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  • 29 Jun 2015
  • HBS Case

Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical Records

Platform, a cloud-based infrastructure that supports the secure collection of information related to health and lifestyle, allowing hospitals and care providers to integrate... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health; Technology
  • September 2007 (Revised April 2009)
  • Case

Norway Sells Wal-Mart

By: Robert C. Pozen and Aldo Sesia
In June 2006, Norway's Pension Fund decided to divest its position in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. after an investigation by the Fund's Ethics Council. According to a spokesperson of Norway's Finance Ministry, "The recommendation to exclude Wal-Mart cites serious and... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Ethics; Insurance; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Government and Politics; Rights; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Power and Influence; Retail Industry; Norway
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  • 01 Jun 2001
  • News

Eric C. Feagler: Against the Odds

Today, Feagler has not only regained his ability to walk, but also stays active sea kayaking and mono-skiing. The accident that changed the course of his life has left him with a new focus. “I previously had... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Navy; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services
  • 18 Aug 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Have a Better Idea To Improve Health Care?

qualify, innovations must be deployed actively in at least one setting, and applicants must be able to show credible evidence that the idea is valuable. Otherwise, the sky's the limit. "I really want to... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health
  • 02 Aug 2011
  • First Look

First Look: August 2

fictional three-party negotiation between a primary insurer and two reinsurers. It is appropriate for use in a wide variety of courses, including Financial Institutions, Negotiations, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Nov 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care

insurance reform, payment reform, and reform of our delivery system. For me, these are three separate but related conversations, clearly not independent of each other. Most of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health
  • 27 Oct 2009
  • First Look

First Look: October 27

and affiliated physicians. Over the last two decades, through a combination of active legal defense and medical error prevention, the RMF has successfully controlled the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Nov 2007
  • First Look

First Look: November 14, 2007

along with a camera and other features. By September 2007, just 74 days after the June launch of the iPhone, Apple and its mobile carrier partner AT&T Mobility had sold one... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

1.18 Field Global Capstone | MBA

part of a student's flight allowance. The Global Experience Office provides more information on travel insurance recommendations on myHBS. Phone Policy Students participating in FIELD Global Capstone must View Details
  • 15 May 2013
  • Research & Ideas

From McRibs to Maseratis: The Power of Scarcity Marketing

Canadian culture, all Canadian measurements are in hockey rink units, or HRUs.) Social media activity was intense, and consumers even organized Double Down "Bro Downs" where men competed to see who... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael I. Norton
  • 31 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 31

colleagues to refocus radically on truly modern phenomena, on anticipating the future, and on altering our theorizing and methods accordingly, or we will never catch up. Marketing Complex Financial Products... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
  • 23 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 23

profitable, loyal customers into high maintenance customers whose value stemming from their frequent purchasing is eroded by their increasing cost-to-serve. The case advocates a deeper appreciation of the two-way, reciprocating nature of customer View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • Web

1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) | MBA

effort to arrive on time to the immersion. The Global Experience Office provides more information on travel insurance recommendations on myHBS. Phone Policy Students participating in an Immersive Field Course must View Details
  • 07 Dec 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 7

marketing strategy by the marketing department, one focused on the role of customer relations in product development, is considered. The creation of a set of basic principles and operating procedures for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Dec 2020
  • Research & Ideas

The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions

the editor-in-chief of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: andresr] Related Reading Many Small-Business Employees May Be Close to Losing Health Insurance How to Help Small Businesses Survive... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Food & Beverage
  • 03 Mar 2008
  • First Look

First Look: March 4, 2008

the model, we find that (i) the supply of long- relative to short-term bonds is positively related to the term spread, (ii) supply predicts positively long-term bonds' excess returns even after controlling for the term spread View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 May 2013
  • First Look

First Look: May 21

http://hbr.org/product/keeping-up-with-the-quants-your-guide-to-understan/an/11177-HBK-ENG 2006 Strategic Management Journal Location Strategies for Agglomeration Economies By: Alcácer, Juan, and Wilbur Chung Abstract—Geographically... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Sep 2013
  • First Look

First Look: September 24

corporate bonds. Insurance companies have capital requirements tied to the credit ratings of their investments. Conditional on ratings, insurance portfolios are systematically biased toward higher yield,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2004
  • News

New Horizons for Iraq

Gurfein and friends at Iraqi marketplace Courtesy David Gurfein Marine Major David (“Bull”) Gurfein (MBA ’00) was a platoon commander during the 1989 invasion of Panama and the first Gulf War. He left View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; James E. Aisner; Julia Hanna; National Security and International Affairs; National Security and International Affairs
  • 31 Mar 2009
  • First Look

First Look: March 31, 2009

and Sugata Roychowdhury Abstract We examine the accrual choices of outsourcing firms with links to U.S. congressional candidates during the 2004 elections, when corporate outsourcing was a major campaign issue. We find that politically... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace