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Carl Laemmle
Laemmle, one of the most outstanding figures in Hollywood, created the “star” system that was to dominate American filmmaking. He consolidated independent studios and was responsible for the development of countless movie stars. Laemmle founded his own producing...
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Entertainment & Broadcast Media
William Irrgang
Irrgang continued Lincoln’s strong financial performance - weathering two recessions while maintaining productivity and securing Lincoln Electric’s leadership position in the arc-welding equipment and supply business. Irrgang’s conservative business practices enabled...
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Fabricated Goods
- 07 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?
efforts in Germany and France), consumers favor products that evolved slowly and are well engineered, while the French prefer style and innovation. These preferences are not just a matter of national DNA, but also reflect decisions made...
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- 06 Jun 2017
- News
Many Rivers to Cross
to his MBA, Ospina has never underestimated the task's overall logistical, political, economic, and environmental complexities. “It’s taken us 20 years to get this far,” he observes, “and it will take at least another 20 to happen.” Ospina says that fact-finding trips...
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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books
responsibilities of Christians who are serious about following Jesus. Capitalist West Germany and Socialist East Germany: A Country Divided By James Glenn (MBA 1965) Independently published In the years following the end of World War II,...
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Lillian M. Vernon (Katz)
Katz took some of her family savings to place a small ad in Seventeen magazine for small handbags and belts in 1951. Within a few weeks, she had received $16,000 worth of orders, and sales have skyrocketed ever since. She began expanding her product line to include...
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Retail
Oscar F. Mayer
Mayer, an immigrant from Germany, founded a meat packing business in Chicago. The company grew from 12 employees in 1919 to over 8,000 by 1955, and it had four additional packaging plants in various states. By the end of his tenure, the company’s annual sales amounted...
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Food & Tobacco
Peter F. Hurst
In 1940, Hurst, an engineer by training, invented two new products that were critical to the growing aviation industry – detachable, reusable hose fittings and self-sealing couplings. As aviation took hold during World War II, these safety products became crucial, but...
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Fabricated Goods
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Christian Schmidt Cologne Germany Hotels & Restaurants Boppard on the Rhine Dominion and South-Eastern RR Hotel Montreal Canada Hotels & Restaurants A. Q. Dubois, Proprietor Duke's Hotel Gordonsville VA Hotels & Restaurants Falmouth Hotel...
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- 05 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
Reflecting on the Section Experience at HBS
Germany for a number of years my wife and I also wanted an impetus to move back to the US, and we decided that my goal of getting my MBA would be that catalyst. Before arriving on campus I heard that the section experience is an important...
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- June 1991
- Teaching Note
Deutsche Bank Group, Teaching Note
- 1 Mar 2012
- Talk
German Health Care: Moving to a Value-Based System
Michael E. Porter of Harvard Business School assesses the German health care system and offers suggestions for reforming to a value-based system, where rewards flow to those practices performing best. Introduced by Karl Lauterbach, professor of health economics and...
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Porter, Michael E. "German Health Care: Moving to a Value-Based System." American Academy in Berlin, Berlin, Germany, March 1, 2012.
- July 2007
- Other Article
Cluster und Clusterpolitik: Wege zu mehr Wettbewerbsfähigkeit
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Cluster und Clusterpolitik: Wege zu mehr Wettbewerbsfähigkeit." Ratio 13, no. 4 (July 2007).
- 31 May 2006
- Other Presentation
Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results
This presentation draws on a forthcoming book with Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg (Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results, Harvard Business School Press). Earlier publications about the work include the Harvard Business Review article...
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Porter, Michael E. "Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results." Kooperationen und Allianzen im Gesundheitswesen, Hannover, Germany, May 31, 2006.
- September 2012
- Supplement
Intraoperative Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer (B)
By: Willy Shih
The intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) business at Carl Zeiss Meditec had struggled with growth since the time of the (A) case. Though the unit had grown revenues in excess of 50% and had exceeded its EBIT target, it faced several key strategic choices. Should it...
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Keywords:
Radiotherapy;
Breast Cancer;
Brachytherapy;
Therapeutic Radiation;
Oncology;
Oncology Treatment Systems;
Elekta AB;
Varian Medical Systems;
Xoft;
Electronic Brachytherapy;
Intraoperative Radiotherapy;
Disruptive Innovation;
Health Care and Treatment;
Entrepreneurship;
Technological Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Health Industry;
Germany
Shih, Willy. "Intraoperative Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 613-040, September 2012.
- June 1999 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Sirona
By: Walter Kuemmerle and Chad S Ellis
Sirona, the dental systems business of Siemans AG is being sold through an auction. In September 1997, buyout firm Schroder Ventures has to decide whether to make a binding offer for the business. Schroder has done extensive due diligence with support from a team of...
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- August 2010
- Teaching Note
Vereinigung Hamburger Schiffsmakler und Schiffsagenten e.V.: Valuing Ships (TN)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Albert W. Sheen
Teaching Note for 210058.
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- July 2010 (Revised September 2023)
- Case
Werner von Siemens and the Electric Telegraph
By: Geoffrey Jones and Bjoern von Siemens
This case describes the nineteenth century founding by Werner Siemens of the Siemens electrical business in Germany. Werner's dual role as inventor and entrepreneur is explored as he created one of the world's first multinational enterprises, whose growth initially...
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Keywords:
Business Organization;
Family Business;
Entrepreneurship;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Business History;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Electronics Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Germany
Jones, Geoffrey, and Bjoern von Siemens. "Werner von Siemens and the Electric Telegraph." Harvard Business School Case 811-004, July 2010. (Revised September 2023.)
- May 2007 (Revised July 2011)
- Teaching Note
The West German Headache Center: Integrated Migraine Care (TN)
By: Michael E. Porter, Clemens Guth and Elisa M. Dannemiller
Teaching note to 707-559.
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- September 2003 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Direvo Biotech AG
Describes the financing and growth decisions facing Direvo, a young German biotech firm with a customer/partner that wants to become an investor. Also discusses the business model for Direvo's directed evolution technology, with applications in both industrial enzymes...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Decisions;
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Value;
Business Startups;
Biotechnology Industry;
Germany
Roberts, Michael J., Vincent Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "Direvo Biotech AG." Harvard Business School Case 804-017, September 2003. (Revised March 2007.)