by Hilah Geer - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

Inside the OR: Disrupted Routines and New Technologies

What Is Mics? Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) is performed by accessing the heart through incisions made between the ribs and employing a balloon device that is threaded into the heart through a vein to serve as an internal... View Details

Keywords: by Hilah Geer

20 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

What’s Next for Japan

Japan's economic recovery. "It is clear that something is wrong in Japan from an economic point of view," Porter stated, as a means of setting the stage. "The persistent depression, recession, and slowdown just won't quit." He described the Japanese... View Details

Keywords: by Hilah Geer

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Japan Compete? [Part One]

Hilah Geer and Martha Lagace met recently with Porter to talk about the lessons Japan teaches governments and companies about competition and strategy. Below are excerpts from the interview; part two will... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer

08 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]

open competition. If you were to divide up the Japanese government's energies between repairing ailing industries and spurring on new ones, how would you do that? Not to be too provocative here, but I would say that this is the wrong way to think about it. This is the... View Details