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- 31 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
technology helps users combat mental health disorders by relaxing, meditating, and completing other mind-calming exercises. Competitors include meQuilibrium, Headspace, Big Health, and myStrength. The...
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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge
(10) Growth and Development Strategy (37) Growth and Development (15) Happiness (27) Health Care and Treatment (91) Health Disorders (2) Health...
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Cases & Teaching Notes - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Health Care Health Care Value-Based Health Care Health Care Courses Fast Facts Value-Based Health Care...
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- 2022
- Case
Marathon Petroleum and Southwest Detroit: The Intersection of Community and Environment
Environmental racism describes the unequal burden of environmental hazards placed on disadvantaged communities through systems, policies, and practices. In such a situation, these people disproportionately live close to sources of toxic waste-what are referred to as...
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Environmental Regulation;
Pollutants;
Pollution;
Equality and Inequality;
Social Issues;
Poverty;
Race;
Health Disorders;
Ethics
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Marathon Petroleum and Southwest Detroit: The Intersection of Community and Environment." William Davidson Institute Case 2-652-482, 2022.
- 02 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'
seen it with the inception of the Center for Health and Happiness at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. And, really, the interest is global. What do you think is behind this rise in scholarly attention? Arthur Brooks: Two...
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by Dan Morrell
- Web
Winners & Success Stories - New Venture Competition
Enterprise Track 28 MAR 2024 Elisa: Grand Prize Winner 2024 Alumni Track Elisa: Grand Prize Winner 2024 Alumni Track 28 MAR 2024 Sanso: Runner-Up 2024 Business Track Sanso: Runner-Up 2024 Business Track 28 MAR 2024 Trans Health HQ:...
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- March 2021 (Revised January 2023)
- Case
The Trouble with TCE
By: Vincent Pons, Rafael Di Tella and Galit Goldstein
Trichloroethylene, or TCE, was a chemical used by tens of thousands of businesses in the United States. It was an affordable tool for many. Yet, TCE had been associated with important health risks, including cancer and autoimmune disease. TCE potentially posed other...
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Keywords:
Trichloroethylene;
Toxicity;
Lobbying;
Chemicals;
Health Disorders;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy;
Ethics;
Business and Government Relations;
Chemical Industry;
United States
Pons, Vincent, Rafael Di Tella, and Galit Goldstein. "The Trouble with TCE." Harvard Business School Case 721-031, March 2021. (Revised January 2023.)
- February 2011 (Revised November 2012)
- Case
PatientsLikeMe: An Online Community of Patients
By: Sunil Gupta and Jason Riis
PatientsLikeMe (PLM) is an online community where patients share their personal experiences with a disease, find other patients like them, and learn from each other. The company was founded by Jamie and Ben Heywood when their 29-year-old brother was diagnosed with ALS...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Health Disorders;
Knowledge Sharing;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Product Launch;
Digital Platforms;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Health Industry
Gupta, Sunil, and Jason Riis. "PatientsLikeMe: An Online Community of Patients." Harvard Business School Case 511-093, February 2011. (Revised November 2012.)
- August 2012 (Revised February 2021)
- Case
Hub and Spoke, HealthCare Global and Additional Focused Factory Models for Cancer Care
By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Amit Ghorawat, Meera Krishnan and Naiyya Saggi
This case compares and contrasts four different models for delivering cancer care in India and the US. Students are asked to select the best model in its alignment with the Six Forces in those two countries and Africa, to which one of the models is considering...
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Keywords:
Cancer Care Services;
Focused Factories For Cancer Care;
Hub And Spoke Cancer Care;
Cancer Care In The U.S.;
Cancer Care In Africa;
Cancer Care In India;
Health Care and Treatment;
Business Model;
Six Sigma;
Health Disorders;
Health Industry;
United States;
India;
Africa
Herzlinger, Regina E., Amit Ghorawat, Meera Krishnan, and Naiyya Saggi. "Hub and Spoke, HealthCare Global and Additional Focused Factory Models for Cancer Care." Harvard Business School Case 313-030, August 2012. (Revised February 2021.)
- 08 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017
important strategic choice for the future. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/617062-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-065 Luminopia: Improving Treatment for Visual Disorders Luminopia—a start-up founded in...
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Sean Silverthorne
- November 2022 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
Martine Rothblatt and United Therapeutics: A Series of Implausible Dreams
By: Debora L. Spar and Julia M. Comeau
In 1990, satellite expert and Sirius XM founder Martine Rothblatt was determined to save the life of her seven-year-old daughter, Jenesis, who was diagnosed with a terminal illness called Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). At the time, there was little medication...
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Keywords:
Pharmaceutical Companies;
Technological And Scientific Innovation;
Organ Donation;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Disorders;
Innovation and Invention;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
United States;
District of Columbia
Spar, Debora L., and Julia M. Comeau. "Martine Rothblatt and United Therapeutics: A Series of Implausible Dreams." Harvard Business School Case 323-039, November 2022. (Revised April 2024.)
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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
we will discuss the case of Olay, which is facing declining sales. In the second half, we will expand our discussion to explore how firms should think about their digital journey. Can Consumers, Big Tech, and Retailers Fix Health Care?...
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- January 2017
- Case
Danaher Corporation, 2007–2017
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
On July 2, 2016, Danaher Corporation completed the spinoff of Fortive Corporation. The previous day, Danaher’s stock price had reached an all-time high. In 2015, Danaher had decided to split off its test and measurement, fuel and fleet management, and automation...
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Danaher;
Fortive;
Larry Culp;
Beckman Coulter;
Pall;
Life Sciences;
Diagnostics;
Environmental Operations;
Water Management;
Dental;
Testing;
Measurement;
Fuel;
Fleet Management;
Automation;
Toolmaking;
Tools;
Disease Management;
Continuous Improvement;
Toyota Production System;
Divestiture;
Spinoffs;
Spin-off;
Networks;
Acquisition;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Conglomerates;
Business Divisions;
Business Subsidiaries;
Business Units;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Model;
For-Profit Firms;
Joint Ventures;
Restructuring;
Engineering;
Chemicals;
Construction;
Machinery and Machining;
Profit;
Revenue;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Disorders;
Medical Specialties;
Business History;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Business or Company Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Management Practices and Processes;
Management Succession;
Management Systems;
Resource Allocation;
Market Entry and Exit;
Measurement and Metrics;
Logistics;
Business Processes;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Public Ownership;
Problems and Challenges;
Science;
Genetics;
Natural Environment;
Wastes and Waste Processing;
Science-Based Business;
Opportunities;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Consolidation;
Corporate Strategy;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Technology;
Software;
Technology Networks;
Technology Platform;
Value;
Valuation;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
United States;
District of Columbia
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Danaher Corporation, 2007–2017." Harvard Business School Case 717-464, January 2017.
- May 2008 (Revised July 2012)
- Teaching Note
PSI India -- Will Balbir Pasha Help Fight AIDS? (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Elie Ofek
Teaching Note for [507032] and [507058].
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- 06 Jan 2017
- News
Mental Illness and the Workplace
so important. And that's one of the reasons we really need to improve the ability of people with mental health conditions to get back to work quickly and back to school quickly because it can have such a positive impact on your mental...
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- June 2017
- Article
A Systematic Approach to Discussing Active Surveillance with Patients with Low-risk Prostate Cancer
By: Behfar Ehdaie, Melissa Assel, Nicole Benfante, Deepak Malhotra and Andrew Vickers
A systematic approach to counseling—using appropriate framing techniques derived from principles studied by negotiation scholars—can be taught to physicians in a one-hour lecture. We found evidence that even this minimal intervention can decrease overtreatment of...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Disorders;
Service Delivery;
Negotiation;
Health Industry
Ehdaie, Behfar, Melissa Assel, Nicole Benfante, Deepak Malhotra, and Andrew Vickers. "A Systematic Approach to Discussing Active Surveillance with Patients with Low-risk Prostate Cancer." European Urology 71, no. 6 (June 2017): 866–871.
- 18 Nov 2021
- News
Strength in Numbers
attention to mental health, it was data that shaped the Goodness Web itself: One in five adults in the United States suffers from a mental health illness each year, and 46 percent will have a mental health...
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April White
- September 2004 (Revised July 2006)
- Supplement
Battle of the Bulge: Private and Public Solutions for Obesity (B)
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Louisa Neissa
Supplements the (A) case.
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Herzlinger, Regina E., and Louisa Neissa. "Battle of the Bulge: Private and Public Solutions for Obesity (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 305-027, September 2004. (Revised July 2006.)
- 10 Dec 2001
- Conference Presentation
Psychological Sequelae of Early Trauma II: Comorbid Diagnoses or Diagnostic Entity?
By: Margaret E. Blaustein, Joseph Spinazzola, William B. Simpson and Bessel van der Kolk
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Classmates Rally to Help Family Stricken with Rare Disease
In a speech he delivered the day before his graduation from HBS, Class Day speaker John Crowley (MBA '97) observed, "In time, we will all acquire a certain amount of responsibility and power. I encourage each of us to use that power wisely but use it often! Use it to...
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