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  • August 2018
  • Teaching Note

IguanaFix

By: Frank V. Cespedes and Thomas Eisenmann
Teaching Note for HBS No. 817-056. IguanaFix, based in Argentina, is a platform business that connects consumers with home improvement contractors. The founders are evaluating growth options and an investment offer. The case focuses on scaling issues for a venture... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Marketing; Home Improvement Services; Marketing Management; Scaling; Entrepreneurship; Marketing; Sales; Digital Platforms; Growth and Development Strategy
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  • July 2021
  • Article

Electronic Trace Data and Legal Outcomes: The Effect of Electronic Medical Records on Malpractice Claim Resolution Time

By: Sam Ransbotham, Eric Overby and Michael C. Jernigan
Information systems generate copious trace data about what individuals do and when they do it. Trace data may affect the resolution of lawsuits by, for example, changing the time needed for legal discovery. Trace data might speed resolution by clarifying what events... View Details
Keywords: Analytics and Data Science; Lawsuits and Litigation; Digital Transformation; Welfare; Health Industry
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  • 02 Jan 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018

Sources of Inefficiency in Health Care By: Chandra, Amitabh, and Douglas O. Staiger Abstract—In medicine, the reasons for variation in treatment rates across hospitals serving similar patients are not well understood. Some interpret this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 1994
  • Article

Three-dimensional Finite Element Modeling of a Cervical Vertebra: An Investigation of Burst Fracture Mechanism

By: Kevin J. Bozic, J H Keyak, H B Skinner, H U Bueff and David Bradford
Finite element modeling was used to study the mechanical behavior of a cervical vertebra under axial compressive loading. A three-dimensional (3-D) finite element (FE) model of a mid-cervical vertebra using inhomogeneous material properties was generated from... View Details
Keywords: Performance Expectations; Strength and Weakness; Health; Mathematical Methods; Health Industry
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  • 26 Mar 2024
  • Research & Ideas

How Humans Outshine AI in Adapting to Change

a player’s keypress. To complete the game, the player—human or machine—had to navigate the digital self to a goal using four moves: up, down, right, or left. Human players used arrow keys. Each of the game versions interfered with the... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology
  • 25 Feb 2015
  • HBS Seminar

Jeffrey Schnapp, Harvard Graduate School of Design

  • July 2019 (Revised May 2020)
  • Supplement

Piramal e-Swasthya (B): Considering Change

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joyce J. Kim
From 2008 to 2010 Anand Piramal ran a series of pilots for his digital healthcare startup, Piramal e-Swasthya (PeS) to “democratize healthcare” in rural areas of India. PeS ran into difficulties so Anand Piramal had to decide whether to continue the organization and,... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneur; Healthcare; Innovation; Emerging Economies; Decision Choices and Conditions; Health Industry; India
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  • Web

Help - Alumni

Global Leadership (PGL) Program for Management Development (PMD) Programs for Health System Management (PHSM) Senior Executive Program China plus completion of China Senior Executive Renewal Program (SEPCA) Senior Executive Program for... View Details
  • 13 Jul 2016
  • HBS Case

How Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy Attracted Their First 1,000 Customers

scale, so you go to mass marketing.” As a company grows, it must consider the purpose of advertising in order to achieve the best effects in gaining new customers. “Some tools are better for the beginning, some are better when you are... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail; Service; Transportation
  • 09 May 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Called Back to the Office? How You Benefit from Ideas You Didn't Know You Were Missing

classrooms, labs, dining halls, and elsewhere on campuses have a unique influence on the course of scientific research, according to the study, coauthored by Eamon Duede, a postdoctoral fellow at the Digital Data Design Institute at... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
  • Web

Podcast - Business & Environment

guests Brady Seals, Drew Michanowicz, and Jon Kung. Guest/Host: Anna Fisher-Pinkert, Director of Digital Strategy at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Brady Seals, Manager of RMI’s Carbon-Free... View Details
  • Web

Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

Company, 1973–1986 Louis B. Neumiller Caterpillar Tractor Company, 1941–1963 Samuel I. Newhouse Newhouse Publishing, 1921–1979 J. Larry Nichols Devon Energy Corporation, 1980–Present John D. Nichols Illinois Tool Works, 1982–1995 William... View Details
  • Web

Harvard Business School Online Courses & Learning Platforms

Choose a subject area: Digital Transformation Marketing Business Essentials Leadership & Management Entrepreneurship & Innovation Strategy Finance & Accounting Business in Society Now Offering Launching Tech Ventures On-Demand – Start... View Details
  • July 2024
  • Case

Replika AI: Alleviating Loneliness (A)

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
Eugenia Kuyda launched Replika AI in 2017 as an empathetic digital companion to combat loneliness and provide emotional support. The platform surged in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering non-judgmental support to isolated users. By 2023, Replika boasted... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Health Pandemics; AI and Machine Learning; Well-being; Technology Industry
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  • November 2024 (Revised July 2025)
  • Case

Polish Agro: Where Do We Grow From Here?

By: Willy C. Shih, Lena Duchene and Daniela Beyersdorfer
By July 2024, Polish Agro had grown into one of Poland’s fastest-growing agribusinesses, with €230 million in revenue, 82 employees, and operations across Northern Poland. The company supported farmers with essential agricultural inputs like fertilizers and seeds,... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Distribution; Volatility; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain; Climate Change; Environmental Regulation; Profit; Trade; Digital Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Resource Allocation; Advertising; Brands and Branding; E-commerce; Business and Community Relations; Networks; Adaptation; Adoption; Competitive Advantage; Business Model; Health Pandemics; War; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Europe; Poland
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  • 17 Dec 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Teaming in the Twenty-First Century

smart cities, related to health care simply cannot be solved without cross-disciplinary collaboration," says Edmondson. To illustrate, she tells the story of the execution of a CT scan, a process that took four days to unfold in one... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
  • 19 Feb 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

behavioral health economics, focusing on insurance markets and product markets in health care. We argue that the prevalence of choice difficulties and biases leading to mistakes in these markets establish a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research

compliance with multinational enterprises’ (MNEs’) labor standards. Analyzing audit data from thousands of Chinese suppliers, we find that suppliers in cities with more wage-related activism increased compliance with MNEs’ wage-related standards but tempered... View Details
  • 12 Sep 2023
  • Book

Successful, But Still Feel Empty? A Happiness Scholar and Oprah Have Advice for You

himself who wonder why they feel unfulfilled. Brooks dove into happiness research after commanding a prestigious nonprofit left him feeling empty. “I wasn’t enjoying what I was doing, and I wasn’t getting the most out of my own life, so my wife suggested I turn my... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • Web

Podcasts - Managing the Future of Work

Growth Officer Steph So and HBS professor Chris Stanton join Bill Kerr to discuss the fast-casual chain’s digital strategy and how technology is changing the dining experience and restaurant work, from frontline to back office. Upwork’s... View Details