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- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
challenge: There was no guarantee that the disease would still be prevalent by the time a vaccine became available. This had been the case with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), a dangerous coronavirus identified in the Guangdong... View Details
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
Washington, DC, so being close to her was another factor." Still, after more reflection, Enan realized that the conveniences she enjoyed in the States were also the reason she wanted to leave. She was getting too comfortable. "I thought I View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
variables within the control of practitioners to outcomes they care about using logic they view as feasible. I provide several suggestions for how scholars can enhance research relevance, including engaging practitioners in on-campus... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
best hospitals in Boston,” recalls McCance, chairman and president of the Boston-based venture-capital firm Greylock Partners. “It was nearly 100 years after the disease was first identified, and yet the best physicians in town could only... View Details
- 13 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Improving Public Health for the Poor
inscribed, get a per-capita payment from the Chilean state. Theoretically, access to basic medical attention is taken care of, but the waiting lines are interminable and medicines are free if the medicines are in stock, which is not... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
A Place in the Sun
person; the nit-picking, antisocial groucher; or the obnoxious imbiber. We want caring people who have some romance and adventure left in their bones." It goes without saying that Evanson would also like to host people who will appreciate... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
like Boston Properties and Vornado. Trump is primarily a branding operation. There are many sectors in real estate. Hospitality is one of them. In hotels, there are usually three parts to every deal. Usually, there’s one entity that owns... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Covering the Issues
temporary structures were built during World War II to accommodate participants in the School's military training programs, but it wasn't until the 1950s that the next major construction push took place. Much thought and care went into... View Details
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
eminent hospitals, and for decades has been a leader in pioneering cardiac care. Explores the methods, processes, and personnel that the hospital has cultivated over the years in order to develop its track record of excellence. In light... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
requires careful dosing, consideration of harmful side effects, and close supervision. We offer a warning label to accompany the practice of setting goals. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-083.pdf Virtual Team... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
Research Design: Fifty-six work areas from 19 randomly selected hospitals agreed to implement an 18-month long WalkRounds -based program to improve safety. We compared their results to 138 work areas in 48 randomly selected control... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
is building his current team and are questioning whether he should remain CEO. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=809046 Gordon Williams: Clinical Research at Brigham and Women's Hospital... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Power of the Noncompete Clause
months after resigning from a practice over a dispute with the owner. While his noncompete, like many in the medical and dental fields, was confined to a radius around the practice (in his case, twenty miles), he realized that there were no major View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 31 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 31
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-063.pdf Team Scaffolds: How Minimal In-Group Structures Support Fast-Paced Teaming Authors:Melissa A. Valentine and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract Across many industries, particularly in health care delivery,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
- 25 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018
used as a platform for discussing sources of value and risks associated with distressed investing. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/219018-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School 218-039 "Capital Allocation at HCA In early 2017, HCA Holdings, an... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
Dean Light, the only participant who appeared on all three panels, gave an overview of the market events leading up to the crisis and outlined a three-part process for dealing with it. Using the metaphor of an emergency room, Light explained, “Just as a View Details
- 20 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
the dot-com boom. At a tribal ceremony to celebrate his graduation, he remembers feeling the acute dichotomy between the go-go culture of HBS and the words of a tribal elder: "He was translating back and forth in Omaha," Keen recalls,... View Details
- 03 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 3
the role of government regulators, particularly the FDIC, during times of crisis. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/910006-PDF-ENG Collaborating to Improve Richard Bohmer and Ingrid M. NembhardHarvard Business School Case 608-054 Madison... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 4
Clinic has long had a reputation for medical excellence. But in 2009 the CEO acknowledged that patients did not think much of their experience there, and he decided to act. Since then the Clinic has leaped to the top tier of patient-satisfaction surveys, and it now... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
The Devil You Don’t Know
way of lifting people up and limiting the damage—and preventing the current economic crisis from getting dramatically worse, or triggering a financial collapse. But equally important, in my view, is investing as much as we possibly can to defeat the virus—through... View Details