Publications

November 2010
Case

Children's Hospital Boston (A)

By: Scott A. Snook and Jeffrey C. Connor

Five year old Matty died at Children's Hospital Boston as a result of elective neurosurgery to "cure" his epilepsy. The organizational system, not the surgery, had failed. During post-operative recovery, he experienced a prolonged seizure that resulted in his death.... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Organizational Structure; Management Systems; Management Teams; Health Industry

22 Feb 2017
HBS Seminar

Juliet Schor, Boston College

October 1998 (Revised November 2001)
Case

Boston Beer Company: Light Beer Decision

By: Linda A. Cyr, Joseph B. Lassiter III and Michael J. Roberts

Boston Beer's current light-beer offering, Boston Lightship, has not been successful, and a student team is charged with investigating the problem and recommending a strategy. Highlights issues around branding, target customer selection, and cannibalization, and... View Details

Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Brands and Branding; Customers; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Food and Beverage Industry; Boston

Blog

Inside the Learning: Boston By the Season

If you are coming to Boston for one of our programs—and especially if you are coming from some distance away—you may want to extend your stay a few days and explore Boston, Cambridge, and the surrounding area. The Executive Education site... View Details

April 1975 (Revised April 1983)
Case

Boston Symphony Orchestra

By: Malcolm S. Salter

Keywords: Arts; Music Entertainment; Music Industry; Fine Arts Industry; Boston

June 1993
Case

Boston Fights Drugs

By: V. Kasturi Rangan

Keywords: Social Issues; Boston

May 1994
Teaching Note

BayBank Boston TN

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem

Teaching Note for (9-393-095). View Details

Keywords: Mortgages; Problems and Challenges; Programs; Business and Community Relations; Financial Services Industry; Boston

May 1973
Case

Boston Weather Bureau

18 Aug 2016
Blog Post

Relocating to Boston with Your Partner

For my wife (Megan) and me, relocating 3,000 miles across the country from Los Angeles to Boston for HBS was a huge deal. We had lived in California our whole lives, only leaving L.A. for short stints in the San Francisco Bay Area for our... View Details

26 Jan 2018
HBS Seminar

John Helveston, Boston University

February 2012 (Revised May 2012)
Case

Boston Physicians Devices

By: Marc Bertoneche

Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States

October 1984 (Revised November 1986)
Case

Boston Associates, L.P.

A recent business school graduate is asked to analyze three business plans (excerpted) and to make investment recommendations on each to her venture capital firm partners. View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Business Plan

03 Jul 2020
News

Boston Public Radio

Dataset

Boston Consulting Group

November 1983 (Revised September 1987)
Case

Boston Edison: Overload

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

Keywords: Utilities Industry; Massachusetts

February 2000 (Revised April 2001)
Case

Boston Medical Group

By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Bruce L. Hall

Describes the structure of a variable compensation plan for physicians implemented by a Massachusetts medical group practice. Examines issues such as balancing group and individual risk and selection of performance metrics (productivity and patient satisfaction). View Details

Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Health Care and Treatment; Executive Compensation; Management Practices and Processes; Risk Management; Standards; Risk and Uncertainty; Health Industry