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  • 2013
  • Case

Advanced Leadership Pathways: General Gale Pollock and Services for the Vision Impaired

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Juliane Calingo Schwetz and Patricia Bissett Higgins
In July 2012, retired United States Army Major General Gale Pollock created Elevivo, a venture that worked on developing a comprehensive disease management software system to support the growing number of visually impaired individuals by providing them with tailored... View Details
Keywords: Disease Management; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Education; Information Technology; Insurance; Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Information Technology Industry; Health Industry; United States
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    Joseph L. Bower

    JOSEPH L. BOWER, Donald K. David Professor Emeritus, has been a leader in general management at Harvard Business School for 51 years. He also served on the faculty of the Harvard Kennedy School during its first decade.  He has served in many administrative roles... View Details

    Keywords: insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry
    • Web

    Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

    Corporation, 1975–2000 Edward G. Budd E. G. Budd Company, 1912–1946 Ralph Budd Great Northern Railroad, 1919–1932 Herbert P. Buetow Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, 1953–1963 Warren E. Buffett Berkshire Hathaway, 1969–Present Morgan G. Bulkeley Aetna View Details
    • 09 Apr 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy

    position to do something about it. Money for new enterprises had been restricted, they believed, by the New Deal's onerous tax system, and by the increasing prominence of ultraconservative investment trusts. Investment trusts and life... View Details
    Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante
    • 15 Mar 2024
    • HBS Case

    Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work

    place, discussing one’s next step (or departure) wouldn’t feel abrupt or discriminatory. Health Wing works with a company that saw almost a million dollars in unexpected health care costs last year because the company’s generous health View Details
    Keywords: by Avery Forman
    • 2010
    • Chapter

    Lessons from Catastrophe Reinsurance

    By: Kenneth A. Froot
    Of the 20 most costly catastrophes since 1970, more than half have occurred since 2001. Is this an omen of what the 21st century will be? How might we behave in this new, uncertain, and more dangerous environment? Will our actions be rational or irrational? A select... View Details
    Keywords: Decision Making; Insurance; Risk and Uncertainty; Natural Disasters; Behavior
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    Women’s health is more than female anatomy and our reproductive system—it’s about unraveling centuries of inequities due to living in a patriarchal healthcare system. - Blog: Health Supplement

    Maven , now a $1 billion women’s telehealth company, some investors said that employers would never pay for a solution that “only” supported half the population. What they didn’t consider is that pregnancy and delivery is one of the largest costs for employers... View Details
    • Web

    Podcast - Business & Environment

    help provide clarity and guidance on the steps necessary for more resilient companies and societies. For notes and resources visit; climaterising.org How Insurance Companies are Addressing Climate Risks 10 APR 2024 | Climate Rising This... View Details
    • Web

    Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

    He earned a BA in economics from the University of Michigan before earning an MBA at HBS. Molly began her career with the MassMutual Life Insurance Company as part of its real estate analyst program and... View Details
    • 17 Aug 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: August 17

    Life Journey Profile: Nicole Gardner Bhaskar Chakravorti, Shirley M. SpenceHarvard Business School Case 810-111 Examine the life journey of an HBS 2002 alum, in her own words, and her perspective on success.... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 02 Mar 2007
    • What Do You Think?

    What Is the Government’s Role in US Health Care?

    from government. Suggestions of causes of the current challenge of rapidly rising costs in relation to quality of outcomes, at least by the imperfect measure of life expectancy, included waste in the system (Julie Maire, Edward Hare, and... View Details
    Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Health
    • 13 May 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: May 13

    "freemium" business model, which is used by some Internet businesses and smartphone application developers to give users free basic features of a digital product and access to premium functionality for a subscription fee. The discussion topics include the... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 11 Dec 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: Dec. 11

    of Health Care Reform Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Raffaella Sadun, and Richard G. HamermeshHarvard Business School Case 711-403 Per the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which President Obama signed in 2010, states would be required to create state-wide... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 01 Dec 2023
    • News

    Case Study: Staking a Claim

    share that enthusiasm with a group that is also unlikely to fit the traditional insurance mold: people in their 20s, 30s, and even 40s. Terry, who worked in product management at Liberty Mutual for a dozen years, observes that View Details
    Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Insurance Carriers and Related Activities; Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

      Robert C. Merton

      Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

      Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

      Keywords: insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry
      • Web

      2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

      this “working on material” session (as comedians would call it) with a sneak peek into how we are reconceptualizing career development post-pandemic and the implications for us and our organizations. Build the Life You Want: The Art and... View Details
      • Web

      Planned Giving - Alumni

      an easy way to leave a legacy at the School. Retirement Plan or Life Insurance Naming HBS as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy or... View Details
      • 25 Jan 2021
      • Book

      In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded

      How did the United States become the world’s center of business growth following its founding in 1776? Surely a number of nations had powerful natural resources, stable financial and legal institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurs over that same span. Why was American... View Details
      Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing
      • 08 Feb 2011
      • First Look

      First Look: Feb. 8

      including assessing charges for insuring against losses. Without such a comprehensive assessment and improvement plan, boards cannot do their jobs, and the system will remain as subject to calamitous events as it was before the crisis.... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 08 Jan 2019
      • First Look

      New Research and Ideas, January 8, 2019

      to deliver high-quality goods or services in a cost-effective manner. This concept has become increasingly relevant to cardiac catheterization laboratories, as insurers move away from fee-for-service reimbursement and toward payment... View Details
      Keywords: Dina Gerdeman