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- July 2001
- Teaching Note
Developing a Teaching Case (TN) (D)
By: Michael J. Roberts
Describes several teaching plans that were developed for the Virtualis Systems case. Intended for use in training and development programs aimed at novice case writers. View Details
- 14 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Building a Culture of Awareness and Accountability in your Organization
taught that living in this world means you have a social responsibility for thinking about how you create more joy for people in this world.” After graduating from Duke University with a dual major in Dance and Sociology, and from Harvard Graduate School of View Details
Keywords: All Industries
Alan D. MacCormack
Alan MacCormack is the MBA Class of 1949 Adjunct Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, a member of The Digital, Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard, and a core faculty member... View Details
- February 1997 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
first direct (A)
Describes the operations and strategy of the world's largest, fastest growing branchless bank. Using a person-to-person interface over conventional phone lines, First Direct provides standard banking and related financial products to nearly 700,000 customers throughout... View Details
Keywords: Service Delivery; Customer Satisfaction; Banks and Banking; Innovation and Invention; Banking Industry; United Kingdom
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Dickson Louie. "first direct (A)." Harvard Business School Case 897-079, February 1997. (Revised April 1998.)
Nien-he Hsieh
Nien-hê Hsieh is the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration in the General Management Unit at Harvard Business School. His research and teaching aims at helping business leaders and organizations determine and deliver on their responsibilities. He... View Details
- 23 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
HBS Shares Their Favorite Books for HR Leaders
strengthen their own skills, educate managers to effectively lead their teams, and retain great employees. Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and in Life Francesca Gino wants you to break the rules at work. If you sit in... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- May 2021
- Article
Making Doctors Effective Managers and Leaders: A Matter of Health and Well-Being
By: Lisa Rotenstein, Robert S. Huckman and Christine K. Cassel
The COVID-19 crisis has forced physicians to make daily decisions that require knowledge and skills they did not acquire as part of their biomedical training. Physicians are being called upon to be both managers—able to set processes and structures—and leaders—capable... View Details
Rotenstein, Lisa, Robert S. Huckman, and Christine K. Cassel. "Making Doctors Effective Managers and Leaders: A Matter of Health and Well-Being." Academic Medicine 96, no. 5 (May 2021).
Ryan L. Raffaelli
Ryan Raffaelli is the Marvin Bower Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He created and teaches the MBA course "Leadership: Execution and Action Planning" (LEAP) and serves... View Details
- 10 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: First Look: October 10
to customize therapy for individuals. However, adoption of this approach has progressed slowly and unevenly because the trial-and-error treatment model still governs how the health care system develops, regulates, pays for, and delivers... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
Dorothy A. Leonard
Dorothy Leonard*, the William J. Abernathy Professor of Business Administration Emerita, joined the Harvard faculty in 1983 after teaching for three years at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has taught MBA courses in... View Details
- January 2010
- Case
Pratham - Every Child in School and Learning Well
By: Srikant M. Datar, Stacey M. Childress, Rachna Tahilyani and Anjali Raina
The case focuses on how Pratham, a non-governmental organization, provided quality education to underprivileged children in India by collaborating with the government. It focuses on the problem Madhav Chavan, the founder, is trying to solve, the contributing factors... View Details
Keywords: Non-Governmental Organizations; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Social and Collaborative Networks; Performance Evaluation; Change Management; Organizational Design; Early Childhood Education; Management Systems; Strategy; Quality; Education Industry; India
Datar, Srikant M., Stacey M. Childress, Rachna Tahilyani, and Anjali Raina. "Pratham - Every Child in School and Learning Well." Harvard Business School Case 110-001, January 2010.
- July 2001 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Making a Doctor
Three doctors were interviewed to learn how they were trained to be a physicians. One was a family practice senior resident, one was a critical care pediatric chief resident, and one was an orthopedic staff surgeon 18 months out of residency. All three were interviewed... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Health Care and Treatment; Business Processes; Health Industry
Spear, Steven J. "Making a Doctor." Harvard Business School Case 602-027, July 2001. (Revised May 2002.)
- 25 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Politics is Failing America, and What Business Can Do To Help
decades, the system may have worked better than ever for the constituencies that it was built to serve best: primary voters, donors, and lobbyists for special interests, including businesses. Unfortunately for the American public, most... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 13 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
Advancing Health Care Innovation and Impact with Anita Gupta (GMP 29, 2020)
Learn about the career resources available to HBS alumni through HBS Career & Professional Development When I came to Harvard Business School (HBS) to participate in the Executive Education General Management Program, I wasn’t looking... View Details
- 30 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Under a Research Microscope
The $2 trillion health care system is one of the United States' largest industries—but one of its worst performing by almost any measure other than technological innovation. The problems are painful, including escalating costs, expensive... View Details
- 27 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Recruiting International Students is Easy and Beneficial for Employers
One of the most important aspects of a Harvard Business School education is the experience HBS students get from learning among a diverse and international group of peers. Of the Class of 2024, 38% come from abroad, representing 160... View Details
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Publications - Faculty & Research
Harvard University ; Higher Education ; History ; Boston Citation Find at Harvard Read Now Related Kirby, William C. "How Universities Die: It Has Happened Before in Centers of Learning Such as Berlin and Beijing. Is Boston Next?" Boston... View Details
- December 1998 (Revised January 1999)
- Case
Carver Consulting Co.
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
The managing partner of a relatively new consulting firm is concerned because training costs at the firm's new training center are higher than expected. Analysis of actual costs compared to those expected is required. In addition, he is considering capitalizing some... View Details
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Carver Consulting Co." Harvard Business School Case 199-006, December 1998. (Revised January 1999.)
- 12 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
Doubts about Applying to HBS
Street, I transitioned to working at Sponsors For Educational Opportunity (SEO) as an Assistant Director of Recruiting and Development. At SEO, I leveraged my experience in financial services and passion for helping underrepresented... View Details
- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
Tahilyani, and Anjali RainaHarvard Business School Case 110-001 The case focuses on how Pratham, a non-governmental organization, provided quality education to underprivileged children in India by collaborating with the government. It... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace