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- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
within the task network and serve to separate one set of tasks from another. Placing a transaction in a particular location in turn requires work to define, count (or measure), and pay for the transacted objects. The costs of this work (labeled mundane transaction... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Mar 2022
- Book
5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries
entrepreneurs, who have accomplished everything from developing generic life-saving medications to educating thousands of people. “I hope practitioners would be inspired by these stories about what they can... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 29, 2008
the role of observable (to us) boundaries between individuals in structuring communications inside the firm? We measure three general types of boundaries: organizational boundaries (strategic business unit and function memberships),... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Apr 2020
- What Do You Think?
What Are Lessons for Leaders from This Black Swan Crisis?
communicable virus pandemics are generally predictable since they seem to occur every decade or so, the specific nature of the COVID-19 virus—and therefore the ability to prepare a vaccine for it—could not. True advocates of Black Swan... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Can Consumers Be Saved From Their Misguided Decisions?
generics like ibuprofen. A middle-aged man needs heart medication to avoid another attack. He’s more likely to take his pills regularly if his plan doesn’t have a copay for the prescription. Yet, even with a... View Details
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
work together to achieve better results and include the recipients in the process? Purchase this note: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=909406 Generation Investment Management Harvard Business School Case 609-057... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
National Health Costs Could Decrease if Managers Reduce Work Stress
unit. "But traditionally in the US we have not placed a lot of emphasis on the role of workplace stress in the high cost of health care." In recent years, General Motors spent more on health care than it did on steel, and across... View Details
- 22 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms
system." Devil's In The Details The general concept of regulating systemic risk has gained broad support from a wide range of influential economists, lawmakers, and interest groups. In March 2008, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (HBS MBA... View Details
- 31 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
Can a ‘Basic Bundle’ of Health Insurance Cure Coverage Gaps and Spur Innovation?
purchases. This approach would not only insure more people, but could lead to more innovative, less costly approaches to generating medical breakthroughs, the team says. Chandra, who is the Henry and Allison... View Details
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
insight into how firms can realize the benefits of empowerment strategies while mitigating their risks. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54820 forthcoming Journal of Experimental Psychology: General... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make
Steinberg, and Ann Raldow, and medical physicist Nzhde Agazaryan. A spectrum of close calls The research team wanted to understand the role of psychological safety—defined as “the shared belief that interpersonal risk-taking is safe”—in... View Details
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
services obtained in return, reduces general anti-tax sentiment, and holds satisfaction with tax payment stable despite increased compliance with tax dues. With tax noncompliance costing the U.S. government $385 billion annually,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 23
gap discourages research effort directed towards clean technologies. Carbon taxes and research subsidies may nonetheless encourage production and innovation in clean technologies, though the transition will typically be slow. We characterize certain View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
epigenetic, and protein biomarkers—create a better match between individuals with specific disease subtypes and medications that are more effective for those patients. These treatments are expected to be both more effective and more... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 2
since the human genome sequence was completed-has changed the way we think about, study, and approach the development of novel therapies. However, these advances in knowledge have so far not been reflected in substantial medical progress... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 29
reaping the benefits of FDI (which relate to when FDI will generate growth) and (2) the mechanisms by which FDI creates positive externalities (which relate to how FDI generates growth). Technology and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jan 2019
- Op-Ed
These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership
how food and beverages were impacting consumer health. In early 2007, she launched PepsiCo’s new mission, “Performance with Purpose.” She committed to reduce the sugar and sodium in PepsiCo’s core snacks and sodas, which generated most of... View Details
- 2009
- Working Paper
Broadening Focus: Spillovers, Complementarities and Specialization in the Hospital Industry
By: Jonathan R. Clark and Robert S. Huckman
The long-standing argument that focused operations outperform others stands in contrast to claims about the benefits of broader operational scope. The performance benefits of focus are typically attributed to reduced complexity, lower uncertainty, and the development... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Medical Specialties; Performance Capacity; Diversification; Health Industry
Clark, Jonathan R., and Robert S. Huckman. "Broadening Focus: Spillovers, Complementarities and Specialization in the Hospital Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-120, April 2009. (Revised April 2011.)
- 31 Aug 2021
- Book
Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate
and children by not only providing medical care, but also working to rehabilitate people’s homes and provide vocational training for parents. She initially shied away from seeking help from the rich and powerful—people she saw as greedy... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 11 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The High Risks of Short-Term Management
companies was more volatile—and riskier—than that of the long-termers. The team also identified industries that appear to be short-term-oriented (banking, electronic equipment, business services, and wholesale) and long-term-focused (beverages, retail, pharma, and... View Details