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  • 01 Dec 2017
  • News

HBS Online Certificate Programs Offer Unique Insight Into Business

says HBS Online Executive Director Patrick Mullane (MBA 1999). Approximately 88 percent of HBS Online participants successfully finish their courses, compared to percentages in the single digits for MOOCs (massive open online courses). Other courses include Leading... View Details
  • 06 Dec 2021
  • News

Vision: Sound Science

on one model of success. Technology and financing landscapes change constantly, and you have to adapt.” Biotech ventures have what Simons refers to as “many potential failure modes,” and raising capital can be tough. Akouos netted $224... View Details
Keywords: Deb Blagg
  • 19 May 2016
  • Blog Post

5 Lessons from Business School

presentation or attending an academic review session, I chose the company presentation knowing that this choice aligned with my priorities. It helps to make those tough trade-off decisions a little easier. 4. You will not be the only person who did not take View Details
  • Web

Print View - Course Catalog

Q1, 2185 - Innovating in Health Care. Career Focus For those interested in entrepreneurial health care leadership, consulting, or investing. Students interested in careers in View Details
  • 07 Feb 2015
  • News

Chicago's Busiest Angel

  • Profile

Scott Wu

environmental sustainability, health and wellness, natural and organic consumer products, and business services. He was also a member of the founding team of Upstart, which is pioneering crowdfunding for recent graduates. Wu credits HBS... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services; Technology
  • 01 Dec 2003
  • News

Alumni Bookshelf

Health Care Organizations by David W. Young (DBA ’77) (Jossey-Bass) Young, a member of the faculty at Boston University’s School of Management who will teach next semester at IESE Business School in Barcelona, specializes in management... View Details
Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • Article

Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing in Emergency Medicine

By: Robert S. Kaplan, Brian J. Yun, Anand M. Prabhakar, Jonathan Warsh, John Brennan, Kyle E. Dempsey and Ali S. Raja
Value in emergency medicine is determined by both patient-important outcomes and the costs associated with achieving them. However, measuring true costs is challenging. Without an understanding of costs, emergency department (ED) leaders will be unable to determine... View Details
Keywords: Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing; Emergency Room; Health Care and Treatment; Value; Cost Management; Activity Based Costing and Management
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  • May 1999 (Revised September 2003)
  • Case

Advanced Inhalation Research, Inc.

This case presents a look at the early start-up phase and development of Advanced Inhalation Research (AIR), a company engaged in the development of a new drug-delivery technology. Focuses on the risks, the steps taken to manage it, and the manner in which the company... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Risk Management; Valuation; Financing and Loans; Health Care and Treatment; Acquisition; Business Startups; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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  • 11 Jun 2014
  • News

Improving conditions for climbers' guides in Nepal

After scaling Mount Everest in 2013, Jan Petzel (MBA 2003) transformed his personal triumph into an opportunity to raise funds for the construction of a permanent shelter and medical facility in the Gokyu Lakes region of Nepal for the porters who assist the climbing... View Details
  • August 14, 2008
  • Article

How Rehospitalizations Are Hurting Medicare

By: Robert C. Pozen
Keywords: Health; Insurance
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  • January–February 1994
  • Article

Financial Engineering at Merck

By: Timothy A. Luehrman
Keywords: Finance; Engineering; Health; Pharmaceutical Industry
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  • November 2023 (Revised April 2024)
  • Case

BiomX: Bringing Phage Back to the Stage

By: Paul A. Gompers, Elie Ofek, Orna Dan and Emilie Billaud
In the spring of 2023, and following the favorable results of a trial involving its phage cocktail for treating lung infections among cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, the leadership of BiomX had several critical issues to wrestle with. First, given its precarious... View Details
Keywords: Working Capital; Financing and Loans; Health Testing and Trials; Product Development; Research and Development; Science-Based Business; Commercialization; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
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  • 18 Oct 2010
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Venture Capital’s Disconnect with Clean Tech

MBA students often fall into one of two categories—those hungry to rush into careers as venture capitalists, and those eager to found a venture-funded start-up. For all of them, Harvard Business School professor Joseph Lassiter has some intriguing advice: Spend a few... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities; Financial Services
  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

Dreaming big for Africa’s future

and power generation. Helios also annually contributes a fixed percentage of its gross fee income to nonprofit groups and programs in Africa that improve access to education and health care for the underprivileged. Lawani credits HBS for... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2020
  • News

Steady as She Goes

Courtesy Coles This was going to be the year everything got back to normal. Since Leah Weckert (MBA 2008) became the CFO at Australia’s Coles Group in 2018, the supermarket giant had announced a demerger—the largest in the country’s history—from corporate parent... View Details
Keywords: April White; COVID-19; change management; leadership; women; grocery stores; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
  • 15 Mar 2011
  • First Look

First Look: March 15

tax policy. Teams and Team Effectiveness in Health Services Organizations Authors:Bruce J. Fried, Sharon Topping, and Amy C. Edmondson Publication:In Health Care Management: Organization Design and Behavior.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • May 4, 2023
  • Article

Falling Insulin Prices—What Just Happened?

By: Leemore S. Dafny
Recently, more than 100 years after insulin was developed, manufacturers announced price reductions for insulin products. Pressure to reduce prices had long been building, so why would they act now? View Details
Keywords: Price; Health Care and Treatment; Public Opinion; Demand and Consumers; Pharmaceutical Industry
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Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry

Resources Company Analysis and Financing Company profiles on project sponsors Financial fundamentals for valuation Executive bios Size of organization, i.e., number of employees, revenue View Details
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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details