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- September 2006 (Revised December 2007)
- Case
Go Red For Women: Raising Heart Health Awareness
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
In 2003, the $654 million American Heart Association (AHA) approached Cone, Inc. (a brand and communications agency) to develop a corporate sponsorship strategy that would raise $75 million over three years. Within 12 months, the AHA launched the highly successful Go...
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Keywords:
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Marketing Communications;
Social Marketing;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Social and Collaborative Networks
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Marie Bell. "Go Red For Women: Raising Heart Health Awareness." Harvard Business School Case 507-026, September 2006. (Revised December 2007.)
- September 2006 (Revised December 2006)
- Case
Arizona Department of Public Health: The Challenges of Preparing for a Public Health Emergency
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Ajay Vinze, T. S. Raghu and Minu Ipe
In the post-9/11 era information technology enablement for emergency preparedness and response have taken on increased significance. Public health organizations like ADHS play a critical role in any statewide preparation for large scale emergencies. With issues like...
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Keywords:
Problems and Challenges;
Information Technology;
Health Care and Treatment;
Business Processes;
Service Delivery;
National Security;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Arizona
Applegate, Lynda M., Ajay Vinze, T. S. Raghu, and Minu Ipe. "Arizona Department of Public Health: The Challenges of Preparing for a Public Health Emergency." Harvard Business School Case 807-016, September 2006. (Revised December 2006.)
- April 2006 (Revised October 2006)
- Case
Chrysanthemum and Dragon: JAFCO Asia in China
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and David Lane
In the autumn of 2002, JAFCO Asia, a subsidiary of JAFCO Co., Ltd., became the first foreign private equity firm to open an office in Beijing's Haidian Science Park. JAFCO was the only Japanese private equity firm operating in China. As such, Managing Director Vincent...
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Keywords:
History;
International Relations;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Expansion;
Market Entry and Exit;
Performance Effectiveness;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Business Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
China;
Beijing;
Japan
Abdelal, Rawi E., and David Lane. "Chrysanthemum and Dragon: JAFCO Asia in China." Harvard Business School Case 706-012, April 2006. (Revised October 2006.)
- April 2006
- Case
Finance Leadership in Novartis Consumer Health Businesses
By: Boris Groysberg and Ingrid Vargas
Describes and contrasts the roles and challenges of three high-performing finance heads at Novartis Consumer Health businesses in Australia, Japan, and Venezuela. All three faced tremendous pressures in terms of managing time and limited resources, but the particular...
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Keywords:
Finance;
Financial Management;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Leadership Style;
Health Industry;
Japan;
Australia;
Venezuela
Groysberg, Boris, and Ingrid Vargas. "Finance Leadership in Novartis Consumer Health Businesses." Harvard Business School Case 406-102, April 2006.
- March 2006
- Case
Cabo San Viejo: Rewarding Loyalty
By: Youngme E. Moon, Gail J. McGovern and Seth Schulman
In 2005, Cabo San Viejo, a premier health and fitness spa resort located in Palm Springs, California, is debating whether to introduce a Customer Rewards Program. Describes the customer management challenges the firm is facing and outlines the various ways in which a...
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Keywords:
Debates;
Customer Relationship Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Problems and Challenges;
Adoption;
Value Creation;
Health Industry;
California
Moon, Youngme E., Gail J. McGovern, and Seth Schulman. "Cabo San Viejo: Rewarding Loyalty." Harvard Business School Case 506-060, March 2006.
- 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;
Health Industry;
Health Industry
Khanna, Tarun, and Elizabeth Raabe. "General Electric Healthcare, 2006." Harvard Business School Case 706-478, January 2006. (Revised April 2007.)
- November 2005 (Revised December 2005)
- Case
County Department of Public Health: Organizing for Emergency Preparedness and Response
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Ajay Vinze and Minu Ipe
The anthrax attacks of 2001 exposed serious inadequacies in the response of the U.S. public health system to meet such grave threats. The public health infrastructure required rebuilding to respond to any type of large-scale health emergency. The Public Health...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Change Management;
Crisis Management;
Health Care and Treatment;
Infrastructure;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
United States
Applegate, Lynda M., Ajay Vinze, and Minu Ipe. "County Department of Public Health: Organizing for Emergency Preparedness and Response." Harvard Business School Case 806-089, November 2005. (Revised December 2005.)
- 2005
- Manual
Problems and Cases in Health Care Marketing - Instructor Manual
Gourville, John T., John A. Quelch, and V. Kasturi Rangan. Problems and Cases in Health Care Marketing - Instructor Manual. New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005.
- April 2005 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Tata Consultancy Services Iberoamerica
By: Michael Chu and Gustavo Herrero
To launch its Latin American operations, the Indian IT giant Tata Consultancy Services recruits a seasoned executive who becomes the only non-Indian member of senior management. Reviews the start-up operations, from the site selection to staffing and training, the...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Initial Public Offering;
Investment;
Globalization;
Human Resources;
Selection and Staffing;
Management Teams;
Emerging Markets;
Problems and Challenges;
Consulting Industry;
Latin America
Chu, Michael, and Gustavo Herrero. "Tata Consultancy Services Iberoamerica." Harvard Business School Case 705-020, April 2005. (Revised November 2005.)
- 2005
- Book
Problems and Cases in Health Care Marketing
Gourville, John T., John A. Quelch, and V. Kasturi Rangan. Problems and Cases in Health Care Marketing. New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005.
- December 2004 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Cutlass Capital, L.P.
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Brian DeLacey
David Hetz and Jon Osgood are forming a new venture capital fund in 2001 to invest in health care start-ups. Describes their fundraising activities at a time when venture capital investing has reached an all-time high. Although their background skills and experiences...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Negotiation Process;
Entrepreneurship;
Investment Funds;
Health Care and Treatment;
Business Startups;
Health Industry;
United States
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Brian DeLacey. "Cutlass Capital, L.P." Harvard Business School Case 805-075, December 2004. (Revised March 2007.)
- December 2004 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
Nestle and Alcon--The Value of a Listing
By: Mihir A. Desai, Vincent Dessain and Anders Sjoman
In response to a perceived undervaluation by the capital markets, Nestle is considering divesting a part of its ophthalmology subsidiary, Alcon, and must decide on a listing location. In the process, students are challenged to wrestle with the valuation of a...
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Keywords:
Business Conglomerates;
International Finance;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Markets;
Taxation;
Business Subsidiaries;
Valuation;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Europe;
United States
Desai, Mihir A., Vincent Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "Nestle and Alcon--The Value of a Listing." Harvard Business School Case 205-056, December 2004. (Revised April 2006.)
- November 2004 (Revised January 2010)
- Teaching Note
World Vision International's AIDS Initiative: Challenging a Global Partnership (TN)
Teaching Note to (9-304-105).
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Keywords:
Health Disorders
- July 2004
- Supplement
World Vision International: The AIDS Initiative
Management discusses the organizational and governance challenges of operating a global network of partner organizations. Then key managers reflect on the decision World Vision must make on the AIDS Hope Initiative--a new strategic direction that challenges many of the...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Goals and Objectives;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Problems and Challenges;
Core Relationships;
Welfare;
Value;
Health Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "World Vision International: The AIDS Initiative." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 305-701, July 2004.
- March 2004 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Newell Rubbermaid: Strategy in Transition
By: Cynthia A. Montgomery, Rhonda Kaufman and Carole Winkler
Describes the transformation of a company's corporate-level strategy. Begins by laying out the strategy that brought the Newell Co. stunning success for nearly three decades. The highly integrated, internally consistent strategy was tailored for manufacturing and...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Corporate Strategy;
Transformation;
Problems and Challenges;
Acquisition;
Product Development;
Brands and Branding;
Manufacturing Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States
Montgomery, Cynthia A., Rhonda Kaufman, and Carole Winkler. "Newell Rubbermaid: Strategy in Transition." Harvard Business School Case 704-491, March 2004. (Revised September 2005.)
- June 2003 (Revised November 2003)
- Case
Siemens Medical Solutions: Strategic Turnaround
By: D. Quinn Mills and Julian Kurz
Describes how Siemens Medical Solutions (MED) accomplished a remarkable turnaround from a money-losing operation to one of Siemens' most profitable divisions. By late 1996, a challenging market environment in the health care industry as well as inefficiencies in the...
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Keywords:
Opportunities;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Health Care and Treatment;
Transformation;
Problems and Challenges;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Mills, D. Quinn, and Julian Kurz. "Siemens Medical Solutions: Strategic Turnaround." Harvard Business School Case 703-494, June 2003. (Revised November 2003.)
- April 2003 (Revised October 2004)
- Case
Novartis: The Challenge of Success (A)
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Stacy McManus
Preliminary results from Phase 1 clinical trials of a newly developed compound, STI571, showed that 31 out of 31 patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) had their blood counts return to normal. In the world of oncology, this was unheard of. This was the...
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Keywords:
Decision Making;
Health Testing and Trials;
Innovation and Invention;
Markets;
Distribution;
Product Development;
Production;
Problems and Challenges;
Research;
Research and Development;
Complexity;
Biotechnology Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Sucher, Sandra J., and Stacy McManus. "Novartis: The Challenge of Success (A)." Harvard Business School Case 603-043, April 2003. (Revised October 2004.)
- November 2002
- Compilation
Four Principles of Biomedical Ethics: Definitions and Examples
By: Sandra J. Sucher
Introduces four principles of biomedical ethics, excerpted from Principles of Biomedical Ethics, Tom L. Beauchamp and James F. Childress (Oxford University Press, 2001). The principles provide a conceptual framework for the analysis and resolution of moral problems...
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Keywords:
Framework;
Moral Sensibility;
Health Care and Treatment;
Distribution;
Problems and Challenges;
Research;
Emotions;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Health Industry;
Health Industry
Sucher, Sandra J. "Four Principles of Biomedical Ethics: Definitions and Examples." Harvard Business School Compilation 603-079, November 2002.
- October 2002 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Intermountain Health Care
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer, Amy C. Edmondson and Laura Feldman
Intermountain Health Care (IHC), an integrated delivery system based in Utah, has adopted a new strategy for managing health care delivery. The approach focuses management attention not only on the facilities where care takes place but also on physician decision making...
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Keywords:
Ethnicity;
Innovation Strategy;
Cost Management;
Information Technology;
Organizational Structure;
Technology Adoption;
Performance Improvement;
Problems and Challenges;
Adoption;
Change Management;
Cost vs Benefits;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Industry;
Utah
Bohmer, Richard M.J., Amy C. Edmondson, and Laura Feldman. "Intermountain Health Care." Harvard Business School Case 603-066, October 2002. (Revised March 2013.)
- September 2002
- Case
Align Technology, Inc.: Matching Manufacturing Capacity to Sales Demand
By: H. Kent Bowen and Jonathan P Groberg
Align Technology is a four-year-old medical products company that has invented a new product requiring new manufacturing processes. Demand for the new product has grown more slowly than initial forecasts predicted, and the cost structure is preventing the company from...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Problems and Challenges;
Product;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Marketing Strategy;
Sales;
Demand and Consumers;
Production;
Health Industry
Bowen, H. Kent, and Jonathan P Groberg. "Align Technology, Inc.: Matching Manufacturing Capacity to Sales Demand." Harvard Business School Case 603-058, September 2002.