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Economic Evaluation of Information Systems: Sort Hospital
Farré, Marçal; Valor Sabatier, JosepCase SI-181-EInformation TechnologiesThis case examines the evaluation of IT investments in healthcare organizations. The case is meant to serve as a basis for discussion on how these technologies impact healthcare providers, what their associated costs and benefits are, what methodologies are used to assess them and how these assessments should be weighed by decision-makers considering this type of investment.Starting at €8.20
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Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Rhodesia (A)
Sebenius, James K.; Green, Laurence A.Case HBS-918003-EIn 1976, a growing crisis in Southern Africa drew the attention of United States Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger. White Rhodesian leader Ian Smith's refusal to accede to black majority rule threatened to widen into a regional conflict involving apartheid South Africa and newly independent leftist African states. Kissinger and others feared that the region was on the brink of becoming a new battleground in the Cold War. In light of these dev...Starting at €8.20
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Los social media en el Hospital del Baix Llobregat
Farré, Marçal; Valor Sabatier, JosepCase SI-186Information Technologies, Innovation and ChangeFerrán Sánchez, gerente del hospital del Baix Llobregat (HBLL), debe tomar una decisión acerca de la propuesta de un colega sobre el uso de nuevas herramientas que permitan la interacción entre pacientes y profesionales a través de comunidades online. Como gerente de la institución, él es quien tiene el poder de impulsar una iniciativa de este tipo.Starting at €8.20
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HIFU en el Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa
Yankovic, Natalia; Ribera, Jaume; Farré, MarçalCase P-1113Service and Operations ManagementPor un lado, este caso presenta la introducción de una nueva tecnología, HIFU (high-intensity focused ultrasound), en el Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Por otro, se describen tanto el mercado objetivo y los ingresos potenciales en los sectores privado y público como las distintas reacciones de los profesionales especializados en ginecología y oncología) a la introducción de dicha tecnología.Starting at €8.20
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Rough Justice: Stuart Eizenstat and Holocaust-Era Asset Restitution (B)
Sebenius, James K.; Green, Laurence A.Case HBS-914026-EThis case carefully traces the process by which Stuart Eizenstat handled the negotiation challenges outlined in "Rough Justice: Stuart Eizenstat and Holocaust-Era Asset Restitution (A)". It describes the outcome of the Swiss negotiations and briefly sketches Eizenstat's subsequent involvement in analogous restitution negotiations in Germany, Austria, France, and Israel.Starting at €5.74
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Social Media in Baix Llobregat Hospital
Farré, Marçal; Valor Sabatier, JosepCase SI-186-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and ChangeMr. Sánchez, manager of Baix Llobregat Hospital (HBLL), must make a decision regarding a colleague's proposal. It considers the use of new tools to enable interaction between patients and practitioners through online communities. Mr. Sánchez, as manager of the institution, is the person who has the authority to push through an initiative such as this.Starting at €8.20
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HIFU and Mútua Terrassa University Hospital
Yankovic, Natalia; Ribera, Jaume; Farré, MarçalCase P-1113-EService and Operations ManagementThe case study follows the introduction of a new technology, HIFU (High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound), at Mútua Terrassa University Hospital. The case describes the target market and the potential revenue in the private and public sectors, as well as the different reactions of working professionals (in Gynecology and Oncology) to the introduction of the new service.Starting at €8.20
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Rough Justice: Stuart Eizenstat and Holocaust-era Asset Restitution (A)
Sebenius, James K.; Green, Laurence A.Case HBS-913037-EEconomicsBeginning in 1994, a series of articles and public disclosures indicated that Swiss banks may have retained assets belonging to victims of the Holocaust, and also may have engaged in long term attempts to block survivors' ability to recover those assets after World War II. Stuart Eizenstat, a longtime government official, and U.S. Special Envoy for Property Restitution, undertook a complex multi-year negotiation between victims' representatives, ...Starting at €8.20
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Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Rhodesia (B)
Sebenius, James K.; Green, Laurence A.Case HBS-918004-EIn 1976, United States Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger conducted a series of intricate, multiparty negotiations in Southern Africa to persuade white Rhodesian leader Ian Smith to accede to black majority rule. Conducted near the end of President Gerald Ford's term in office and against substantial U.S. domestic opposition, Kissinger's efforts culminated in Smith's public announcement that he would accept majority rule within two years. This...Starting at €5.74