Health Acceleration Challenge - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Use of Crowd Innovation to Develop an Artificial Intelligence-Based Solution for Radiation Therapy Targeting

By: Raymond H. Mak, Michael G. Endres, Jin Hyun Paik, Rinat A. Sergeev, Hugo Aerts, Christopher L. Williams, Karim R. Lakhani and Eva C. Guinan

Importance: Radiation therapy (RT) is a critical cancer treatment, but the existing radiation oncologist work force does not meet growing global demand. One key physician task in RT planning involves tumor segmentation for targeting, which requires substantial... View Details

Keywords: Crowdsourcing; AI Algorithms; Health Care and Treatment; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; AI and Machine Learning

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25 May 2011
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QuikTrip’s Investment in Retail Employees Pays Off

group of retailers is challenging this notion of an industry built on the backs of crummy jobs, very prosperous companies that include Costco, Mercadona, Trader Joe's, and QuikTrip. What do they know that their competitors don't? In a new... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

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Get Involved - Entrepreneurship

Judges travel to campus on Super Saturday and are assigned to panels based on expertise. Each panel reviews and rates 4-6 teams' pitches. Rock Accelerator Mentor A highly competitive accelerator supporting... View Details

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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

Operations Management) Suraj Srinivasan Spring 2026 Q4 1.5 Strategy Execution Robert Simons Spring 2026 Q4 1.5 Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Tatiana Sandino Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Transforming View Details

November 2022
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The Battle Among Channels for Marketing Pharmaceuticals: UpScript, Pharmacy Benefit Managers, and Direct-to-Consumer Sales

By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Tiffany Farrell

Can an online, direct-to-consumer pharmacy both improve the quality and speed of care for patients who need branded drugs and stabilize profits for pharmaceutical manufacturers? UpScript, after years spent achieving legal and regulatory compliance and simultaneous... View Details

Keywords: DTC; Internet and the Web; Marketing Channels; Customer Value and Value Chain; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Competitive Strategy; Service Delivery; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry; Health Industry; Health Industry

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History - Entrepreneurship

initiatives—from the New Venture Competition to the Rock Accelerator to the Rock 100—have emerged as potent tools for would-be entrepreneurs to experience the practical reality of chasing a dream. The faculty includes some of the top... View Details

23 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 23

2.0 tools and applications like blogging, search engine optimization, and social media. Students follow the growth of HubSpot, an entrepreneurial venture which, in its quest for growth, faces significant challenges including the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Sep 2022
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6 Things to Know About Sustainability at HBS

the understanding of environmental challenges confronting business leaders today. The BEI supports incoming MBA students pursuing careers and developing new companies at the intersection of business and the environment through programming... View Details

01 Nov 2022
What Do You Think?

Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?

present a new set of challenges that need a whole new set of interpersonal skills.” Katherine Lawrence reminded us that we have been losing “levels of community” for decades. In her words, “COVID accelerated... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 May 2022
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Nucleate Eco: Connecting Aspiring MBA Entrepreneurs with Cutting Edge Climate Research

plant kingdom. What is Nucleate Eco? What are the requirements to apply? Sutton: Nucleate Eco is a student-lead, no equity, accelerator for student companies focused on applying life sciences principles to sustainability challenges.... View Details

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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Healthcare from the Commission on the Accreditation of Health Management Education (CAHME). Hubert Joly : Winner of the 2021 Thinkers50 Leadership Award. Hubert Joly : Included on the 2021 Thinkers50 list—a list of the world's most... View Details

10 Aug 2009
Research & Ideas

High Commitment, High Performance Management

With many companies battered by the economy, commitment from leaders and employees might seem like increasingly precious resources. Yet commitment and performance are essential elements of any successful firm no matter the health of the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Electricity - Business & Environment

that the renewable energy market represents a $16 trillion investment opportunity by 2040. [20] Challenge One of the biggest shifts needed to respond to climate change is rapidly transitioning from fossil fuel-based electricity generation... View Details

28 Mar 2012
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Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?

Summing Up: What Next, If Manufacturing Proves Not To Be A Creator Of Those Good "factory Jobs" Of The Past? Manufacturing is essential to the health of an economy. It both fuels and results from innovation. It is natural in the course of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

18 Sep 2017
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'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing

a direct connection between a social media chat about a product with the actual purchase of that product. “The biggest challenge right now is that all this money is shifting into digital marketing, but there are still a lot of questions... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Technology

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K–12 Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

especially for K-12 system leaders in partner organizations. The PELP Summer Institute focuses on system level leadership at the superintendent level. Accelerating Board Capacity (ABC) Institute The ABC Institute is a Harvard Business... View Details

12 Feb 2020
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Trying Out New Career Options with SIPs (Short Intensive Programs)

historical – and the ways in which these Africa-specific trends impact the opportunities and challenges in undertaking business and entrepreneurship ventures on the continent today. Drawing upon the active participation of prominent... View Details

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Industry Information - Alumni

current awareness and perspectives on business and policy challenges and trends in the banking industry. International Banking Library The International Banking Library is a web-based platform for the exchange of research on cross-border... View Details

18 Apr 2000
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Learning in Action

Bean, the U.S. Army's Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL), AT&T's Bell Laboratories, the Timken Companies and General Electric's Change Acceleration Process (CAP). L.L. Bean has long relied on inquiry as a source of learning to... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin

06 Aug 2019
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Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism - Discovering the Business of Storytelling

Snigdha Sur (MBA 2017) is the Founder and CEO of The Juggernaut, a digital media company for South Asian stories. She’s on a mission to diversify storytelling and newsrooms and help challenge existing storylines. Since writing this... View Details

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