Health and Personal Care Stores - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 24

trust, employee commitment, and "ownership" behaviors of both employees and clients-could explain and be used to predict up to half of the difference in operating... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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1% Europe 5% Latin America 1% Middle East / North Africa < 1% United States 88% Class of 2024 who actively sought and accepted full-time roles after graduation. Industry Consulting 18% Consumer Products 3% Entertainment / Media 3%... View Details

01 Dec 2008
News

A Force for Good

board. He first demurred, saying he knew nothing about health care or hospitals. Yes, said McArthur in his genial way, but you know the community. After thinking about it over the weekend, Connors agreed.... View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Wood Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Rail Transportation; Transportation

Career Coach

Eileen Stephan

Eileen offers over 20 years of professional experience in recruiting, career management and career coaching in both the corporate and academic worlds. Her most recent position as Global Head of Graduate... View Details

Keywords: Education; Commercial Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Hospitality; Retail; Social Enterprise

16 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer

collections, other online stores (such as allofmp3.com), p2p file sharing networks, and other forms of piracy (like sharing between friends). A thriving p2p community acts as an engine for iPod sales.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Music

13 Jan 2009
First Look

First Look: January 13, 2009

about the changing nature of careers and changing preferences people have for structuring their personal and professional lives. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2017
News

Life in Lockdown

a kitten dangling from a tree limb. One visit to Google kills that idea; there are already dozens of companies catering to premenstrual women. What about a service that can make a visit to an urgent care clinic more efficient View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; photography by Chris Churchill

14 Feb 2019
News

Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change

will in turn provide politicians with the political capital and will to make changes. “There is a way to turn this around if we make it more personal,” she said. “People may not care about the View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

Yoga Inc.

draws a market segment that might not be so interested in wearing Lululemon’s Wunder Under Pants. As part of a pre-yoga, 20-year corporate career, Vaccaro created—and in 1990 was forced to sell—a multimillion-dollar health View Details

Keywords: Deborah Halber

02 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 2

requirements or social norms, but because we are altruistic; we care intrinsically about the welfare of others. In this paper, we illustrate for these types of decisions how confusion may arise because the distinction between our View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Dec 2018
News

Lesson Plan

repairs, in addition to billing for repairs to the personal vehicles of district employees, for a total of $785,195 from 2005 to 2017. The mechanic and his wife—neither employees of the district—also... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Chris Sorensen

Profile

Yaping Wang

were not sufficient "to take me beyond candy to look at health care and biotechnology. I knew that business school could help me make the transition." On a View Details

Keywords: CPG; Healthcare/Biotech; Retail/Hospitality

08 May 2020
In Practice

Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On

106 eyeglass stores that to date has delivered word-class eyeglasses to 1.5 million people at the base of the pyramid at an entry price of under $15, when previously this was only available at $125 or more. It was profitable View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

04 Jun 2013
First Look

First Look: June 4

predicted by the theory. Publisher's link: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mrhodeskropf/VCRiskReturn59.pdf 2006 Harvard Business Review Health Care's Service Fanatics: How the Cleveland Clinic Leaped to the Top of the Patient-satisfaction... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Jun 2021
News

Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy

racism. ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY See more from the online-only March Alumni Bulletin Impact section’s focus on how HBS faculty, students, staff, and alumni are addressing racism. ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Mar 2017
News

Case Study: Moment in the Sun

health benefits—it helps the body store less fat, helps build the immune system, and reduces stress.” Hoskins cofounded the company in 2014, launching a Kickstarter campaign in... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Dec 2002
News

Alumni Honorees Urge Students to Emphasize Ethics

President and CEO, Starbucks Coffee Company Smith has led Starbucks through more than ten years of tremendous growth, both domestically and internationally. Today, the company operates nearly 6,000 View Details

24 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 24

theoretical framework contribute to our understanding of the nature of expert influence and how and why functional groups, such as risk managers, can become influential. Download the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) | MBA

in-country, should contact the Global Experience Office ( geo@hbs.edu ). Depending on the personal situation, the student may also want to consult with a health care provider.... View Details

01 Dec 2011
News

Making the Case for Leadership

Angeles–based dialysis provider TRC. Thiry (MBA 1983) had just completed a difficult, ultimately unsuccessful term as CEO of another health care organization. After that experience, he pledged to join his... View Details

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