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- 07 Oct 2019
- News
In praise of dissenters
- 24 May 2016
- News
Build a Culture of Health
- 14 Oct 2014
- News
How Art Can Show Leaders How To Lead
- 26 Jul 2010
- News
Four reasons Tony Hayward is apparently out as BP chief
- 05 Oct 2020
- Video
Is it Possible to Make Voting Easier While Maintaining Security?
- August 2008 (Revised September 2008)
- Supplement
The Flaxil Label (C): Debrief and Endnotes
This case focuses on the 2001 negotiation between Mytex Pharmaceuticals and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The outcome of the negotiation would determine the new label for Mytex's blockbuster drug for arthritis, Flaxil. The negotiation is quite...
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Keywords:
Safety;
Value Creation;
Negotiation;
Health Care and Treatment;
Sales;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Barron, Greg M. "The Flaxil Label (C): Debrief and Endnotes." Harvard Business School Supplement 909-003, August 2008. (Revised September 2008.)
- June 2017 (Revised August 2018)
- Case
Goodbye IMF Conditions, Hello Chinese Capital: Zambia's Copper Industry and Africa's Break with Its Colonial Past
By: Rafael Di Tella, Vincent Pons, Sarah Mehta and David Lane
Over the past several decades, rapid growth in Chinese investment and trade has created for Africa a new development partner. China represents an alternative to U.S. and European nations whose past imperialism, resource avarice, and economic dictates—through the...
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Copper;
Imperialism;
IMF;
World Bank;
ODA;
Debt Relief;
Growth and Development;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Labor and Management Relations;
History;
Development Economics;
China;
Zambia;
Africa
Di Tella, Rafael, Vincent Pons, Sarah Mehta, and David Lane. "Goodbye IMF Conditions, Hello Chinese Capital: Zambia's Copper Industry and Africa's Break with Its Colonial Past." Harvard Business School Case 717-034, June 2017. (Revised August 2018.)
- 29 Dec 2021
- News
How to Keep Learning At Every Stage of Your Life
Going Out or Opting Out? Capital, Political Vulnerability, and the State in China's Outward Investments
This article, in Comparative Politics (April 2022), explains patterns of China's outward investments in political terms. The Chinese party-state does not direct all Chinese companies in their outward investments, but rather pushes global investment through campaigns it...
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- October 2024
- Article
Greater Covid-19 Vaccine Uptake among enrollees Offered Health and Social Needs Case Management: Results from a Randomized Trial
By: Margae Knox, Elizabeth A. Hernandez, Daniel M. Brown, Jennifer Ahern, Mark D. Fleming, Crystal Guo and Amanda L. Brewster
The CommunityConnect case management program for Medicaid beneficiaries is run by Contra Costa Health, a county safety net health system in California. Case management infrastructure modestly improved Covid-19 vaccine uptake in a population of Medicaid beneficiaries...
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Health Care and Treatment;
Health Pandemics;
Medical Specialties;
Programs;
Human Needs;
Welfare;
Health Industry;
California
Knox, Margae, Elizabeth A. Hernandez, Daniel M. Brown, Jennifer Ahern, Mark D. Fleming, Crystal Guo, and Amanda L. Brewster. "Greater Covid-19 Vaccine Uptake among enrollees Offered Health and Social Needs Case Management: Results from a Randomized Trial." Health Services Research 59, no. 5 (October 2024).
- 13 May 2016
- News
A billion prices can't be wrong
- September 19, 2019
- Article
Walmart CEO’s Decision on Guns Is the Kind of Corporate Courage We Need
Corporate courage is in short supply. CEOs generally avoid controversial public issues lest disgruntled groups strike back. That’s why Walmart’s actions to limit ammunition sales and advocate for new gun safety legislation mark a significant milestone. CEO Doug...
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Keywords:
Gun Policy;
Gun Violence;
Social Issues;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Leadership;
Change;
Policy
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "Walmart CEO’s Decision on Guns Is the Kind of Corporate Courage We Need." CNN.com (September 19, 2019).
- January 2002 (Revised July 2004)
- Case
Renationalization of Railtrack?
Railtrack faces bankruptcy five years after its privatization. Railtrack's performance deteriorated since its privatization in 1996, exhibited by its weakening financial health, unsatisfactory services, poor safety record, and mismanaged investment program. In October...
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Rail Transportation;
Privatization;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
State Ownership;
Rail Industry;
United Kingdom
Dyck, Alexander, and Irina L. Christov. "Renationalization of Railtrack?" Harvard Business School Case 702-032, January 2002. (Revised July 2004.)
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/211080-PDF-ENG Drilling Safety at BP: The Deepwater Horizon Accident Stephen P. Kaufman and Laura WinigHarvard Business School Case 611-017 Following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico explosion and oil...
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Sean Silverthorne
- May 24, 2016
- Article
Build a Culture of Health
By: John A. Quelch
Every company, large and small, has an impact on health. It does so in four ways: first, through the healthfulness and safety of the products and services it sells; second, through its attention to employee health and well-being in its work practices and benefits;...
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Public Health;
Four Pillars;
Public Health Footprint;
Culture Of Health Plan Of Action;
Change;
Education;
Health;
Human Resources;
Knowledge;
Labor;
Leadership;
Management;
Operations;
Outcome or Result;
Personal Development and Career;
Programs;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Strategy;
Value;
Consumer Products Industry;
Chemical Industry;
Health Industry;
United States;
Europe
Quelch, John A. "Build a Culture of Health." Huffington Post: What's Working: Purpose + Profit (May 24, 2016).
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Buying a Small Business: How to Take Advantage of Big Opportunities
There are over 1 million smaller firms in North America and each year thousands and thousands come up for sale, principally as founders retire. Acquiring the right kind of smaller firm offers very compelling economic rewards, and you can become CEO of one of these...
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Optimal Signaling Policy with Rational and Irrational Agents (with James Burns)
We examine situations in which a single informed agent signals a group of uniformed agents. The uniformed agents must then take an action based on this signal. The motivation for our work comes from real world examples such as terrorist alerts or job safety...
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- 14 Feb 2013
- News