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PATH and the Safe Water Project: Making Safe Water Products More Affordable
Zenios S; Denend L; Elliott TCase SGSB-OIT109-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementThis case provides an overview of the nonprofit organization PATH and its Safe Water Project—a five-year effort launched in late 2006 with $17 million in funding from the global development unit of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The purpose of the grant was to evaluate to what extent market-based approaches could help accelerate the widespread adoption and sustained use of household water treatment and safe storage products by low-income ...Starting at €8.20
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Bayern Munich in China
Lakhani, Karim R.; Schmidt, Sascha L.; Norris, Michael; Herman, KerryCase HBS-617025-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2015, German football club Bayern Munich is considering how to enter the Chinese market. Should it build its own infrastructure or rely on third-party partnerships to reach this massive football fanbase?Starting at €8.20
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Bayern Munich in China, Teaching Note
Lakhani, Karim R.; Schmidt, Sascha L.Teaching Note HBS-619037-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for case 617025.Starting at €0.00
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Pitney Bowes: Employer Health Strategy
Porter, Michael E.; Baron, Jennifer F.Case HBS-709458-EService and Operations ManagementPitney Bowes, a Fortune 500 mail and document management firm, offered its first health plans in the years following World War II. Over the ensuing decades, Pitney Bowes adapted its approach to employee health amid rising health care costs, shifting employer attitudes towards health benefits, and a rapidly changing policy environment. By 2008, the firm was widely regarded as an innovator in employee health, having dedicated substantial time and r...Starting at €8.20
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Commonwealth Care Alliance: Elderly and Disabled Care, Teaching Note
Porter, Michael E.; Baron, Jennifer F.Teaching Note HBS-709467-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for [708502].Starting at €0.00
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Ledina Lushko: Navigating Health Care Delivery
Jain, Sachin H; Porter, Michael E.; Akrouh, Fatima; Daly, Carolyn A.Case HBS-710459-EService and Operations ManagementLedina Lushko was diagnosed with Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma in 2008 and sought care at a highly regarded medical institution in the United States. This case lays out her journey through the health care system in detail and all of the effort involved in finding appropriate care. It is meant not to illustrate good or bad care, but to reflect on the nature of the current health care delivery system and serve as a starting point for discussion.Starting at €8.20
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Brigham and Women's Hospital: Shapiro Cardiovascular Center, Teaching Note
Huckman, Robert S.; Porter, Michael E.Teaching Note HBS-610030-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for 608-175.Starting at €0.00
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TSG Hoffenheim: Football in the Age of Analytics
Zhu, Feng; Lakhani, Karim R.; Schmidt, Sascha L.; Herman, KerryCase HBS-616010-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2015, Dietmar Hopp, owner of Germany's Bundesliga football team TSG Hoffenheim and co-founder of the global enterprise software company SAP, was considering how to ensure long-term sustainability and competitiveness for TSG Hoffenheim. While historically a small team from bottom rungs of the league, TSG Hoffenheim, with revenues of 60 million to 70 million, reached the top division of the Bundesliga in the 2008-2009 season thanks to a de...Starting at €8.20
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Texas Children's Hospital: Congenital Heart Disease Care
Porter, Michael E.; Bachmann, Justin M.; Landman, Zachary C.Case HBS-714507-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2014, Dr. Charles D. Fraser Jr., Surgeon-in-Chief of Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, was contemplating the future direction of the congenital heart disease program. The nation's largest pediatric hospital, Texas Children's was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as #4 in the nation in 2012-2013. It was ranked #3 in pediatric heart care and heart surgery, following Boston Children's and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Texas Chi...Starting at €8.20
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West German Headache Center: Integrated Migraine Center, Teaching Note
Porter, Michael E.; Guth, Clemens; Dannemiller, ElisaTeaching Note HBS-707560-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note to 707-559.Starting at €0.00