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- November 2011 (Revised February 2012)
- Case
China Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research: Building a Sustainable, Globally Integrated Research Enterprise
By: Vicki Sato, Christoph Jaeker and Pooja Mehta Solanki
As the head of the Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research in China, En Li was shepherding a $1 billion R&D investment in China. So far he had been able to attract a large number of Chinese-born but US-trained scientists to play a critical role in establishing the... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Research; Corporate Strategy; Health Industry; Health Industry; China
Sato, Vicki, Christoph Jaeker, and Pooja Mehta Solanki. "China Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research: Building a Sustainable, Globally Integrated Research Enterprise." Harvard Business School Case 612-048, November 2011. (Revised February 2012.)
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
One Degree of Difference
Courtesy Paris Wallace Courtesy Paris Wallace At 70 employees strong, the Boston-based digital company Ovia Health is on the smallish-but-mighty size compared to the rest of the local tech hub. Competing for talent is tough. While those... View Details
- 03 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Everyone Knows Innovation is Essential to Business Success—Except Board Directors
Spencer Stuart, directed by Julie Hembrock Daum; and independent researcher and management consultant Deborah Bell. The team worked for over a year before that to identify board members from more than 60 countries, in industries including consumer staples, energy and... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- September 2006 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Medtronic Vision 2010
Describes the company's year-long efforts to transition from a medical device company selling products to physicians for use with patients suffering chronic end-stage disease, to a medical technology company providing life-long solutions for people with chronic... View Details
Keywords: Business Plan; Transition; Decision Choices and Conditions; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Financial Management; Financing and Loans; Health Care and Treatment; Innovation and Invention; Strategic Planning; Health Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "Medtronic Vision 2010." Harvard Business School Case 807-051, September 2006. (Revised April 2007.)
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
HBS Faculty Member Honored
Between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility,” the coauthors propose a way for firms to contribute to social welfare without sacrificing corporate success. Porter was also honored (with... View Details
- 15 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 15, 2006
contingent reserves, and reserve dependent output costs. Download working paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-010.pdf Corporate Governance and Networks: Bankers in the Corporate Networks of Brazil,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Your Own Medicine
level of creatine kinase—an enzyme indicative of muscle damage—in a normal person's blood is around 50 units per liter, maybe as high as 100 after a workout. Charley's was 20,000. It suggested muscular dystrophy. Related Links Curing View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Revitalizing America
Faculty Opinion Illustration by Corbis/Image Zoo/Cargo Whatever the question—disaster relief, education, health care, foreign policy—national and community service is an answer. Organizing a full-time civilian service corps—the civilian... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 14 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 14
managers responsible for stewarding brands. Publisher's link: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138786837/ April 2015 Corporate Stewardship: Organizing for Sustainable Effectiveness Corporate and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Courses by Faculty - Course Catalog
Finance Spring 2026 Q4 1.5 Jacob Cook Digital Marketing & AI Workshop Marketing Fall 2025 Q1 1.5 Ben Creo Field Course: Advanced Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care General Management, Technology & Operations Management Spring... View Details
- November 2004
- Case
ClozeX Medical (A): The New Standard of Wound Closure
By: William A. Sahlman and Ryland Matthew Willis
Describes a set of decisions confronting the founder of a company with a revolutionary new wound-closure product. He must decide how to finance and exploit his venture. View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Finding a Balance
of the product is identical by law. That was an interesting puzzle to me.” After focusing his study on antiretrovirals, Deshpandé saw other issues emerge. At the same time, he was asked to join the teaching team for Leadership and View Details
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 10 Apr 2025
- Webinars: Career
Virtual Fireside Chat: Planning for a Successful Career Break and Return
Whether you're actively considering a break or simply want to be prepared for the unexpected, this conversation will provide valuable tools and strategies for navigating your career with confidence. View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Harvard to Restart Allston Development
The Harvard Corporation in September endorsed a plan to restart development of a science complex on Western Avenue across from HBS and to create an “enterprise research” campus with a hotel and conference center. In an open letter to the... View Details
- July 2013
- Case
Amul Dairy
By: Ray Goldberg and Ian McKown Cornell
In 2013, Rahul Kumar, the managing director of Amul dairy, India's leading dairy firm, had to decide how to position his firm for the future in light of India's growing population and demand for dairy. How could he maintain the firm's cooperative structure, address the... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Dairy; Policy; Corporate Strategy; Nutrition; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; India
Goldberg, Ray, and Ian McKown Cornell. "Amul Dairy." Harvard Business School Case 914-405, July 2013.
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Faculty Books for December 2016
Business By John A. Quelch and Emily C. Boudreau (Springer) The authors introduce a model for companies committed to making positive contributions to health and wellness. Focusing on four interconnected areas of View Details
Arthur G. Gaston
Gaston first established Booker T. Washington Burial Insurance Company to offer health and life insurance to black families to help them secure eloquent and respectable funeral services. Upon that success, BTW continued to grow, adding... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- Profile
Andrew Dervan
Like many of his colleagues, Andrew Dervan entered medical school to fulfill a passion. And like many of them, Andrew says, "I'm frustrated with the system. One out of seven dollars in the US is spent on health care. It's just... View Details
- 30 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning
speak. The net result is that consumers are more likely to consume when a price is vivid and fresh than when it is obscured or distant. In the case of a health club, this means that members are more likely to go to the gym right after... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney