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- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Healthy Profit
Nair, who received his medical training in India and a master's degree from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Gita's case demonstrates not only the importance of getting good primary care but also that patients are willing to... View Details
- 15 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Occupy Wall Street Protestors Have a Point
group interested us most. They saw the possibility of building businesses using the kinds of innovation and technology that brought millions of rural poor into the market system (as China Mobile did by bringing mobile phone service into... View Details
- 06 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
Revolutionizing Wellness: Kate Twist (MBA 2008) Shapes the Future of Consumer Health Brands
consumers and create a modern digital experience. I saw how the next generation of powerhouse brands are being built around consumer healthcare, and I saw a need for the delivery of healthcare services to evolve to fit into our lives in a... View Details
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses in supply chain management, service operations, and the investor's perspective on operations to MBA students and executive education participants. Fisher, the UPS Professor of Operations... View Details
- 20 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
Leadership In Challenging Times: Thierry Ibri (MBA 1997)
program partnership with health care providers, our public policy work, and more. It all rolls up to our mission of ending hunger together. And that’s what has gotten us through 2020: our mission. Mission makes decision-making clearer,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
The Fab Four
Sasha Novakovich (MBA ’99) was in her second year at HBS when she and classmate Tracy Lawrence got the idea for what would become GetConnected, a company that processes voice, data, and video services transactions for retailers. Despite... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Connie Baher (MBA 1980) Independently Published Told through the voices of family caregivers and counselors, this guide gives you straight talk and wise words that will help you make your way through the toughest—and possibly most rewarding—job you’ll ever have. If... View Details
- 21 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation
institutions that did not contribute to the recent crisis? Whatever the impact, regulators also have to be careful not to be "fighting the last war." Today, we face a new battle. The household and government sectors are... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 15 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 15, 2008
original operating model developed by Dr. Wheelis was one in which TBC was staffed by a large number of part-time clinicians, the "affiliate model." However, changes in the health care environment, particularly the advent of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Jan 2016
- News
Alumni Top Two New Lists of Rising Stars
HBS alumni and students are among the names topping two major lists of up-and-comers in the worlds of retail, finance, health, nonprofits, and more that were released this week. Forbes has just published its annual “30 Under 30” list, which includes these HBS alumni:... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
NFLers Tackle HBS
More than 35 active players from a number of National Football League teams, including the Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, and Minnesota Vikings, spent a week at HBS in February in a custom Executive Education program. Now in its sixth year, the program is taught by... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: Less Risk, More Reward
Your research explores entrepreneurship and the social safety net. What is the connection between those two things? I look at whether stronger social safety net benefits make it more likely for people to start a business. For instance, there’s this large public health... View Details
- February 2016 (Revised March 2022)
- Case
Express Scripts: Promoting Prescription Drug Home Delivery (B)
By: John Beshears, Patrick Rooney and Jenny Sanford
The pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) sector processes prescription drug claims on behalf of companies that offer a prescription drug benefit to their employees. This case follows Bob Nease, Chief Scientist at Express Scripts, as he considers methods to promote home... View Details
Keywords: Pharmaceuticals; Prescription Drugs; Pharmacy Benefit Manager; PBM; Healthcare; Behavioral Economics; Choice Architecture; Active Choice; Health Care and Treatment; Service Delivery; Decision Choices and Conditions; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Compensation and Benefits
Beshears, John, Patrick Rooney, and Jenny Sanford. "Express Scripts: Promoting Prescription Drug Home Delivery (B)." Harvard Business School Case 916-040, February 2016. (Revised March 2022.)
- January 2010
- Teaching Note
The Joslin Diabetes Center (TN)
By: Michael E. Porter, Elizabeth O. Teisberg and Scott Wallace
Teaching Note for [710424]. View Details
- 16 Nov 2015
- News
Connecting with Indigenous Traditions
Dan Sprinkles (MBA 1977) was 50 years old when a vision quest inspired him to leave the corporate world and embark on a role as a spiritual healer. “I’d always been hungry or starved for something that would create passion, something I couldn’t wait to get out of bed... View Details
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Music Downloads: Pirates—or Customers?
industry consider peer-to-peer services as marketing tools rather than the enemy? Should online pricing be different from in-store pricing? What happens when broadband makes it as easy to illegally download an entire CD as an individual... View Details
- 22 Jul 2015
- News
Supporting a Return to Work for Women Execs
For women executives, having both career and family can mean making hard choices. When it comes to caring for family, more women typically choose to take on this responsibility than men, and, in doing so, accept that it might not be... View Details
- 29 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?
these ventures? Should investors care whether a founder leans toward Rich or leans toward King? A: From an investor's perspective, Rich versus King is a fundamental issue. During my internship in venture capital, I heard the phrase... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Team MBA
come to campus are just outstanding in terms of the credentials they have and the experiences they can share. Interacting with people straight out of HBS cases or the business headlines is amazing. One of my favorites was hearing a lecture by Dr. Judah Folkman, the... View Details
- 23 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Innovation Is Magic. Really
product and service experiences that exceed customer expectations and the offerings of competitors. What's the secret? Success in business as well as magic has less to do with clever marketing and more to do with the innovation process,... View Details