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- 03 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 3, 2008
Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-099WP.pdf Evaluating the Impact of SA 8000 Certification Authors:Michael J. Hiscox, Claire Schwartz, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract SA 8000, along with other types of certification View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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2.3.3 Non-Discrimination & Anti-Bullying | MBA
discrimination or bullying is investigated in accordance with the University’s non-discrimination and anti-bullying policies and procedures, and those procedures result in a finding that a policy violation has occurred, then sanctions or... View Details
- 27 Jul 2017
- News
Seeing a Way Forward
due to the condition. In addition, 3 percent of Mexicans suffer from glaucoma and 7 percent of diabetics in Mexico are needlessly blind. According to salauno, only 30 percent of the Mexicans who need corrective vision procedures or... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Herzlinger on Health Care: Revolution in Evolution
integration doesn't guarantee that you can do everything well simultaneously. Focus, we've discovered, is critical. What does "focus" mean in terms of the health-care industry? It means more integrated facilities that center on providing all the care for one disease or... View Details
Leonard A. Lauder
Well before he officially assumed the CEO title, Lauder was the “man behind the scenes,” shunning publicity and acknowledgment to perpetuate his mother’s image. While his mother, Estee Lauder, tended to external relations, Leonard built an efficient and productive... View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Better Care at Lower Cost
company called MinuteClinic, with locations in Minneapolis/St. Paul and Baltimore, operates a number of facilities where a nurse-practitioner or physician’s assistant provides an array of basic medical services, from diagnosing and... View Details
Walter C. Teagle
Teagle rose threw the ranks of Standard Oil after joining in 1901, making a name for himself through his managing of the company’s international operations after the anti-trust breakup in the early 1910s.... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Disrupting India’s Dental Market
Singh’s team reduced a clinic to a set of eight distinct modules, such as the operating rooms and waiting areas, that could fit together “like a jigsaw puzzle” in any new space. “It was a business where a brand could be built without... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
The Business of Babies
“We have a business that doesn’t feel like a business,” she noted. “Nobody wants to acknowledge the extent of commercialization.” Yet Americans alone spent $2.7 billion on fertility treatments in 2002. Procedures such as egg and sperm... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Better Mousetraps: At Product Design Fair, Student Ideas Get Real
money in unnecessary admissions and treatments, and save patients from dangerous procedures they may not need." Gilligan is already talking with several hospitals and HMOs to get the service off the ground. Taking a step away from high... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 16 Sep 2010
- News
Idea Takes Root
Almost without notice in the American press, a new international effort is under way to create a standardized global reporting model for operating sustainable businesses in the 21st century. HBS professor... View Details
- 02 Aug 2004
- What Do You Think?
For Greater Transparency, Is Section 404 an Effective Response?
transparency for shareholders and other stakeholders. The primary argument is that, without high standards of personal integrity posed from within, Section 404 will be of limited value. As John Louk put it, "I personally believe that... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Case Writing & Industry | Baker Library
worked over by the class and the instructor.” (2) In response to the needs of the curriculum, ideas for cases emerged from business contacts and personal experiences of HBS faculty and staff. Early manuals for writing cases included View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Eight Join HBS Faculty
postdoctoral fellow. Her research focuses on how people can work fruitfully across social divides. Prior to her academic career, Ramarajan worked in international development in West Africa focusing on conflict resolution. Douglas Fearing, an assistant professor in the... View Details
- 29 May 2020
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents
COVID-19 is creating unprecedented strains on food security worldwide. The United Nations' World Food Programme warns that the pandemic could almost double the number of people facing food crises in low- and middle-income populations to 265 million by the end of 2020.... View Details
- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
American Auto’s Troubled Road
obligations, and the relentless pressure of globalization and foreign competition. GM, for example, while it still has more than 300,000 employees worldwide, once employed 600,000 Americans alone and estimates it will employ only 86,000 in its U.S. View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
IT Links for Boundaryless Companies
That includes, especially, an understanding of the open standards process through which the Internet was built, with engineers stacking one set of open protocols on top of another from the physical—how you plug the wires together—through... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Green Dreams: Eco-Friendly Countertops
biodegradable plastic. Now customers can narrow their options before IceStone sends out samples. For this and other environmental stewardship practices, IceStone has earned Cradle to Cradle Gold Certification, passing a set of stringent View Details
- 08 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc.
commitment to clinical excellence and improving patients' health and quality of life. DaVita focuses on setting worldwide standards for clinical, social, and operational practices in kidney care, with over... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- 12 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
Joy M., Liana Victorino, Ryan W. Buell, Michael J. Dixon, Susan M. Goldstein, Larry J. Menor, Madeleine E. Pullman, Aleda Roth, Enrico Secchi, and Jie Zhang Abstract—The purpose of this article is to present exciting and innovative research questions in service View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne