Health Care Demand - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2020
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Good Odds

altitude. Imperfect Foods sold 40,000 of them. The company was founded with the goal of narrowing the yawning gap between supply and demand in the American food industry. The space is defined by two data points that, taken together, make... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; food industry; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

27 Sep 2021
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Sewn with Love

supply chain. The gowns were produced by a tight circle of manufacturers that had begun to shut down as a result of COVID-19. “The system works very well when the demand is stable,” notes Hanazawa. It was clear, however, that the supply... View Details

01 Oct 1998
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Short Takes

and not 12- to 17-year-olds, the study clearly shows that cigarette advertising is significantly related to youth, but not young adult, readership. King and his colleagues conclude that the study can be used as an important tool in the public View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

01 Jun 2020
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Meal Plan

of our brands—Sonic and Arby’s in particular—are doing well, and doing so in more compressed timeframes, because breakfast and late-night dining are no longer part of peoples’ routines. THE WAY FORWARD See more from the online-only June Bulletin’s coverage of the path... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; restaurants; COVID-19; pandemic; recovery; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

31 Aug 2017
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Sir Harpal Kumar: Making A Difference

01 Jun 2010
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NFLers Tackle HBS

More than 35 active players from a number of National Football League teams, including the Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, and Minnesota Vikings, spent a week at HBS in February in a custom Executive Education program. Now in its sixth year, the program is taught by... View Details

Keywords: fashion; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

22 Jun 2012
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At the i-lab, a New Use for Silk

Keywords: silk; i-Lab; vaccines; medicine; Health, Social Assistance; Manufacturing

16 Nov 2015
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Connecting with Indigenous Traditions

Dan Sprinkles (MBA 1977) was 50 years old when a vision quest inspired him to leave the corporate world and embark on a role as a spiritual healer. “I’d always been hungry or starved for something that would create passion, something I couldn’t wait to get out of bed... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Sep 2010
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Noted & Quoted

“If I had been leaving Harvard in 2010, this would be the area I would want to be going into.” — Sir Ronald Cohen (MBA ’69), a founder of the European venture capital industry, referring to his latest venture, Social Finance, a social investment bank. (London... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 1999
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South Africa's Lucille Meyer: Shaping a Practical Presidency

improved infrastructure for water and for jobs, notes Meyer. There is much at stake for Mbeki - only the second black president of South Africa - as he follows in the footsteps of Mandela. Meyer is careful to point out, however, that... View Details

Keywords: Morgan Baker

01 Mar 2017
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Case Study: Moment in the Sun

hospitality. Offices and health care facilities could both offer the company access to huge sectors of the $80 billion lighting market. The Question: Hoskins describes the competitive landscape as “a land... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Jun 2017
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Surveying Students’ Summer Plans

of commercial tech monetization, which includes wearable products in the health care category. The opportunity appealed to me in part because it uses so much of what I learned this year, including term... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

07 Aug 2019
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“The Star of the North”

companies. They also boast a rising labor force that’s among the strongest in the country, while the workforces of other states are dwindling. Health care in the area is strong, highlighted by the Mayo... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Sep 2004
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Tracking a Turnaround

The newly hired president and CEO of a local medical center faces a daunting task: Under intense public scrutiny, he must save a complex, rapidly failing organization whose culture is marred by indecision and distrust — and do so in an environment of increasing... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management