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The founding and expansion of new firms is central to innovation and economic growth, but the determinants of a new idea’s success are difficult to ascertain. The decision to form a new firm and its ultimate outcome are impacted by ownership structure, financing... View Details

22 Feb 2023
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Meet the Disability Advocacy and Affinity Group (DAAG)

HBS classroom and broader HBS community are accessible to all. I have been hard of hearing since birth and am passionate about helping my classmates thrive at HBS both on and off campus. Prior to HBS, I attended Wellesley College and UT... View Details

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Research Areas - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Edition by Michael E. Porter See All Publications Projects & Activities U.S. Competitiveness Project U.S. Cluster Mapping Project International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement Social Progress... View Details

16 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

health of the enterprise rather than near-term returns to its shareholders. Their model would refocus companies’ attention to innovation, strategic renewal, and investment in the future. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

15 Feb 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Learning from My Success and From Others’ Failure: Evidence from Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Keywords: by KC Diwas, Bradley R. Staats & Francesca Gino; Health

03 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 3

details Schön Klinik's founding, its early focus on measurement and improvement, and the design and implementation of a system-wide structure for measuring and reporting actual health outcomes. The case details the care cycle for eating... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Strategy for Universities & Nonprofits - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

customers must be quantified and measured Social organizations often pursue multiple societal outcomes , which requires multiple measured goals Understanding the full costs of delivering outcomes is... View Details

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

Koo. Firm-Induced Migration Paths and Strategic Human-Capital Outcomes (pdf) , Management Science (forthcoming). With Tarun Khanna and Victoria Sevcenko. Work-From-Anywhere: The Productivity Effects of Geographical Flexibility (pdf) ,... View Details

06 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 6

improvements in outcomes such as productivity and longevity, and that good nuts-and-bolts management at individual firms shapes national performance. At 14 textile manufacturers in India, for example, an intervention-involving free,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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News - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

the principles of value-based health care can be applied in low and middle income countries and how it can assist the the journey to universal health coverage. August 2019 Media Mention Navy Saves Money... View Details

11 Oct 2006
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How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?

and individual firms. The question is, what kinds of responses do they call for? The dependency ratio is simply the ratio of unemployed to employed people, whether globally, nationally, or organizationally (where retirees are the unemployed). It is linked to such... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Cases & Teaching Notes - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

outcomes and costs, the foundations of a health care value framework. The company launches a pilot project to use time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC)... Dec 2014 (Revised Jan 2016) HBS Case Collection... View Details

27 Feb 2019
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Cost of a Product Recall

health care, these new findings could apply broadly to any company that invests heavily in R&D, even those in industries that lack a formal recall process. “Whether your firm is making phones or drones or self-driving cars, recalls... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Manufacturing; Consumer Products; Auto; Medical Devices & Supplies

15 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 15

slightly worse outcomes than non-affiliated investments, despite the targets having superior performance prior to investments. Investments during market peaks by commercial banks have significantly higher rates of bankruptcy. The... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

2018
Working Paper

Sustainability and Green Business in Latin America During Globalization Waves

By: Geoffrey Jones

This working paper examines the impact of modern business enterprise on the natural environment of Latin America during the globalization waves between the 19th century and the present day. It argues that although global capitalism created much wealth for the region,... View Details

Keywords: Globalization; Natural Environment; Outcome or Result; Business History; Pollutants; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Tourism Industry; Latin America

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14 Jan 2019
Op-Ed

These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership

Mayo Clinic in 2009, the world-famous medical center was struggling financially. Congress would soon be negotiating the terms of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Obama Administration’s signature health care legislation. From the outset,... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Health; Health; Health; Health

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Presentations - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

current concepts of cost measurement in health care. January 2020 Outcome Measurement by Thomas W. Feeley, MD Dr. Tom Feeley presents the basic principles and process of health... View Details

21 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?

at first company officials cited all kinds of outside influences that were doing damage, including the video game fad, increased global competition, and even dropping birth rates. But newly appointed 35-year-old CEO Jorn vig Knudstorp... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Video - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Care Measured Outcomes: A Future View of Value-Based Health Care This video examines the critical role of outcomes measurement in improving health worldwide. Featuring... View Details

October 2020 (Revised November 2020)
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Wilderness Safaris: Impact Investing and Ecotourism Conservation in Africa

By: James E. Austin, Megan Epler Wood and Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard

In 2018 the majority ownership of publicly owned Wilderness Safaris, the leading high-end ecotourism company in Africa with safari operations in eight countries, was acquired by The Rise Fund, one of the world’s largest private social impact investing funds, and by FS... View Details