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  • 30 Mar 2010
  • First Look

First Look: March 30

are discussed. The Role of Experience in the Gambler's Fallacy Authors:Greg Barron and Stephen Leider Publication:Journal of Behavioral Decision Making 23, no. 1 (2009) Abstract Recent papers have demonstrated that the way people acquire View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • February 2006 (Revised August 2006)
  • Case

deCODE Genetics: Hunting for Genes to Develop Drugs

By: Debora L. Spar
In 1996, Kari Stefansson launched a new kind of biotechnology company and a whole new way of attacking diseases. Based in Iceland, his firm, deCODE Genetics, plans to identify the individual genetic markers that lead to society's most prevalent diseases. To do so, it... View Details
Keywords: Information; Innovation Strategy; Genetics; Ethics; Health Disorders; Biotechnology Industry; Iceland
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    Raffaella Sadun

    Raffaella Sadun is Charles E. Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and is a Co-Chair of Harvard Business School’s Project on Managing the Future of Work and co-PI of the Digital Reskilling Lab. Sadun received her PhD in Economics... View Details

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    Accounting & Management - Faculty & Research

    Accounting & Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students May 2025 Case Humana Commits to Value-Based Care By: V.G. Narayanan , Henry Eyring and David Lane In late 2023, CEO Bruce Broussard reviewed View Details
    • January 2018
    • Article

    Innovation Incentives and Biomarkers

    By: Ariel Dora Stern, Brian M. Alexander and Amitabh Chandra
    Previously, we have discussed the importance of economic incentives in shaping markets for precision medicines. Here we consider incentives for biomarker development, including discovery and establishment. Biomarkers can reveal valuable information regarding diagnosis... View Details
    Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Innovation and Invention; Research and Development; Markets
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    • 26 May 2015
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    First Look: May 26

    diseases, and seamlessly integrating Twine with a client organization's electronic medical record (EMR) system and information technology (IT) infrastructure. The need to solve these problems had become more pressing since Twine was named... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • Program

    Audit Committees in a New Era of Governance

    profit objectives Ensure the integrity of financial information Foster the right culture regarding compliance and risk Develop a financial reporting strategy Improve audit committee effectiveness Develop better tools to manage... View Details
    • 20 Feb 2018
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018

    help mold enterprise mission, vision, value, and character; and with building enterprise reputation through stakeholder engagement. As a part of the "C-Suite," the CCO must understand not only the psychology and sociology of the business, but also the role... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • Program

    Advancing Women of Color in Leadership

    that deliver results Inspire others and foster their development and impact Take charge of your career growth Become more agile at navigating organizational politics Develop strategies for identifying and overcoming common obstacles to success Create and nurture formal... View Details
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    Tread Lightly Through These Accounting Minefields

    By: H. David Sherman and S. David Young
    In the current economic climate, there is tremendous pressure—and personal incentive for managers—to report sales growth and meet investors' revenue expectations. As a result, more companies have been issuing misleading financial reports, according to the SEC,... View Details
    Keywords: Derivatives; Benchmarking Performance; Accounting; Revenue Recognition; Assets
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      Howard H. Stevenson

      Howard H. Stevenson is Sarofim-Rock Baker Foundation Professor emeritus, former Senior Associate Dean, Director of Publishing, and Chair of the Harvard Business Publishing Company board. The Sarofim-Rock Chair was established in 1982 to provide a continuing base for... View Details

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      • Web

      Curriculum - Case Method Project

      Confederation—including debt, contraction of trade, recession, inflation, and Shays’ Rebellion—and how those problems informed key features of the U.S. Constitution. Coverage: 1763 – 1787; American Revolution; Articles of Confederation;... View Details
      • Web

      Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

      national banks from state laws against predatory lending by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) as a quasi-experiment to study the effect of deregulation and its interaction with competition on the supply of complex mortgages. More Info The Relevance of... View Details
      • 14 Jul 2020
      • News

      A New Playbook for Cure-Seeking Nonprofits

      • Article

      Quantifying the Use of Connected Digital Products in Clinical Research

      By: Caroline Marra, Jacqueline L. Chen, Andrea Coravos and Ariel D. Stern
      Over recent years, the adoption of connected technologies has grown dramatically, with potential for improving health care delivery, research, and patient experience. Yet, little has been documented about the prevalence and use of connected digital products (e.g.,... View Details
      Keywords: Connected Digital Products; Clinical Trials; Health Testing and Trials; Information Technology; Research
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      • June 2024 (Revised March 2025)
      • Case

      Wemade: (Re)Establishing Trust in Blockchain Games (A)

      By: Jung Koo Kang, Charles C.Y. Wang, David Allen and Kwangmoon So
      This case explores the fundamental challenges and accounting issues arising from the integration of blockchain technology into traditional business models. It features Wemade, a South Korean online gaming company that has staked its future on blockchain-based games.... View Details
      Keywords: Blockchain; Cryptocurrency; Video Games; Accounting; Financial Reporting; Revenue Recognition; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Corporate Disclosure; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; South Korea
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      • December 2010
      • Article

      Can Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia

      By: Nava Ashraf, James Berry and Jesse M. Shapiro
      The controversy over how much to charge for health products in the developing world rests, in part, on whether higher prices can increase use, either by targeting distribution to high-use households (a screening effect), or by stimulating use psychologically through a... View Details
      Keywords: Price; Product; Information; Zambia
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      • March 2022 (Revised March 2024)
      • Case

      DaVita Responds to COVID

      By: Susanna Gallani and David Lane
      Early in August 2021, DaVita CEO Javier Rodriguez was assessing the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on his firm, which provided life-sustaining kidney dialysis to roughly 240,000 people. Effective infection control practices and information sharing had ensured... View Details
      Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Change Management; Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Fairness; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Health Care and Treatment; Health Pandemics; Human Resources; Employee Relationship Management; Retention; Wages; Working Conditions; Leadership Style; Crisis Management; Organizational Culture; Health Industry; United States
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      • 03 Oct 2023
      • Research Event

      Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

      Status-- Winfrey: No, but I don't think it's status. I think, and one of the reasons I said what I said about it informing me, and I said to you back backstage that it actually made me a better person. Reading those columns made me a... View Details
      Keywords: by HBS Staff
      • Web

      Middle East & North Africa - Global

      AI-driven technologies are transforming marketing and customer experience. Around 40 alumni, friends, and business executives participated, engaging in a dynamic exchange on the future of AI in marketing. February 2025 Alumni Event Alumni... View Details