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- October 1986 (Revised November 1989)
- Case
Becton Dickinson & Co.: VACUTAINER Systems Division
Concerns negotiations between managers of Becton Dickinson's (BD) VACUTAINER division (which manufactures and sells blood collection products) and managers of a large hospital buying group. Recent changes in the health care industry are the background for the... View Details
Keywords: Distribution; Negotiation Participants; Negotiation Process; Price; Sales; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States
Cespedes, Frank V. "Becton Dickinson & Co.: VACUTAINER Systems Division." Harvard Business School Case 587-085, October 1986. (Revised November 1989.)
- 11 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service
a medical device engineer working on products for Operating Rooms and Intensive Care Units. I came to school passionate about access and equity in health care, and curious about systemic barriers to... View Details
- 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
- 08 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017
trials at Boston Children’s Hospital. As the founders prepare to bring their new medical device to market, they struggle with two key decisions: Should Luminopia create its own salesforce to sell its product... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Downtime
stack (next to my bed): The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuro-scientist’s Quest for What Makes Us Human by V.S. Ramachandran; The World Without Us by Alan Weisman; and Einstein’s Clocks, Poincaré’s Maps: Empires of Time by Peter Galison. Do you use an electronic View Details
- April 1998 (Revised May 2000)
- Case
Guidant Corporation: Shaping Culture Through Systems
By: Robert L. Simons and Antonio Davila
Guidant is a successful IPO start-up selling pacemakers and defibrillators. The case describes how managers install systems to balance innovation and control. Three parts of a shareholder value strategy are described. Controls include incentive systems, beliefs... View Details
Keywords: Innovation Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Motivation and Incentives; Planning; Risk Management; Management Systems; Business Strategy; Value Creation; System; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Antonio Davila. "Guidant Corporation: Shaping Culture Through Systems." Harvard Business School Case 198-076, April 1998. (Revised May 2000.)
- September 2023
- Teaching Note
Nexleaf Analytics: Saving the World Using the Internet of Things
By: Frank Nagle
Teaching Note for HBS Case 722-414. View Details
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Nonprofit Organizations; Competitive Strategy; Patents; Expansion; Information Technology; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
- 01 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 1, 2008
108-092 An exercise that takes students through five stages of growth in an entrepreneurial start-up in the medical devices industry: 1) founding, 2) growth, 3) push to profitability, 4) refocusing process,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 5, 2016
healthcare providers are associated with a significant reduction in medical device patenting. Tort reforms have the strongest impact in medical fields in which the probability... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018
from Medical Device Recalls By: Ball, George P., Jeffrey T. Macher, and Ariel Dora Stern Abstract—When innovations are successfully commercialized into new products, they can create value for both consumers... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 29 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 29, 2007
the group is considering increasing its investment focus to include a broader range of technologies, including emerging technologies (for example, mobile and RFID technologies) and non-information technologies (including medical View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 5, 2006
Medical Device Industry Council Harvard Business School Case 706-498 Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=706498 Patrimonio Hoy: A Financial Perspective Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2006
Marine Corps. He volunteered for service only to be rejected because of a childhood medical condition. Unsuccessful in an appeal to overturn his disqualification, Kennealey returned to education, cofounding a Nativity Prep in his hometown... View Details
- 16 May 2018
- News
ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup
hassle out of moving and furnishing a new residence. The runner-up spot went to Tom DeBrooke (MBA 1972) and his company, Vascular Perfusion Solutions, Inc., which has developed a new system to extend the viability of human organs and limbs during transport between... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 15 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 15
tied to their competitors via shared intermediary organizations. To test our theory, we examine every relationship between entrepreneurial firms and their venture capital investors in the minimally invasive surgical segment of the medical... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service
WWII planes, boat docks, and everything in between. My role was to help them design a more sustainable operating and funding model to ensure their long-term viability within the park service. Before I started at HBS, I was a medical View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
walker, a wheelchair, or a body brace, chances are you've encountered overpriced, forbidding stores. Joyce I. Greenberg (MBA '78) is helping to change all that. Her new superstore in Springfield, New Jersey, Take Good Care, which opened in April 1996, offers a full... View Details
- 25 Feb 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Scholars and Students Unpack the Digital Business Revolution
transformation to digital is being driven by two primary factors, according to Iansiti: the explosion of connected devices and expanded computing capacity in the cloud. The study of innovation and business is still in its infancy.... View Details
- Web
1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) | MBA
Safety (International IFCs only) Students will be automatically enrolled in International SOS once their travel has been registered in MyTrips, Harvard University’s travel registry. International SOS offers general medical and safety... View Details
- January 2018
- Teaching Note
Suominen Wipes the Slate Clean
By: Boris Groysberg, Kalle Heikkinen, Michael Norris and James Barnett
In 2016, after successfully turning around Finnish nonwovens manufacturer Suominen, CEO Nina Kopola faces a decision on the company’s strategy moving forward. View Details