Preventive Care - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age

executives are: Empathic. They monitor employee stress and anxiety and try to prevent overload and burnout, especially in the "next normal" of the pandemic. Many people are coping with social and economic unrest and insecurity both inside... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards; Technology

09 Jun 2015
First Look

First Look: June 9, 2015

In October 2013, Colgate-Palmolive Company, the world's leading oral care company, was about to launch its new Colgate® Maximum Cavity Protection plus Sugar Acid Neutralizer toothpaste in Brazil. The oral View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

defense while also playing offense. Deep Purpose Podcast Innovation Opportunities Created by COVID: And How to Make Them Happen Professor Regina Herzlinger (DBA 1971) + More Info – Less Info The crush of patients created by COVID enabled the creation of sites for View Details

16 Nov 2021
HBS Case

How a Company Made Employees So Miserable, They Killed Themselves

employee departures. Company officials kept a careful count of departing workers and doled out bonuses to managers based on the number of workers in their groups that left. Managers and workers alike exhibit stress Many managers,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Mar 2016
First Look

March 1, 2016

a lower threat of escalation. Furthermore, acknowledging possible unintentionality may encourage settlement due to the typically inadvertent nature of these incidences. The resulting higher settlement rate prevents additional legal action... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Aligning Reimbursement with Value - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

drugs, devices, and diagnostic tests that improve outcomes and/or lower total costs will find their products incorporated into the treatments used by effective and efficient providers. Payers (private insurers, corporations, governments, or self-pay individuals) will... View Details

12 Apr 2022
Book

Racism, Colonialism, and Britain's Legacy of Violence

Britain’s 20th century empire was the largest in human history, with a quarter of the world’s land and nearly 700 million people. Yet the empire drew its strength from violence. That’s the conclusion Harvard Business School Professor Caroline Elkins draws in her new... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

22 Feb 2024
News

Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching

nearby Borders bookstore revealed a three-year life expectancy with no available treatment options. And trying to navigate the complexities of the American health care system—bouncing from pathologist to a medical oncologist to... View Details

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Profiles - MBA

technologies that expand the frontier of diagnostic and therapeutic possibility for neurological diseases and other challenging medical conditions. I aspire to build and lead a team that will translate AI-enabled scientific breakthroughs from bench to bedside and... View Details

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Impact Stories - Impact Stories

Health Minute: How Entrepreneurs are Reducing Costs & Improving Outcomes Professor William Sahlman Play Health Minute: Can Hospitals Prioritize Value and Collaboration to Prevent Physician Burnout? Professor Susanna Gallani 01 Oct 2024... View Details

March 2017
Case

Cantel Medical

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth

Cantel Medical Corporation provided infection prevention and control products and services for patients, caregivers, and other healthcare providers. In 2016, Cantel generated sales of $665 million and net profits of $60 million, double the levels of five years earlier.... View Details

Keywords: Cantel; Charles Diker; Furniture Industry; Matrix Organization; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Units; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Chemicals; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Business History; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Structure; Problems and Challenges; Research and Development; Opportunities; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Information Technology; Biotechnology Industry; Chemical Industry; Health Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States; New Jersey

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01 Nov 1999
Research & Ideas

John H. Patterson and the Sales Strategy of the National Cash Register Company, 1884 to 1922

described the register for the first time and explained how it would prevent theft and give an accurate account of the day's receipts. The goal of this stage was to schedule a demonstration of the machine in a nearby hotel where the... View Details

Keywords: by Walter A. Friedman

19 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023

to innovate in the climate space, and shares his advice for those interested in careers in business and climate. Beyond Net Zero: How Seventh Generation Plans to Achieve Real Zero Carbon Ashley Orgain, chief impact officer at Seventh Generation, explains to Michael... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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General Merchants to Commodities Brokers | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

preventing the shipment of cotton from the South to textile manufacturers in the North. Lehman Brothers devised several strategies to circumvent the blockade, including sending cotton from the South to England and then from England to New... View Details

20 Dec 2022
Op-Ed

Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation

“Great Resignation” and other challenges from a constantly changing competitive landscape? First, these companies have CEOs—indeed, leaders at all levels—who care equally about profits and employee well-being and don’t see them as... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

of caring for not only the corporation and shareholders but also the patients and medical professionals. How should leaders of health-related businesses weigh the demand for efficiency and profit alongside the View Details

21 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 21, 2009

distinguishing between direct and complementary spillovers, we examine (1) the extent to which a hospital's specialization in areas related to cardiovascular care directly impacts performance in cardiovascular View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Nov 2023
News

Love and Money

is what is preventing them from finding true love. And merging what they really think about as their needs, and what leads to their happiness is often the breakthrough moment that they realize, okay, I've been looking in the wrong place... View Details

27 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge

a balance between preparing and staying spontaneous in the moment. “If you over-prepare, it can immobilize you and prevent you from bobbing and weaving,” Huang says. “You don’t want to be tethered to a script that feels forced. You want... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

06 Aug 2020
Blog Post

My HBS Financial Aid Story: Why I Chose to Invest in My Future

family circumstances had prevented me from saving as much as I could have otherwise. I was both unsure of how to convey this in my application and embarrassed to have to ask for more money. I was not embarrassed that I had been fortunate... View Details

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