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  • 19 Apr 2010
  • Research & Ideas

The History of Beauty

the consumer products giant Unilever, published some years ago. This company had a long-established business in soap and other toiletries, but spent decades after World War II striving without great success to expand its business into other categories of the beauty... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics
  • 04 Apr 2024
  • News

The Making of a Medical Milestone

On March 16, doctors at the Massachusetts General Hospital made history when they successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig to a living human. The groundbreaking procedure marked a significant milestone in animal-to-human transplant, or... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 02 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 2

political system, our review of the literature finds no academic consensus on the consequences of inequality for the health of the economy or the democracy, or for nearly any other macro-level outcome. With the academic community reaching... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 16 Jul 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision

desires (e.g., spending instead of saving money, eating junk food instead of health food). The should-self, on the other hand, prefers to behave in a way that will maximize long-run benefits. If left to its own devices, the should-self... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Retail; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 20 Dec 2022
  • Op-Ed

Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation

“Great Resignation” and other challenges from a constantly changing competitive landscape? First, these companies have CEOs—indeed, leaders at all levels—who care equally about profits and employee well-being and don’t see them as... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer
  • Web

Taking the Risk to Start a Company at Business School - MBA

Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to... View Details
  • August 29, 2022
  • Other Article

Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?

By: Jon M. Jachimowicz, K. Blesch and Oliver P. Hauser
Income inequality is on the rise in many countries around the world, according to the United Nations. What’s more, disparities in global income were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with some countries facing greater economic losses than others. Policymakers... View Details
Keywords: Income Inequality; Gini Coefficient; COVID-19 Pandemic; Government Administration; Equality and Inequality; Health Pandemics; Measurement and Metrics
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  • 07 Feb 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Supervisor of Sandwiches? More Companies Inflate Titles to Avoid Extra Pay

see it happening at the Gap and Pizza Hut, but we also see it happening at Facebook, JPMorgan, and health care firms.” There are now hundreds of thousands of workers across the US with dubious managerial... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
  • 01 Aug 2022
  • What Do You Think?

Does Religious Belief Affect Organizational Performance?

(iStockphoto/35007) Anyone who has tried to pick up a Chick-fil-A sandwich on Sunday knows how religious belief affects organizational policy in that company. Chick-fil-A honors Christian beliefs and closes on Sunday. Whether it affects... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
  • Web

Sample Student Projects - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Automobile Cluster (2016) Japan Skin Care Cluster (2013) The Japanese Gaming Cluster (2012) Japan Flat Panel Displays (2011) The Video Games Cluster in Japan (2009) Jordan Jordan Tourism Cluster (2009) Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Oil and Gas... View Details
  • Web

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 2) - MBA

Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2010
  • News

John Crowley’s Extraordinary Measures

FAMILY PORTRAIT: John and Aileen Crowley with Megan, John Jr., and Patrick. When John Crowley (MBA ’97) flew to Portland, Oregon, last spring to watch the filming of a movie about his life, what he saw was “beyond surreal.” The actors’ trailers all sported the full... View Details
Keywords: Sarah Auerbach; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Ambulatory Health Care Services
  • October 2022
  • Case

Cost Plus Drugs

By: Alexander MacKay and James Barnett
In September 2022, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Company CEO Alex Oshmyansky considered the future of the company. Cost Plus Drugs was a retailer for more than 340 generic oral medications, selling their drugs at significantly lower prices than typical pharmacies.... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Health; Markets; Social Enterprise; Society; Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Business Divisions; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Health Industry; Health Industry; United States; Texas
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  • 26 Jun 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises

cost.” During the two vulnerable weeks before government relief kicked in, Lawson delivered 200,000 prepared meals to victims, including onigiri rice balls, bread, and cups of noodles. The company also took care of its own in an area... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 25 Sep 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

Colocation and Scientific Collaboration: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Keywords: by Kevin Boudreau, Ina Ganguli, Patrick Gaule, Eva Guinan & Karim Lakhani; Health
  • Web

5 Reasons to Join a Club at HBS - MBA

Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to... View Details
  • Fast Answer

Patent search: license agreement

 In Bloomberg, do the following: Type BI PHRMG -> Health care ->  Large pharma -> Licensing deal.  In 2020, USPTO launched a IP Marketplace with an... View Details
  • 01 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 1

champions that the government hoped to create, SPH was also considering an acquisition in the U.S. or Europe. This case allows students to consider the broad trends sweeping China's pharmaceutical industry and health View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Dec 2017
  • Lessons from the Classroom

How to Design a Better Customer Experience

customer’s champion and own the problem. “We landed after a delayed 12-hour flight and learned that our connecting flight was gone. Our expectations were low because we flew on a mileage ticket from American Express. The airline agent ignored us. So we called Amex and... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health; Health
  • 27 May 2009
  • First Look

First Look: May 27, 2009

PublicationsDesigning Care: Aligning the Nature and Management of Health Care Author:Richard Bohmer Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2009 Abstract Today's health-care providers face growing criticism—from... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace