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- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Telling the Electronic Century's Unfinished Story
consumer electronics and computers (except for software) was nearly complete. A century before, the early architects of the consumer electronics path had been three competing industrial forces: the United States, Europe, and Japan. Today, in consumer electronics, only... View Details
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS
HarperBusiness in 2003].The book analyzes the impact of this remarkable family on one of the most important companies in the world. Chandler: I've completed my book on the chemical and pharmaceutical... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Donald P. Nielsen, MBA 1963
self-cleaning rat cages for psychology labs. Learning that pharmaceutical companies use large quantities of rats, they negotiated a deal with him and over the next few months also executed a roll-up strategy... View Details
- Profile
Rocio Parra
Why was getting a business education important to you? As a consultant, I had the opportunity to work in a variety of industries from pharmaceuticals and medical devices to government and consumer packaged goods. Through these... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 11 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices
the Poronui Associate Professor of Business Administration. Pharmaceutical companies have long opposed efforts to regulate drug prices, arguing that prices reflect the companies’ massive research... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Alumni Luminaries Discuss Careers, Values with HBS Students
was evident in the questions put to a panel composed of this year's winners of the School’s highest honor, the Alumni Achievement Award. These distinguished graduates were selected for their contributions to their companies and... View Details
- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
headlines, the vaccine sector was a pretty sleepy space. Interest in vaccine development and production had been on the decline for decades. In the 1960s—the triumphant years after Jonas Salk discovered the first polio vaccine—there were 26 View Details
- Student-Profile
Byungyeon Kim
important Harvard’s worldwide research centers would be to his work. His second year research project involved a study of sales force compensation that resulted from a partnership with a Turkish pharmaceutical View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Playing to Win
in turning losing teams into winners, Louis-Dreyfus has an enviable record of reshaping underperforming companies into formidable competitors. A scion of one of France's most prominent business families, he rejuvenated IMS International,... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Right Connections
prospectuses of all public biotech firms going back twenty years. Information from 295 companies and more than 3,000 executives formed the core of their study. The results showed that top managers' ties to notable View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Going Against the Flow
500 automobile, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies that actually run businesses here. Those latter companies know the market and have done very well as a result. "If you're... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- Web
Kraft Accelerator
School, Founder, Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Kathy Giusti is a thinker, motivator, and, above all, a doer. Following her cancer diagnosis, the former pharmaceutical executive channeled her frustration over limited treatment... View Details
- 03 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Healthcare Conference Looks At Ailing Industry
lumped together because they have the same mechanism, although they may look different to us, he said. What this portends commercially is up to smart companies to figure out, he said. Companies will need the... View Details
- 01 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 1, 2007
Business School Case 207-090 As part of its expansion and diversification strategy, the Chiaphua Group explored real estate investments in emerging markets. The Group was one of the largest privately held company groups based in Hong... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
yields-is believed to be an important factor contributing to the credit cycle. This paper analyses this phenomenon in the corporate bond market. Specifically, we show evidence for reaching for yield among insurance companies, the largest institutional holders of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Student-Profile
Olivia Zhao
pros and cons of a public system facing increased privatization. Research Olivia’s research hones in on the pharmaceutical industry and looking at the lifecycle of a drug. “It starts, of course, with research and development at huge drug... View Details
- Profile
Evan Rachlin
experienced as a medical student, business issues are an inescapable reality for any physician. While shadowing a pediatrician in private practice, he noticed the tension between the busy physician and a pharmaceutical representative... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- News
Locally Grown
pharmaceutical machinery sector. With the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountains as a backdrop for his career decision, Fenwick-Smith became increasingly interested in climate change and what the business community could do to make a... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
The Next Big Thing
life-sciences center of the world, by virtue of its unsurpassed “cluster” of world-renowned universities and teaching hospitals; medical-device, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies; financial firms; and skilled workers. “The leadership... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
A New Approach to Health-Care Reform
patients’ needs. Today’s doctors work in a system where they are rewarded by Medicare and insurance companies for the number and cost of the services they provide rather than by the value of those services in helping patients. In short,... View Details