Continuing Care - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Oct 2023
Research & Ideas

In Empowering Black Voters, Did a Landmark Law Stir White Angst?

officials elected at the same time. Moreover, white voter registration rates spiked after the election of Black officials and continued to climb for at least a decade, the researchers find. “Even if the [Voting Rights Act] lowers the... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research

partnering with universities to track the long-term outcomes of its graduates, aiming to continually improve programs that supported the career success and well-being of its students. How would the foundation sustain momentum with donors... View Details

September–October 2020
Article

The Past, Present, and (Near) Future of Gene Therapy and Gene Editing

By: Julia Pian, Amitabh Chandra and Ariel Dora Stern

Emerging gene therapy and gene-editing technologies will have a growing impact on patient lives and health-care delivery. We analyzed a decade of data on clinical trials and venture capital investments to understand the likely trajectory of genetically focused... View Details

Keywords: Gene Therapy; Gene Editing; Impact; Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Health Testing and Trials; Venture Capital; Change

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16 Nov 2021
HBS Case

How a Company Made Employees So Miserable, They Killed Themselves

some cases. “The government still continued to be a shareholder and cared a lot about dividends, so the leader faced this huge burden of performance, which perhaps could have been lessened,” says Montgomery.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

defense while also playing offense. Deep Purpose Podcast Innovation Opportunities Created by COVID: And How to Make Them Happen Professor Regina Herzlinger (DBA 1971) + More Info – Less Info The crush of patients created by COVID enabled the creation of sites for View Details

14 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces Its 2023-2024 Blavatnik Fellows

fellows will be a part of the next decade of life science venture creation. I am truly delighted to continue to be a part of the fellowship’s growth and to be able to mentor the next generation of entrepreneurs who are commercializing... View Details

31 Oct 2023
Research & Ideas

Beyond the 'Business Case' in DEI: 6 Steps Toward Meaningful Change

you can still profit while marginalizing groups of workers.” “It's about the fact that there are barriers to inclusion and there has been a history of exclusion and continuing race and gender hierarchies,” Williams said. “It's not a... View Details

Keywords: by Katherine Hutt Scott and Barbara DeLollis

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

Kazakhstan." Harvard Business School Case 425-077, May 2025. Dell Med: Transforming Care Delivery & Payment By: Robert S. Kaplan , David N. Bernstein and Mary L. Witkowski May 2025 | Case | Faculty Research Health View Details

09 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Unilever—A Case Study

1950s, Unilever manufactured convenience foods, such as frozen foods and soup, ice cream, meat products, and tea and other drinks. It manufactured personal care products, including toothpaste, shampoo, hairsprays, and deodorants. The oils... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Manufacturing; Retail

05 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Companies Raise Their Prices: Because They Can

larger quantities less costly to produce. The authors find that falling marginal costs are the primary driver of increased markups, in part because the cost reductions are not passed on to consumers. "This could continue to allow... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

14 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 14

factors such as "firm culture" and "employee engagement" in driving firm performance? Increasing evidence from a wide range of fields suggests that productivity differs widely across firms, even after the inclusion of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Apr 2022
Book

Racism, Colonialism, and Britain's Legacy of Violence

Britain’s 20th century empire was the largest in human history, with a quarter of the world’s land and nearly 700 million people. Yet the empire drew its strength from violence. That’s the conclusion Harvard Business School Professor Caroline Elkins draws in her new... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

29 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Why Do Outlet Stores Exist?

versa. "People who were most willing to travel happened to be the same people who cared about quality the least," says Ngwe. Importantly, that consumer behavior went not only for older items but also for brand-new items produced... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Retail

26 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

High-Stakes Decision Making: The Lessons of Mount Everest

the Everest case clearly demonstrates. To combat overconfidence, leaders must seek out information that disconfirms their existing views, and they should discourage subordinates from hiding bad news. Leaders also must take great care to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael A. Roberto

04 Mar 2024
Research & Ideas

Want to Make Diversity Stick? Break the Cycle of Sameness

replace him with another white man, even when white men continued to hold the majority of the board. “People myopically attend to the identity of the person who is leaving,” Chang says. “They seem to ignore the diversity of the remaining... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

14 Feb 2023
HBS Case

Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis

country is shifting away from the liberal Social Democratic Party that has been the benchmark of its system. Fewer young Swedes are joining unions, and American-style private schools and medical care have taken root. “Americans, myself... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

the probabilities of success are low, extremely skewed, and unknowable until an investment is made. At a macro level, experimentation by new firms underlies the Schumpeterian notion of creative destruction. However, at a micro level, investment and View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

Vital Signs

even pharmacists are being asked to take on more initial assessments for minor illnesses in some settings. “Innovation will continue to be a really powerful way to help improve health care systems globally... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 2023
News

Thinking Ahead

news you can use to bring yourself and your business up to speed in the year ahead. Fundraising Forecast: Continued Clouds, Some Sun It isn’t news that the fundraising climate has cooled considerably in the past year. But as a startup... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustrations by Chris Gash; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

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HBS - The year in Review

Custom programs. And, while the HBS Online portfolio continued its rapid growth with four new certificate programs and three new Certificates of Specialization, it also hosted Connext, an annual gathering of learners, in a hybrid format... View Details

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