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17 Jan 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: January 17

in goods, services, investments, and ideas led by multinational firms. Extensive research has sought to understand the geographic patterns of foreign direct investment (FDI). This chapter reviews existing theories and evidence... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Growing CEOs from the Inside

whole business early in their career. It means managing budgeting and planning so that it is a learning experience, not a cynical game of "gotcha." It means the CEO investing his or her time, and that of the board, so that... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Employment

28 Oct 2009
Lessons from the Classroom

HBS Begins Teaching Consumer Finance

Last spring HBS became the first top-ranked U.S. business school to offer a course in consumer finance. Jointly taught by HBS professor Peter Tufano and Harvard Law School professor Howell Jackson (HBS MBA '80), the elective course... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Financial Services; Education

18 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 18

they cut their losses and leave Japan, or could they learn from mistakes and turn things around? Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/vodafone-in-japan-b/an/711469-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 711-470 Vodafone in Japan (C)... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 13

business model for women cyclists in Taiwan and globally—leveraging some of Giant's lessons learned and challenging others. The case explores Giant's historical evolution from OEM outsourcer to branded... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

consistent with our conceptualization. First, participants primed with mastery (vs. instrumental) motivation were more negatively impacted when they encountered optional learning opportunities. Second, the more related the optional... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

23 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ‘Talk, Inc.’

spatial—that would normally separate them from their employees. They do so by cultivating the art of listening to people at all levels of their organization, and by learning to... View Details

Keywords: Re: Boris Groysberg

02 Apr 2010
What Do You Think?

Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?

over their own needs)." Mark Isaac pointed out that "Succession plans, open communication, and knowing that the company cares, create a learning environment." Gerald Nanninga's reference to... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

20 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening

When former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced earlier this year he was thinking about running for president of the United States, it wasn’t a new idea. Past CEOs seeking the White House have included Carly Fiorina, Ross Perot, Herman Cain, Steve Forbes, Mitt... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

25 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity

production centers spread across the country. They learned that first-year workers were usually permitted to travel home for the festivals of Diwali, while the more experienced third-year workers had View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

10 May 2017
Research & Ideas

Amazon Web Services Changed the Way VCs Fund Startups

prove their worth quickly, VCs may be underfunding other more complex types of startups that require more time to bear fruit. “One of the challenges with this approach is it really directs attention of investors View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Banking; Financial Services; Information Technology

07 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Immigrant Workers Cluster in Particular Industries

“Most of my kids’ playmates are Finnish, and they have a Saturday morning school where they learn the Finnish language,” he says. “There are probably 8 to 10 organizations catering View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Transportation; Beauty & Cosmetics; Retail

08 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform

time. (Of course, we later learned that this performance was over-stated due to accounting problems at Enron.) Unless we can ensure that analysts and professional investors use information View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

02 Jan 2020
Op-Ed

Medicare for All or Public Option: Can Either Heal Health Care?

for All published by the Harvard Business Review. [Image: Hispanolistic] Related Reading Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices What Hospitals Must Learn to Compete Making Health Insurance That... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger and James Wallace; Health; Public Administration

01 Dec 2021
What Do You Think?

How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity?

productive in it. On the other hand, phenomena that didn’t live up to expectations, at least for many years, were improvements in productivity, to the extent they can be measured. There are many... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

After Germanwings, More Attention Needed on Employee Mental Health

members to use it." To remove the stigma, employers need to educate workers about mental illness and distinguish it from normal levels of stress. At the same time, managers... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health; Air Transportation

16 Jul 2014
HBS Case

Marketing Obamacare

time. As the federal government and other states gear up for the next annual open enrollments campaign, they could learn from Connecticut's example. By the very fact that everyone is equal under the law, policymakers tend View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

February 2021 (Revised June 2021)
Case

Bairong and the Promise of Big Data

By: Lauren Cohen, Xiaoyan Zhang and Spencer C.N. Hagist

Bairong CEO Felix Zhang, in launching his credit scoring start-up that incorporates 74,000 variables per individual, found strong initial success. However, the shifting regulatory environment, growing breadth of competitors, difficulties in retaining top talent, and... View Details

Keywords: Fintech; Big Data; Artificial Intelligence; Credit Scoring; Finance; Credit; Business Startups; AI and Machine Learning; Analytics and Data Science; China

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October 14, 2019
Article

How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Health Care Delivery

By: Samantha F. Sanders, Mats Terwiesch, William J. Gordon and Ariel Dora Stern

The development of intelligent machines holds great promise for making health care delivery more accurate, efficient, and accessible, but challenges remain for incorporating AI into clinical and administrative settings. View Details

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Health Care and Treatment; Service Delivery; Technological Innovation; AI and Machine Learning