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- February 2017 (Revised February 2021)
- Case
Hebrew SeniorLife: Next Steps
By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Olivia Hull
The CEO of Hebrew SeniorLife is contemplating how to scale his highly successful but asset-intensive continuing care retirement community for elders. Among the strategies he is considering is an expansion to China; virtual web-based care; providing continuing care in... View Details
- Web
The Caring Company
Research Research The Caring Company: How Employers Can Cut Costs And Boost Productivity By Helping Employees Manage Caregiving Needs By: By: Joseph B. Fuller Joseph B. Fuller & & Manjari Raman Manjari Raman By investing in a View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Case Study: Alumni Advice for a Health Care Startup
has also begun helping employers meet their workers’ complex care issues by offering an upgrade from existing solutions such as elder care services or employee assistance... View Details
- August 2010 (Revised February 2014)
- Case
Vitalia Franchise
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Beatriz Munoz-Seca
Cathy Hoffmann has rapidly grown her novel facilities for day care therapy for elders with mild cognitive and physical problems. But she needs to decide whether to franchise or own the next expansion. View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Growth and Development Strategy; Ownership Stake; Franchise Ownership; Expansion; Health Industry; Spain
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Beatriz Munoz-Seca. "Vitalia Franchise." Harvard Business School Case 311-035, August 2010. (Revised February 2014.)
- 22 May 2021
- News
Why It’s Hard to Hire Right Now
- November 2016 (Revised April 2025)
- Case
Lynda Bussgang's Stages
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Lynda Bussgang is getting ready for her 25th Harvard College reunion and for the first time she is actually looking forward to it. Unlike some of her classmates she has charted her own course to happiness. This path took her from musical theater, to non-profit work to... View Details
DeLong, Thomas J., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Lynda Bussgang's Stages." Harvard Business School Case 417-034, November 2016. (Revised April 2025.)
- 23 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
How to Keep Employees Productive: Support Caregivers
furtively wedged between meetings and deadlines. Shifts to remote work and flexible hours during early pandemic lockdowns, for example, made care obligations less secretive. But it might not persist: About 50 percent of employers plan to... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 02 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
10 Trends to Watch in 2024
The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- Web
Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work
outcomes such as higher retention and better engagement. Read the Report Featured Videos Joseph Fuller Why Employers Should Care About the Care Economy Why Employers Should View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
That Was Then, This Is Now
It started with a question. But before that, it started in the classroom. Tony Deifell (MBA 2002) loved the discussions in his LEAD course, taught by Professor (and now former Dean) Nitin Nohria; wanting to make them more tangible, Deifell adapted the idea of... View Details
- Portrait Project
Jeff Barkas
Then, we noticed a change. We heard about my grandma’s lost car keys, and we learned of my grandpa’s missed doctor appointments. Their health rapidly declined, and my family scrambled to care for them and search for View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Ikenna Okezie
and the Harvard Medical School. He plans to combine his two loves - medicine and entrepreneurship - in a way that will improve health care for all. Born in Nigeria, Okezie came to the United States at the age of two and was raised in... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- Web
Career Re-Entry & Flexible Work - Alumni
ready. Taking a Step Back Even the most ambitious and accomplished of HBS professionals will want, or need, to step back from business commitments to address more personal concerns, such as: Childcare and family growth Elder View Details
- 14 Oct 2021
- In Practice
Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return
parents with unvaccinated kids under 12 and people engaged in elder care may be rightfully concerned that being indoors at work with colleagues can increase the risks for the vulnerable people they View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Keeping Hourly Workers Focused on the Stock, Not the Clock
Illustration by Lincoln Agnew Pete Stavros (MBA 2002) got his first lessons in labor relations as a kid at the dinner table, when his father, who operated a road grader at construction sites, told the family about his day. The elder... View Details
- 30 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition
employee with young kids at home, or someone taking care of elder relatives, or a worker needing to focus on their own physical and mental health as a result of the situation will not be able to do a 40-hour... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
A Silent Workplace Crisis
in the health, productivity, and retention of their experienced employees, addressing the issue of aging and elder care makes both economic and strategic sense. Yet the number of employers offering... View Details
- Web
Olivia Wenzel | MBA
Olivia Wenzel Computer Science Eliot 2024 Cohort 6 Technology will disrupt the elder care space. It can democratize access to resources, enable more personalized care, and bridge social connections. In my... View Details
- Portrait Project
Ruby Tamberino
faster. If I was older, smarter, stronger, I could take control; I could fix everything. I could care for my family. With this in mind, I fell in love with success: the milestones I achieved and the grades I brought home were under my... View Details
- 07 Dec 2015
- News
Connecting with Indigenous Traditions
world, we look at elders as a drain on society, but here elderhood is seen as an invaluable asset. Providing wise counsel is part of the context for a way to give back.” (Published December 2015) View Details