Summary
The case describes the changing structural features of the healthcare industry in Singapore from the eyes of a principal private provider of healthcare. Readers are invited to examine the impact of changes in regulation, user needs and provider issues to chart a course of action for the protagonist.
Teaching objectives
Industry structural analysis; anticipating changes in industry structure due to regulatory changes; identifying advantageous competitive position in highly regulated industries; examining how solutions for social needs such as healthcare need to evolve in rapidly developing economies.
Keywords
- Industry analysis
- Health care
- Competitive position
- Asia
- Singapore
- Private-public competition
- Regulatory change
- Health care providers
