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- January 2005 (Revised November 2009)
- Case
Tata Consultancy Services
By: Rohit Deshpande and Seth Schulman
As CEO of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), S. "Ram" Ramadorai had grown the company into an emerging IT services powerhouse, with marquee clients such as General Electric, offices in 32 countries, and revenues of nearly $2 billion dollars. Now, he was about to steer...
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Keywords:
Initial Public Offering;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Labor;
Competitive Strategy;
Information Technology;
Consulting Industry;
India;
United States
Deshpande, Rohit, and Seth Schulman. "Tata Consultancy Services." Harvard Business School Case 505-058, January 2005. (Revised November 2009.)
- July 2014 (Revised November 2017)
- Course Overview Note
Entrepreneurship in Healthcare IT and Services (EHITS) Spring Term 2018: Course Outline and Syllabus
By: Robert F. Higgins
This is the syllabus and course outline for "Entrepreneurship in Healthcare IT and Services (EHITS)" taught by Prof. Bob Higgins in the spring of 2018. Contains the course overview, objectives, goals and themes.
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Keywords:
Healthcare Technology;
Health Services;
Healthcare Ventures;
Entrepreneurship;
Health Care and Treatment;
Information Technology;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
United States
Higgins, Robert F. "Entrepreneurship in Healthcare IT and Services (EHITS) Spring Term 2018: Course Outline and Syllabus." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 815-005, July 2014. (Revised November 2017.)
- February 2021
- Case
China Rapid Finance: The Collapse of China’s P2P Lending Industry
By: William C. Kirby, Bonnie Yining Cao and John P. McHugh
China’s peer-to-peer (P2P) lending industry had over 3,000 platforms at its height in 2015. China Risk Finance (CRF) was one of the country’s P2P success stories. With over 1 million borrowers using CRF’s platform, it raised $60 million in its 2016 IPO on the New York...
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Keywords:
Financial Services;
P2P Lending;
Government And Business;
Regulation;
Finance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
China
Kirby, William C., Bonnie Yining Cao, and John P. McHugh. "China Rapid Finance: The Collapse of China’s P2P Lending Industry." Harvard Business School Case 321-124, February 2021.
- August 2013 (Revised September 2013)
- Course Overview Note
Entrepreneurship in Healthcare IT Services (EHITS) Fall Term 2013: Course Outline and Syllabus
By: Robert F. Higgins
This is the syllabus and course outline for "Entrepreneurship in Healthcare IT and Services (EHITS)" taught by Prof. Bob Higgins in the fall of 2013. Contains the course overview, objectives, goals and themes.
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Keywords:
Healthcare Technology;
Health Services;
Healthcare Ventures;
Entrepreneurship;
Health Care and Treatment;
Information Technology;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
United States
Higgins, Robert F. "Entrepreneurship in Healthcare IT Services (EHITS) Fall Term 2013: Course Outline and Syllabus." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 814-022, August 2013. (Revised September 2013.)
- 2012
- Other Unpublished Work
The Instrumental Value of Medical Leadership: Engaging Doctors in Improving Services
By: Richard Bohmer
This paper was commissioned to contribute to The King's Fund's 2012 review of leadership
and engagement.
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Keywords:
Health Care;
Service Quality;
Quality;
Leadership;
Service Delivery;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Industry
Bohmer, Richard. "The Instrumental Value of Medical Leadership: Engaging Doctors in Improving Services." King's Fund, London, England, May 2012.
- August 2013
- Teaching Note
Seeking Alpha in the Afterlife: CMG Life Services and the Life Settlement Industry
By: Lauren Cohen
- 1981
- Chapter
Productivity Measurement at the Level of the Firm: An Application within the Service Industry
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi
- November 1986 (Revised November 1987)
- Case
MG Services
By: David B. Yoffie
Keywords:
Service Industry
Yoffie, David B. "MG Services." Harvard Business School Case 387-086, November 1986. (Revised November 1987.)
- March 1994 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
Enron Gas Services
By: Peter Tufano
The CEO of Enron Gas Services (EGS), a subsidiary of the largest U.S. integrated natural gas firm, considers the risks and opportunities of selling a variety of natural gas derivatives, both embedded in gas delivery contracts and as free-standing financial contracts....
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Tufano, Peter, and Sanjay Bhatnagar. "Enron Gas Services." Harvard Business School Case 294-076, March 1994. (Revised September 1995.)
- Article
Sustainability in Financial Services Is Not About Being Green
By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim
Keywords:
Sustainability;
Financial Services;
Banks;
Insurance Companies;
Risk;
Risk Management;
Insurance;
Accounting;
Banks and Banking;
Financial Services Industry
Eccles, Robert G., and George Serafeim. "Sustainability in Financial Services Is Not About Being Green." Harvard Business Review Blogs (May 15, 2013).
- Web
All Industries
Nonprofit / Government Other Financial Services Private Equity Retail Services Technology Venture Capital Career Data Internship Data View: Class of 2023 Class of 2023 Class of 2022 Class of 2021 Class of...
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- March 1996 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Singapore's Trade in Services
By: Debora L. Spar
Focuses on the efforts of Singapore's Economic Development Board (EDB) to grow the tiny island almost wholly through an expansion of its service economy. Between 1965 and 1990, Singapore achieved a remarkable rate of growth, largely by opening its economy to foreign...
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Keywords:
Growth Management;
Service Operations;
Government and Politics;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Macroeconomics;
Service Industry;
Singapore
Spar, Debora L., Julia Kou, and Laura Bures. "Singapore's Trade in Services." Harvard Business School Case 796-135, March 1996. (Revised October 1996.)
- January 2001
- Background Note
Application Service Providers
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Sanjay Pothen
Examines the Application Service Provider (ASP) business model. First, defines the ASP model and describes different ways to categorize ASPs. Next, summarizes the various ways that ASPs create value for their clients. Then, analyzes the economic model for ASPs,...
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Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Sanjay Pothen. "Application Service Providers." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-310, January 2001.
- June 2014 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
YAAS's Service Center
By: Brian Hall and Sara del Nido
This case is about a compensation change at an automotive service company in the Middle East. The case allows investigation and analysis of many issues related to compensation design and human resource management, and even change management. The focus of the case is...
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Keywords:
Compensation;
Emotions;
Values;
Compensation and Benefits;
Human Resources;
Labor;
Negotiation;
Organizations;
Social Psychology;
Value Creation;
Motivation and Incentives;
Auto Industry;
Auto Industry;
Kuwait;
Middle East
Hall, Brian, and Sara del Nido. "YAAS's Service Center." Harvard Business School Case 914-049, June 2014. (Revised January 2017.)
- June 1996 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
AeroTech Service Group, Inc.
AeroTech Service Group uses Internet protocols and other advanced computing technologies to interconnect the IS networks of McDonnell-Douglas Aerospace with many of its customers, suppliers, and other partners. The case discusses AeroTech's product and explores options...
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Keywords:
Internet and the Web;
Information Technology;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry
Upton, David M., and Andrew P. McAfee. "AeroTech Service Group, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 696-094, June 1996. (Revised April 2003.)
- February 2003 (Revised June 2003)
- Case
Interface's Evergreen Services Agreement
In an attempt to reduce its ecological footprint, Interface Americas, a leading manufacturer of commercial carpet tile, has launched the Evergreen Services Agreement (ESA)--a lease agreement that provides would-be carpet purchasers with comprehensive floor-covering...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Product;
Environmental Sustainability;
Innovation and Invention;
Leasing;
Consumer Products Industry;
Houston
Oliva, Rogelio, and James Quinn. "Interface's Evergreen Services Agreement." Harvard Business School Case 603-112, February 2003. (Revised June 2003.)
- October 1987 (Revised March 1989)
- Case
United Parcel Service (B)
With expansion into other countries (Germany), new areas of service (air express), and new ventures (two small acquisitions), UPS had to decide how to adjust its human resource policies to businesses and people which were substantially different from its traditional...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Expansion;
Organizational Culture;
Human Resources;
Service Industry;
Germany;
United States
Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey A. "United Parcel Service (B)." Harvard Business School Case 488-017, October 1987. (Revised March 1989.)
- August 2010 (Revised September 2010)
- Case
Paradise Travel Advisory Service
By: Paul W. Marshall, Charles Anthony Miller and Collins Pettus Ward
New managers in a troubled company are faced with developing and implementing a plan to increase revenue in a travel service business.
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Keywords:
Business Plan;
Entrepreneurship;
Borrowing and Debt;
Revenue;
Problems and Challenges;
Travel Industry
Marshall, Paul W., Charles Anthony Miller, and Collins Pettus Ward. "Paradise Travel Advisory Service." Harvard Business School Case 811-020, August 2010. (Revised September 2010.)
- May 2006
- Article
The Changing Structure of the Legal Services Industry and the Careers of Lawyers
By: George P. Baker and Rachel Parkin
Keywords:
Change;
Law;
Employees;
Personal Development and Career;
Organizational Structure;
Legal Services Industry
Baker, George P., and Rachel Parkin. "The Changing Structure of the Legal Services Industry and the Careers of Lawyers." North Carolina Law Review 84 (May 2006).