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  • July 2002 (Revised August 2002)
  • Case

Washington Hospital Center (B): The Power of Insight

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Michelle Heskett
Dr. Craig Feied considers how to take a major technical innovation beyond his own department into a large hospital system. Reviews how proprietary information systems became indispensable in the department of emergency medicine and what it took to introduce the change... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Health Care and Treatment; Nonprofit Organizations; Medical Specialties; Organizational Culture; Crisis Management; Technological Innovation; Higher Education; Adoption; Health Industry; District of Columbia
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  • Winter 2022
  • Article

Determinants of Small Business Reopening Decisions After COVID Restrictions Were Lifted

By: Dylan Balla-Elliott, Zoë B. Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, Michael Luca and Christopher Stanton
The COVID-19 pandemic led to dramatic economic disruptions, including government-imposed restrictions that temporarily shuttered millions of American businesses. We use a nation-wide survey of thousands of small business owners to establish three main facts about... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19; Demand Forecasting; Reopening; Health Pandemics; Government Administration; Small Business
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  • May 2008 (Revised April 2018)
  • Case

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Interdisciplinary Cancer Care

By: Michael E. Porter and Sachin H. Jain
In 2006, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center was an internationally leading institution for cancer care, education, and research. Since 1996, it had successfully reorganized itself from a cancer hospital that was physically organized around clinical... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Health Disorders; Organizational Structure; Medical Specialties; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Value Creation; Service Delivery; Research; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; Health Industry; Texas
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  • 15 Jun 2020
  • Research & Ideas

A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.

required to accomplish such a planned massive expansion, from yet-to-be hit rural areas to overwhelmed urban health systems. As leaders consider how to tackle the task, they might look at the Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health
  • 22 Nov 2016
  • Blog Post

Memoirs of an International First Year Student

you about your culture(s) as well. Hence, if they err on a culturally insensitive issue, be kind and try to provide your point of view to reduce the bias. Or as our professors would say, provide feedback!... View Details
  • September 1997 (Revised May 1998)
  • Case

Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America: The Quest for a Model Workplace

By: Lynn S. Paine and Dale Coxe
This case details the sexual harassment case brought against Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America by nearly 300 female employees in April 1996. The recommendations developed for the company by former U.S. Labor Secretary Lynn Marten are presented. In response to... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Behavior; Attitudes; Problems and Challenges; Working Conditions; Crime and Corruption; Auto Industry; United States
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  • 05 Feb 2001
  • Research & Ideas

The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots

new ways technology can improve their businesses. They are more likely to consider the systemic consequences of their Internet propositions. They do not wait for a plan to spring full-blown from the heads... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
  • 19 Dec 2016
  • Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016

corporate HR function. Becoming a Cognitive Referent: Market Creation and Cultural Strategy Rory McDonald describes the making of a "cognitive referent," which is a firm that customers, the media,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 21 May 2024
  • Cold Call Podcast

The Importance of Trust for Managing through a Crisis

Keywords: Re: Sandra J. Sucher; Tourism
  • 05 Jul 2022
  • What Do You Think?

Have We Seen the Peak of Just-in-Time Inventory Management?

distribution channel. Fluctuating demand at the retail level would generate exaggerated fluctuations—a “whipsaw” effect—in expected demand and inventory planning at the back end, or manufacturing level, in an effort to meet possible... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing; Shipping; Transportation
  • 24 Jul 2019
  • Blog Post

Growing the Seeds of an Early-Stage Startup

The company aims to transform health food with a lesser known super-seed (Sacha Inchi), which has a superior nutritional profile compared to most conventional nuts and seeds. The mission was to do this not just through its products, but... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail
  • 01 Dec 2017
  • News

Pencils Up: Taking Note of New Courses

say. “We saw an opportunity to explore this rapidly evolving practice and develop new material that is both exciting for our students and relevant for practitioners.” Leadership: Execution & Action Planning... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
  • 09 Jun 2024
  • Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

anything at HBS. I came in with a plan and an idea of who I wanted to be post-HBS, but giving myself the time and space to explore, ask questions, and try new things turns out to be the best thing I ever... View Details
  • 26 Sep 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Unpacking That Icky Feeling of 'Shopping' for Diverse Job Candidates

various platforms, without seeking the input of the professionals themselves, Jackson says. “Companies that are trying to be thoughtful in their actions can overthink it sometimes,” she says. “They want to... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • 15 Nov 2016
  • News

Cultivating the Next Generation of Thought Leaders

two reasons for management failures to heed shareholder proposals for greater action on ESG issues: processes within the organization may not be sufficiently developed, and performance incentives may be misaligned. “I went back to the... View Details
  • 12 Feb 2016
  • News

Creating Common Ground in Communities of Conflict

I felt there my first sense of being an entrepreneur.” Mendhro left Microsoft for HBS in 2006, but struggled with the adjustment while facing an acute health issue, which led her to take a break to return to... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
  • 30 Jan 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers

consultancy firm that broadly rated management practices in three areas: monitoring—how well managers keep track of what's happening in a firm and make good use of that information; targets—how well... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 13 Oct 2011
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Building a Business in the Context of a Life

malleable, a rough outline that will likely change as circumstances warrant or as a person's view of success evolves. The process of creating a vision and a plan View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education
  • 23 Jun 2021
  • Blog Post

How I Sourced My Internship Outside of the US: Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu

When Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu (MBA 2021) came to HBS after seven years at GE Healthcare in Ghana, she brought with her the support of key mentors, a strong interest in technology, and trust in her intuition. All three would play a part in... View Details
  • 26 Feb 2025
  • Blog Post

Exploring value-based care: My summer internship with Main Street Health

foundation, I wanted to pivot for the summer and gain hands-on operational experience at a startup. Main Street Health provided the perfect opportunity to do just that—working in a fast-paced, early-stage environment where I could see the... View Details
Keywords: Health Care