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- 07 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change
now or wait a bit. Selection It’s not possible or even a defensible investment strategy to try to reinforce every asset everywhere, and forever. High value assets in high risk areas clearly merit investment in strengthening. Think of a View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber
- 01 Feb 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is the Next Jobs Crisis Just Ahead?
manufacturing, China. The average rate of pay in services is higher than that in manufacturing in the US in spite of the low-paying leisure and hospitality jobs that are often cited incorrectly as characteristic of service jobs. The loss... View Details
- 25 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 25
physically and organizationally divided into autonomous operations. Many organizations—from airlines to hospitals to department stores—have since adopted the model, in the form of focused units that share people, equipment, and other... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Two Truths and a Lie About 5G
decisions on the ground. It’s also testing a diagnostic app that relays data from the site of an emergency to the hospital to save time and, perhaps, lives. Fortunately there’s been only one fire since implementation and one opportunity... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Daniel L. Vasella, M.D.
points out. "And in both a hospital and a business, you have to rely on cross-functional teams." It is that cross-functional approach that lies at the heart of Vasella's management philosophy. At Novartis, clinical researchers from... View Details
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
the more than thirty units that had previously delivered acute stroke care. This case profiles the rollout of the new care delivery model in North Central London, where acute stroke care had previously been fragmented among five acute View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 17
http://ssrn.com/abstract=2444741 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 614-058 Hospital Clínic de Barcelona No abstract available. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
patients. Claritas wanted to increase the speed at which genomic research discoveries occurred and translate this research into better diagnostic tests. To achieve this, it planned to collaborate with other children's hospitals through a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 23
occupants with a temporary shared in-group that facilitates interaction. We develop and test these ideas in a multi-method field study of a hospital emergency department that introduced minimal team structures that we refer to as team... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The First Scrum
mishaps. Ian Bund (MBA 1968): I was playing hooker in the middle of the scrum, and [two guys] landed on top of me. I got carted off to the hospital with badly bruised ribs. I needed something to pass the time, so a friend brought over the... View Details
- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=kupor%20tormala%20norton%20rucker.pdf Working Papers An Empirical Study of the Spillover Effects of Workload on Patient Length of Stay By: Berry Jaeker, Jillian, and Anita Tucker Abstract—We use two years of inpatient... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 31 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 31
hospital emergency room and focuses on the effects of a new organizational structure, which we call a team scaffold, on teaming effectiveness and performance outcomes. Using a hybrid research design that adapts and blends quantitative... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
Some, like Bancel, predict that a vaccine approved for emergency use could be administered to hospital workers as early as this fall. Others, like Bingham, are quick to point out that even after vaccines are approved, distribution will be... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
History’s Lessons
her and her research. Today, millions of people recognize Carson’s courage, dignity, and lasting influence. The year after Silent Spring was published, Carson gave a speech to the Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Permanente Medical Group... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
as a pressing issue. What sparked your interest? Originally I came to the DBA Program to study finance, but I switched to control, primarily because of the pathbreaking work that Bob Anthony was doing on control in nonprofits. Bob was working with Massachusetts General... View Details
- Career Coach
Doug Lester
Doug’s approach to career and executive coaching is informed by over ten years in marketing, digital, and general management roles at Johnson & Johnson and other Fortune 500 companies. He offers perspective as a former executive recruiter and often counsels alumni on... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
disgusted by corruption. They worry about school fees, the price of rice, the cost of fuel, and the crime rate. For me personally, Liberia is an enjoyable place. Health care is a little scary: The X-ray machine at the major hospital... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Greylock
making specialized hospital beds and power tools for orthopedic surgeons. It provides a case study of Elfers's dictum that the venture firm's forte should always be "strong support of portfolio companies and long-term goals of building... View Details
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
hospitals and research centers to understand how colocation impacts the likelihood of scientific collaboration. We introduce exogenous colocation and face-to-face interactions for a random subset of biomedical researchers responding to an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 17, 2009
develop to support improving value for patients. In addition to restructuring care delivery in the hospitals and throughout northeastern Ohio, The Clinic has investments, facilities, and staff in several other states in the U.S. as well... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace