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01 Nov 2024
In Practice

Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times

Entrepreneurs coming from high-tech sectors such as biotechnology or medical devices may face unique challenges when starting a company after a layoff. These industries require significant upfront investment... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology

10 Jan 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017

medical community. The case explores the challenges Ochsner faces in scaling and disseminating the program to other healthcare providers. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/817028-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Feb 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Amazoned: Is Any Industry Safe?

obvious—igniting a revolution in retail—to the more subtle—how Amazon's web development services resulted in more startups receiving VC funding. What will be the next shoe to fall? Can Amazon Do What Walmart Couldn’t, Stop the 'Wheel of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

February 2020
Supplement

Theranos: Who Has Blood on Their Hands? (B)

By: Nien-he Hsieh, Christina R. Wing and John Masko

This supplemental case tracks the results of the Colman and Taubman-Dye class action suit against Theranos as well as Theranos’ other legal challenges and chronicles the final demise of the company in 2019. View Details

Keywords: Health Testing and Trials; Corporate Accountability; Organizational Culture; Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising; Crime and Corruption; Entrepreneurship; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business Exit or Shutdown; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; California; United States

March 2010
Supplement

Boston Scientific Corporation (B)

By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Charlie Attlan

The case provides the denoument for Boston Scientific Corporation (A) HBS No. 310079. View Details

Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

December 2009 (Revised March 2010)
Case

The Cutie Catheter

Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

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March 2006
Teaching Note

Genentech - Capacity Planning (TN)

By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Daniel C. Snow

Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

March 2006
Teaching Note

Fred Khosravi and AccessClosure (TN)

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Erin Seefeld

Teaching Note to (806-044). View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Decision Choices and Conditions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Exit or Shutdown; Initial Public Offering; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

January 2005
Supplement

Selected Exhibits from Lamoiyan Corporation of the Philippines (CW)

By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Jan W. Rivkin

Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Philippines

March 2001 (Revised December 2003)
Case

Circon (A)

By: Brian J. Hall, Guhan Subramanian and Christopher A Rose

In 1996, U.S. Surgical launched a hostile takeover bid against Circon Corp. After building the company for 20 years, CEO Richard Auhll takes a defensive stand that includes inviting an old HBS friend (George Cloutier) to join the fight as a director of Circon. A... View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Corporate Governance; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States

November 1993 (Revised October 1995)
Case

Sunrise Medical, Inc.'s Wheelchair Products

Sunrise's CEO must decide whether to intervene in a decision by a division, Guardian Products, to introduce a new lightweight standard wheelchair. Guardian wants to introduce the wheelchair to complement its line of commodity crutches, walkers, and other patient aids.... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Business Divisions; Organizational Culture; Decision Making; Product Marketing; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

November 1977
Teaching Note

Sorenson Research Co. (Abridged), Teaching Note

By: Steven C. Wheelwright

Teaching Note for (9-677-257). View Details

Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

01 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

The Slow, Steady Battle to Fix Cancer Care

After a cancer patient's first 30 days in the American medical system, the bills start stacking up—right next to the pile of paperwork explaining benefits. "It's very hard for patients to match these things up," says Dr. Thomas... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

11 Nov 2015
Working Paper Summaries

Public R&D Investments and Private-sector Patenting: Evidence from NIH Funding Rules

Keywords: by Danielle Li; Medical Devices & Supplies; Medical Devices & Supplies; Medical Devices & Supplies; Medical Devices & Supplies

March 2015 (Revised December 2016)
Case

Philips Healthcare Latin America

By: Sunil Gupta

On a beautiful sunny afternoon in October 2013, Daniel Mazon (GMP 15), decided to take some time out of his busy schedule of the General Management Program (GMP) at the Harvard Business School to reflect on his company's situation. Mazon was the Vice President and... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare; Latin America; Organizational Structure; Salesforce Management; Health Care and Treatment; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Latin America

August 2012 (Revised July 2025)
Module Note

Evaluating the Viability of Innovative Technology-Commercializing Ventures

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

This case enables evaluation of innovative health care technologies by those who are not an expert in the technology by introduction of a framework for evaluating technology - commercializing innovation. It is the introductory case for the first of four modules in a... View Details

Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

January 1990 (Revised March 1991)
Case

American Red Cross Blood Services: Northeast Region

By: Robert L. Simons

Recounts the financial difficulties and management changes experienced by American Red Cross Blood Services: Northeast Region (NER) during the 1980s. After summarizing industry-wide changes in the collection, testing, and distribution of blood and blood products, the... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Budgets and Budgeting; Financial Management; Restructuring; Health; SWOT Analysis; Social Enterprise; Marketplace Matching; Management Style; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; North and Central America

September 2003 (Revised January 2004)
Case

PolyMedica Corporation (B)

By: David F. Hawkins and Jacob Cohen

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

November 1993 (Revised November 1994)
Case

Molding the Impossible: the NYPRO/Vistakon Disposable Contact Lens Project

By: Clayton M. Christensen

NYPRO, Inc., one of the world's leading manufacturers of plastic injection-molded products, is asked by the Vistakon Division of Johnson & Johnson to manufacture molds that Vistakon will use to produce disposable contact lenses. The required dimensional tolerances for... View Details

Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Engineering; Management Practices and Processes; Product Development; Production; Groups and Teams; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

August 1983 (Revised June 1985)
Teaching Note

EMI and the CT Scanner (A) and (B), Teaching Note

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Teaching Note for (9-383-194) and (9-383-195). View Details

Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

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