student to focus upon and critically analyze a series of... View Details
      Keywords: Capital Budgeting; International Relations; Globalized Markets and Industries; Goals and Objectives; Service Delivery; Business Subsidiaries; Performance Evaluation; Performance Expectations; Financial Services Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry
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      Sahlman, William A. "Del Norte Paper Co. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 177-036, September 1976. (Revised January 1977.)
      • September 1976 (Revised July 1995)
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      Texas Instruments: Time Products Division

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright
      Outlines the components of Texas Instruments' low-cost digital watch. Focus is on getting the assembly line running smoothly and efficiently in order to meet production cost and delivery requirements. View Details
      Keywords: Cost; Production; Service Delivery; Performance Efficiency; Electronics Industry; Technology Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C. "Texas Instruments: Time Products Division." Harvard Business School Case 677-043, September 1976. (Revised July 1995.)
      • Forthcoming
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      Achieving Epilepsy Care for All: Ecosystem-Based Transformation

      By: Susanna Gallani, Bernice Martin Lee and Lidia M. V. R. Moura
      Epilepsy exemplifies many of the systemic challenges of modern health care— fragmented care delivery, inequitable access, financial strain, and so on. The current “system of systems” (SoS) structure of U.S. health care fosters siloed operations among its member systems... View Details
      Keywords: Healthcare Delivery; Epilepsy; Seizures; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Equality and Inequality; Framework; Service Delivery
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      Gallani, Susanna, Bernice Martin Lee, and Lidia M. V. R. Moura. "Achieving Epilepsy Care for All: Ecosystem-Based Transformation." Epilepsia (forthcoming). (Pre-published online April 4, 2025.)
      • Forthcoming
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      Innovating in Healthcare: Creating Breakthrough Tech, Services, Drugs, Products, and Business Models

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger
      Innovating in Healthcare offers effective approaches for designing, reworking, and implementing innovative healthcare services, products, and business models. It will help anyone working in healthcare service or product development, from hospitals to startups,... View Details
      Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Service Delivery; Product Development; Business Model; Innovation and Invention; Health Industry
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      Herzlinger, Regina E. Innovating in Healthcare: Creating Breakthrough Tech, Services, Drugs, Products, and Business Models. Boston, MA: John Wiley & Sons, forthcoming.
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      By: Rob Markey

      Managing Service Operations - MBA Elective Curriculum

      World-class service organizations deeply understand the needs and behaviors of their customers, and design, manage, and improve their operating models accordingly. This course... View Details

      Keywords: Customer Lifetime Value; Customer Centric Initiative; Customer Engagement; Service Management; Service Profit Chain; Service Design; Service Models; Service Excellence; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Customer Value and Value Chain; Service Delivery; Service Operations
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      By: Regina E. Herzlinger
      Winner of the Harvard Business School outstanding teacher award and research awards from U.S. and international health care and accounting organizations: 2016 “60 of the Most Powerful People in Healthcare in 2016,” Becker’s Hospital Review, January 3, 2017 ; 2014 ... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation and Management; Insurance; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Information Technology
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