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- April 2009 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
Dr. Benjamin Hooks and Children's Health Forum
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Charles J. Ogletree Jr, Howard Koh, Abbye Atkinson, Carmel Salhi and Aldo Sesia
"Dr. Benjamin Hooks and Children's Health Forum" charts the many different career paths of Hooks, a civil rights activist and pioneer. Hooks' positions ranged from lawyer, judge, preacher, entrepreneur to the first African American commissioner of the Federal...
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Decision Choices and Conditions;
Health Care and Treatment;
Leadership;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Personal Development and Career;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Social Issues
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, Charles J. Ogletree Jr, Howard Koh, Abbye Atkinson, Carmel Salhi, and Aldo Sesia. "Dr. Benjamin Hooks and Children's Health Forum." Harvard Business School Case 309-111, April 2009. (Revised January 2015.)
- August 2001
- Case
Charmed Technology
By: Youngme E. Moon
Charmed Technology, a California start-up known primarily for its high-profile fashion shows featuring "wearable" computers, has just released its first product. The "CharmIT" is being billed as the world's first affordable, wearable computer for consumers. The key...
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Entrepreneurship;
Resignation and Termination;
Technological Innovation;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Development;
Luxury;
Information Infrastructure;
Value Creation;
Computer Industry;
Fashion Industry
Moon, Youngme E. "Charmed Technology." Harvard Business School Case 502-012, August 2001.
- October 1998 (Revised December 1999)
- Case
Gene Research, the Mapping of Life and the Global Economy
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Juan Enriquez-Cabot
A new firm is being created to speed up the process of mapping humans, animals, and plants by combining gene technology with rapid gene identification to improve the health and well being of the human population and the productivity of crops and animals. How does one...
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Information Technology;
Organizational Structure;
Technological Innovation;
Business Processes;
Health Care and Treatment;
Performance Productivity;
Welfare;
Agribusiness;
Genetics;
Science-Based Business;
Biotechnology Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Juan Enriquez-Cabot. "Gene Research, the Mapping of Life and the Global Economy." Harvard Business School Case 599-016, October 1998. (Revised December 1999.)
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
topics, even controlling for their country of origin and gender. For example, CEOs who tend to be more expressive devote more attention to topics related to society at large and avoid topics related to the government. By contrast, dour...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
asteroid miner. Such visions are clearly not going to become reality in the near future. But detailed roadmaps to them are being produced, and recent progress in the required technologies has been dramatic. If such space-economy visions are even partially realized, the...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
state initiative from above, civil society mobilized from below, using the judiciary to hold the state legally responsible for policy implementation. Reforms exposed acute gaps in service delivery, propelling new civic demands for state...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
society as a whole. Publisher's link: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118646983.html April 2015 Management Science Private Equity and Industry Performance By: Bernstein, Shai, Josh Lerner, Morten Sorensen, and Per...
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Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 3
organizations and in society disrupts the learning cycle at the heart of becoming a leader. Women must establish credibility in a culture that is deeply conflicted about whether, when, and how they should exercise authority. Practices...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Case Method - Research Resources | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Fiftieth Year by Re-examining its Mission in a New Society ,” Harvard Business School Bulletin , vol. 34, no. 2, April 1958, pp. 4-16. This Bulletin article includes a reflection on improvements to the case method and a look forward at...
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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
social change campaigns to the rest, Crutchfield reveals powerful lessons for change-makers who seek to affect society and the planet for the better. Corporate Diversification: Opportunities Created by the Winds of Change by Brooks Fenno...
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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Too Big To Fail
the future may be identified as too big to fail. “What’s worse, these firms impose costs on society by creating systemic risks that they don’t have to bear on their balance sheets,” says Moss. “That’s not a situation we want to maintain.”...
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- October 2019 (Revised December 2019)
- Supplement
Extend Fertility: Conceiving the Market for Egg Preservation (B)
By: Debora L. Spar and Olivia Hull
Keywords:
Strategy;
Information Technology;
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Commercialization;
Science-Based Business;
Marketing Strategy;
Business Plan;
Product Marketing;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Mission and Purpose;
Personal Development and Career;
Social Issues;
Integration;
Health;
Health Industry
Spar, Debora L., and Olivia Hull. "Extend Fertility: Conceiving the Market for Egg Preservation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 720-017, October 2019. (Revised December 2019.)
- January 2015 (Revised July 2019)
- Case
CVS Health: Promoting Drug Adherence
Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.
The case describes a program that CVS Health recently implemented to improve medication adherence, an important problem from a societal, public policy, and firm... View Details
The case describes a program that CVS Health recently implemented to improve medication adherence, an important problem from a societal, public policy, and firm... View Details
Keywords:
Medication Adherence;
Affordable Care Act (ACA);
Marketing Strategy;
Communication Strategy;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Decisions;
Health Care and Treatment;
Goals and Objectives;
Resource Allocation;
Marketing Communications;
Consumer Behavior;
Measurement and Metrics;
Service Delivery;
Behavior;
Motivation and Incentives;
Social Issues;
Information Technology;
Value Creation;
Health Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Insurance Industry;
Public Relations Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States
John, Leslie, John Quelch, and Robert Huckman. "CVS Health: Promoting Drug Adherence." Harvard Business School Case 515-010, January 2015. (Revised July 2019.) (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.)
- 05 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017
laws or obligation to your community or society at large. While not simple, a well-designed and properly tested business model serves as a strong guiding compass for the company and aligns priorities and critical actions. Purchase this...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
that emerge from the cross cutting exploration of one of the toughest challenges our society has ever faced. Publisher's link: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780198704072.do October 2014 Leading Sustainable Change: An Organizational...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship
we've discussed, one of the most common fates of programs to stimulate high-technology ventures is capture. Funds end up getting distributed in ways that have little to do with the needs of high-potential ventures or society more...
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- 10 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: First Look: October 10
develop the capacity to examine and evaluate individual CSR-oriented actions, a process that requires both an understanding of the motivation behind them and an assessment of their impact on society and on the firm. Second, they need to...
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Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Can Start Ups Grow?
is in the interest of entrepreneurs to grow their firms to a size that sufficiently improves their chances of survival and success. Moreover, large firms are a source of employment, and hence new venture growth is important to society as...
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- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Religion and Business Learn From Each Other?
Mention the words religion and business in one breath, and chances are good that someone will take offense. It's a common conviction within most Western societies that the two do not and should not be mixed—ever. Yet when Laura Nash and...
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by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
more competitive, which is beneficial to society as a whole." The younger generation of alumni sees a new attitude among its peers. "We are more willing to take risks," notes DeRemate's Cepeda. "We see the synergies of globalization and...
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