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  • 14 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 14

following question: how can data and analytic tools be used to create new value? The authors have explored that question with many clients. In their work, they've seen IT create new value in five patterns: using data from sensors in objects to improve offerings (think... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Jul 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Does Misery Love Companies? How Social Performance Pays Off

micrograms of total suspended particulates per cubic meter, yet the World Health Organization establishes 90 as a maximum safe level (Berlin's level is 50). Over 25,000 square kilometers of land were deforested in Brazil each year from... View Details
Keywords: by Joshua D. Margolis & James P. Walsh
  • 29 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

from digital platforms have the potential to improve our understanding of gentrification and enable new measures of how neighborhoods change in close to real time. Combining data on businesses from Yelp with data on gentrification from... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 07 Apr 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Three Steps for Crisis Prevention

the chain—failures of mobilization—occur when leaders recognize and give adequate priority to a looming problem but fail to respond effectively. When the Securities and Exchange Commission tried to reform the U.S. accounting system—well... View Details
Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman
  • Web

IFC India 2025: Decarbonizing Rice Paddy Farming - Pioneering Sustainability in Indian Agriculture - Blog - Business & Environment

Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business... View Details
  • 02 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 2, 2010

data and then thinking about the potential complementarities of strategies from a portfolio construction context. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/211025-PDF-ENG News in the Digital World: Who Pays? Stephen P.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

R&D-intensive firms react to negative shocks to their existing products? We explore this question using detailed project-level data from drug development firms. Using FDA Public Health Advisories as an exogenous and idiosyncratic... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 15 Dec 2015
  • News

The Year in Ideas 2015

in digital health and precision medicine. Next to undergo this transformation is neuroscience. “We will witness an explosion of interest in ‘consumer neuroscience’ technologies, paired with an expanding... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna, Christine Lejeune, Dan Morrell, and April White
  • Web

Year in Review | Annual Report 2024

expansion strategies across HBP’s market groups. Together, Desmarais and McConville will continue to refine the firm’s strategy and build a deeper understanding of the customer experience, while exploring opportunities to advance digital... View Details
  • Web

Africa - Global Activities 2021

mergers and acquisitions associate at Africa Health Management in Accra, Ghana. Dezzy Ogakwu (MBA 2021) , director/CEO of Lagos-based Aku Fintech, which enables access to digital financial services. Nikki... View Details
  • 03 Oct 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

greater marriage age gaps, increased marital abuse, lower reported autonomy, and poorer health. My results are robust to a TS2SLS specification employing distance to a major health center as my instrument. As the first cohort of females... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Mar 2016
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March 22, 2016

Information Systems Research Open Content, Linus' Law, and Neutral Point of View By: Greenstein, Shane, and Feng Zhu Abstract—The diffusion of the Internet and digital technologies has enabled many organizations to use the open-content... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2025
  • Working Paper

Magnetic Resonance Imaging—High Quality and Radiation Free: Case Histories of Transformational Advances

By: Srikant M. Datar, Amar Bhidé and Katherine Stebbins
This case history describes how Magnetic Resource Imaging (MRI) came to complement – and partially replace -- computed tomography (CT) imaging of soft tissue. Specifically, we chronicle 1) the development of foundational techniques and prototypes (through the 1970s);... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Technology Adoption; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Invention; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
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  • 2025
  • Working Paper

Antibiotic Treatments for Ulcers--Eradicating H-Pylori Infections: Case Histories of Transformational Advances

By: Amar Bhidé, Srikant M. Datar and Katherine Stebbins
This case history describes how a chance discovery of bacteria that infect stomach linings completely changed how physicians treat ulcers. Specifically, we chronicle how: 1) two Australian physicians brought the bacterial infection to the world’s attention and... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Technology Adoption; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Invention; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
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  • 27 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 27, 2007

letter from the Recording Industry Association of America, Inc. (RIAA) asking him to shut down eDonkey, MetaMachine's popular file-sharing system. In September 2005, more than 30 million users relied on eDonkey to share digital files,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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2025 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

additional materials available + More Info – Less Info Harvard Business School has shaped generations of leaders, but how has it evolved as an institution? This session takes a strategic look at how HBS operates from its organizational structure and financial model to... View Details
  • 19 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

behavioral health economics, focusing on insurance markets and product markets in health care. We argue that the prevalence of choice difficulties and biases leading to mistakes in these markets establish a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2018
  • News

March 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

depends on the ability to deliver great service. The Low Cholesterol Cookbook and Action Plan by Karen Swanson (MBA 1990) (Rockridge Press) Getting serious about heart health can be overwhelming. That’s why cardiac dietitian Jennifer... View Details
  • 23 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

practice. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52649 Physician Beliefs and Patient Preferences: A New Look at Regional Variation in Health Care Spending By: Cutler, David, Jonathan Skinner, Ariel Dora... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Dec 2020
  • News

Two Truths and a Lie About 5G

implemented nationwide 5G coverage in 2019 and is providing a preview of hyper-connected life of the near future—and the kind of ecosystems that will take shape. “The arrival of 5G is a concrete example of how digital technology is being... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint