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Ralph S. Larsen

Larsen reorganized J&J and managed its costs in order to improve its efficiency and reduce operating expenses. Between 1994-1999, the annual operating costs were reduced by $2 billion, which enabled... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare

11 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 11

United States, expanding coverage and regulating insurers. However, it was not clear that expanding coverage would resolve a longstanding dilemma of rising costs for insurance and care. As the Department of View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2012
News

Reinventing Radio Days

guaranteed new music they’ll enjoy, unlike recommendations based on more superficial data, such as purchasing patterns. Music stores were SBT’s customers, but Kennedy’s innovative idea was to reinvent SBT as a personalized Internet radio... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; internet radio; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

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Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurship | Baker Library

income and benefits, health insurance, education, and veteran status. See list of survey subjects . United States Census: Business and Economy Business and industry economic statistics by geography and by survey/frequency. United States... View Details

01 Dec 2002
News

Books

individual. Each person or family is sustained with “deep support” delivered via “federations” of enterprises and concierge-style “advocates” coordinating every need from grocery delivery to health care.... View Details

19 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 19, 2010

http://hbr.org/product/handbook-of-leadership-theory-and-practice/an/12326-HBK-ENG Big Five Personality Factors, Hardiness, and Social Judgment as Predictors of Leader Performance Authors:Scott Snook, Paul T. Bartone, Jarie Eid, Bjorn... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2003
News

Alumni Bookshelf

case studies and analyses of major corporations, Michaelson offers an in-depth view of common techniques of restructuring and discusses how to deliver increased value. A Manager’s Guide to Creative Cost Cutting (McGraw-Hill) Techniques of... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2020
News

Effective Communication in the Age of Zoom

The similarity is about the need to make great first impressions, to really stand out in a crowded marketplace and figure out a way to find a personal brand and create that compelling 30-second elevator pitch. So in dating, singles are... View Details

Keywords: Zoom

22 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist

prices. These stores kept their costs down partly by moving into low-rent commercial spaces and hiring unskilled, low-wage workers, rather than trained pharmacists. Against predatory pricing Although these competitors didn’t sell... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health; Health; Health

26 Mar 2020
Blog Post

The Road Untraveled: VC Perspectives on COVID-19

longer, and cost more than most teams realize. 3) Mental health is critical. Listen to your employees and allow them to guide the community building efforts through this period. They are the ones who will... View Details

03 Mar 2015
First Look

First Look: March 3

run-ups on venture-capital foundings between 1984 and 2011. The results pinpoint the aspects of the social environment that most heavily influence entrepreneurial activity and the dynamics of organizational sectors. How Should We Pay for View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

June 2011 (Revised August 2011)
Case

Colgate-Palmolive: Staying Ahead in Oral Care

By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Ryan Johnson

In 2011, Colgate-Palmolive (Colgate) was the global leader in oral care, with a dominant market share lead in toothpaste and a growing presence in toothbrushes and mouthwash. However, the firm faced stiff competition with perennial rivals P&G increasing their focus on... View Details

Keywords: Innovation Strategy; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Distribution Channels; Relationships; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Customization and Personalization; Health Industry

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Purchase

01 Jun 2004
News

Who, Me?

Is this a great country or what? Once upon a time, a journey of self-discovery usually involved biting insects, bouts of diarrhea, familial approbation, and staggering opportunity costs while one searched out a shaman or mystic to help... View Details

Keywords: Tickle.com; social media; tickle; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

17 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 17, 2009

to combat gray markets is to increase internal transfer prices to foreign subsidiaries in order to increase the gray market's cost base. We illustrate that when a gray market competitor is present, the optimal price for internal transfers... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2017
News

Yoga Inc.

vacuum, sweep, or dust. Five women and one man array their mats around a rose quartz sphere. “Dedicate your practice to a prayer in your life,” he tells them. “Ideally, one of personal transformation.” It’s a traditional approach that... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Halber

02 Dec 2009
What Do You Think?

Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers?

of cost shifting." J. Boxer points out that "there's a high cost to cheap labor, and that cost (free education, free health care, etc.)... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

26 Aug 2020
News

What the Climate Change Movement Can Learn from the Pandemic

home energy use, residential buildings tend to be more efficient with energy use. So some of those changes might result in longer term reductions and certainly will buy us some time to implement better policies potentially as part of the recovery. Jen Flint: And what... View Details

01 Mar 2011
News

Two Kinds of Green

when single mom Roxanne Quimby met Burt Shavitz, a bearded beekeeper living in a renovated turkey coop in rural Maine. The pair teamed up to sell beeswax candles at craft fairs before branching out into a few personal care products,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; natural products company; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

How Much Time Should CEOs Devote to Customers?

business and the company's strategy. In a service business like Tesco's, the health of the brand depends heavily on the quality of the millions of daily transactions between shoppers and staff. Motivating the front-line personnel is... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

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Arjun Goyal

under-exploited compounds being researched in Australia. But on a personal level, it’s about the medicine. I still think of myself as a doctor. I started Foresight and I’m here at HBS because I’m most passionate about developing new... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Health Care

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