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- May 2021
- Article
Risk-Mitigating Technologies: The Case of Radiation Diagnostic Devices
By: Alberto Galasso and Hong Luo
We study the impact of consumers’ risk perception on firm innovation. Our analysis exploits a major surge in the perceived risk of radiation diagnostic devices following extensive media coverage of a set of over-radiation accidents involving CT scanners in late 2009....
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Keywords:
Risk Perception;
Innovation;
Medical Devices;
Liability Risk;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Perception;
Technological Innovation
Galasso, Alberto, and Hong Luo. "Risk-Mitigating Technologies: The Case of Radiation Diagnostic Devices." Management Science 67, no. 5 (May 2021): 3022–3040.
- September 2014
- Case
Radiometer, 2013
By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In 2013, Radiometer continued to lead the world in blood gas analysis equipment and accessories, selling direct and through distributors to hospital central laboratories, point-of-care locations, and non-hospital medical locations. Founded in 1935 and based in Denmark,...
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Keywords:
Medical Devices;
Medical Equipment & Devices;
Mergers & Acquisitions;
Strategic Analysis;
Strategic Change;
Family Business;
Strategy;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Denmark;
United States
Wells, John R., and Galen Danskin. "Radiometer, 2013." Harvard Business School Case 715-410, September 2014.
- September 2014
- Case
Radiometer, 2003
By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In 2003, Radiometer was the world's leading supplier of blood gas analysis equipment and accessories for critical care patients. Based in Denmark, Radiometer sold through a combination of sales subsidiaries and distributors around the world, and generated sales of over...
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Keywords:
Medical Devices;
Medical Equipment & Devices;
Mergers & Acquisitions;
Strategic Analysis;
Strategic Change;
Family Business;
Strategy;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Denmark;
United States
Wells, John R., and Galen Danskin. "Radiometer, 2003." Harvard Business School Case 715-409, September 2014.
- March 1997 (Revised October 2017)
- Case
Hospital Equipment Corporation
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Rory McDonald
Hospital Equipment Corp. is a very successful maker of hospital beds. Due to outstanding performance in new product development, it grew to dominate its primary market and is searching for other opportunities to grow through new product development. It discovers that...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Innovation and Management;
Opportunities;
Business Processes;
Product Development;
Technological Innovation;
Expansion;
Markets;
Problems and Challenges;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
United States
Christensen, Clayton M., and Rory McDonald. "Hospital Equipment Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 697-086, March 1997. (Revised October 2017.)
- April 2012
- Case
Bella Healthcare India
By: Dorothy Leonard and Sunru Yong
Bella Healthcare India was originally established in Bangalore as a low-cost manufacturing facility for a U.S.-based cardiology equipment developer. Under country manager Joseph Cherian it evolved considerably, developing its own research and development capabilities....
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Keywords:
India;
Productivity;
Organizational Development;
International Business;
R&D;
Cross-cultural Relations;
Medical Equipment & Devices;
Joint Ventures;
Medical Specialties;
Research and Development;
Product Development;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Strategy;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Health Care and Treatment;
Product Launch;
Failure;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Bangalore
Leonard, Dorothy, and Sunru Yong. "Bella Healthcare India." Harvard Business School Brief Case 124-440, April 2012.
- March 1975 (Revised September 1990)
- Case
Insight Optical Equipment Co.
Keywords:
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Insight Optical Equipment Co." Harvard Business School Case 675-168, March 1975. (Revised September 1990.)
- April 1977
- Teaching Note
Insight Optical Equipment Co., Teaching Note
Keywords:
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
- Article
A Career Life-Cycle Perspective on Women's Health and Safety
By: Robert S. Kaplan, Chizoba L. Chukwura, Gregory H. Gorman, Vivian S. Lee, Chester B. Good, Kathleen L. Martin, Gregory A. Ator and Michael D. Parkinson
Women's health has demanded more attention from employers as women integrated into the workforce. Traditionally male-dominant fields and occupations require special attention to workplace design, physical standards for entry, employment practices, equipment, and health...
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Keywords:
Women's Health;
Healthcare Access;
Workplace Design;
Military Health System;
Occupational Health;
Medical Equipment & Devices;
Employees;
Gender;
Personal Development and Career
Kaplan, Robert S., Chizoba L. Chukwura, Gregory H. Gorman, Vivian S. Lee, Chester B. Good, Kathleen L. Martin, Gregory A. Ator, and Michael D. Parkinson. "A Career Life-Cycle Perspective on Women's Health and Safety." Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 64, no. 4 (April 2022): 267–270.
- 29 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical Records
health, the process is a bit like throwing a lasso around a tsunami. That's why integrated medical data has now become a major goal of health care reform. Integrating patient records, such as physicians' notes, diagnoses, View Details
- November 2002 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
MedSource Technologies
Considers the issues facing Richard Effress, MedSource's chairman and CEO, as the firm approaches the Precision Cut project--the first test of MedSource's capabilities as an integrated, contract manufacturer in the medical device industry. MedSource Technologies was...
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Keywords:
Product Development;
Production;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Product Design;
Supply Chain Management;
Management Teams;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
United States
Huckman, Robert S. "MedSource Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 603-081, November 2002. (Revised August 2003.)
- September 1986
- Case
BOC Group: Ohmeda (A)
The president of Ohmeda, a wholly owned company of the BOC Group, plans to grow the company's medical equipment sales from $95 million in 1985 to $158 million in five years by focusing on the sale of "high-tech" equipment. At the same time, the president expects to...
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Keywords:
Marketing Communications;
Salesforce Management;
Marketing Channels;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Moriarty, Rowland T., Jr. "BOC Group: Ohmeda (A)." Harvard Business School Case 587-080, September 1986.
- March 1994
- Supplement
Kevin Simpson at Haemonetics, Video
By: Linda A. Hill
Contains excerpts from an interview with Kevin Simpson (HBS 1990) about his decision to join Haemonetics, a medical equipment company, after receiving his MBA. Simpson discusses his experiences on the job during the first three months while he was the assistant to the...
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Keywords:
Interpersonal Communication;
Experience and Expertise;
Decisions;
Recruitment;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Hill, Linda A. "Kevin Simpson at Haemonetics, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 494-516, March 1994.
- October 2009
- Case
Medisys Corp.: The IntensCare Product Development Team
By: Anne Donnellon and Joshua D. Margolis
Key topics include designing teams, managing teams, managing conflict, group dynamics, project management, product development, interdepartmental relations, and organizational change. MediSys, a U.S.-based medical equipment maker, has been developing IntensCare, a new...
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Keywords:
Project Management;
Interdepartmental Relations;
Organizational Change;
Leadership;
Conflict Management;
Interpersonal Communication;
Groups and Teams;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Health Care and Treatment;
Power and Influence;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
United States
Donnellon, Anne, and Joshua D. Margolis. "Medisys Corp.: The IntensCare Product Development Team." Harvard Business School Brief Case 094-059, October 2009.
- Research Summary
Overview
By: Navid Mojir
Navid has worked with different organizations across various industries, from the Federal Reserve to medical device manufacturers, heavy construction equipment sellers, and B2B software providers, to assemble proprietary datasets in studying organizational buying.... View Details
- November 2011 (Revised August 2012)
- Case
Healthymagination at GE Healthcare Systems
By: Vineet Kumar and V. Kasturi Rangan
Jeff Immelt, the CEO of GE, introduced a new innovation strategy named "healthymagination" in 2009. With cost, quality, and access as its three pillars, healthymagination ensures a strong focus for new product introduction efforts all around GE. But will this focus...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Invention;
Product Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Kumar, Vineet, and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Healthymagination at GE Healthcare Systems." Harvard Business School Case 512-039, November 2011. (Revised August 2012.)
- January 2006 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
General Electric Healthcare, 2006
By: Tarun Khanna and Elizabeth Raabe
In January 2006, Joe Hogan, head of General Electric (GE) Healthcare Technologies, prepared to step into William Castell's shoes as CEO of GE Healthcare, the world's leading manufacturer of diagnostic imaging equipment. In 2004, former CEO Jeff Immelt acquired Amersham...
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Keywords:
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Cost vs Benefits;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Machinery and Machining;
Global Range;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Product Design;
Technological Innovation;
Expansion;
Value Creation;
Business Subsidiaries;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Khanna, Tarun, and Elizabeth Raabe. "General Electric Healthcare, 2006." Harvard Business School Case 706-478, January 2006. (Revised April 2007.)
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
intermediary organizations. To test our theory, we examine every relationship between entrepreneurial firms and their venture capital investors in the minimally invasive surgical segment of the medical View Details
Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- 07 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation
mitigating the risk of contagion. Other examples of this in the past have been less extreme, but include, for example, medical device advancement developed in response to a rise in consumer awareness of...
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by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso
- 25 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
New Learning at American Home Products
accounted for 13 percent. In the early 1980s American Home Products decided to enlarge its higher-value-added healthcare business by attaching medical equipment to its portfolio and by divesting itself of...
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- 25 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018
from Medical Device Recalls By: Ball, George P., Jeffrey T. Macher, and Ariel Dora Stern Abstract—When innovations are successfully commercialized into new products, they can create value for both consumers...
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Dina Gerdeman