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- 15 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Five Imperatives for Improving Health Care
conference and survey from Harvard's business and medical schools may prove particularly timely. Delivered by the Forum on Healthcare Innovation, which was formed last year with encouragement from the respective deans of the two institutions, the report makes five... View Details
- 22 Feb 2024
- News
Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching
being sent out to keep the doctors in touch with each other. That sounds nuts to me. So I immediately saw it. I knew it from having worked in the pharmaceutical industry, that the healthcare system is a challenge, but it's really a... View Details
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Three Components of Family Governance
children can begin to learn about the business and develop relationships with their siblings and cousins. Figure 1: Basic Governance Structures of the Family Business System Family assembly activities include learning about the business... View Details
- 16 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Are You a Strategist?
reinforcing parts. Rich in organizational detail, and anchored on purpose, such systems of value creation "make strategy the animating force in a company," says Montgomery. "They're the crucial link between lofty ideas and action." To... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Rounding the Bend
Illustration by Fernando Cobelo To help people visualize what a circular economy could look like and bring the challenges down to a closet-sized scale, Emily Bolon (MBA/MPA 2007) recommends the following exercise. First, make a mental... View Details
- 28 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
What's a Boss Worth?
they are hired, Stanton recommends companies think carefully about the screening procedures they put in place, including longer trial periods to measure performance before officially hiring a new manager. “You need to have provisional... View Details
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Publications - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
2019 Journal of Medical Systems Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing to Demonstrate Value in Perioperative Care: Recommendations from the Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Organizing the Family-Run Business
As described in the first article in this series, the "Three-circle" family business system is composed of three overlapping subsystems: those employed in the business, the shareholders, and members of the family that has a... View Details
- 16 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation
while transparency of government data overall was an important goal in principle, Data.gov should prioritize its acquisition efforts and pursue specific high-value targets. One CTO recommended giving priority to environmental data in... View Details
- 28 Nov 2018
- HBS Case
On Target: Rethinking the Retail Website
a sale through. And if a customer didn’t buy after browsing, the team asked questions: What information was the customer missing? Was there something in the customer’s purchase history that Target should have known that would have blocked the sale? “Only searches that... View Details
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
through three examples: the design of medical residency matching programs, a scrip system to allocate food donations to food banks, and the recent "Incentive Auction" that reallocated wireless spectrum from television broadcasters to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 11 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard
P. Norton aims to make strategy a continual process. The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage shows managers how to weave organizational principles into a more effective management system that... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 24 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business?
In recent years, consumer review sites including Yelp, Citysearch, and TripAdvisor have become the first stop for recommendations on everything from dinner to dentists. Along the way, they've earned a loyal following from fans, but also... View Details
- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
recommended by theory, top marginal income tax rates have declined, marginal income tax schedules have flattened, redistribution has risen with income inequality, and commodity taxes are more uniform and are typically assessed on final... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination
profound impact on the inclusivity of the systems you are creating," says Luca, who has also coauthored a new case study, Racial Discrimination on Airbnb: The Role of Platform Design. "Platform companies should think through the... View Details
- 11 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 11
formulate recommendations going forward. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/710414-PDF-ENG Organization and Strategy at Millennium (A) Julie M. Wulf and Scott WaggonerHarvard Business School Case 710-415 This case... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online
small business owner and tech entrepreneur from Arizona Programming & System Analysis, Biomedical Engineering, Estrella Mountain Community College Small Business Administration, Northern Arizona University Apply tools and frameworks to... View Details
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Git and GitHub - Research Computing Services
Software Tools Git & Github 15ms What version control systems are available to you? There are many different version control systems available, but one of the most widely used is Git , which is the program... View Details
- 13 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Personal Connections: How Shared Experiences Boost Performance
residency, including on metrics such as patients’ likelihood of recommending their specialist, write Maximilian J. Pany, a doctoral candidate at Harvard Business School and MD candidate at Harvard Medical School, and J. Michael... View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)
our growth strategy to diversify the business portfolio. One of my key responsibilities is to ensure that everything we do has a well-documented system and process. A day at work could involve any or all of the activities I mentioned... View Details