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- October 2000 (Revised December 2000)
- Exercise
Participant and Leader Behavior: Group Decision Simulation (A)
This series provides the instructions for a group decision-making simulation in which students experience four different methods for leading a group decision process. In the simulation, all students work in groups, with one person designated as the team leader. All...
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"Participant and Leader Behavior: Group Decision Simulation (A)." Harvard Business School Exercise 301-026, October 2000. (Revised December 2000.)
- December 2023
- Background Note
Organizational Learning
By: Willy Shih
This is a background note that surveys part of the extensive literature on organizational learning. The focus is on learning from experiences, how those learnings get translated into organizational routines and processes, and how that can also lead to getting stuck in...
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- 2021
- Working Paper
Mammography: Case Histories of Significant Medical Advances
By: Amar Bhidé, Srikant M. Datar and Katherine Stebbins
We describe how the development of x-ray-based techniques and equipment (“mammography”) lead to widespread screening for breast cancer and enabled “minimally invasive” biopsies of breast tumors. Specifically, we chronicle how: 1) the protocols and equipment, developed...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Technological Innovation;
Innovation Strategy;
Technology Adoption;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Invention;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Bhidé, Amar, Srikant M. Datar, and Katherine Stebbins. "Mammography: Case Histories of Significant Medical Advances." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-002, July 2019. (Revised May 2021.)
- September 2013 (Revised January 2016)
- Case
The Abraaj Group and the Acibadem Healthcare Investment (A)
By: Paul A. Gompers, Bora Uluduz and Firdevs Abacioglu
This case concerns the proposed buyout of Acibadem, a leading hospital chain in Turkey. Abraaj, a MENA region private equity firm, proposes to make its first investment in Turkey. The case highlights the role of Turkish health care reform in driving the value. The...
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Gompers, Paul A., Bora Uluduz, and Firdevs Abacioglu. "The Abraaj Group and the Acibadem Healthcare Investment (A)." Harvard Business School Case 214-021, September 2013. (Revised January 2016.)
- January 2007 (Revised July 2013)
- Case
To JV or Not To JV? That Is the Question (for XTech in China)
By: Daniel J. Isenberg and Paul W. Marshall
XTech, a leading manufacturer of metal parts for the telecommunications industry, is being pushed by its large equipment vendor customers to establish a manufacturing operation in China. CEO Reinhold Hesse is debating several options: establishing a joint venture,...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurs;
Entrepreneurship;
Search;
Global Ventures;
Succession;
Acquisitions;
Private Equity;
Negotiation;
Partners and Partnerships;
Expansion;
Joint Ventures;
Management Succession;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Financing and Loans;
Global Strategy;
Acquisition;
Manufacturing Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
China;
United States
Isenberg, Daniel J., and Paul W. Marshall. "To JV or Not To JV? That Is the Question (for XTech in China)." Harvard Business School Case 807-118, January 2007. (Revised July 2013.)
- May 1999 (Revised September 2003)
- Case
Advanced Inhalation Research, Inc.
This case presents a look at the early start-up phase and development of Advanced Inhalation Research (AIR), a company engaged in the development of a new drug-delivery technology. Focuses on the risks, the steps taken to manage it, and the manner in which the company...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Risk Management;
Valuation;
Financing and Loans;
Health Care and Treatment;
Acquisition;
Business Startups;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Roberts, Michael J., and Diana S. Gardner. "Advanced Inhalation Research, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 899-292, May 1999. (Revised September 2003.)
- October 1995
- Case
Johnson-Grace: March 1994
Johnson-Grace is a cash-strapped start-up company negotiating a licensing agreement with America OnLine (AOL), a leading provider of on-line services in the United States. The Johnson-Grace technology would enable AOL to transmit visual images to its customers more...
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Bhide, Amar, and Michael Santoro. "Johnson-Grace: March 1994." Harvard Business School Case 396-096, October 1995.
- 22 Oct 2018
- News
New Health Options for Small-Business Employees
- 29 Mar 2023
- Video
The Blavatnik Fellowship: A Lifelong Community of Entrepreneurs
- 30 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Adrian Obleton
that I’m able to make a difference in the world. To have impact on any real scale, you need to be able to lead others. Several of the most inspiring leaders that I knew personally were HBS grads. They encouraged me to consider the 2+2...
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- 15 Jun 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Slack Time and Innovation
- March 16, 2020
- Article
15 Questions About Remote Work, Answered
By: Tsedal Neeley
How should corporate leaders, managers and individual workers shift to remote work in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic? Tsedal Neeley, a professor at Harvard Business School, has spent two decades helping companies learn how to manage dispersed teams. In this...
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Keywords:
Coronavirus Pandemic;
Remote Work;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Management Practices and Processes
Neeley, Tsedal. "15 Questions About Remote Work, Answered." Harvard Business Review (website) (March 16, 2020).
- May–June 2014
- Article
The Magic of Innovation
By: Stefan Thomke and Jason Randal
Why do certain product and service experiences seem to have that undeniable "wow" factor, while others disappoint customers? Perhaps there's no better place to turn to than the world of magic. Consider that leading magicians are constantly under pressure to come up...
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Thomke, Stefan, and Jason Randal. "The Magic of Innovation." European Business Review (May–June 2014): 2–6.
- June 2013
- Teaching Plan
Bank of America-Merrill Lynch
By: Guhan Subramanian and Charlotte Krontiris
The case traces the events leading up to the acquisition of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America at the height of the recent financial crisis. It examines the interplay of public and private sector actors in this extraordinary time, focusing on the decisions that...
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Keywords:
Bank Of America;
Merrill Lynch;
Acquisition;
Financial Crisis;
Banks and Banking;
Banking Industry;
United States
Subramanian, Guhan, and Charlotte Krontiris. "Bank of America-Merrill Lynch." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 913-046, June 2013.
- December 2003 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
Circon (A) (Abridged)
By: Brian J. Hall, Christopher Rose and Guhan Subramanian
In 1996, U.S. Surgical launched a hostile takeover bid against Circon Corp. CEO Richard Auhll recruited an old HBS friend, George Cloutier, to the Circon board to help him defend the company. Circon's primary defenses include a "poison pill" and a staggered board and...
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Keywords:
Motivation and Incentives;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Executive Compensation;
Trust;
Relationships;
Acquisition;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
United States
Hall, Brian J., Christopher Rose, and Guhan Subramanian. "Circon (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 904-023, December 2003. (Revised August 2004.)
- April 1997 (Revised February 2001)
- Case
Mexico in Debt
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Eilene Zimmerman
Describes Mexico's political and economic system in the 1960s and 1970s. Focuses on: 1) the causes of the debt crisis in 1982; 2) elements of President de la Madrid's restructuring efforts between 1982-88; President Salinas's attempts to complete restructuring and...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Economic Systems;
Financial Crisis;
Inflation and Deflation;
Macroeconomics;
Borrowing and Debt;
Government and Politics;
Mexico
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Eilene Zimmerman. "Mexico in Debt." Harvard Business School Case 797-110, April 1997. (Revised February 2001.)
- 09 Mar 2014
- News
Conflict brews as Keurig tries ‘lock-out’ technology
- 03 Oct 2013
- News