Default Category
-
Seguridad en una edificación
Gómez-Llera García-Nava, GermánCase FH-322Leadership and People ManagementEn una obra de construcción se produce un incidente con un grupo de trabajadores. En el marco del conflicto aparecen aspectos de disciplina en el cumplimiento de las normas de seguridad en el puesto de trabajo, a la vez que antecedentes pesonales y clima en el entorno de tensión laboral.Starting at €8.20
-
Una petición de traslado (A)
Gómez-Llera García-Nava, GermánCase FH-502Leadership and People ManagementUn encargado de obra quiere solicitar ser transferido a un puesto de las oficinas centrales, en el que ve una oportunidad de satisfacer algunas de sus expectativas familiares y laborales, y para ello pide antes ayuda a su jefe inmediato. Es la primera parte del caso FH-262 «Matías Cárdenas» que, para efectos pedagógicos, se ha configurado en dos casos secuenciales.Starting at €8.20
-
Matías Cárdenas
Gómez-Llera García-Nava, GermánCase FH-262Leadership and People ManagementUn encargado de obra de una empresa constructora, Matías Cárdenas, con un prometedor futuro a pie de obra, es trasladado a las oficinas centrales en Madrid a un puesto de oficina «staff». El cambio se realiza a petición del propio interesado porque supone una serie de mejoras en las condiciones de su trabajo. Tras varios meses, Matías se da cuenta de que no le gusta el nuevo puesto de trabajo, y llega a una situación límite en la que solicita vol...Starting at €8.20
-
Matías Cárdenas
Gómez-Llera García-Nava, GermánCase FH-262-ELeadership and People ManagementWhile assigned to a construction site near Salamanca, Matías Cárdenas - one of the most promising supervisors at Itracsa - told the site's foreman, Emilio Cifuentes, that he had heard that the research department was developing a new position for someone with his background, and asked for his help in being transferred. Matías said that it would be a unique opportunity for him to settle in Madrid permanently and work in an office environment (with...Starting at €8.20
-
Intermountain Health Care (Spanish version)
Bohmer, Richard; Edmondson, Amy C.; Feldman, Laura R.Case HBS-604S16Intermountain 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 and the care process itself, with the aim of boosting physician productivity and improving care quality, while saving money. This case explores the challenges facing Brent James, e...Starting at €8.20
-
Virginia Mason Medical Center (Spanish version)
Bohmer, Richard; Ferlins, Erika M.Case HBS-608S03Service and Operations Managementhow to institute a production model in health care.Starting at €8.20
-
Virginia Mason Medical Center (Abridged) (Spanish version)
Bohmer, RichardCase HBS-614S01Service and Operations Managementhow to institute a production model in health care.Starting at €8.20
-
Framework for Risk Management
Froot, Kenneth A.; Scharfstein, David S.; Stein, Jeremy C.Article HBS-94604-EStrategyIn recent years, managers have become aware of how their companies can be buffeted by risks beyond their control. To insulate themselves from such risks, many companies are turning to the derivatives markets, taking advantage of instruments like forwards, futures, options, and swaps. Although heavily involved in risk management, most companies do not have clear goals underlying their hedging programs. Without such goals, using derivatives can be ...Starting at €8.20
-
The Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions, Inc.
Bohmer, Richard; Bradley, Stephen P.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-610014-EService and Operations ManagementThrough its uniquely proactive approach to medical malpractice risk management, the Risk Management Foundation has decreased claims-and premiums-for the Harvard hospitals it insures. The RMF is the captive medico-legal insurer of the Harvard medical institutions and affiliated physicians. Over the last two decades, through a combination of active legal defense and medical error prevention, The RMF has successfully controlled the medico-legal cost...Starting at €8.20
-
Information Technology and Clinical Operations at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Bohmer, Richard; McFarlan, F. WarrenCase HBS-607150-EInformation TechnologiesDescribes the history of clinical computing at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital and the development, since the 1996 merger to form the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, of an information system designed to support the delivery of patient care. The hospitals' CIO, John Halamka, MD, has overseen the development of an information system that places physicians at its center. Describes the design and function of five major components of the system: t...Starting at €8.20