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Srikant M. Datar
Srikant M. Datar became the eleventh dean of Harvard Business School on 1 January 2021. During his tenure as a faculty member, he served as Senior Associate Dean for University Affairs (including Faculty Chair of the Harvard Innovation Lab), for Research, for... View Details
- 22 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make
What if businesses could learn from their worst mistakes without actually making them? How might the same progress and innovation occur, without firms incurring the costs associated with such errors? The results of a recent study about close calls in View Details
- 07 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 7, 2006
administrative, cultural, and corporate capital of the Ruhr, Germany's industrial heartland of smoke, coal, and steel. Art became a source of competitiveness. Through creative cooperative efforts, which we could call cluster activities today, they formed an alliance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- February 1994 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
Manville Corp. Fiber Glass Group (C)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Sarah Gant
Manville Corp.'s senior managers are surprised when Japanese government officials advise them not to go forward with their plan to add a cancer warning label to diatomaceous earth (DE) products sold in Japan. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has ruled... View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Ethics; Conflict of Interests; Health; Safety; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Policy; Japan
Paine, Lynn S., and Sarah Gant. "Manville Corp. Fiber Glass Group (C)." Harvard Business School Case 394-116, February 1994. (Revised May 1999.)
- 2007
- Book
Perspectives on Risk and Regulation: The FDA at 100
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich and Joanna Radin
Perspectives on Risk and Regulation: The FDA at 100 brings together the viewpoints of Food and Drug Administration officials and industry leaders on the future of regulating food, drugs, medical devices, and dietary supplements. In a period of rapid scientific... View Details
Keywords: Private Sector; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Health Care and Treatment; Business and Government Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Cooperation
Daemmrich, Arthur A., and Joanna Radin, eds. Perspectives on Risk and Regulation: The FDA at 100. Chemical Heritage Foundation, 2007. (Fulltext.)
- 13 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Building a Village: Learning and Living at HBS
plans, a difficult stage of potty training, or a health scare. This support system has made me never want to live anywhere else. To know that over 40 families have my back is a beautiful feeling. And to think that our children are growing... View Details
- August 2020
- Teaching Note
Sesame Workshop (C): Mission Critical Responses to Global and National Crises
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joyce J. Kim
Teaching Note for Case No. 321-016. Beginning in March 2020, Sesame Workshop navigated a global pandemic, which caused unemployment, businesses shutdowns, school closures, and remote work environments along with a racial justice crisis, with a renewed mission that led... View Details
- 14 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 14, 2010
of lighter labor market regulations and more human capital specialize relatively more in people management. There is evidence for complementarities between information and communication technology, decentralization, and management, but... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018
Sources of Inefficiency in Health Care By: Chandra, Amitabh, and Douglas O. Staiger Abstract—In medicine, the reasons for variation in treatment rates across hospitals serving similar patients are not well understood. Some interpret this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Sep 2023
- Book
Successful, But Still Feel Empty? A Happiness Scholar and Oprah Have Advice for You
instance, the anxiety necessary for our caveman ancestors to protect themselves from being cast out from their community (and get eaten by a tiger) is no longer as useful when activated by a slight on social media. Emotions are just that,... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 27 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
Report From Egypt: Studying Global Influences
were active in providing courses and sometimes certification for suppliers, and they would often work with customers to help them run their businesses effectively, including giving them planning and project management tools. All three companies were active in View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 2024
- Article
Effects of a Real-Time Information-Based Intervention on Physician Prescribing Behavior
By: Olivia Zhao and Anna D Sinaiko
High out-of-pocket (OOP) prices for prescription drugs create financial difficulties for patients, and cost-related underuse of medications can adversely patient health. Simultaneously, many physicians report a willingness to address affordability concerns with... View Details
Keywords: Price; Health Care and Treatment; Communication Technology; Technology Adoption; Customer Focus and Relationships; Health Industry
Zhao, Olivia, and Anna D Sinaiko. "Effects of a Real-Time Information-Based Intervention on Physician Prescribing Behavior." Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings 2024, no. 1 (2024).
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Agribusiness Seminar
Adapt internal processes, cultures, and communication strategies to attract the next generation of innovators and leaders Expand your personal and professional network Extend your network by connecting and working with accomplished... View Details
- 2007
- Chapter
Disrupting Gender, Revising Leadership
By: D. E. Meyerson, R. Ely and Laura Wernick
In this chapter, we present a case study of men on two off-shore oil platforms—a workplace that has traditionally rewarded men for their masculine displays of bravado and their interactions centered on proving masculinity—in which such displays and interactions were... View Details
- 03 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Layoffs Can Be Bad Business: 5 Strategies to Consider Before Cutting Staff
corresponding increases in interest rates prompt fears of a recession. Indeed, a recent Harvard Business School case study details how four tech giants laid off almost 40,000 workers between November 2022 and March 2023. But an... View Details
- 02 Apr 2024
- What Do You Think?
What's Enough to Make Us Happy?
(Image created with Midjourney, an artificial intelligence tool) Happiness, an elusive condition we all want to experience, is a popular topic. It’s a complex subject. It may or may not require everything from good health to sufficient... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Transforming Customer Experiences
customers to thrive Communicate your organization's strategic service mission Leverage technology to create and enhance service offerings and improve delivery Expand your personal and professional network Extend your network by living and... View Details
- 22 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 22
and conclude with a discussion of its role in strengthening institutional theory as well as, more broadly, the field of organization studies. Purchase the article ($15): http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a913246271 The Shifting Mission of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 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.)
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Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research
Bargain": The company will pay for voluntary reskilling and retraining, but the workers will need to take responsibility for their own futures. Those who opt in will gain valuable skills and have a future with the company; those who don't... View Details