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- January 2024 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
Target Malaria: Editing Mosquitoes through Gene Drives
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
Target Malaria, a non-profit research consortium, is exploring the application of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology to combat malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its approach uses gene drives, a revolutionary tool, to suppress the population of malaria-carrying... View Details
Keywords: Health Disorders; Technological Innovation; Nonprofit Organizations; Business Strategy; Genetics; Ethics; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; United States; United Kingdom; Burkina Faso; Africa
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Shweta Bagai. "Target Malaria: Editing Mosquitoes through Gene Drives." Harvard Business School Case 824-068, January 2024. (Revised April 2024.)
- 28 Jun 2022
- Book
The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose
How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- February 2023
- Case
Ransomware Attack at Springhill Medical Center
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan (Jason) Ni
In July, 2019, Springhill Medical Center (“SMC”) in Mobile, Alabama, fell prey to a malicious ransomware attack that crippled the hospital’s internal network systems and public-facing web page. While the hospital rushed to securely restore the network, medical... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Communication; Communication Strategy; Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Policy; Employees; News; Cybersecurity; Digital Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Information Management; Internet and the Web; Crisis Management; Resource Allocation; Risk Management; Negotiation Tactics; Failure; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Attitudes; Behavior; Perception; Reputation; Trust; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Health Industry; United States; Alabama
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Li-Kuan (Jason) Ni. "Ransomware Attack at Springhill Medical Center." Harvard Business School Case 123-065, February 2023.
- 28 Jan 2020
- Book
Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking
change that seems perfectly benign. I tell the story of Carol Hallquist, a talented corporate executive with an interest in accelerating improvement in public education so that every school is great. She came to see principals or heads of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
Reinsurance developed at the fringe of financial services and, for most of its existence, was largely unnoticed outside the expert community. However more recently public and professional sensitivity towards managing risks has increased.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
three reforms to property rights introduced by the United States in the Philippines in the early 20th century: the redistribution of large estates to their tenants, the creation of a system of secure land titles, and a homestead program to encourage cultivation of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Aug 2021
- Op-Ed
Dispensing Justice: The Case for Legalizing Cannabis Nationally
of the harm caused to mostly young people of color during the “war on drugs.” The proposal has also been lauded for reflecting public sentiment in removing cannabis’s classification as a Schedule I drug. "The legal cannabis industry is... View Details
Keywords: by Ashish Nanda and Tabatha Robinson
- 16 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 16, 2016
Abstract—Using test data for all children attending Danish public schools between school years 2009–-2010 and 2012–2013, we examine how the time of the test affects performance. Test time is determined by the weekly class schedule and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 26
workers without an agency affiliation. This advantage declines after high-quality non-affiliated workers receive good public feedback scores. The results indicate that intermediaries have arisen endogenously to permit a more efficient... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note
is pursuing a Master of Public Administration degree at Harvard Kennedy School; and Rachel Snyder, a candidate for a Master of Public Policy degree at Harvard Kennedy School. Employers have sometimes balked... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- September 2008 (Revised June 2013)
- Case
Odyssey Healthcare
By: Robert F. Higgins, Virginia Fuller and Umer Raffat
In January 2001, Dick Burnham, CEO of Odyssey Healthcare, and Odyssey's Board of Directors were considering selling the hospice care company to a larger provider or making an initial public offering (IPO). With 38 hospice locations in 21 states, Odyssey had been... View Details
Keywords: Liquidity; Venture Creation/development; Hospice; Venture Capital; Financial Liquidity; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Plan; Entrepreneurship; Health Industry; United States
Higgins, Robert F., Virginia Fuller, and Umer Raffat. "Odyssey Healthcare." Harvard Business School Case 809-052, September 2008. (Revised June 2013.)
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
activities, we found that they feel compelled to address hot-button issues and are guided by their own values as well as the history and culture of their organization. They also complement their public activities with a “ground game”... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- April 12, 2022
- Article
Evaluation of Individual and Ensemble Probabilistic Forecasts of COVID-19 Mortality in the United States
By: Estee Y. Cramer, Evan L. Ray, Velma K. Lopez, Johannes Bracher, Andrea Brennen, Alvaro J. Castro Rivadeneira, Michael Lingzhi Li and et al.
Short-term probabilistic forecasts of the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States have served as a visible and important communication channel between the scientific modeling community and both the general public and decision-makers. Forecasting models... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19; Forecasting and Prediction; Health Pandemics; Mathematical Methods; Partners and Partnerships
Cramer, Estee Y., Evan L. Ray, Velma K. Lopez, Johannes Bracher, Andrea Brennen, Alvaro J. Castro Rivadeneira, Michael Lingzhi Li, and et al. "Evaluation of Individual and Ensemble Probabilistic Forecasts of COVID-19 Mortality in the United States." e2113561119. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119, no. 15 (April 12, 2022). (See full author list here.)
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
Publications August 2013 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India By: Bhalotra, Sonia, Guilhem Cassan, Irma Clots-Figueras, and Lakshmi Iyer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2022
- What Do You Think?
Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?
understand why it isn’t in the best interests of their organizations to weigh in on all issues facing society, but this is one that can have a direct impact on the performance of their organizations. It is controversial. But to a significant extent, the View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 May 2014
- What Do You Think?
How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?
how the absolute can be changed. A few suggestions: appropriate education; socio-economic policies that foster the family unit; incentives for capital formation and application, health improvements, elimination of resource waste... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 7
Abstract—Himachal Pradesh outperforms other Indian states in implementing universal primary education. Through comparative field research, this article finds that bureaucratic norms—unwritten rules that guide public officials—influence... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52341 February 20, 2018 JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association Administrative Costs Associated with Physician Billing and Insurance-Related Activities at an Academic Health... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 26, 2016
and clinician-reported outcomes. These need to be used for internal improvement in health care delivery organizations, as well as for public reporting, so that patients can make informed choices about their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Mar 2012
- What Do You Think?
Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?
Summing Up: What Next, If Manufacturing Proves Not To Be A Creator Of Those Good "factory Jobs" Of The Past? Manufacturing is essential to the health of an economy. It both fuels and results from innovation. It is natural in the course of... View Details