Opioids - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Nov 2022
Book

Stop Ignoring Bad Behavior: 6 Tips for Better Ethics at Work

In 1995, Purdue Pharma began selling a powerful and addictive opioid drug called OxyContin. The company was aware that the drug, which was marketed to doctors as a safe way to manage chronic pain, was a potent narcotic that could quickly... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

16 Nov 2021
HBS Case

How a Company Made Employees So Miserable, They Killed Themselves

purpose, and in turn put workers at a greater risk for depression, opioid addiction, and even suicide, Whillans says. “It’s important for managers to realize the psychological threat that workers are facing as they come up against ageism... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

20 Apr 2021
Book

A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success

Imagine a full airplane, most passengers will have paid a different price (and fees!). That’s great for the airline, but it is all just value capture, there is zero value created through the price discrimination. McKinsey’s work in the View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

06 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?

Every public health crisis—whether it’s the availability of highly addictive opioids or junk food marketing to children—prompts consumers to question how far companies will go for profit. It’s not an unwarranted concern. After all,... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health

12 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis

Prevention programs disrupted "The pandemic threatens to dismantle all the gains made in the US in the recent six-year fight against opioids and heroin,” says Jim Langford (HBS MBA 1984), Executive Director of the Georgia Prevention... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Health

05 Sep 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017

potential if the opioid crisis continues unabated,” she said. “Bright spots and positive momentum matter when it comes to directing the energy that exists in Cincinnati toward addressing the epidemic.” Now though, days before Hacking... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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