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  • 2009
  • Working Paper

Management and the Financial Crisis (We have met the enemy and he is us...)

By: William A. Sahlman
The financial crisis of 2008-9 has revealed that our broad model of corporate governance is broken, independent of the shortcomings in the regulatory system. Managers and boards of directors in scores of systemically important firms failed to protect employees,... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Ethics; Corporate Governance; Financial Crisis
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    Jill J. Avery

    Dr. Jill Avery is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration and C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator in the marketing unit at Harvard Business School. She is a respected authority on branding and brand management, customer relationship... View Details

    Keywords: consumer products; arts; advertising; automobiles; retailing; fashion; hotels ＆ motels; food; beverage
    • November 2014 (Revised March 2016)
    • Background Note

    Mental Health and the American Workplace

    By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop
    Mental illness has been described as an epidemic affecting nearly a quarter of all Americans in their lifetimes, often during their most productive working years. Managers who can design organizations that maximize mental health can minimize these risks and boost... View Details
    Keywords: Public Health; Productivity; Competitiveness; Stress Management; Depression; Absenteeism; Presenteeism; Work Culture; Business or Company Management; Work-Life Balance; Performance Productivity; Organizational Culture; Medical Specialties; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States
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      Joseph L. Bower

      JOSEPH L. BOWER, Donald K. David Professor Emeritus, has been a leader in general management at Harvard Business School for 51 years. He also served on the faculty of the Harvard Kennedy School during its first decade.  He has served in many administrative roles... View Details

      Keywords: insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry
      • 2018
      • Dictionary Entry

      Communicating about Climate Change with Corporate Leaders and Stakeholders

      By: Andrew J. Hoffman
      Within the corporate sector, climate change represents an unfolding market shift, one that is driven by policy but also by pressures from a variety of market constituents such as consumers, suppliers, buyers, insurance companies, banks, and others. The shift takes... View Details
      Keywords: Adaptation; Climate Change; Transition; Innovation Strategy; Markets
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        Ryan W. Buell

        Ryan W. Buell is a Professor of Business Administration in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches View Details

        Keywords: insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry
        • 21 Oct 2011
        • Working Paper Summaries

        Market Interest in Nonfinancial Information

        Keywords: by Robert G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus & George Serafeim
        • Web

        Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

        Morse G. Dial Union Carbide Corporation, 1952–1963 Alfred B. Dick Jr. A. B. Dick and Company, 1934–1947 Alfred B. Dick A. B. Dick and Company, 1883–1934 Earl B. Dickerson Supreme Life Insurance Company of... View Details
        • Web

        Hiring Organizations

        Nexus Capital Management Nexus Venture Partners Niantic Nike Nikola Motor Company Nirvana Insurance Noetica AI Nominal - nominal.io Nomura Greentech Northvolt Northwell Health Notable Capital Novartis Novo... View Details
        • 08 Jan 2019
        • First Look

        New Research and Ideas, January 8, 2019

        to deliver high-quality goods or services in a cost-effective manner. This concept has become increasingly relevant to cardiac catheterization laboratories, as insurers move away from fee-for-service reimbursement and toward payment... View Details
        Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

          Rosabeth M. Kanter

          Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and direct... View Details

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          • 15 Jun 2010
          • First Look

          First Look: June 15

          HerzlingerHarvard Business School Case 310-071 Vitality is part of a $2 billion start-up South African and U.K. health insurance firm. It has achieved excellent results in rewarding people for promoting their health. It is now... View Details
          Keywords: Martha Lagace
          • March 1999 (Revised October 1999)
          • Case

          Tufts Health Plan

          By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Nancy D. Beaulieu
          Describes the introduction of capitation by a managed care company and the challenges of managing financial risk in the Medicare population. Focuses on the relationship between the health plan and physicians. View Details
          Keywords: Health; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Risk and Uncertainty; Insurance; Insurance Industry; Insurance Industry
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          • 15 Mar 2024
          • HBS Case

          Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work

          place, discussing one’s next step (or departure) wouldn’t feel abrupt or discriminatory. Health Wing works with a company that saw almost a million dollars in unexpected health care costs last year because the company’s generous health... View Details
          Keywords: by Avery Forman
          • 07 Sep 2021
          • Research & Ideas

          Who Pays For Wildfire and Hurricane Damage? Everyone.

          New Mexico homeowners might think their inland location buffers them from the financial toll of climate change, but they’re still paying for climate-related property damage occurring in coastal states. New research finds that homeowners in New Mexico and other states... View Details
          Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Insurance
          • Web

          Podcast - Business & Environment

          clarity and guidance on the steps necessary for more resilient companies and societies. For notes and resources visit; climaterising.org How Insurance Companies are Addressing... View Details
          • 2020
          • Chapter

          Climate Change Is Going to Transform Where and How We Build

          By: John D. Macomber
          As fires, floods, and droughts increasingly threaten homes, businesses, and other institutions, climate risk has become financial risk. This implies that homeowners and investors have been making location decisions without properly pricing the cost of potential peril,... View Details
          Keywords: Climate Change; Housing; Mortgages; Geographic Location; Real Estate Industry
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          • 02 Sep 2014
          • Research & Ideas

          Food Stamp Entrepreneurs: How Public Assistance Enables Business Bootstrapping

          welfare services leads to an increase in the formation of new companies. (The paper cites a related example: author J. K. Rowling, who wrote the first Harry Potter novel while receiving welfare benefits in the United Kingdom.) "Social View Details
          Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

            Howard H. Stevenson

            Howard H. Stevenson is Sarofim-Rock Baker Foundation Professor emeritus, former Senior Associate Dean, Director of Publishing, and Chair of the Harvard Business Publishing Company board. The Sarofim-Rock Chair was established in 1982 to provide a continuing base for... View Details

            Keywords: insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry
            • 18 Feb 2015
            • First Look

            First Look: February 18

              Publications February 2015 Little, Brown and Company Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges By: Cuddy, Amy Abstract—We often meet life's challenges with fear and anxiety. We fail to be our best and end up... View Details
            Keywords: Sean Silverthorne