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September 1997 (Revised May 1999)
Case

Precision Controls, Inc.

By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen

Precision Controls is a Minnesota-based manufacturer of electronic control devices. To enhance its product line, Precision would like to establish an artificial intelligence research group, either through internal development or, preferably, by merging with or... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Valuation; Research and Development; Negotiation Process; Stock Shares; Negotiation Tactics; Mergers and Acquisitions; Manufacturing Industry; Electronics Industry; Minnesota

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November 2020 (Revised April 2021)
Case

Roll-Ups and Surprise Billing: Collisions at the Intersection of Private Equity and Patient Care

By: Trevor Fetter and Kira Seiger

This case describes the increasing investment by private equity (PE) firms in patient care and other healthcare services. The case focuses on investments in physician staffing firms and roll-up strategy investments in physician practice management (PPM). Included in... View Details

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30 Nov 2018
What Do You Think?

What’s the Best Administrative Approach to Climate Change?

Summing Up: Should a 'Montreal Protocol' for Administering Global Warming Be Pursued? Climate change and how to manage it is a daunting subject. Nevertheless, several readers of this month’s column were willing to venture a model or two for administering a system... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Energy

04 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment

not pursued.” To be clear, the o-Lab is not out to question the value of business consultants or CEOs. Rather, it aims to illustrate the value of the tools of business research. “If we, the HBS faculty, are... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

02 Aug 2019
News

Helping Veterans Build Careers

“Veterans often struggle to translate their time in the military into skills valued by civilian employers. The value is almost always there; they just need to communicate it more effectively,” says... View Details

Portrait Project

Marc Ricks

to be the type of consultant that delivers insight, honesty, and value to clients. Over time it means using my training to help improve the lives of people who cannot afford my billing rate, but whose needs are so much more significant.... View Details

Portrait Project

Anonymous

a killer instinct and I frequently go out on a limb, only to embarrass myself, but then laugh, rather than regret not trying. I hope to reflect the same values and ethics in every aspect of my life. I am the same person wherever I am, so... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

HBS Campaign Impact

that develops leaders of competence and character. These leaders—people who create real value for society—truly make a difference in the world. These stories demonstrate the impact of the Campaign on the School’s students, faculty, staff,... View Details

26 Feb 2025
Blog Post

Exploring value-based care: My summer internship with Main Street Health

instill a value of continuous improvement across the organization. Know your core value proposition to your customers. You may be tempted to stray from these values at some... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

09 Jun 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: Enterprise Risk Management

measurements for risk management and making managers accountable for these measures. Professor Robert S. Kaplan began the session by providing his perspective on why risk management plays an important role in firm performance. Key concepts include: There is great View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan

Profile

Seth Moulton

looking forward to in your career? I want to make a difference in the world, positively affect the lives of others, and strengthen our nation and the values it represents. In other words, I want to be able to do the same things I was able... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Entrepreneurship

Portrait Project

Tiberius Vadan

mentor to others who need that extra bit of encouragement to tackle the difficult challenge of shifting to the US as business professionals. As a turnaround executive, I will relentlessly pursue the mission of working with crippled companies like Kmart, Xerox, and... View Details

Portrait Project

Sarah Zaidi

Hafiz. He adores his youngest, a girl; but never saw the value of sending her to school alongside her brothers. He assumed she was destined to silently clean those mansions across the bridge, like her mother. But after serving tea day... View Details

Portrait Project

Kristen Forecki

recognized and genuinely appreciated just for being me. Her simple act of kindness changed my perception of who I thought I was. Suddenly, I believed that I had value to offer the world, regardless of my status—in a theatre production or... View Details

Portrait Project

Alice Yen

snap peas from the vine for an afternoon snack and eat freshly picked winter melon for dinner. We joke that in a former life, my dad must have been a farmer, spending every day digging into fresh topsoil. Seeing my dad care for his garden defines many of the View Details

01 Dec 1999
News

Good Day, Sunshine

developments at the School, and enjoying faculty presentations. "Our alumni are the measure of the School," said Dean Kim B. Clark in a welcoming address to all classes. "I am grateful for what you do in your lives, for the standards that you set, and for the View Details

02 Jan 2018
Op-Ed

'Dear Working Knowledge'--Our Favorite Reader Comments of the Year

Do Bitcoin and Digital Currency Have a Future? Austin Brown comments: Cryptocurrencies also have no inherent value in and of themselves, so the big question here is whether or not they are actually a good mechanism by which to exchange... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 Apr 2017
HBS Case

This Turkish Debt Collector Is Customer-friendly

explains Campbell, the Dwight P. Robinson Jr. Professor of Business Administration. “The banks get to clean up their balance sheets, while the AMCs now assume all the risk.” Culturally, debt is seen as a source of shame and disgrace in Turkey, where a commonly held... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

04 Aug 2006
What Do You Think?

What Happens When the Economics of Scarcity Meets the Economics of Abundance?

terms of where value is added in the supply chain . The value is created through the service of helping customers find what they want within the sea of choice . It is ironic that the Internet, which is... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Jun 2024
News

Case Study: Ready for an Upgrade

her in building a solution? They founded Stell in 2022. Its initial product is a software platform designed to help engineers track technical specifications from the initial concept through engineering, execution, manufacturing, and deployment. Wen, who is COO, says... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

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