Vaccination - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Coronavirus Careers: Cloud Kitchens Are Now Serving

to the ease of online delivery using sophisticated apps. A very large number of people have also become aware of the health risks of eating in packed restaurants. Even in the unlikely event that an effective vaccine for COVID-19 is... View Details

Keywords: by Lena Ye and Geoffrey Jones; Food & Beverage

19 Jul 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Government 'Nudges' Motivate Good Citizen Behavior

other categories. A nudge on energy conservation that compared households to their neighbors led to almost twice as many kilowatt-hours saved per dollar spent as traditional education and incentives. A nudge to schedule flu shots led to almost a 50 percent increase in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

22 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

Can Amazon Remake Health Care?

life or on very sick patients. So, improving the efficiency of primary care scheduling or vaccine appointments or something like that—that’s not going to be a very big market. Other companies, like Teladoc Health, have captured much more... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Health

14 Oct 2021
In Practice

Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return

Workers who used to be fine with regular office hours pre-pandemic are still struggling, as the pandemic continues to affect their availability and the predictability of their work hours. Parents with vaccinated kids could still find... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

infections you may be carrying. Many of us have experienced health screening in Asian airports for years as technicians viewed our facial temperatures, checked our passports and vaccination histories, and asked questions. This will become... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

14 Apr 2022
Op-Ed

Let’s Move Forward from COVID—Without Forgetting What We’ve Learned

environmental factors created by a persistent virus. It’s as if the success and gains made in 2021 with vaccinations and the incremental return to work and school policies have made leaders at different echelons reluctant to admit that... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson

20 Jan 2022
Op-Ed

3 Steps to Help Companies Rebuild Trust During the Pandemic

We’re approaching year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, with no clear end in sight. During this time, companies have had to make difficult decisions about whether employees should work from home, wear masks in the office, and get View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

19 May 2021
Op-Ed

Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career

Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, there are hints of optimism as more people gain access to vaccines and the federal government injects more stimulus money into the economy. Yet, the outlook for workers remains mixed. The crisis has... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson

13 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding

Even as COVID vaccines begin early deployment, pressure on leaders continues to mount to engage in “Big C” change: rapid course corrections through job cuts, recruiting a fresh management team, and redesigning roles and responsibilities... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Sascha L. Schmidt, and Sebastian Flegr; Sports

13 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

Science: The Unlikely Frontier for New Business Ideas

operations after a year of uncertainty due to COVID-19, Krieger points to the science labs that never stopped—and some that worked overtime, such as companies like Moderna that produced vaccines in record time. He sees lots more... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

28 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'

equity firms have billions of dollars of investible cash—although whether any of these investors have the appetite to risk their capital in the present environment is yet to be determined. And of course, an effective cure or vaccine for... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Banking

14 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

What Does December's Drug-Approval Dash Mean for COVID-19 Vaccines?

Pharmaceutical regulators around the world tend to speed through drug applications in December and before major national holidays, according to new research that might raise questions about COVID-19 vaccines and other treatments under... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Pharmaceutical; Health

09 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 9

patient. Schrader and his colleagues had to decide on which vaccines to focus and whether and how to target the drug companies that manufactured the vaccines or the quasi-government organizations (such as... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Planning for Surprises

still awaits. We stick by our recommendation: Use your miles! Q: What other looming, predictable surprises have you noticed since the book manuscript was completed? A: The flu vaccine crisis is a classic example of a predictable surprise.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

02 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 2

Harvard Business School Case 514-074 Sanofi Pasteur: The Dengue Vaccine Dilemma In 2012, Sanofi Pasteur was racing to develop a vaccine against dengue, a mosquito-borne disease, and was evaluating this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 May 2020
Op-Ed

Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness

It is no secret that immigration has reshaped American innovation. Immigrants are the backbone of America’s most innovative industries, provide a quarter of our patent applications, and are numerous among our science and engineering superstars. Taken from World... View Details

Keywords: by William R. Kerr

06 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?

to appeal to young would-be smokers. But corporate distrust runs so deep for some consumers that constructive dialogue is virtually impossible; consider vaccination skeptics who criticize Big Pharma’s influence, despite considerable... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health

04 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities

period. Software is penetrating other industries, Kerr notes. Take vaccines. Pharmaceutical companies’ speedy development of mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 required software, he notes. “Their capacity to bring a substantial software, AI... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

15 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Find Your Pragmatic Path through Radical Uncertainty

virus will give us the answers.” Will contracting the disease provide immunity? How long will immunity last? When will a successful vaccine be widely available? What will be an acceptable vaccine trial? How... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson, Eugene B. Kogan, and Shirley Spence

29 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

The COVID Gender Gap: Why Fewer Women Are Dying

team also conducted surveys in the summer and fall that haven't yet been analyzed. "We're all adjusting to the pandemic in a rapid way, and there's a lot of uncertainty about what will come next—whether we'll see a strong second wave and where treatments and View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

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