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  • 24 Jul 2013
  • Op-Ed

Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In

city employees are legally protected by many state constitutions. The key constraint in changing health care obligations, however, is usually political, especially pressure... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber, Robert C. Pozen, Eric D. Werker & Benjamin Kennedy; Auto
  • November 2005 (Revised December 2016)
  • Case

Bally Total Fitness (A): The Rise, 1962–2004

By: John R. Wells, Elizabeth A. Raabe and Gabriel Ellsworth
From a single, modest club in 1962, Bally Total Fitness had grown to become—in management’s words—the “largest and only nationwide commercial operator of fitness centers” in the United States in 2004. Bally had faced its share of challenges, but the last couple of... View Details
Keywords: Bally Total Fitness; Fitness; Gyms; Health Clubs; Chain; Securities And Exchange Commission; Paul Toback; Weight Loss; Exercise; Contracts; Personal Training; Retention; Accounting; Accounting Audits; Accrual Accounting; Finance; Advertising; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Customers; Customer Satisfaction; Public Equity; Financing and Loans; Revenue; Revenue Recognition; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Health; Nutrition; Business History; Lawsuits and Litigation; Management; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing; Operations; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business Strategy; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Segmentation; Trends; Cost Management; Profit; Growth and Development; Leadership Style; Five Forces Framework; Private Ownership; Opportunities; Motivation and Incentives; Competitive Strategy; Health Industry; United States; Illinois; Chicago
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  • 24 Aug 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Can Obamacare Be Saved?

losses. In 2014, the health insurance industry’s aggregate pre-tax margin in the individual market was –5.2 percent, amounting to an overall loss... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Quelch and Emily Boudreau; Health; Health
  • 1990
  • Chapter

Analysis of Cost Variances for Management Control in Hospitals

By: S. Datar, R. Banker and S. Das
Keywords: Cost Management; Health Care and Treatment; Non-Governmental Organizations; Health Industry
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  • 2021
  • Working Paper

Accounting for Product Impact in the Consumer-Packaged Foods Industry

By: Amanda Rischbieth, George Serafeim and Katie Trinh
We apply the product impact measurement framework of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative (IWAI) in two competitor companies within the consumer-packaged goods industry. We design a methodology that allows us to calculate monetary impact estimates on customer... View Details
Keywords: Product Innovation; Impact; Impact Investing; Impact Measurement; ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; ESG Ratings; Social Corporate Responsibility; Corporate Social Responsibility; Social Impact; Nutrition Database; Nutritional Information; CPG; Consumer Packaged Goods; IWAI; Product Design; Product Positioning; Society; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Nutrition; Product; Safety; Consumer Products Industry
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  • 30 Jan 2018
  • Blog Post

HBS Global Opportunity Fellowship: Making a Difference in Africa

internet speeds that are higher than some developed countries, developed one of the hottest real estate markets in the world, and cultivated one of Africa’s foremost innovation hubs. And yet, there is so... View Details
  • Web

Buy Now, Pay Later: Pre-Industrial Credit in Practice

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction Credit in Pre-Industrial Society Imagining Pre-Industrial Credit Credit and... View Details
  • 04 Nov 2015
  • Working Paper Summaries

Cohort Turnover and Operational Performance: The July Phenomenon in Teaching Hospitals

Keywords: by Hummy Song, Robert S. Huckman & Jason R. Barro; Health
  • July 2000 (Revised May 2001)
  • Case

WebMD (A)

Discusses the emerging role of the Internet in the health care industry and describes the strategy of WebMD in this new "ehealth" space. Issues include technology strategy, industry transformation, competition in turbulent environments, and strategic alliances. View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Alliances; Competitive Advantage; Industry Structures; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry
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  • January 2009
  • Teaching Note

Biocon: Launching a New Cancer Drug in India (TN)

By: Sunil Gupta and Das Narayandas
Teaching Note for [508026]. View Details
Keywords: Product Launch; Market Timing; Price; Distribution Channels; Marketing Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; India
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  • 10 Jun 2021
  • News

Preparing Hospitals for the Next Pandemic

  • 30 Apr 2014
  • News

Indian Start-up Wins HBS’s Top Prize in Social Enterprise

Keywords: Amrita Siagal; Health and Personal Care Stores; Health and Personal Care Stores
  • 07 Dec 1999
  • Research & Ideas

Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century

efficiently as possible. Increasing the company's product line was a potentially quick, inexpensive way to shape a nascent market for processed food. It was also a means, Heinz reasoned, of building the brand. View Details
Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn
  • June 28, 2011
  • Article

Using Implementation Intentions Prompts to Enhance Influenza Vaccination Rates

By: Katherine L Milkman, John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian
We evaluate the results of a field experiment designed to measure the effect of prompts to form implementation intentions on realized behavioral outcomes. The outcome of interest is influenza vaccination receipt at free on-site clinics offered by a large firm to its... View Details
Keywords: Behavioral Economics; Nudge; Libertarian Paternalism; Public Health; Flu Shot; Behavior; Consumer Behavior; Health Care and Treatment; Cognition and Thinking
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  • 15 Sep 2007
  • News

Managing Outcomes Helps a Children’s Hospital Climb in Renown

  • 05 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

What It Takes to Restore Trust in Business

far. The American capital markets are a key element of the economic system, and "when they function well, they are a wonder of the world," he said. But the American capital markets require four... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services
  • June 2020
  • Article

Waiting to Inhale: Reducing Stigma in the Medical Cannabis Industry

By: Kisha Lashley and Timothy G. Pollock
When a new industry category is predicated on a product or activity subject to ‘‘core’’ stigma—meaning its very nature is stigmatized—the actors trying to establish it may struggle to gain the resources they need to survive and grow. To explain the process of reducing... View Details
Keywords: Stigma; Cannabis Industry; Deviance; Public Opinion; Moral Sensibility; Health Care and Treatment
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  • 15 Mar 2020
  • News

Commercial Real Estate in the Age of the COVID-19 Virus

  • 12 Aug 2020
  • News

Women in Science May Suffer Lasting Career Damage from COVID-19

  • 08 Oct 2010
  • What Do You Think?

Will Transparency in CEO Compensation Have Unintended Consequences?

out, "There is already available in proxy statements what the compensation is. It's supposed to be public knowledge, except few of the public learn of it, and few investors, apparently, get upset." Ravindra Edirisoorlya said... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett