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development activities from search and evaluation through definitive document negotiation. He led several completed transactions in the areas of oncology and cell therapy. Andrew held previous roles in translational medicine at Celgene... View Details

July 2021 (Revised July 2022)
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Brigham & Women's Hospital: Using Patient Reported Outcomes to Improve Breast Cancer Care

By: Robert S. Kaplan, Navraj S. Nagra and Syed S. Shehab

Dr. Andrea Pusic, breast cancer reconstruction surgeon, wants to extend outcomes measurement beyond traditional surgical metrics of infections, complications, and survival rates. The case describes her development of a new mobile phone app, which collects patients’... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Outcome or Result; Cost Management; Activity Based Costing and Management; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Health Testing and Trials; Surveys; Health Industry; Boston

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17 May 2016
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May 17, 2016

in press Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Flying into a Rage: Physical and Situational Inequality on Airplanes Predict Air Rage By: DeCelles, K.A., and Michael I. Norton Abstract—We posit... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 3, 2009

809-073 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is one of the largest and fastest-growing pools of investment capital in the world and follows an unusually active program of investment management. In the market turmoil of late 2008, Mark... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Nov 2023
HBS Case

What Will It Take to Confront the Invisible Mental Health Crisis in Business?

As a finance specialist, Harvard Business School Professor Lauren Cohen works to understand the dynamics that make businesses thrive. In his recent research on family companies, he has found one common thread among successful firms: They View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Health

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suppliers, we find that suppliers in cities with more wage-related activism increased compliance with MNEs’ wage-related standards but tempered improvement in occupational health and safety. This tradeoff is more pronounced in factories... View Details

17 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

the realism to let go of intrinsic survival mechanisms and the deep-seated faith to learn the new ones. Applying survival psychology to the current crisis may be extending the mandate of the discipline—the business leaders who are our reading audience are unlikely to... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

25 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

The Importance of Teaming

learning and process knowledge, and explains why these are important concepts for today's leaders. Teaming is a verb Sports teams and musical groups are both bounded, static collections of individuals. Like most work teams in the past, they are View Details

Keywords: Re: Amy C. Edmondson

25 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 25

investment decisions. Our research, however, documents other critical criteria that investors use to make these decisions: the gender and physical attractiveness of the entrepreneurs themselves. Across a field setting (three... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Rituals at Work: Teams That Play Together Stay Together

to a rite of passage like a wedding. Group rituals abound in the world of sports; for example, Notre Dame’s football team always walks the same route to the stadium. Many group activities involve food, from community potlucks to global... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

31 Jan 2022
Research & Ideas

Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders

outside the company. They’re empowered to question all aspects of the business and suggest new ways to create value for customers. People who thrive in these conditions are actively curious about everything happening around them; they’re... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards

08 Mar 2021
In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

14 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age

future might unfold. They realize and accept the limits of their knowledge and actively seek out the views of people with different lived experiences and perspectives. Explorers adopt what one executive calls a "software mindset,"... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards; Technology

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2011, Michael Ku became the Vice President of GCS and set out to create an end-to-end, physical and digital clinical supply chain, focusing on building a culture of innovation before leading the organization through a digital... View Details

03 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

When Showing Know-How Backfires for Women Managers

slicing meat, baking bread—they show that they’re willing to roll up their sleeves, but this behavior could be costly to their businesses’ bottom lines. By looking at the everyday activities of women managers, Feldberg’s research offers... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Retail; Consumer Products

05 Jul 2023
News

GCC Alumni Celebrate Grand Opening of New Club Center

as a vital think tank to actively engage with government and non-governmental organizations to provide valuable insights, expertise, and perspectives to shape policies and strategies for economic growth and resilience. It not only serves... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

exhaust themselves attending to a special needs child or ailing parent. Everyone frets over their physical and financial well-being. Who among us isn't anxious, stressed out, and off our game right now? From bolstering remote... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson

22 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018

noncognitive, interpersonal skills during adolescence. Long-run administrative data shows that negotiation training significantly improved educational outcomes over the next three years. The training had greater effects than two alternative treatments (offering girls a... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

26 Sep 2023
Book

Digital Strategy: A Handbook for Managing a Moving Target

operating in a traditional physical infrastructure. For instance, the China-based firm Alibaba has spawned a massive shift from wholesale to consumer markets, as well as in financial services by operating its gigantic financial arm,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Information Technology; Technology

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

the breadth and depth of our relationships with others are keys to wellbeing—not just happiness, but physical health. In this talk, I consider how we can actively tend to our connections with others in order... View Details

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