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  • 07 Mar 2022
  • News

Workforce Trends You Need to Know, How COVID Impacted Digital Transformation, & Why Low Wage Jobs Are So Hard to Fill

  • Editorial

Zeroing Out on zero-COVID

By: William C. Kirby
China’s culture reveres science, yet operates under a government that often defines what “science” is and is not. China’s “zero-COVID” policy has created a bifurcated scientific community that threatens international collaboration in science and technology. A... View Details
Keywords: COVID; Scientific Community; World Health Organization; Pseudoscience; Governance; Government and Politics; Health; Research and Development; Social Media; China
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  • October 2022
  • Case

Afrigen Biologics: Vaccines for the Global South

By: Debora L. Spar and Julia Comeau
The majority of vaccines used on the continent of Africa (99%) are produced offshore. This makes African nations reliant on the West for major health care needs, a problem which was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Afrigen Biologics (in partnership with the WHO)... View Details
Keywords: Vaccination; Vaccine; mRNA; COVID; COVID-19; Inequity; Hub-and-spoke; Health Care and Treatment; Health Pandemics; Production; Social Issues; Business and Government Relations; South Africa; Africa
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  • Article

Sustainability, Business, and Health

By: George Serafeim, Amanda M. Rischbieth and Howard K. Koh
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has demonstrated that response demands involvement from every sector of society. As a major example, some businesses have stepped up in ways previously unimaginable. Garment companies have repurposed production to face... View Details
Keywords: COVID; COVID-19; Sustainability; Health And Wellness; Corporate Social Responsibility; Health Pandemics; Health; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Accountability; Health Care and Treatment
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  • 2022
  • Editorial

It’s Time to Redouble and Refocus Our Efforts to Fight COVID, Not Retreat

By: Kathleen Bachynski, Brian C. Castrucci, Esther K. Choo, Ranu Dhillon, Jim Downs, Lakshmi Ganapathi, Gregg Gonsalves, Abraar Karan, Richard C. Keller, Scott Duke Kominers, Jonathan Levy, Martha Lincoln, Seth Prins, Julia Raifman and Anne Sosin
Keywords: COVID; COVID-19; COVID-19 Pandemic; Public Health; Public Health Measures; Vaccination; Health Policy; Health Pandemics; Government and Politics; United States
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  • 14 Jul 2020
  • News

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

  • February 2023
  • Article

Maintaining Health Care Innovations After the Pandemic

By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Barak D. Richman and Kevin A. Schulman
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the worst failings of the health care system, but it also stimulated a flurry of innovations that could lead to a much-improved delivery system. These were innovations that were born out of necessity: telemedicine access and use... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Health Care Industry; Health Care Outcomes; Innovation; Innovation In Healthcare Delivery; COVID; COVID-19 Pandemic; Pandemics; Telemedicine; Telehealth; Ambulatory Care; Vaccines; Innovation and Invention; Change; Health Industry
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  • February 18, 2022
  • Article

Transparency as a Solution for COVID-19 Related Hospital Capacity Issues

By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Richard Boxer
In the initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, many U.S. hospitals could not provide an adequate supply of beds to meet demand. Solving the problem of hospital bed capacity is of great importance in the “new normal,” which requires recognizing that SARS-CoV-2 is but... View Details
Keywords: COVID; COVID-19 Pandemic; Health Care; Health Care Demand; Health Care Delivery; Health Care Industry; Health Care Operations; Health Care Policy; Transparency; Hospital; Hospital Management; Hospitals; Health Pandemics; Health Care and Treatment; Service Delivery; Operations; Performance Capacity; Policy; Health Industry
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  • 03 Aug 2022
  • News

How Hospitals Can Avoid Capacity Surges during the Next Public Health Crisis

  • 2025
  • Working Paper

How Do Voters Respond to Cues by Charismatic Leaders? Evidence from Brazil

By: Paula Rettl
While elite-cue effects on public opinion are well-documented, questions remain as to when and why voters use elite cues to inform their opinions and behaviors. This study contributes to answer these questions by testing whether voters react to cues by charismatic... View Details
Keywords: Elites; Public Engagement; Politics; Political Affiliation; Political Campaigns; Political Influence; Political Leadership; Political Economy; Survey Research; COVID-19; COVID-19 Pandemic; COVID; Cognitive Psychology; Cognitive Biases; Political Elections; Voting; Power and Influence; Identity; Behavior; Latin America; Brazil
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  • 13 Apr 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought

If the COVID-19 crisis lasts four months, 65 percent of small retailers say there’s a good chance they’ll be forced to close permanently by the end of the year. Among restaurants and bars, 70 percent expect to go out of business if social-distancing orders last into... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Financial Services
  • 06 Jan 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine

Months of binge watching, doom scrolling, home schooling, and stress eating have left many people more determined than ever to start a new fitness regimen in January. Even a global pandemic that is closing gyms and keeping people indoors won’t deter many from pursuing... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
  • March 17, 2021
  • Other Article

Beyond Pajamas: Sizing Up the Pandemic Shopper

By: Ayelet Israeli, Eva Ascarza and Laura Castrillo
A first look at how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted e-commerce apparel shopping in the US and the UK. Extensive analysis and interactive graphics utilizing millions of transactions.
While the pandemic is still playing out, our preliminary investigations... View Details
Keywords: Retail; Retail Analytics; Consumer; Pandemic; COVID; COVID-19; Apparel; Ecommerce; Online Shopping; Online Apparel; Online Sales; Returns; CRM; Customer Retention; Customer Experience; Customer Value; Digital; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customers; Health Pandemics; Consumer Behavior; Customer Relationship Management; Internet and the Web; Behavior; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Technology Industry; United States; United Kingdom
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  • 16 Nov 2020
  • News

Weekend Edition

  • 14 Apr 2020
  • Video

Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic: Kayyem-Leonard (Session 3)

  • 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 12 May 2021
  • Virtual Programming

The Impact of the Pandemic on Gender Equity: Can We Regain the Lost Ground?

Please join the HBS Club of Toronto for a virtual panel discussion with thought leaders Penny Collenette, Jen Lee Koss (MBA 2008), and Michelle Banik focusing on the disproportionate impact of COVID on women and how to move forward. View Details
  • 15 May 2021
  • News

Is Inflation a Problem Now? Maybe, but More Likely Not

  • 8:30 AM – 7 PM EDT, 24 Jun 2020
  • Virtual Programming

Unleashing Greatness in Others

With the COVID crisis extending into the second half of 2020, workforces and their leaders are both feeling a sense of burnout. In a new virtual program, Professor Frances Frei explains how conventional leadership advice glosses over the most important thing you can do... View Details
  • 03 Mar 2021
  • News

Return-to-Office Plans Are Set in Motion, but Virus Uncertainty Remains

  • 28 Jun 2021
  • News

Do Schools Exist for Students or Teachers?