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- 08 Feb 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Team Scaffolds: How Minimal In-Group Structures Support Fast-Paced Teaming
- December 2010
- Case
Oral Rehydration Therapy
By: Nava Ashraf and Claire Qureshi
This case highlights the puzzlingly high rate of diarrhea-related child mortality in developing countries despite the existence of a simple, effective treatment: oral rehydration therapy (ORT). ORT treated extreme dehydration caused by diarrhea, which was a leading... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Innovation Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Developing Countries and Economies; Technological Innovation; Distribution Channels; Emerging Markets; Consumer Behavior; Performance Consistency; Performance Evaluation; Health Industry; Africa; Asia
Ashraf, Nava, and Claire Qureshi. "Oral Rehydration Therapy." Harvard Business School Case 911-035, December 2010. (Request a courtesy copy.)
- Program
PLD Module 5
company build and sustain a competitive advantage. You will emerge with the leadership skills and confidence to make high-level decisions that support your organization's financial needs, legal requirements, ethical obligations, and... View Details
- 19 Dec 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Innovating Without Information Constraints: Organizations, Communities, and Innovation When Information Costs Approach Zero
- Research Summary
Overview
Dr. Burch’s research focuses on capitalism, work, and gender in the twentieth-century United States. Her work reinterprets the history of direct selling by placing it at the center, rather than on the margins, of narratives about advanced capitalism. Examining the... View Details
- January 2004 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Crisis and Response: Sexual Abuse Allegations in the Boston Archdiocese (B)
By: Ashish Nanda
In 2002, the Boston archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church was confronted by public revelations of how allegations of clergy sexual abuse were handled by the archdiocese during the 1990s. This case describes how the Boston archdiocese addressed the issue over the... View Details
Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Crime and Corruption; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Religion; Crisis Management; Boston
Nanda, Ashish. "Crisis and Response: Sexual Abuse Allegations in the Boston Archdiocese (B)." Harvard Business School Case 904-049, January 2004. (Revised April 2004.)
- Program
Driving Corporate Performance
communication, accountability, and organizational design, you will emerge fully prepared to help your organization drive short-term and long-term success. This program is eligible for the Certificate of Management Excellence. Learn More... View Details
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Press / Media
By: Debora L. Spar
I'll have a girl, please
American Public Media [Marketplace], 12 September 2006
DR. DEBORAH SPAR: "The ability to choose gender is really only the first... View Details
- 14 Dec 2021
- Op-Ed
To Change Your Company's Culture, Don't Start by Trying to Change the Culture
different things. The causality doesn’t go the other way. So, in a company, you first need to change how the company is organized, managed, and led in light of its strategic goals. The goals themselves may need to change. A new culture then View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer
- 30 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 30
competition with perennial rival P&G increasing its focus on the oral care and emerging markets where Colgate had traditionally been untouchable. To defend its lead Colgate attempted to cover all fronts, leveraging brand equity,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 6, 2015
better understanding of the impact of digital technology on economic activity, and Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy brings together leading scholars to explore this emerging area of research. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Degrees, Certifications & Alumni Status | About
requirements), and three Senior Executive Leadership Programs. Doctoral Program Grants : Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Alumni Status : Yes Some of the greatest intellectual challenges of our time are emerging from the broad fields of... View Details
- 2022
- Chapter
Connecter les rêves
By: Hubert Joly and Mariana Arnaut
Trouver du sens dans son travail est plus que jamais vécu comme essentiel. L’entreprise, l’une des organisations humaines les plus capables d’innovation, a un rôle central à jouer face aux enjeux sociaux et environnementaux. Reste à déterminer quels principes peuvent... View Details
Joly, Hubert, and Mariana Arnaut. "Connecter les rêves." Chap. 8 in En quête de sens: Un dialogue entre dirigeants et futurs dirigeants [In Search of Meaning: A Dialogue Between Leaders and Future Leaders], edited by Rodolphe Durand and Cécile Lavrard-Meyer de Lisle, 125–142. Paris: Dunod, 2022, French ed.
- September 2021
- Article
Network Interconnectivity and Entry into Platform Markets
By: Feng Zhu, Xinxin Li, Ehsan Valavi and Marco Iansiti
Digital technologies have led to the emergence of many platforms in our economy today. In certain platform networks, buyers in one market purchase services from providers in many other markets, whereas in others, buyers primarily purchase services from providers within... View Details
Keywords: Network Interconnectivity; Platform Competition; Market Entry; Networks; Digital Platforms; Competition; Market Entry and Exit
Zhu, Feng, Xinxin Li, Ehsan Valavi, and Marco Iansiti. "Network Interconnectivity and Entry into Platform Markets." Information Systems Research 32, no. 3 (September 2021): 1009–1024.
- 22 Oct 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Strategies to Fight Ad-sponsored Rivals
- 05 Sep 2023
- Book
Thriving After Failing: How to Turn Your Setbacks Into Triumphs
open the door to major success down the road. In 1993, as a doctoral student at Harvard, Edmondson conducted a study at two local hospitals, where she hypothesized that teams that worked better together would make fewer medical errors.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 12 Dec 2023
- Book
HBS Faculty Books of 2023: Find Happiness, Fix Things, and Fail Well
mobilize organizational change quickly, untangle digital strategy, and reflect on socially responsible leadership. Take a look back at some of the books by Harvard Business School faculty members that hit the market this year: Economic... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 26 Apr 2023
- In Practice
Is AI Coming for Your Job?
will be displaced in large numbers. Those job losses will be partially offset by job gains for machine learning specialists and emerging jobs like prompt engineers. But, once companies learn how to exploit generative AI, we can anticipate... View Details
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Strategy for Health Care Delivery—Virtual
improve care for complicated patient populations Structure your organization according to patient needs rather than medical specialties Optimize costs through accurate measurement and reporting Apply the concept of Time-Driven... View Details
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Accounting & Management - Faculty & Research
initiatives to the specific needs of their communities and capabilities. Developed through in-depth study of Boston Medical Center’s Health Equity Accelerator, the framework emphasizes four foundational principles—hyper-locality,... View Details