Health Care Industry - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Jun 2014
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The First Five Years: Brittani Rettig (MBA 2010)

Your Twitter bio reads like that of a superhero ("Management consultant by day, fitness instructor & wellness blogger by night"). Can you tell us about your day and evening jobs? "By day I'm a manager at Deloitte Consulting. I work with clients in the View Details

Keywords: fitness; wellness; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2017
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@Soldiers Field

Polaroid in the 1930s and ’40s, when the iconic company was a risky startup led by an untested entrepreneur. A “Hack Your Sleep” event offered insights into the science of slumber—a subject unfamiliar to many MBA students. Cosponsored by the student-run HBS View Details

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

27 May 2020
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Prepare to Exit

committee, in an industry that was riding the crest of a wave of economic growth. And the job came with all the trappings, like a flexible schedule, unlimited paid time off, and access to Peloton bikes for morning or lunchtime workouts at... View Details

16 Nov 2023
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Should Biopharma C-Suites Still Engage with China a Harvard Business School Healthcare Alumni Association Q&A with Professor F. Warren McFarlan

05 Nov 2020
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Don’t Get Blindsided by Your Blind Spots

25 May 2016
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How the Nudge Movement Can Improve Healthy Behavior

01 Mar 2008
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The Last Frontier

Booth Gardner (MBA ’63), the popular two-term governor of the state of Washington in the 1980s and ’90s, has embarked on his last campaign, “the biggest fight of my career,” he told the New York Times Magazine (December 2, 2007). Gardner, 71, who has Parkinson’s, wants... View Details

Keywords: William Booth Gardner; MBA 1963; physician-assisted suicide; Government; Health, Social Assistance

11 Sep 2015
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The Change Agent Inside CVS

Keywords: Retail Trade

18 Apr 2018
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Into the Light

flame. “It’s simple: health care improves dramatically with electricity,” says Poindexter, whose background is in sustainable energy. What began for her as an effort to create 100 percent renewable... View Details

01 Dec 2011
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Making the Case for Leadership

Angeles–based dialysis provider TRC. Thiry (MBA 1983) had just completed a difficult, ultimately unsuccessful term as CEO of another health care organization. After that experience, he pledged to join his... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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Fearless Force for Change

Linn Photo Courtesy Cycle For Survival Jennifer Goodman Linn (MBA ’99) left a legacy of hope to those who knew her and to the thousands who have been and will continue to be touched by Cycle for Survival (cycleforsurvival.org), the organization she founded with her... View Details

Keywords: cancer; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

05 Aug 2014
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Filling the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Gap

18 Sep 2013
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The 10 most influential women in biotech

01 Nov 2019
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Trump to pick Texas cancer doctor to head FDA

04 Nov 2016
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New war on drugs: Pharma becoming 'uninvestable'?

01 Mar 2010
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Spin Cycle

Courtesy Cycle For Survival In 2004 at age 33, Jennifer Goodman Linn (MBA ’99) was diagnosed with MFH sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer. Through 26 months of chemotherapy and four surgeries, Linn kept up her fitness, mainly through indoor stationary biking, or... View Details

02 Aug 2011
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A Fearless Force for Change

Jennifer Goodman Linn (MBA '99) left a legacy of hope to patients who battle rare cancers. Jennifer Goodman Linn (MBA '99) left a legacy of hope, love, and laughter to those who knew her and to the thousands who have been and will continue to be touched by Cycle for... View Details

09 Apr 2019
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Finding a Fix for Food Allergies

they found not only a network of support and resources, but also many classmates with their own family’s challenges with food allergies. The group includes Ron Laufer (MBA 2000),who conducted scientific research and advised EAT on health... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

22 Aug 2014
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