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- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Thinking Green
As part of the cross-University program Harvard Thinks Big, in December six professors from different Harvard schools offered their thoughts on climate change. University Professor Rebecca Henderson and Professor of Management Practice Robert Kaplan joined colleagues... View Details
- 2024
- Working Paper
Cephalosporins—Fighting Hospital Infections: Case Histories of Transformational Advances
By: Amar Bhidé, Srikant Datar and Katherine Stebbins
This case history describes the development of three generations of cephalosporins – antibiotics that have significantly reduced hospital infections. Specifically, we chronicle how: 1) Early (pre-cephalosporin) antibiotics were developed in the first half of the 20th... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Technology Adoption; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Invention; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Bhidé, Amar, Srikant Datar, and Katherine Stebbins. "Cephalosporins—Fighting Hospital Infections: Case Histories of Transformational Advances." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-133, July 2020. (Revised May 2024.)
- 2024
- Working Paper
Tamoxifen—Reducing Breast Cancer Risks: Case Histories of Transformational Advances
By: Amar Bhidé, Srikant Datar and Katherine Stebbins
We describe the development of tamoxifen, considered a “gold standard” treatment for
millions of breast cancer patients. Specifically, we describe breast cancer treatments before tamoxifen’s
development; the initial development of tamoxifen from 1960 to 1973;... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Technology Adoption; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Bhidé, Amar, Srikant Datar, and Katherine Stebbins. "Tamoxifen—Reducing Breast Cancer Risks: Case Histories of Transformational Advances." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-134, July 2020. (Revised May 2024.)
- 2024
- Working Paper
Laparoscopy—Minimally Invasive Surgery: Case Histories of Transformational Advances
By: Amar Bhidé, Caitlin N. Bowler and Srikant M. Datar
We describe how operations through laparoscopes – tubular instruments inserted into abdominal cavities – revolutionized gynecological and other surgeries inside the abdomen, such as gall bladder removal. Specifically, we chronicle the 1) foundational contributions of... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Technology Adoption; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Invention; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Bhidé, Amar, Caitlin N. Bowler, and Srikant M. Datar. "Laparoscopy—Minimally Invasive Surgery: Case Histories of Transformational Advances." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-008, July 2019. (Revised May 2024.)
- 2025
- Working Paper
Computed Tomography (CT)--Beyond Traditional X-Rays: Case Histories of Transformational Advances
By: Amar Bhidé, Srikant M. Datar and Katherine Stebbins
This case history describes how Computed Tomography (CT) scanners - that combine Xrays
and computers to image soft tissues of the brain and other organs -- have become a widely used
diagnostic tool. Specifically, we chronicle the 1) initial development of CT... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Technology Adoption; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Invention; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Bhidé, Amar, Srikant M. Datar, and Katherine Stebbins. "Computed Tomography (CT)--Beyond Traditional X-Rays: Case Histories of Transformational Advances." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-004, July 2019. (Revised January 2025.)
- 22 Dec 2022
- News
LGBTQ+ Alumni Forums Expand; 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition Is Underway
Everlywell, a digital health care company founded by Julia Cheek (MBA 2011); Foodology, a virtual restaurant and ghost kitchen chain cofounded by Daniela Izquierdo (MBA 2019) and Juan Azuero (MBA 2019); and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- September 1995
- Case
Ares-Serono
By: Michael Y. Yoshino, Jean-Pierre Jeannet and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Ares Serono, a medium-size Swiss pharmaceutical company, is the global leader in the field of fertility drugs. The company has successfully transformed into one of the very few biotech firms in Europe. The case treats a set of major strategic and organizational... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Globalized Firms and Management; Asset Management; Balance and Stability; Expansion; Digital Platforms; Leadership Development; Health Care and Treatment; Transformation; Family Business; Problems and Challenges; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Switzerland; Europe
Yoshino, Michael Y., Jean-Pierre Jeannet, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Ares-Serono." Harvard Business School Case 396-035, September 1995.
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Alumni Books
expectations market; reining in monopoly pension and hedge funds; and enlarging private companies' role in the economy. Seeing Patients: Unconscious Biasin Health Care by Augustus A. White III (AMP 94, 1984)... View Details
- March 2013 (Revised May 2013)
- Case
Omar Ishrak: Building Medtronic Globally
By: Bill George and Natalie Kindred
Omar Ishrak, Medtronic's first non-American CEO, aims to reinvigorate the medical device maker's growth by focusing on emerging markets, therapy innovation, and creative business models. In 2012, budget constraints in mature economies, the lack of new medical therapies... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare; Medical Devices; Medtronic; Globalization; Innovation; Reverse Innovation; Leadership; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Management Teams; Business Model; Emerging Markets; Global Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Acquisition; Innovation and Invention; Manufacturing Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; China
George, Bill, and Natalie Kindred. "Omar Ishrak: Building Medtronic Globally." Harvard Business School Case 413-065, March 2013. (Revised May 2013.)
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
it—it feels like the right thing to do, almost to the point where I believe more people should do it too. “I’m not sure it works to juggle family and work obligations. As my husband and I care for two elderly adults with significant View Details
- 29 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Leni Peterson R. (MS/MBA 2023): Solving Big Problems Through Entrepreneurship
Without water, companies cannot operate. Water is not only a key indicator of climate change, but also a major factor behind supply chain disruptions. Poor water access can exacerbate health and political crises through flooding,... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Turning Point: Tell Me More
talked about their views on everything from immigration to gun control to health care to climate change. Whenever I learned something new, I wrote about it for the Boston Globe. Over the years, two things... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Looking back; looking forward
leading thinkers from across the globe coming here to engage in a dialogue on three important topics: leadership in the 21st century, globalization, and the evolution of market capitalism. In addition, faculty will lead discussions on a wide range of topics, ranging... View Details
- 15 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Occupy Wall Street Protestors Have a Point
capital and an end to predatory lending practices? Organizations lament sky-rocketing health care costs, but why is there such a limited effort to organize preventative care? Cutting Medicare will not stop... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Letters to the Editor
efficiency, it’s true that in many areas, private is more efficient. But not in health care. Compare Medicare administrative costs to those of private insurers. Medicare Advantage has average costs 15 percent higher than traditional... View Details
- 01 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #3: Keith Kinch, BlocPower
set the bar for the next 15 to 25 cities that follow its lead.” For Kinch and Baird, BlocPower’s mission is no less than improving the health and safety as well as the economies of low income neighborhoods like those in which they grew... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
James McNerney Jr.
country’s economic health? There’s little doubt that manufacturing as a percentage of our GDP is down. Part of that represents tremendous growth in financial, IT, and health services. It’s hard to know whether it’s a good news story for... View Details
- 04 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 4
around the world who want to study its practices. The Clinic's journey also holds lessons for organizations outside health care that must suddenly compete by creating a superior customer experience. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
P/E industries, which have a negative valuation change in the year after the investment. 2006 New England Journal of Medicine Leading Clinicians and Clinicians Leading By: Bohmer, Richard M.J. Abstract—More effective models of care... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne