More search options
Basket icon
No items
Basket icon

Product details

By continuing to use our site you consent to the use of cookies as described in our privacy policy unless you have disabled them.
You can change your cookie settings at any time but parts of our site will not function correctly without them.
Case
-
Reference no. 9-800-031
Subject category: Case Method and Specialist Management Disciplines
Authors: Roger Hallowell (Harvard Business School); Tonicia Hampton (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1999
Version: 8 November 1999
Length: 33 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Acquisitions; Centralization; Economies of scale; Growth management; Growth strategy; Health services; Service management
Share a link: https://casecent.re/p/42724
| No reviews for this item
This product has not been used yet
View our pricing guide or login to see prices.

Abstract

VITAS, a for-profit hospice, has grown through acquisitions and start- ups. The company considers a rollup strategy and Deirdre Lawe must decide whether to make a particular acquisition.; To examine economies and diseconomies of scale in services, integration and acquisition issues for consolidations, and ways service companies can use the benefits of size to enhance the value they deliver to customers.
Teaching note
-
Reference no. 5-800-163
Subject category: Case Method and Specialist Management Disciplines
Authors: Roger Hallowell (Harvard Business School); Tonicia Hampton (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2000
Length: 18 pages
View full details

About

Abstract

VITAS, a for-profit hospice, has grown through acquisitions and start- ups. The company considers a rollup strategy and Deirdre Lawe must decide whether to make a particular acquisition.; To examine economies and diseconomies of scale in services, integration and acquisition issues for consolidations, and ways service companies can use the benefits of size to enhance the value they deliver to customers.

Related

Teaching note
-
Reference no. 5-800-163
Subject category: Case Method and Specialist Management Disciplines
Authors: Roger Hallowell (Harvard Business School); Tonicia Hampton (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2000
Length: 18 pages
View full details