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04 Apr 2011
HBS Case

Reinventing the National Geographic Society

loyalty is still to their silos," Garvin observes. The case encourages students to put themselves in his place. Is Fahey moving too slowly? Does he have the right people in the right positions? Is the new mission—"to inspire people to View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Publishing

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Key Stakeholders - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

sustainable competition. Providers Stay competitive by adopting a strategic approach, restructuring the delivery of care, and measuring costs and outcomes to increase patient value. Patients Participate actively in managing personal... View Details

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Regional Winners - Alumni

Alumni Regional Winners Haf Haf Inc. A fun, reliable, effective, eco-friendly personal care brand focusing on children and teenagers who have their own age-specific needs and preference. Tingting Zhong, MBA... View Details

12 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Using the Law to Strategic Advantage

substantially when the managers and lawyers work as partners both to craft the objectives and to devise the means of accomplishing them. Fifth, every firm should have a general counsel or chief legal officer—one person either in-house or... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Legal Services

28 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

Unilever's market positions in detergents. The attempts to find more profitable growth opportunities through innovation, in products as diverse as fresh dairy and feminine hygiene, largely came to naught, as did attempts to buy into the fast-growing View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

30 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 30

associated with a product's production heightens consumers' attraction to the firm, which in turn increases purchase interest (Experiments 1-3). In fact, cost transparency has a stronger impact on purchase interest than emphasizing the firm's View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Feb 2022
Book

When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed

employees to discover their purpose in life but to then find a connection between our personal life purpose with the purpose of the organization where we work. The great resignation under way over the past year has shown us that employees... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

08 Feb 2021
Book

How to Make the World Better, Not Perfect

over where to go to dinner and what movie to see, they could both leave feeling unsatisfied. If, on the other hand, the person who cares more strongly about dinner gets to choose the restaurant, and the film... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

09 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

War in Ukraine: Soaring Gas Prices and the Return of Stagflation?

nowhere near de-escalation. My personal assessment is that it is likely to get worse." Since the conflict seems poised to get worse before it gets better, what impacts should businesses and consumers expect to experience as a result?... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Energy

17 Jun 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Excellence Comes From Saying No

comic strip. Another wrote a personal essay about her struggles to overcome the stereotype of being the "Shy Asian Girl." Another student, who came from a retail background, wrote an open letter to clothing store Abercrombie... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Eligibility | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

especially those that may be forgiven upon resumption of employment Personal loans from family or friends Bank loans not certified or verified by MBA Financial Aid Home equity loans or lines of credit Applicants who have previously... View Details

September 2011 (Revised February 2013)
Case

Cleveland Clinic: Improving the Patient Experience

By: Ananth Raman and Anita L. Tucker

Healthcare has traditionally focused on medical outcomes and financial performance. The big question is always, "How much is it going to cost?" What would happen, though, if healthcare also considered the question of "How does the patient feel?" This case looks at the... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Customer Satisfaction; Performance Improvement; Service Delivery; Value Creation; Personal Characteristics; Human Needs

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24 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

to change your life. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54720 in press Health Care Management Review Innovation Contest: Effect of Perceived Support for Learning on Participation By: Jung, Olivia S., Andrea... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

investments in the technology, consumer, and business and health care services industries, and a portfolio manager at SIAR Capital, where she invested in small capitalization public companies and private companies. She has been active on... View Details

01 Jun 2024
News

Again and Again

build a ritual into my life.” Michael Norton: Well, cult leaders. Duhigg: And religious leaders—that’s true. But why should we care about rituals? Norton: We have done a lot of work over the years to help people have better habits around... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

June 2014
Article

Informal Peer Interaction and Practice Type as Predictors of Physician Performance on Maintenance of Certification Examinations

By: Melissa A. Valentine, S. Barsade, Amy C. Edmondson, A. Gal and R. Rhodes

Context: Physicians can demonstrate mastery of the knowledge that supports continued clinical competence by passing a Maintenance of Certification exam. Exam performance depends on professional learning and development, which may be enhanced by informal routine... View Details

Keywords: Training; Health Care and Treatment; Performance; Social and Collaborative Networks; Learning; Health Industry

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14 Oct 2021
In Practice

Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return

parents with unvaccinated kids under 12 and people engaged in elder care may be rightfully concerned that being indoors at work with colleagues can increase the risks for the vulnerable people they care for.... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

07 May 2012
Research & Ideas

The Art of Haggling

additional time in the cottage, and the buyer takes care of winter maintenance concerns. Win-win solutions like that could leave both parties better off than a straight cash deal. In academic circles, the former approach is called... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston

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Published CSV Cases - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

its retail stores. In 2015, the U.S. health care system continued to evolve. Health systems were expanding and consolidating, new health care delivery models were emerging, reimbursement was changing, while... View Details

28 Jan 2020
Book

Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

person can do it all. What do your discussions with leaders teach us about putting together a coalition? Kanter: I urge leaders to live by the Change Agent Rule of Three. In every situation, leaders must deal with three groups of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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