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    Richard G. Hamermesh

    Richard Hamermesh was the MBA Class of 1961 Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School. While at HBS Richard served as co-chair of the HBS Healthcare... View Details

    Keywords: health care
    • 09 Aug 2016
    • First Look

    August 9, 2016

    RCA's patents to licensing by domestic competitors royalty-free. This externality had a dramatic impact on the long-term health of the U.S. consumer electronics industry. The... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • January 2014 (Revised December 2014)
    • Case

    GenapSys: Business Models for the Genome

    By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Joseph B. Fuller and Matthew Preble

    GenapSys, a California-based startup, was soon to release a new DNA sequencer that the company's founder, Hesaam Esfandyarpour, believed was truly revolutionary. The sequencer would be substantially less expensive—potentially costing just a few thousand dollars—and... View Details

    Keywords: DNA Sequencing; Life Sciences; Business Model; Innovation ＆ Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Genetics; Business Strategy; Health Industry; Health Industry; Health Industry; Health Industry; Health Industry; United States
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    • 20 Jul 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: July 20

    value-relevant before disclosure, for negative earnings adjustments it is value-relevant only after disclosure. This finding is consistent with managers delaying the communication of bad news until IFRS compliance. View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • March 2022 (Revised March 2024)
    • Case

    DaVita Responds to COVID

    By: Susanna Gallani and David Lane
    Early in August 2021, DaVita CEO Javier Rodriguez was assessing the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on his firm, which provided life-sustaining kidney dialysis to roughly 240,000 people. Effective infection control practices and information sharing had ensured... View Details
    Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Change Management; Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Fairness; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Health Care and Treatment; Health Pandemics; Human Resources; Employee Relationship Management; Retention; Wages; Working Conditions; Leadership Style; Crisis Management; Organizational Culture; Health Industry; United States
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    Rebecca Emerick

    and building and managing relationships with MBA and alumni recruiting partners. Rebecca has spent most of her professional career at Harvard University in a variety View Details
    Keywords: Consulting
    • 03 Oct 2023
    • HBS Case

    Layoffs Can Be Bad Business: 5 Strategies to Consider Before Cutting Staff

    other valuable items to help a downsized employee, including non-wage benefits such as health care, job placement, immigration support, and vesting of stock options. “A layoff... View Details
    Keywords: by Ben Rand; Telecommunications; Technology; Financial Services; Manufacturing
    • 02 Jan 2018
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018

    Sources of Inefficiency in Health Care By: Chandra, Amitabh, and Douglas O. Staiger Abstract—In medicine, the reasons for variation in treatment rates across hospitals serving similar patients are not well... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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    Does Not Erode Sensitivity to Nuance By: Jillian J. Jordan and Nour S. Kteily The desire to appear virtuous can motivate people to punish wrongdoers, a desirable outcome when punishment is clearly deserved. Yet claims that “virtue... View Details
    • 30 Jul 2013
    • First Look

    First Look: July 30

    Publications 2013 pub Rx: Human Nature: How Behavioral Economics Is Promoting Better Health Around the World By: Ashraf, Nava Abstract—Why doesn't a woman who continues to have unwanted pregnancies avail... View Details
    Keywords: Anna Secino
    • June 2014
    • Article

    Collective Genius

    By: Linda A. Hill, Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove and Kent Lineback
    Competitiveness depends in great part on the ability to innovate. The perennial challenge, then, is to build an organization capable of innovating again and again. Traditional, direction-setting leadership can work well when the solution to a problem is known and... View Details
    Keywords: Innovation; Innovation Leadership; Leadership; Innovation and Invention; Organizational Culture
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    • 20 Aug 2020
    • Blog Post

    Being patients compelled us. Sequoia inspired us. HBS sustained us.

    Today they reach a third of the planet. To be certain, for the past 5 years, it’s felt like Deborah and me against the world: building a... View Details
    • 16 Sep 2019
    • Blog Post

    Finding my Passion in the Startup Space

    what I wanted to do in my career. Since we spend a huge portion of our lives working, it’s important to find a job that’s fulfilling. Over time, I've found that what matters... View Details
    • 26 Mar 2019
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    New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019

    company listed on the New Zealand stock exchange in 2018 by capitalizing on a biochemical discovery related to the protein composition of cow's milk. Because many people find the A1 protein difficult to... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • July 2008
    • Course Overview Note

    The Devil Wears Prada (HBS Version) (TN)

    By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence
    The Devil Wears Prada is used to facilitate a discussion of the role of communities in people's lives. It is used in a second year MBA elective at HBS called Building a Business in the Context of a Life (BBCL). BBCL is primarily designed for students who plan to be... View Details
    Keywords: Business Education; Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Planning; Civil Society or Community; Organizational Culture; Power and Influence
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    • February 2021
    • Case

    Digital Manufacturing at Amgen

    By: Shane Greenstein, Kyle R. Myers and Sarah Mehta
    This case discusses efforts made by biotechnology (biotech) company Amgen to introduce digital technologies into its manufacturing processes. Doing so is complicated by the fact that the process for manufacturing biologics—or therapeutics made from living cells—is... View Details
    Keywords: Digital Technologies; Change; Change Management; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Information; Analytics and Data Science; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Jobs and Positions; Knowledge; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Science; Strategy; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States; California; Puerto Rico; Rhode Island
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    • 30 Jan 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    ‘Intrinsic Joy’ Sparks Ideas Better than Cash

    virtual, users are still looking to create community through joint norms and practices. “If you have a strong culture and community, you can get so much more out of your... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology
    • 12 Jan 2010
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    First Look: Jan. 12

    Joshua Weiss Abstract In the face of daunting barriers, the Abraham Path Initiative envisions uncovering and revitalizing a route of cultural... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 16 May 2023
    • HBS Case

    How KKR Got More by Giving Ownership to the Factory Floor: ‘My Kids Are Going to College!’

    engagement, but for us, it also builds a much deeper understanding of what the heck is actually happening in the business.” KKR offered CHI managers, customer-facing employees,... View Details
    Keywords: by Avery Forman
    • 30 Aug 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: August 30

    customers in the East, emerging markets, and growing interest in health and beauty care among men all over the world. Employing both traditional and innovative marketing techniques, L'Oréal worked to double its customer base to two... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne