Health Externalities - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 30

outcomes salient (Burns & Corpus, 2004), the bias did not emerge when the presentation did not draw attention to recent outcomes. Fixing Health Care on the Front Lines Author:Richard M.J. Bohmer Publication:Harvard Business Review 88,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 15

primarily by the interest, enjoyment, satisfaction, and challenge of the work itself—and not by external pressures. This is the "Intrinsic Motivation Principle of Creativity" (Amabile, 1996), and it suggests that the social... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Compensation Committees

governmental rules, and navigate public sentiment Ensure that the compensation structure promotes the desired corporate culture Address external factors influencing compensation strategies Compete effectively for top talent in today's... View Details

May 2009 (Revised October 2009)
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Newton-Wellesley Hospital

By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Natalie Kindred

How will Newton-Wellesley Hospital (NWH) preserve its private practice tradition while remaining effective and competitive in a healthcare industry demanding increasing integration between physicians and hospitals? This is the decision facing Newton-Wellesley Hospital... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Profit; Health Care and Treatment; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Competitive Strategy; Integration; Health Industry; Massachusetts

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17 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

even excluding COVID-19 deaths) Mental health crises Secondary health problems from neglect/postponement of routine/preventative care Mass unemployment Dining, entertainment, arts, tourism industries—the... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

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Technology & Operations Management Faculty - Faculty & Research

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Shane M. Greenstein Martin Marshall Professor of Business Administration Robert S. Huckman Albert J. Weatherhead III Professor of Business Administration Howard Cox Health Care Initiative Faculty... View Details

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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

significant expansion in public sector balance sheets. This occurred as advanced economies faced near record levels of private and external debt as well as severely underfunded pension and health programs –... View Details

14 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 14

friends’ purchasing. Third, they looked at whether liking affects things other than purchasing (for example, whether it can persuade people to engage in healthful behaviors). And fourth, they tested whether boosting likes by paying to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Podcast - Business & Environment

externalities associated with their operations and supply chains, and he describes how some companies have engaged in what he calls “corporate gaslighting” to shift the focus of responsibility onto others. H2 Green Steel: Decarbonizing... View Details

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

relaxing the ownership role of physicians in such sites. Some health insurers added technology as a major asset, and VCs and PEs invested heavily in these innovative businesses. Many of these innovations spread to other continents, such... View Details

12 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Bridging Science and Business: My Summer Internship at Eli Lilly

growing urgency for versatile business leaders who can operate at the intersection of science and society- and as MS/MBA’s, we are up to that challenge. This summer, I had the privilege of joining Eli Lilly's Genetic Medicines External... View Details

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HBS - The year in Review

priority for HBS that cuts across all aspects of our work from teaching and scholarship to day-to-day operations. The School’s sustainability framework focuses on emissions and energy; campus operations; nature and ecosystems; health and... View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

Solving for Z

consistent with external survey results that demonstrate a lack of such alignment is one of the key reasons cited for wanting to leave a current position.) For example, when Adobe began developing a new family of generative AI models... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government

16 Nov 2021
HBS Case

How a Company Made Employees So Miserable, They Killed Themselves

unbearable feeling of worthlessness. I am good at nothing, a parasite.” Union surveys found that two-thirds of respondents were stressed and half wanted to quit. Local physicians told the firm’s head of human resources that many employees were suffering from mental... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Research - Global

inequities in the U.S., disparities across race, gender, geography, and income remain stubbornly persistent. This article introduces the Strategic Fingerprint Framework for Health Equity, a practical, principle-based... July 2025 Article... View Details

22 Feb 2024
News

Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching

nearby Borders bookstore revealed a three-year life expectancy with no available treatment options. And trying to navigate the complexities of the American health care system—bouncing from pathologist to a medical oncologist to... View Details

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

took over as CEO, the underlying family tensions remained unresolved—prompting the involvement of lawyers. The family now faced a critical decision: Should they hire an external CEO, sell the business entirely, or continue operating as... View Details

15 Feb 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Learning from My Success and From Others’ Failure: Evidence from Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Keywords: by KC Diwas, Bradley R. Staats & Francesca Gino; Health

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Finance - Faculty & Research

they have not been used systematically across countries or time, and there has been considerable heterogeneity across countries in terms of the intensity with which they have been used. On the normative side, we extend a model of capital controls relying on pecuniary... View Details

13 Jul 2023
News

The Network Effect

whose background was in investment banking and health care consulting, wanted to become a health care investor. Both were attracted to the health care sector for the same... View Details

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