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  • August 9, 1997
  • Article

Hamburgers and Hernias

By: R. E. Herzlinger
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Herzlinger, R. E. "Hamburgers and Hernias." Economist (August 9, 1997).
  • December 2012
  • Teaching Note

Shouldice Hospital Limited (Abridged) (TN)

By: James Heskett
Keywords: Hospital; Hernia; Toronto; Business Ventures; Health Industry; North and Central America
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Heskett, James. "Shouldice Hospital Limited (Abridged) (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 913-408, December 2012.
  • January 2013 (Revised February 2013)
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Shouldice Hospital Limited (B)

By: James Heskett and Roger Hallowell
Keywords: Hospital; Hernia; Surgery; Medical Specialties; Health Care and Treatment
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Heskett, James, and Roger Hallowell. "Shouldice Hospital Limited (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 913-405, January 2013. (Revised February 2013.)
  • July 2004 (Revised January 2005)
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Shouldice Hospital Limited (Abridged)

By: James L. Heskett and Roger H. Hallowell
A hospital specializing in hernia operations is considering whether and how to expand the reach of its services. View Details
Keywords: Expansion; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Health Care and Treatment; Business Strategy; Health Industry
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Heskett, James L., and Roger H. Hallowell. "Shouldice Hospital Limited (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 805-002, July 2004. (Revised January 2005.)
  • 31 Mar 2022
  • News

Navigating the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ in Professional Services

  • 28 Jul 2016
  • Op-Ed

Where is TripAdvisor for Doctors?

behavior as their doctors' interventions. POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES So, creating review sites around the medical profession has built-in challenges. But do some medical specialties lend themselves more than others to online reviews? Say I need a View Details
Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Health
  • 01 Feb 1997
  • News

Herzlinger on Health Care: Revolution in Evolution

"focused factories." An example is the Shouldice Hospital in Canada, which performs hernia operations exclusively. Its operations are substantially cheaper and higher quality than those in a traditional hospital because it focuses its... View Details
  • 15 Aug 2005
  • HBS Case

Classic Cases Live On at HBS

dollars for that?' They come to grips with the idea that physical appearance plays a part in how you price a car, but with an industrial product, it's all about the value you create."   Hernias R Us Case: Shouldice Hospital Limited... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
  • 01 Mar 2005
  • News

Answering the Call

the value you create.” Illustration by PJ Loughran Hernias R Us Case: Shouldice Hospital Limited Written: 1983 Copies Sold: 240,911 Shouldice Hospital, a Canadian facility that performs hernia operations... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 25 May 2016
  • Research & Ideas

How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health

healthcare services is taking place from Asia to Africa. In India, the Avarind Eye Hospital provides routine eye surgeries to the highest quality standards at perhaps a tenth of the developed country price. A mass production approach to other routine surgeries, such as... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Health
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