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Information Technology - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Create standardized templates for medical conditions to improve usability and highlight the information most pertinent to management of a specific condition. Collect structured data , rather than free text, in patient records. Allow easy extraction of outcome measures,... View Details

2018
Book

Escaping the Build Trap: How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value

By: Melissa Perri

This book is a guide to getting out of the build trap with great product management. We look at what it means to become and be a product-led organization, which involves four key components: creating a product manager role with the right responsibilities and structure;... View Details

Keywords: Product And Process Development; Product Management; Customer Focus and Relationships; Value Creation

January 2019
Teaching Note

Pricing PatientPing

By: Frank V. Cespedes

Teaching Note for HBS No. 818-017. PatientPing sells a software platform that allows health care providers to receive real-time notifications (“pings”) when one of their patients is admitted to or discharged from a health-care facility. The platform facilitates... View Details

Keywords: Pricing; Health Tech; Health Technology; Sales Process; Sales Strategy; Price; Sales; Marketing Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; Technology Industry; United States; Massachusetts

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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Strategy Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students 2025 Maria P. Roche : Recipient of the 2025 Wyss Award for Excellence in Mentoring Doctoral Students. Andy Wu : Received the 2025 HBS Student... View Details

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy

their espoused strategy and management principles. Beer and Eisenstat began implementing the process ten years ago at Becton Dickinson and Company, a medical products and diagnostic systems supplier.... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

28 May 2012
Research & Ideas

A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

companies do CSR in fits and starts” The problem? They lack a cohesive CSR strategy, says Rangan, who recently cowrote the working paper Why Every Company Needs a CSR Strategy and How to Build It with HBS research associate Lisa A. Chase... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Systems Integration - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

a component of the whole organization. For instance, high-cost and highly resourced downtown medical campuses may be better suited for complex medical conditions, while regional care centers may be better suited for lower acuity, more routine, and higher volume... View Details

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Course Overview - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

defining the appropriate portfolio of businesses - creating a distinctive strategy for each business, and an effective planning process Creating an effective relationship with the board - understanding the... View Details

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The Diamond Model - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Creating an Economic Strategy in a Time of Austerity by Michael E. Porter 14 Feb 2012 New Jersey Life Science Super-Cluster Initiative by Michael Porter & Monitor Group View All Related Resources “Many things matter for competitiveness.... View Details

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Making Strategic Trade-offs - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Strategy Strategy Strategy Explained Business Strategy Creating a Successful Strategy Corporate View Details

October 2005
Article

Strategic Management as Organizational Learning: Developing Fit and Alignment through a Disciplined Process

By: Michael Beer, Sven C. Voelpel, Marius Leibold and Eden B. Tekie

Keywords: Strategy; Management; Learning; Education

2005
Article

Group Learning: A Multi-Level Model Integrating Interpersonal Congruence, Transactive Memory and Feedback Processes

By: Manuel London, Jeffrey T. Polzer and Heather Omoregie

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Learning; Integration; Relationships; Agreements and Arrangements

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Drivers of Competitiveness - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Strategy Drivers of Competitiveness Drivers of Competitiveness Achieving real and sustainable competitive advantage requires a clear understanding of what “competitiveness” means and how to analyze it effectively. Such clarity is the key... View Details

August 2004 (Revised March 2005)
Case

MGM Mirage's Bid for Mandalay Resort Group (A): Communicating During the Merger Process

After MGM Mirage decides to announce publicly its bid for Mandalay Resort Group, both companies face vital decisions about how to communicate with their various stakeholders during the merger negotiations. View Details

Keywords: Negotiation; Corporate Disclosure; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Communication Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

Educators

March 2001 (Revised April 2003)
Case

Chase's Strategy for Syndicating the Hong Kong Disneyland Loan (A)

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane

In late 1999, the Walt Disney Co. and the Hong Kong government agreed to develop Hong Kong Disneyland, a HK$28 (U.S.$3.6) billion theme park and resort complex planned to open in late 2005. As part of the total financing package, the sponsors decided to raise HK$3.3... View Details

Keywords: Working Capital; Project Finance; Relationships; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Tourism Industry; Hong Kong

Educators

12 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting

they explain why company adoption of integrated reporting is essential for sustainable strategies and society. Martha Lagace: How do you define One Report? Robert G. Eccles and Michael P. Krzus: One Report is the integration of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

2015
Working Paper

Competitiveness and Clusters: Implications for a New European Growth Strategy

By: Christian H.M. Ketels

This paper develops policy recommendations on the use of cluster-based economic policies and the adoption of a new concept of competitiveness in the context of the new growth path that WWWforEurope aims to outline.
A first section discusses and derives an... View Details

Keywords: Competitiveness; Clusters; Economic Policy; European Union; Competition; Industry Clusters; Policy; Economic Growth; European Union