by Regina Abrami - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Nov 2019
News

Evolution of the consumer focus in healthcare

06 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Women MBAs at Harvard Business School

product." A Class of 1973 alumna recalls professors "who, in the middle of a class, would look at the women and the African Americans and say, 'Is this too difficult for you?' " By 1985 women made up 25 percent of the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

12 May 2014
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China’s Strategic Challenge

03 Mar 2021
Video

The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations: Black Wall Street

13 May 2015
News

Health Innovation: Institutionalizing the Teachable Moment with GENiE

15 Aug 2005
HBS Case

Classic Cases Live On at HBS

quality service, attention to patients, and an attractive work environment for doctors and staff—must be taken into account. By showing the positive impact of making health care more consumer-oriented, Shouldice has helped recraft... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

25 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

China’s Economic System has Difficult Road Overcoming its Political System

overcome the limits placed upon it by the Party. Or, as the authors call it, "Party, Inc." It's not spoiling anything to say that the book answers its own question with, if not an outright no, then at least a highly qualified maybe. Click... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

30 May 2007
Research & Ideas

Health Care Under a Research Microscope

The $2 trillion health care system is one of the United States' largest industries—but one of its worst performing by almost any measure other than technological innovation. The problems are painful, including escalating costs, expensive... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Biotechnology

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

unemployed, and demands for police reform and racial justice. But in the wake of one of the most tumultuous presidential elections in US history—marked by outgoing President Donald Trump claiming the election was stolen, deadly violence... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

08 Mar 2021
News

Working Women Are At A Tipping Point: Former SBA Head (Podcast)

03 Mar 2021
Video

The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations: What Could Have Been

08 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Europe Lags in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech

pharma," said HBS professor Regina Herzlinger, moderating a panel discussion titled "Pharma and Biotech—Where does Europe Stand in the World?" The discussion was held at the conference on November 22. At the start of the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology; Health; Pharmaceutical; Technology

09 May 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 9

chains lengthened by 20% following the collapse of a flagship dealer in 2008 and even more for institutions strongly connected to this dealer. Finally, dealers drastically reduced their inventory during the crisis. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 15

establishments, and they acquire and divest establishments more rapidly. When we consider these additional adjustment margins, net relative job losses at target firms are less than 1% of initial employment. In contrast, the sum of gross job creation and destruction at... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 26

the sale of insurance products). Moreover, the use of CLV information did not have a negative impact on pricing, as some of the literature suggests, nor on default risk, indicating that managers increased sales to more profitable customers View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

December 2022 (Revised September 2024)
Case

Sword Health

By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Annelena Lobb and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Virgilio “V” Bento, CEO of Sword Health—a startup that provided virtual physical therapy to patients in self-insured firms via AI and sensor technology with supervision by a physical therapist with a doctorate—considered how to increase its U.S. market share. To do so,... View Details

Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Competitive Strategy; Health Industry; Technology Industry

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Faculty & Research - Health Care

Health Care Innovation and Entrepreneurship group, was spearheaded by Regina Herzlinger and includes more than 140 academic members with the goal of making innovation a central part of the education of... View Details

Forthcoming
Book

Innovating in Healthcare: Creating Breakthrough Tech, Services, Drugs, Products, and Business Models

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

Innovating in Healthcare offers effective approaches for designing, reworking, and implementing innovative healthcare services, products, and business models. It will help anyone working in healthcare service or product development, from hospitals to startups,... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Service Delivery; Product Development; Business Model; Innovation and Invention; Health Industry

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Connect with Clubs - Recruiting

Hire Talent Connect with Clubs Hire Talent Connect with Clubs Partner with a HBS Student Club Reach targeted groups of students by connecting with over 50 career-related student clubs. Work with club leaders to sponsor events, advertise... View Details

November 2022
Case

Ajax Health: A New Model for Medical Technology Innovation

By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Ben Creo

This case teaches key success factors for both startup and established MedTech firms. It examines how to structure a firm to maximize innovation and financial returns with organizational structures that better align the incentives for the different skill sets... View Details