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September 2013 (Revised August 2015)
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Leadership and Teaming

Small differences in the leadership of teams can have large consequences for the success of their efforts. Many initiatives fail not because of a fatal error in judgment or insufficient ideas, knowledge, motivation, or capabilities to deliver a solution. They fail... View Details

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27 Oct 2009
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KindredHarvard Business School Case 610-014 Through its uniquely proactive approach to medical malpractice risk management, the Risk Management Foundation (RMF) has decreased claims—and premiums—for the Harvard hospitals it insures. The RMF is the captive medico-legal... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide

in improving processes. Retailers can certainly learn from the auto industry's experience. Like in manufacturing a few decades ago, there is a lot of low-hanging fruit in retail operations today. However, to harvest these fruits retailers... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Auto; Auto

October 1988 (Revised May 1990)
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Ford Motor Co.: The Product Warranty Program (A)

Raises powerful issues concerning product warranty policy as a strategic marketing variable. Also raises several exciting issues concerning the role of product policy in competitive battles, product line issues, interfunctional coordination issues, and some ethical... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Marketing Strategy; Insurance; Product; Policy; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; United States

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12 Jul 2006
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Competition the Cure for Healthcare

contribute enough to pay their costs if they get sick. It is the same principle as in auto insurance. You do not buy car insurance the day before you are going to have an accident. Universal and mandatory... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Health

29 May 2013
Research & Ideas

Faculty Symposium Showcases Breadth of Research

can induce ethical behavior in their employees. For example, another series of experiments showed that moving the signature line from the end to the beginning of a self-reported form leads to an increase in truthfulness in the answers. A field experiment at an View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

01 Oct 1997
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Doing Something Real

have been campaigns in favor of automobile insurance reform and against smoking. As told in the book, both efforts were conducted with typical frenetic panache. Tobias, whose principal residence is Miami, spent more than $250,000 of his... View Details

Keywords: Andrew Tobias (MBA '72)

12 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care

readily available. Providers would charge the same price to any patient for addressing a given medical condition, regardless of the patient's group affiliation. Providers could and would set different prices from their competitors, but that pricing would not vary... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

29 May 2006
What Do You Think?

How Important Is the “Service Sector Effect” on Productivity?

lower paying jobs . . . one look at the American auto industry gives us a glimpse into the future economy." As Daniel Hayes put it: "I see a shakeout coming among low-cost service providers unless they find ways to provide value... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

29 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 29, 2007

GMAC Insurance, the wholly-owned auto insurance subsidiary of General Motors, formed through the merger of two smaller insurance firms, is at a strategic cross-roads.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Sep 2015
News

Built for Speed

oil by 2050. Written by energy analyst and physicist Amory Lovins, the book noted the lack of efficiency of modern auto manufacturing. Rogers saw an opportunity. And after seeing firsthand the political and human consequences of the... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

07 Oct 2015
What Do You Think?

What is the Best Immigration Model for the US?

prompted the Chairman of German auto producer Daimler to comment, “In an ideal case, this can help foster another economic miracle.” Poorer nations benefit from outward migration most often because their birth rates are much higher than... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

21 Jul 2010
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HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation

two steps to the side, and jumps over a large pothole. Congress took a giant step forward by establishing a framework for monitoring and addressing systemically risky institutions (SRI). The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

11 Dec 2012
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Transworld Auto Parts had to implement its new strategy flawlessly to survive the auto industry upheaval. The new CEO asked her leadership team to craft strategy maps and balanced scorecards to help each... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 22, 2008

207-075 In May 2006, a resident of Key West, Florida had to decide whether to renew his policy to insure against hurricane damage. The policy would cost $13,000 for one year, $5,000 more than what he paid in 2005. At the same time, a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Aug 2014
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First Look: August 12

March 2014, Kevin Counihan, CEO of Access Health CT, Connecticut's state health insurance exchange, stops to consider the success it has experienced so far and to think about how to ensure its long-term sustainability. Purchase this case: View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

covered, but which shared similarities in terms of economics with issues addressed in the curriculum. The company, Tokyo Auto Fire & Marine (hereafter Tokyo AFM), is a fictitious insurance company based... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019

including patients, physicians, employers, insurance companies, and the government need to recognize that value is best defined as “a given health outcome per dollar of cost expended.” In this article, we examine some of the challenges to... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

20 Aug 2024
Book

Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge

significantly reduce their downside risks and quickly begin to benefit from the ecosystem. Ping An’s ecosystems. Ping An started as a thirteen-person small property and casualty insurance office in China’s southern city of Shenzhen in... View Details

Keywords: by Feng Zhu; Technology; Information Technology

31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009

opportunity to bid for debt and equity claims on Plascar Industria e Comercio Ltda., the Brazilian subsidiary of the bankrupt global auto components company Collins & Aikman Corp. In evaluating this opportunity, students must analyze... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Leadership and Teaming

First Look: October 27

Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide

Ford Motor Co.: The Product Warranty Program (A)

Competition the Cure for Healthcare

Faculty Symposium Showcases Breadth of Research

Doing Something Real

Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care

How Important Is the “Service Sector Effect” on Productivity?

First Look: June 29, 2007

Built for Speed

What is the Best Immigration Model for the US?

HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation

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First Look: April 22, 2008

First Look: August 12

First Look: April 21, 2009

New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019

Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge

First Look: March 31, 2009