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  • 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
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  • 13 Aug 2020
  • Research & Ideas

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

Petriglieri, associate professor at INSEAD: Making special accommodations for employees who are at high-risk of COVID infection is legally, morally, and reputationally the right course of action for employers. In many countries, employers have a legal duty of View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 2018
  • Working Paper

How Scheduling Can Bias Quality Assessment: Evidence from Food Safety Inspections

By: Maria Ibanez and Michael W. Toffel
Many production processes are subject to inspection to ensure they meet quality, safety, and environmental standards imposed by companies and regulators. Inspection accuracy is critical to inspections being a useful input to assessing risks, allocating quality... View Details
Keywords: Assessment; Bias; Inspection; Scheduling; Econometric Analysis; Empirical Research; Regulation; Health; Food; Safety; Quality; Performance Consistency; Performance Evaluation; Service Industry; Service Industry
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  • 13 Oct 2010
  • Research & Ideas

How Government can Discourage Private Sector Reliance on Short-Term Debt

the implications of our findings, which is to say that the government could actively influence the corporate sector's borrowing decisions by shifting its own financing between T-bills and bonds. Why should we care about how the private... View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Financial Services
  • 11 Jan 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 11

which habits can lead people to make suboptimal decisions; for thinking too much, we discuss research documenting the ways in which careful consideration of attributes, and careful consideration of options,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Nov 2021
  • Op-Ed

How to Tap the Talent Automated HR Platforms Miss

As the global staffing shortage grinds on, corporate recruiters everywhere are relying on their online hiring platforms and automated systems to deliver the candidates they need. Too often, these tools will fail them, sidelining many qualified workers in the process.... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller
  • 06 Jul 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

key components for taking care of yourself after performing a necessary evil.” It is important to note, however, that we did not gather data about outcomes in this study, so we cannot conclude that any particular method of handling the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 30 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds

influence on the decisions management takes.” As passive investors become larger and larger owners of companies, however, the future health of these businesses may depend on those investors taking a more active role in determining the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
  • 14 May 2020
  • Research & Ideas

What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog

around physical and mental health is not a luxury or a frill, but an essential aspect of risk management. CEOs and top management need to prioritize taking care of their own health. Boards need to persuade... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
  • 24 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 24, 2006

and AIDS: The Macroeconomic Impact of a Health Crisis Authors:Eric D. Werker, Amrita Ahuja, and Brian Wendell Abstract Theories abound on the potential macroeconomic impact of AIDS in Africa, yet there have been surprisingly few empirical... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Jun 2014
  • Research & Ideas

In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet

redefined," Higgins says. "The younger generation doesn't care as much about cable TV." And for older sports fans, mobile devices are gaining popularity because they allow for multitasking. "Wyc Grousbeck was on a tour... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services; Financial Services
  • 29 Nov 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?

these ventures? Should investors care whether a founder leans toward Rich or leans toward King? A: From an investor's perspective, Rich versus King is a fundamental issue. During my internship in venture capital, I heard the phrase... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Financial Services
  • 21 Jun 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

given the increased focus on containing health care costs, perhaps those machines could supplement more advanced equipment used for initial screenings or at community hospitals. There is great possibility... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 24 May 2011
  • First Look

First Look: May 24

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-031.pdf Measuring Teamwork in Health Care Settings: A Review of Survey Instruments Authors:Melissa A. Valentine, Ingrid M. Nembhard, and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • September 1995
  • Case

Ares-Serono

By: Michael Y. Yoshino, Jean-Pierre Jeannet and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Ares Serono, a medium-size Swiss pharmaceutical company, is the global leader in the field of fertility drugs. The company has successfully transformed into one of the very few biotech firms in Europe. The case treats a set of major strategic and organizational... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Globalized Firms and Management; Asset Management; Balance and Stability; Expansion; Digital Platforms; Leadership Development; Health Care and Treatment; Transformation; Family Business; Problems and Challenges; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Switzerland; Europe
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  • 15 May 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

School Case 317-073 Prevent Senior: A New Paradigm for Growth in the Health Care Sector? No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/317073 Harvard Business School Case... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 24 Jul 2013
  • Op-Ed

Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In

city employees are legally protected by many state constitutions. The key constraint in changing health care obligations, however, is usually political, especially pressure from public employee unions. If... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber, Robert C. Pozen, Eric D. Werker & Benjamin Kennedy; Auto
  • 22 Sep 2014
  • Op-Ed

Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business

and electronic payment technology to assess the health of a business. Traditional lenders generally focus on both the small business owners' personal credit history and key metrics about the borrower's business, such as industry-specific... View Details
Keywords: by Karen Mills; Financial Services; Financial Services
  • 23 Jul 2014
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Innovation Is Magic. Really

product and service experiences that exceed customer expectations and the offerings of competitors. What's the secret? Success in business as well as magic has less to do with clever marketing and more to do with the innovation process,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products
  • 08 Sep 2015
  • First Look

September 8, 2015

injuries they had sustained during their time in the NFL and the resulting health problems they attributed to these injuries. In part, the lawsuit alleged that the NFL had not been forthcoming with players about the View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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