Publications

November 2003 (Revised April 2010)
Case

Flextronics International, Ltd.

By: Robert S. Huckman and Gary P. Pisano

Describes Flextronics' evolution from providing outsourced manufacturing services for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the electronics industry to developing entire unbranded products for purchase by OEMs. In 2001, Flextronics began a development program that... View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Production; Service Operations; Performance Effectiveness; Electronics Industry; Manufacturing Industry

June 2003
Teaching Note

Discovering the Future: R&D Strategy at Merck (TN)

Teaching Note for (9-601-086). View Details

Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry

2003
Working Paper

The Effect of Organizational Context on Individual Performance: Evidence from Cardiac Surgery

By: Robert S. Huckman and Gary P. Pisano

2002
Other Unpublished Work

The Effect of Organizational Context on Individual Performance: Evidence from Cardiac Surgery

By: Robert S. Huckman and Gary P. Pisano

Keywords: Organizations; Performance; Health Care and Treatment

November 2002 (Revised July 2004)
Teaching Note

Istituto Clinico Humanitas (A)(TN)

By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Gary P. Pisano

Teaching Note for (9-603-063). View Details

Keywords: Health Industry; Milan

15 Nov 2002
Conference Presentation

The Biomedical Revolution: From Promise to Reality

Keywords: Science; Transformation

September 2002 (Revised April 2006)
Case

Istituto Clinico Humanitas (A)

By: Richard M.J. Bohmer, Gary P. Pisano and Ning Tang

Istituto Clinico Humanitas is a newly built private hospital, south of Milan, Italy, that has attained unusual profitability while treating public system patients. The hospital was built and is managed by Techosp, a subsidiary of Techint, a global engineering and... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Systems; Infrastructure; Managerial Roles; Integration; Performance; Health Industry; Milan

April 2002
Case

In vivo to in vitro to in silico: Coping with Tidal Waves of Data at Biogen

By: Juan Enriquez-Cabot, Gary P. Pisano and Gaye Bok

Biogen is a successful biotech company facing a critical juncture. CEO John Mullen ponders how technological changes introduced into the research function will shape larger corporate decisions. This world in which biotechnology companies operated had changed... View Details

Keywords: Change; Decisions; Product Development; Research and Development; Expansion; Technology; Biotechnology Industry

2002
Chapter

Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry

Article

Disrupted Routines: Team Learning and New Technology Adaptation

By: Amy C. Edmondson, Richard Bohmer and Gary P. Pisano

Keywords: Learning; Information Technology; Groups and Teams; Disruption

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October 2001
Article

Speeding Up Team Learning

By: Amy C. Edmondson, Richard Bohmer and Gary P. Pisano

Keywords: Learning

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February 2001 (Revised July 2006)
Case

Discovering the Future: R&D Strategy at Merck

Given explosive growth in technologies for drug discovery, how does Merck remain competitive in an industry that is fragmented and continues to consolidate? View Details

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Research and Development; Pharmaceutical Industry

2000
Chapter

In Search of Dynamic Capabilities: The Origins of R&D Competence in Biopharmaceuticals

Keywords: Competency and Skills; Research and Development; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry

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March 2000
Case

Heartport, Inc.

By: Gary P. Pisano and Shoshana Dobrow

Heartport, an entrepreneurial medical device maker, has introduced several innovative systems for conducting less-invasive cardiac surgery. Despite initially high expectations, the company has struggled to get its technology adopted by cardiac surgeons. The company's... View Details

Keywords: History; Product Positioning; Knowledge Acquisition; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Technology Adoption; Health Care and Treatment