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- 2008
- Dictionary Entry
Total Factor Productivity
By: Diego Comin
Total Factor Productivity (TFP) is the portion of output not explained by the amount of inputs used in production. The following definition describes the measurement and importance of TFP for growth, fluctuations and development as well as likely future directions of... View Details
Keywords: Business Cycles; Economic Growth; Measurement and Metrics; Production; Performance Productivity; Research
Comin, Diego. "Total Factor Productivity." In The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. 2nd ed. Edited by Steven Derlauf and Larry Blume. Hampshire, U.K.: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
- 12 Jan 2011
- News
GOP retreat draws conservative stars
- August 2020
- Case
Zoom Video Communications: Eric Yuan's Leadership During COVID-19
In the first half of 2020, worldwide lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic brought explosive growth to the Zoom Video Communications platform, as people replaced in-person work and social events with videoconferencing. Months into the pandemic, CEO Eric Yuan... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Communication Technology; Customer Value and Value Chain; Values and Beliefs; Technological Innovation; Leadership; Crisis Management; Organizational Culture; Working Conditions; Strategy; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Technology Adoption; Health Pandemics; Technology Industry; United States; California
Kominers, Scott Duke, Christopher Stanton, Andy Wu, and George Gonzalez. "Zoom Video Communications: Eric Yuan's Leadership During COVID-19." Harvard Business School Case 821-014, August 2020.
- August 2003 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
HealthSouth Corporation
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Ivan Cheung
Delineates how a for-profit health services business was created. Focuses on sources of financing, the impact of Medicare reimbursement, and Stark laws against fraud and abuse. View Details
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Ivan Cheung. "HealthSouth Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 304-006, August 2003. (Revised August 2006.)
- March 2000
- Case
Medscape
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Lisa Shapiro Strovink
Medscape is a health care Web site that focuses on delivering high-quality information to health providers and consumers. This case describes Medscape's formation and business model and asks, How is this model unique and is it sustainable? View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Customer Focus and Relationships; Service Delivery; Web Sites; Information Industry
Bohmer, Richard M.J., and Lisa Shapiro Strovink. "Medscape." Harvard Business School Case 600-056, March 2000.
Robert S. Kaplan
Robert S. Kaplan is Senior Fellow and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. He joined the HBS faculty in 1984 after spending 16 years on the faculty of the business school at Carnegie-Mellon University, where he... View Details
- 17 Aug 2021
- News
Can Autonomous Vehicles Drive with Common Sense?
- April 3, 2020
- Article
How Hospitals Can Manage Supply Chain Shortages as Demand Surges
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer, Gary P. Pisano, Raffaella Sadun and Thomas C. Tsai
The best practices in supply chain and operations management can help health care providers cope with the surge in patients and the supply shortages. They will help them create a comprehensive strategy aimed at both the demand- and supply-side roots of the problem. The... View Details
Keywords: Hospitals; Health Pandemics; Health Care and Treatment; Supply Chain Management; Operations; Management; Strategy
Bohmer, Richard M.J., Gary P. Pisano, Raffaella Sadun, and Thomas C. Tsai. "How Hospitals Can Manage Supply Chain Shortages as Demand Surges." Harvard Business Review (website) (April 3, 2020).
- 10 Jun 2021
- News
Preparing Hospitals for the Next Pandemic
- 14 Dec 2015
- News
What Happens When Zambian Schoolgirls Receive Negotiation Training
- September 2014
- Case
Crescent Pure
By: John A. Quelch and Alisa Zalosh
Executives from Portland Drake Beverages (PDB) are meeting to determine the appropriate product positioning and advertising campaign for the launch of Crescent Pure, a specialty organic beverage. They have 3 options for positioning: should Crescent Pure be positioned... View Details
Quelch, John A., and Alisa Zalosh. "Crescent Pure." Harvard Business School Brief Case 915-539, September 2014.
- April 1996 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Partners HealthCare System, Inc. (B): Cardiac Care Improvement
By: Gary P. Pisano and Maryam Golnaraghi
Explores the challenges confronting the CEO at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in the wake of radical changes in the health care environment. As pressures have risen for cost containment in health care, the hospital has embarked on a series of reengineering efforts to... View Details
Keywords: Consolidation; Health Care and Treatment; Mergers and Acquisitions; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Management Teams; Operations; Innovation and Invention; Cost Management; Health Industry; Massachusetts
Pisano, Gary P., and Maryam Golnaraghi. "Partners HealthCare System, Inc. (B): Cardiac Care Improvement." Harvard Business School Case 696-063, April 1996. (Revised June 2001.)
- November 2023
- Case
Swanson Health: Becoming a Super Seller
By: William R. Kerr, Daniel O'Connor and Paige Boehmcke
Founded in 1969, Swanson Health sold vitamins, supplements, natural health products, and organic foods. Over the years, the company had successfully navigated multiple industry transitions as it expanded from a print catalog to sell products on its own... View Details
Keywords: Sales; Transition; Growth Management; Distribution Channels; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Health Industry; Health Industry; United States
Kerr, William R., Daniel O'Connor, and Paige Boehmcke. "Swanson Health: Becoming a Super Seller." Harvard Business School Case 824-093, November 2023.
- January 1995 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
GuateSalud
Dr. Glenn Lopez, the founder and general director of GuateSalud, faces cash flow problems and some crucial choices about how to expand his innovative health maintenance organization for agricultural workers in rural Guatemala. The case describes Lopez's six-year... View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Government and Politics; Conflict and Resolution; Health Industry; Guatemala
Dees, J. Gregory, Marc Boatright, and Jaan Elias. "GuateSalud." Harvard Business School Case 395-125, January 1995. (Revised March 1995.)
- 30 Jan 2018
- News
The erosion of worker compensation
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Freeing Patient Data to Enable Innovation
officer of Commonwealth of Massachusetts's Department of Medicaid. The discussion was led by Harvard Business School Associate Professor Karim Lakhani, who urged the audience to dig into the severe bottlenecks of health care data, as... View Details
- 30 Mar 2017
- News
Public Funding Essential for Advances in Biomedical Research
- 04 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #16: Tim Murdoch, HBS MBA 1990 – Learning about Climate Change and Water
water consumption. Education is the number one common thread. “ About the Author Jacqueline Adams (MBA 1978) has spent her career as a journalist, author, and convener. She and Bonita C. Stewart (MBA 1983)... View Details
- October 2009 (Revised January 2010)
- Case
The Joslin Diabetes Center
By: Michael E. Porter, Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg and Scott Wallace
The Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, Massachusetts is a leading center for diabetes care, clinician training, and research. The incidence of diabetes is rising precipitously worldwide, challenging quality of life with its complications and rapidly accelerating health... View Details
Keywords: Integration; Service Delivery; Medical Specialties; Health Care and Treatment; Outcome or Result; Corporate Finance; Health Industry; Boston
Porter, Michael E., Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg, and Scott Wallace. "The Joslin Diabetes Center." Harvard Business School Case 710-424, October 2009. (Revised January 2010.)