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October 1992 (Revised September 1993)
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Nopane Advertising Strategy

Nopane is a proprietary drug that sells in much of the United States. It faces substantial competition. The brand manager is undertaking an experiment to determine whether ad copy should be emotional-based or rational-based. The data and associated regression results... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Intellectual Property; Advertising; Health Care and Treatment; Brands and Branding; Product Marketing; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States

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25 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Politics is Failing America, and What Business Can Do To Help

industrial complex that limits healthy competition in order to promote its continued growth and caters to the power and profit-driven demands of its best customers instead of the broader public interest. During the 2016 election cycle,... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

04 Jun 2013
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First Look: June 4

predicted by the theory. Publisher's link: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mrhodeskropf/VCRiskReturn59.pdf 2006 Harvard Business Review Health Care's Service Fanatics: How the Cleveland Clinic Leaped to the Top of the Patient-satisfaction... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018

that suppliers that extend significant amounts of trade credit hold private information about their trade partners. Trade creditors who are geographically closer or in similar industries tend to lend the most, suggesting that these are... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Apr 2018
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New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018

of spending on traditional aid programs in areas such as health care and food access in developing countries, GiveDirectly transfers cash directly to the poor. As experiments have shown this approach to be an effective and efficient way... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Nov 2014
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Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes

million bribe to secure the $1.3 billion contract to construct the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal. The company billed the Quebec government for $191 million in cost overruns, for which it is unlikely to be reimbursed. In... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

18 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 18

the ratings. Our tests examine whether these forms of disclosure reflect firms' real efforts to combat corruption or are cheap talk. We find that the ratings are related to enforcement and monitoring, country and industry corruption risk,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 May 2010
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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 Health and Human Services... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Strategy for Small Fish

series of ecosystems, they urge, with "keystone" companies such as Microsoft and Wal-Mart providing for the health of all who do business with them. What are the best strategies for companies living in these ecosystems? This... View Details

Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien

July 1981 (Revised December 1984)
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American Distilling Co. (A)

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Keywords: Health Industry; Health Industry; Health Industry

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17 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul

"There were a lot of eyes on that project," Palandjian said. "It was gratifying on many levels, particularly because we renovated the building to a proper use—it could have just as easily been turned into a health... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Construction; Real Estate

07 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 7, 2007

http://papers.nber.org/papers/W13281 Diasporas and Domestic Entrepreneurs: Evidence from the Indian Software Industry Authors:Ramana Nanda and Tarun Khanna Abstract This study explores the importance of cross-border social networks for... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 Apr 2010
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led to the emergence of new industrial clusters around the world. In this paper, we examine how "first nature" location fundamentals and "second nature" agglomeration economies jointly determine the global landscape of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

June 2011
Teaching Note

PatientsLikeMe: An Online Community of Patients (TN)

By: Sunil Gupta and Jason Riis

Teaching Note for 511093. View Details

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Social and Collaborative Networks; Health Disorders; Growth and Development; Product Launch; Web Services Industry

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10 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 10

Publications August 2013 pub Cannibalization and Option Value Effects of Secondary Markets: Evidence from the U.S. Concert Industry By: Bennett, Victor Manuel, Robert Seamans, and Feng Zhu Abstract—We examine how reducing search... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 8

empirical lacuna, we have developed a research program to measure the internal organization of firms—including their decentralization decisions—across a large range of industries and countries. Enamored with Scale: Scaling with Limited... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 Jan 2012
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Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers

highest overall management scores in retail, health care, and manufacturing. But US schools scored comparatively lower, coming in fourth behind the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Canada. "US schools in particular tend to be particularly... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

February 2024
Teaching Note

Compass Pathways: Pioneering Psychedelic Treatment

By: Tiona Zuzul

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 724-412. View Details

Keywords: Commercialization; Corporate Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Product Launch; Health Care and Treatment; Pharmaceutical Industry; Europe; United States; United Kingdom

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March 2016
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Residency Select or J3Personica?

By: William Kerr and Kathryn S. Roloff

Residency Select, LLC provides psychometric assessments for matching medical students to residency programs. After a series of successful pilots, founder Alan Friedman is considering whether to continue developing his offerings in this area, or whether to expand into... View Details

Keywords: Marketplace Matching; Expansion; Higher Education; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Industry

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