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  • August 2017
  • Article

Tort Reform and Innovation

By: Alberto Galasso and Hong Luo
Current academic and policy debates focus on the impact of tort reforms on physicians’ behavior and medical costs. This paper examines whether these reforms also affect incentives to develop new technologies. We develop a theoretical model that predicts that the impact... View Details
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Legal Liability; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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  • 08 Jul 2024
  • Research & Ideas

The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know

important part of how businesses operate, and that can only increase going forward.” “Increasingly, the tech architectures inside firms are a source of competitive advantage.” In a new industry and background note written with HBS... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology
  • January 2, 2020
  • Article

Changes in Quality of Care After Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions

By: Nancy Dean Beaulieu, Leemore S. Dafny, B. E. Landon, Jesse Dalton, Ifedayo Kuye and J. Michael McWilliams
Background: The hospital industry has consolidated substantially during the past two decades and at an accelerated pace since 2010. Multiple studies have shown that hospital mergers have led to higher prices for commercially insured patients, but research about effects... View Details
Keywords: Hospitals; Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care and Treatment; Quality
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  • May 2013 (Revised March 2014)
  • Case

Gap, Inc., 2000

By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
From humble beginnings as a Levi jeans store, by 2000 Gap, Inc. had grown to become the world's leading specialist clothing retailer. Its CEO, Millard S. Drexler, the "merchant prince," was credited with transforming Gap into a global empire, leading the company... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Change; Fashion; Risk and Uncertainty; Competition; Performance Consistency; Problems and Challenges; Globalized Firms and Management; Competitive Strategy; Business Growth and Maturation; Strategy; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; United States
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Hiring Organizations

Partners AllWin Alpaca Real Estate Alphabroder Alpine Investors Alterra Capital Partners Altitude AI Altos Ventures Alumni Ventures Amazon Amazon Web Services - AWS Ambit Partners American Express American Industrial Partners Amex... View Details
  • 2018
  • Working Paper

Opportunistic Returns and Dynamic Pricing: Empirical Evidence from Online Retailing in Emerging Markets

By: Chaithanya Bandi, Antonio Moreno, Donald Ngwe and Zhiji Xu
We investigate how dynamic pricing can lead to higher operational costs through more product returns in the online retail industry. Dynamic pricing has been widely applied by many online retailers. Research has shown that, in response to dynamic pricing, some customers... View Details
Keywords: Price; Policy; Consumer Behavior; Cost Management; Emerging Markets; Retail Industry
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Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

and occupations, impacting organizations across diverse industries and at a global level. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) projects that approximately 1.1 billion jobs will undergo significant... View Details
  • March 2016 (Revised February 2020)
  • Teaching Note

Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision

By: Ryan W. Buell
In 2012, Compass Group (Compass) was on the verge of closing a $2 billion deal with Ascension Health (Ascension), one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States. Under the deal, Compass would provide foodservice management and cleaning services for 86 of... View Details
Keywords: Operations Strategy; Sectorization; Operational Focus; Customer Compatibility; Service Operations; Service Delivery; Operations; Customer Focus and Relationships; Service Industry; Service Industry; United States
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  • 2017
  • Working Paper

Tort Reform and Innovation

By: Alberto Galasso and Hong Luo
Current academic and policy debates focus on the impact of tort reforms on physicians’ behavior and medical costs. This paper examines whether these reforms also affect incentives to develop new technologies. We develop a theoretical model which predicts that the... View Details
Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation; Laws and Statutes; Innovation and Invention; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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Placement - Doctoral

Andrei Shleifer , Ludwig Straub , and David Baqaee Hanbin Yang Business Economics, 2024 Placement: London Business School, Finance Department Dissertation: Essays in Finance and Industrial Organization Advisors: John Campbell , Ariel... View Details
  • March 2016
  • Supplement

Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision

By: Ryan W. Buell
In 2012, Compass Group (Compass) was on the verge of closing a $2 billion deal with Ascension Health (Ascension), one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States. Under the deal, Compass would provide foodservice management and cleaning services for 86 of... View Details
Keywords: Operations Strategy; Sectorization; Operational Focus; Customer Compatibility; Service Operations; Service Delivery; Operations; Customer Focus and Relationships; Service Industry; Service Industry; United States
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Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

shining a spotlight on the people, ideas, and happenings in the SEI community. MediSimplify: Bridging the Gap in Healthcare Communication: SE Founder Risa Komatsu (MBA 2026) Risa Komatsu 30 Jul 2025 As part of the HBS Summer Fellows... View Details
  • May 2013
  • Supplement

Transport Corporation of India (B): Choosing the Right Candidate

By: V.G. Narayanan and Saloni Chaturvedi
Transport Corporation of India was a logistics company that provided multi-modal transport solutions to its customers. Set up in 1958, TCI had grown from a 'one man, one truck, one office' set-up to a company with revenues of $400 million in half a century. TCI's... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Business Divisions; Performance; Sales; Transportation Industry; India
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  • June 2023
  • Teaching Note

From Cradle to Heaven: Taikang Insurance Group

By: William C. Kirby and Noah B. Truwit
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 320-088. The case explores the rise of Taikang Insurance Group and its quest to be a leader of one of China's fastest-growing industries. Due to China's underdeveloped social welfare state, Taikang saw an opportunity for the private... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Government and Politics; Health Industry; China
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About Michael Porter - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

include Harvard's David A. Wells Prize in Economics (1973) for his research in industrial organization. He also received the Graham and Dodd Award of the Financial Analysts Federation in 1980. Michael Porter's book Competitive Advantage... View Details
  • July 2021
  • Article

Electronic Trace Data and Legal Outcomes: The Effect of Electronic Medical Records on Malpractice Claim Resolution Time

By: Sam Ransbotham, Eric Overby and Michael C. Jernigan
Information systems generate copious trace data about what individuals do and when they do it. Trace data may affect the resolution of lawsuits by, for example, changing the time needed for legal discovery. Trace data might speed resolution by clarifying what events... View Details
Keywords: Analytics and Data Science; Lawsuits and Litigation; Digital Transformation; Welfare; Health Industry
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  • October 2022 (Revised September 2024)
  • Case

Podimetrics: Next Steps for Diabetes Cases

By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Ben Creo
Podimetrics, a virtual care management company treating adults with acute diabetes, sat at the intersection of medical device technology, digital health, and health services. Its SmartMat had demonstrated that it could help prevent amputations and that people with... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Health Care Delivery; Health Care Entrepreneurship; Health Care Outcomes; Diabetes; Chronic Disease; Chronic Illness; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Medical Specialties; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Product Development; Business Model; Customer Focus and Relationships; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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  • 25 Apr 2023
  • Op-Ed

How SHEIN and Temu Conquered Fast Fashion—and Forged a New Business Model

Two China-based retail platforms, SHEIN and Temu, are getting a huge amount of attention in the fashion industry these days. I believe that the significance of these platforms goes way beyond the ability to give consumers trendy,... View Details
Keywords: by John Deighton; Fashion; Retail; Consumer Products
  • 26 Mar 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55886 Can Biometric Tracking Improve Healthcare Provision and Data Quality? Experimental Evidence from Tuberculosis Control in India By: Bossuroy, Thomas, Clara... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 11 May 2010
  • First Look

First Look: May 11

entrepreneur or as an investor. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810072-PDF-ENG U.S. Healthcare Reform: International Perspectives Arthur A. Daemmrich and Elia PineiroHarvard Business School Case 710-040 The... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace