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Value-Based Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Publications Health Care Team The value-based health care team is led by Professor Michael E. Porter and is based in the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School. Faculty and... View Details

04 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 4, 2008

trends in the market, the case prompts students to examine the future adoption of drug-eluting stents as well as to consider the potential marketing actions to be taken by Medtronic for ENDEAVOR—a newly approved stent that will hit the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 3, 2009

catalog and online channels. We show that the emergence and strength of cannibalizing and complementary effects vary over time, across type of channel, and by type of customer and provides insight into when and where managers can expect... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

February 1992 (Revised September 2019)
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The House of Tata

By: James E. Austin and Ashish Nanda

The case traces the evolution of the Tata group, one of the largest and highly respected Indian business houses, from its 19th century founding and early growth in diverse industries, to its response to changes in government regulation in independent India, up to its... View Details

Keywords: Indian Economy; International Business; Government And Business; Government Regulation; Synergy; Conglomerates; Business Conglomerates; Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; Business History; Steel Industry; Electronics Industry; Chemical Industry; Insurance Industry; Air Transportation Industry; India

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Lifelong Learning - Alumni

What it Takes to Lead a Successful Turnaround in Health Care José (Joe) E. Almeida, Chairman, President & CEO of Baxter, on how he has led the successful turnaround of the Illinois-based multinational by... View Details

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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

Mount Sinai Medical Center, as well as the board of directors of the 92nd Street Y. August earned an MBA from HBS as a Baker Scholar and a BS from Cornell University. Professor James E. View Details

29 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 29

Publications August 2013 Journal of Financial Economics X-CAPM: An Extrapolative Capital Asset Pricing Model By: Barberis, Nicholas, Robin Greenwood, Lawrence Jin, and Andrei Shleifer Abstract—Survey evidence suggests that many investors form beliefs about future... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Publications - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

activity-based costing to determine open radical cystectomy and ileal conduit surgical episode cost drivers by Janet Baack Kukreja, M.D., M.P.H.a,b, Mohamed A. Seif, M.D.a, Marissa W. Mery, M.D.c, James R.... View Details

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Resources - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

including information specifically for companies on the benefits of participating and confidentiality of materials. Writing Teaching Notes for Cases 1993 Teaching Notes: Communicating the Teacher's Wisdom by View Details

30 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 30, 2015

Publications Forthcoming Berrett-Koehler Publishers What Great Service Leaders Know and Do: Creating Breakthroughs in Service Firms By: Heskett, James L., W. Earl Sasser, and Leonard A. Schlesinger Abstract—Based on decades of... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Faculty & Research - Business & Environment

January 2025 Teaching Material New Belgium Brewing and Climate Change By: Michael W. Toffel , Kenneth P. Pucker and Michael Norris Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 624-069. January 2025 Case Colbún’s Angostura Dam Project (A) By: James K.... View Details

2008
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Can the Virtuous Mouse and the Wealthy Elephant Live Happily Ever After?

By: James E. Austin and Herman B. Leonard

What happens when small iconic socially-oriented businesses are acquired by large corporations? Such mergers create significant opportunities for creating both business value and substantially expanded social value, but also pose unusually difficult challenges because... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Management Style; Agreements and Arrangements; Social Enterprise; Social Issues

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Indoor Spaces | About

of Nathaniel de Rothschild (MBA 1971) and is named in honor of his classmate Franklin R. Anderson (MBA 1971). Bricklin Classroom The Dan Bricklin Classroom, located inside Aldrich Hall, was named by the School in honor of alumnus and... View Details

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HBS - The year in Review

staff with an eye toward identifying and responding to trends. Faculty Total 322 Female 28% Minority 28% Staff Total 1,325 Female 65% Minority 26% More Key Faculty & Staff Metrics Cash House Dedication On April 11, 2022, James I. Cash,... View Details

October 1997 (Revised January 1998)
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Oxfam America

By: James E. Austin and James Kondo

Oxfam America, a nongovernmental organization providing grant assistance to organizations fighting hunger, poverty, and their causes, was engaged in a new strategy formulation process, led by its new president. View Details

Keywords: Change; Situation or Environment; Non-Governmental Organizations; Strategy

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Instructor Performance - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

'To See Ourselves as Others See Us': The Rewards of Classroom Observation by James Austin with Ann Sweet and Catherine Overholt 1999 Evaluating Your Success View Details

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Can the Virtuous Mouse and the Wealthy Elephant Live Happily Ever After?

By: James E. Austin and Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard

What happens when small iconic socially oriented businesses are acquired by large corporations? Such mergers create significant opportunities for creating both business value and substantially expanded social value, but they also pose unusually difficult challenges... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Management Style; Agreements and Arrangements; Social Enterprise; Social Issues

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October 1998 (Revised November 1998)
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Newman's Own, Inc.

By: James E. Austin

Describes the creation and evolution of this food marketing corporation. All its after-tax profits are donated to charity by Paul Newman, the distinguished actor and social entrepreneur. The company has grown into a $100 million enterprise and donated cumulatively $89... View Details

Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Food; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Advantage; Food and Beverage Industry