Safety - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2006
What Do You Think?

How Important Is Quality of Labor? And How Is It Achieved?

to take the initiative to risk one's safety to cross a border to support one's family a positive indicator of the kind of "attitude" sought by high-performing organizations? If so, will private industry as a matter of course... View Details

Keywords: by by Jim Heskett

01 Mar 2024
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On the Radar

Illustration by Brian Stauffer Illustration by Brian Stauffer Our planet is teeming with trillions of viruses and bacteria, most of which are innocuous or even helpful, but some pose a significant risk to public health, animals, and crops. In recent decades,... View Details

Keywords: Janine White; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

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Impact Stories - Impact Stories

Martin Grasse Play Fraudulent Billing and Safety Net Hospitals Jonas Heese The Godmother of Consumer-Driven Health Care Regina E. Herzlinger Each New Class Brings Opportunity Robert S. Huckman 09 Apr 2025 VN Express Vietnamese Student... View Details

September 2009
Case

The Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions, Inc.

By: Richard M.J. Bohmer, Stephen P. Bradley and Natalie Kindred

Through its uniquely proactive approach to medical malpractice risk management, the Risk Management Foundation (RMF) has decreased claims—and premiums—for the Harvard hospitals it insures. The RMF is the captive medico-legal insurer of the Harvard medical institutions... View Details

Keywords: Cost Management; Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Risk Management; Performance Improvement; Safety; Health Industry; Insurance Industry; Boston

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Redefining Productivity in the Value Chain - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

intensity Improving employee health and safety Enhancing the productivity and wages of lower income employees Recruiting that represents the diversity of customers and the communities where a company operates More about the value chain View Details

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Health-care Applications

Active postmarketing drug surveillance. There is substantial interest within the U.S. health community and among health policymakers in developing a surveillance system that scans public health databases in order to proactively detect potential drug safety... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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3-Minute Briefing: Frances Haugen: (MBA 2011)

I went to a Montessori preschool. My parents were very big on the idea that children are people and treated me with great seriousness. If they asked me to do something, I was allowed to ask why. Debate was a big part of my high school experience. Coaching debate... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; whistle blower; Facebook; leadership; social media

Program

Public Education Leadership Project

learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method. Review Our Campus Health & Safety... View Details

18 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?

options. Both seats had equivalent safety ratings, but one came with additional convenience features and an almost 20 percent higher price tag. Higher- and lower-income Alex both bought the more expensive car seat; however, lower-income... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

West and Southwest Influence: High 90 1990 s Immigration tops 9 million (largest number since first decade) Baby boomers age Hispanics become fastest-growing minority Population grows from 250 million to 281 million Influence: Medium-High 1900 s 19 Model T Plastic... View Details

2009
Book

The Adventures of an IT Leader

By: Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan and Shannon O'Donnell

Becoming an effective IT manager presents a host of challenges-from anticipating emerging technology to managing relationships with vendors, employees, and other managers. Ultimately, a good IT manager must be a strong business leader, not just a technical... View Details

Keywords: Books; Leadership; Crisis Management; Personal Development and Career; Relationships; Safety; Information Technology

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Regional Winners - Alumni

Region: Central U.S. Fastline - Global Runner-up and Crowd Favorite FastLine is the first device to allow central venous catheters to be placed with continuous ultrasound guidance and to automatically perform gold-standard safety checks... View Details

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

tech-enabled nannies. Social Enterprise Track, 2017 Flare Quinn Fitzgerald (MBA 2017) Sara de Zarraga (MBA 2017) Social Enterprise Track Winner Flare is reinventing personal security by creating tech-enabled safety devices for women. Juva... View Details

09 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?

suppliers' production processes—whether it be their pollution emissions, the human rights of their workers, or the pay and safety conditions under which their workers operate. Wal-Mart's recent initiatives that have been so widely... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

30 Nov 2015
HBS Seminar

Soroush Saghafian, Assistant Professor of Public Policy - Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University

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Dean Srikant Datar Statements & Speeches | About

search of safety and arming themselves to defend their cities—is tragic and deeply unsettling. Published February 28, 2022 Statement from Dean Srikant Datar on Anti-Semitism President Bacow speaks for all of Harvard in urging us to... View Details

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

dynamics and leadership of effective teams. You’ll define psychological safety and cover various elements of leading effective teams, including decision-making, navigating change, agile management, and leading teams in a high-stakes and... View Details

23 May 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Know If Your Neighborhood Is Being Gentrified

team also examined how local business activity varied with changes in a StreetScore rating, a computer-generated, crowdsourced measure of how people perceive the safety of a street scene captured in Google Street View images. The data,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

17 Jun 2011
HBS Case

KFC’s Explosive Growth in China

chicken, for example, included multiple vendors providing a handful of birds each. Food safety is a big concern for Chinese consumers, and it was Su's decision to build the supply chain from the ground to help ensure quality. "We... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Food & Beverage

07 May 2020
Research & Ideas

The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation

distancing. New patterns of consumer and worker behavior and expectations have emerged during the first weeks of the crisis. COVID-19 represents a tremendous economic shock and burden. In recent weeks, the focus has begun to shift towards ways to address its health and... View Details

Keywords: by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso

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