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  • 02 Jun 2010
  • First Look

First Look: June 2

medical schools continue to focus on the basic sciences, to the exclusion of such managerial topics as running effective teams. The approach to executing reform appears to assume that practice managers and entrepreneurs can undertake the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Jan 2013
  • First Look

First Look: January 15

effectively to a disruption. We hypothesize that the impact of improved operational efficiency depends on whether the disruption is due to factors that are internal versus external to the firm and its supply chain. Examining more than 500... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Mar 2023
  • News

Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria

packaged food, thermal blankets, hygiene and medical products, and two trucks of animal feed were provided in Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, and Hatay. "Support poured in from all of FIBA's subsidiaries, including those in the wind power plant... View Details
  • July 2022 (Revised February 2024)
  • Teaching Note

The DivaCup: Navigating Distribution and Growth

By: Ayelet Israeli
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 519-055. When the mother-daughter founders of DivaCup set out with a mission to disrupt the menstrual care industry with an innovative product form, they initially struggled to gain legitimacy and convince retailers to carry their unique... View Details
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  • March 2019 (Revised April 2021)
  • Case

The DivaCup: Navigating Distribution and Growth

By: Ayelet Israeli
When the mother-daughter founders of DivaCup set out with a mission to disrupt the menstrual care industry with an innovative product form, they initially struggled to gain legitimacy and convince retailers to carry their unique product. Fifteen years later, the... View Details
Keywords: Female; Female Ceo; Female Entrepreneur; Female Protagonist; Health ＆ Wellness; Healthcare; Price Policies; Minimum Advertised Price; Differentiation; Positioning; Growth; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Price; Disruption; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Competitive Strategy; Competition; Growth Management; Mission and Purpose; Product Development; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Advertising; Business Startups; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Social Issues; Social Enterprise; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Canada; United States; United Kingdom
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  • 17 Sep 2013
  • First Look

First Look: September 17

Medication Administration By: Tucker, Anita L. Abstract—Operational failures persist in hospitals, in part because employees work around them rather than attempt to prevent recurrence. Drawing on a process improvement tool-the Andon... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Sep 2014
  • First Look

First Look: September 23

conduct-that diffuse global standards. But little is known about the conditions under which companies adhere to these standards. We conduct one of the first large-scale comparative studies to determine which international, domestic, civil society, and market... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Sep 2003
  • Lessons from the Classroom

HBS Cases: Developing the Courage to Act

Harvard Business School professor David A. Garvin has studied the development of the case method of teaching at Harvard's law, business, and medical schools. Garvin wanted to see how the schools are similar and different in their use of... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin
  • 12 Jan 2018
  • Cold Call Podcast

Leadership Lessons from a Young Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kenny: They also encouraged him to continue his education, which was highly unusual at that time, right? George: Well, certainly for a minister as well. I mean, if an African American was fortunate enough to get into medical school or law... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2025
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Unlocking Innovation: A Leader's Guide to Turning Bold Ideas Into Tangible Results By Robyn Bolton (MBA 2005) Page Two Press Only 1 in every 50,000 incubated ideas reaches $1 million in sales. If you ask most corporate executives why their... View Details
  • 29 Jun 2007
  • First Look

First Look: June 29, 2007

certify structured products with a low default likelihood as safe and from a large supply of investors who view them as such. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-102.pdf The Persuasive Appeal of Stigma Authors:Michael... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Aug 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

driven by the large and positive impact of immigration on native men’s employment and occupational standing, which increased the supply of “marriageable men.” We also explore alternative mechanisms—changes in sex ratios, natives’ cultural... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 May 2020
  • Blog Post

Reflections on Service - Armed Forces Alumni Association Student Profiles

I continue to be exceedingly proud, grateful, and humbled to have had the opportunity to serve my country. REFLECTION ON SERVICE: Flying through the dark Afghanistan night to rescue two downed pilots. Delivering vital medical View Details
  • 13 Jan 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Making Biotech Work as a Business

technologies for drug discovery.) And patients with previously unmet medical needs can now get treatments that were not available before. That should be inspiring, he reminded the audience. Economic frustrations remain, however. Pisano... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Biotechnology; Health; Technology
  • 20 Jan 2015
  • First Look

First Look: January 20

http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/15-057_22238ffa-00d7-4637-bd63-265fdfef9ccc.pdf Regulator Leniency and Mispricing in Beneficent Nonprofits By: Heese, Jonas, Ranjani Krishnan, and Frank Moers Abstract—We posit that nonprofits that provide a greater View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Dec 2015
  • News

The Year in Ideas 2015

large food brands have earned accolades for recent decisions to eliminate GMOs from their supply chain. It was into this market that Haven Baker (MBA 2009), Simplot’s VP of plant sciences, launched the first direct-to-consumer produce... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna, Christine Lejeune, Dan Morrell, and April White
  • 15 Nov 2011
  • First Look

First Look: November 15

in achieving greater energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions, the firm is looking for other ways to expand its sustainability initiatives, such as in its supply chain and incorporating sustainability into its due diligence and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

2025 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

parents? Are you planning for your own longevity? Learn how to support aging parents without derailing your career, damaging your health, or unnecessarily depleting the family’s assets. Join your peers to discuss specific legal, financial, View Details
  • 07 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Sept. 7

Crisis in Health Care Authors:Robert S. Kaplan and Michael E. Porter Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 9 (September 2011) Abstract Existing health care costing systems have serious flaws that make it impossible to measure costs accurately at the individual... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Oct 2017
  • First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

have higher management quality, more MBA trained managers, and lower mortality rates. This is true compared to the distance to universities that offer only business or medical education (or neither). We argue that View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne