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- 08 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
Thinking Twice About Supply-Chain Layoffs
manager changes his or her hours, it can upset a delicate balance of work schedules, family commitments, and child care, which in turn can derail increasingly fragile family budgets. In a survey of Wal-Mart employees, for instance, scheduling even beat out View Details
- 08 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile
I think one thing we have learned is to be careful when we try to generalize about the importance of institutions. Since the work of Nobel Prize winning economic historian Douglass North, the importance of institutions in providing the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 24, 2009
Authors:Daniel R. Wong, Imtiaz S. Ali, David F. Torchiana, Arvind K. Agnihotri, Richard M. J. Bohmer, and Thomas J. Vander Salm Periodical:Surgery 145, no. 2 (February 2009): 131-137 Abstract Background: Few studies of learning in the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 4
Partners: Dia Kanri (B) This case presents the final decision and outcomes for the (A) case. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/advantage-partners-dia-kanri-b/an/214017-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 814-029 Steward Health... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
deeply committed to the project, but it is also struggling with the organizational issues involved in dealing with international institutions like the World Health Organization and fitting nonprofit objectives into a for-profit structure.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
Bangladesh, Africa, and Chile, benefiting the public as well as their own enterprises. He then describes how an Indian health care organization is tackling institutional voids as it expands into medical... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29
defining societal issue of the 21st century. The debate over “who gets what’ underlies policy debates ranging from taxation to health care to wages and permeates society at all levels, attracting increasing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-064.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsPerformance Management at Vitality Health Enterprises, Inc. John B. Bingham and Michael BeerHarvard Business School Case 913-501 Vitality View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
intervention. Hence, an understanding of residual market imperfections—those imperfections that persist after market competition and regulation are accounted for—must inform any assessment of the long-term attractiveness of firm... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
patient satisfaction, and problems with patient safety. Nearly all U.S. health care organizations have used similar evidence to justify their investments in safety and quality. Herein, we provide... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 13, 2008
community-based health center) are also discussed. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308072 Global Climate Change and BP Harvard Business School Case 708-026 Following the sudden... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=608168 HealthAllies (A) Harvard Business School Case 302-019 This case describes a "do good and do well" firm that enables individuals to buy health View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 2024
- Working Paper
Ultrasound Imaging--Cheap, Versatile, and Safe: Case Histories of Transformational Advances
By: Amar Bhidé, Srikant M. Datar and Katherine Stebbins
This case history describes how efforts on multiple fronts, including advocacy, training, and technological development, made ultrasound the second most commonly used diagnostic imaging technology (after X-rays). Specifically, we chronicle 1) ultrasound’s development... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Technology Adoption; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Invention; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Bhidé, Amar, Srikant M. Datar, and Katherine Stebbins. "Ultrasound Imaging--Cheap, Versatile, and Safe: Case Histories of Transformational Advances." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-003, July 2019. (Revised May 2024.)
- 18 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 18
processes for sorting and recycling waste materials that are still employed today. Yet it proved difficult to combine making profits and achieving social value in accordance with the "shared value" model of today. As providers of public goods such as View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
large operating losses into positive operating margins, while achieving levels of patient care and satisfaction that were ranked best in their category. Having constructed the high-level strategy map and scorecard, leaders cascade the... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 14 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 14, 2006
faced the challenge of convincing buyers to pay a premium price. Their products originated from a wild resource under government regulations which limited the size of the catch by both the industry and Clearwater. In recent years,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
opportunity to engage in a virtual dialogue on these matters. Some major corporations are starting to take the lead in this effort, including United Technologies Corporation, Philips (the Dutch electronics and health View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 13 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 13, 2009
and regulation of clinical trials, managerial challenges related to pharmaceutical product testing, and current debates regarding prescription drug safety. Since clinical testing takes between five and seven years, and consumes up to 70... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
Publisher's link: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780198704072.do October 2014 Handbook of Conflict Management Research Reframing Hierarchical Interactions as Negotiations to Promote Change in Health View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2019
- Book
Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business
Regulation: What are the hurdles? Mills: In the book, I have two chapters on regulation. Often people find regulation boring, but we are at a critical juncture. Decisions we make over the next several years will influence large parts of... View Details