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Value-Based Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
value. Patients Participate actively in managing personal health, and, when faced with care and treatment options, seek assistance in understanding the expected outcomes. Health Plans Maximize value for patients, minimize paperwork, and...
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- 30 Jan 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Cost of External Finance and Selection into Entrepreneurship
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by Ramana Nanda
- September 2013
- Article
Great Leaders Who Make the Mix Work
By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly
Business leaders send a powerful message when they make a commitment to diversity that goes beyond rhetoric. But what motivates them to do so, and how do they actually create inclusive cultures? To find out, the authors interviewed 24 CEOs whose firms were known for...
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Keywords:
Leadership Development;
Working Conditions;
Leading Change;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Culture;
Diversity;
Gender
Groysberg, Boris, and Katherine Connolly. "Great Leaders Who Make the Mix Work." Harvard Business Review 91, no. 9 (September 2013): 68–76.
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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership
Highway Act Federal Trade Commission established Personal income tax reinstituted Influence: Low 20192019 U.S. Steel and Alcoa withstand antitrust accusations Personal and corporate tax rates cut Airmail...
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- 09 Nov 2023
- HBS Case
What Will It Take to Confront the Invisible Mental Health Crisis in Business?
the common misperceptions around mental health that contribute to the stigma: A person’s mental health issue is just an “excuse.” “It’s going to be a burden to our business or organization if we take on this person who has a mental health...
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- December 2018 (Revised June 2019)
- Case
Wolfgang Puck: Setting the Table for the Future
By: Boris Groysberg and Matthew G. Preble
Chef Wolfgang Puck oversees a disparate business empire that includes fine dining restaurants, a catering business, and various licensed products that run from cookware, to soup, to fast-casual restaurants. His businesses activities are divided among three separate...
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Brands and Branding;
Growth and Development;
Management Systems;
Business Processes;
Leadership;
Transition;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Groysberg, Boris, and Matthew G. Preble. "Wolfgang Puck: Setting the Table for the Future." Harvard Business School Case 419-001, December 2018. (Revised June 2019.)
- November 2014 (Revised June 2016)
- Case
Lobbying at eCab
By: Karthik Ramanna
Erin Jones' ridesharing startup in her mid-sized hometown is finally picking up. She's hoping to reach a sustainable scale so that she can sell to a large player such as Uber in a year. But suddenly, she hits political roadblocks—the local Democratic mayor, facing a...
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Ramanna, Karthik. "Lobbying at eCab." Harvard Business School Case 115-025, November 2014. (Revised June 2016.)
- October 2010
- Case
CDG: Managing in China's Economic Transformation
By: Roy Y.J. Chua, Shaohui Chen and Lisa Kwan
China Data Group (CDG) is a leading business processes outsourcing company based in Beijing, China. Roc Yang, chairman of CDG, had to confront a dilemma when he discovered that one of his senior managers gave a gift to a potential client in an effort to win a large...
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Keywords:
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Management Practices and Processes;
Emerging Markets;
Negotiation Deal;
Relationships;
Networks;
Societal Protocols;
China
Chua, Roy Y.J., Shaohui Chen, and Lisa Kwan. "CDG: Managing in China's Economic Transformation." Harvard Business School Case 411-067, October 2010.
- March 2001 (Revised September 2002)
- Case
Merck Latin America (A)
By: Michael Beer and James Weber
Introduces Grey Warner, the vice president of Merck's Latin America region, and his efforts to improve the organizational effectiveness of the region and to introduce a more global business culture and values. Discusses Merck's ethics and values, its Latin American...
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Organizational Culture;
Ethics;
Business Processes;
Strategic Planning;
Change Management;
Values and Beliefs;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Employee Relationship Management;
Business Strategy;
Government and Politics;
Economy;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Latin America
Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "Merck Latin America (A)." Harvard Business School Case 401-029, March 2001. (Revised September 2002.)
- February 1989 (Revised August 1989)
- Case
Portman Hotel Co.
A brand new hotel has opened with a new service strategy: import to America Asian-style service using a butler-like employee group called the personal valets. To achieve this high level of service, the hotel has paid great attention to its human resource policies,...
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Business or Company Management;
Service Delivery;
Employees;
Accommodations Industry;
Asia;
North America
Heckscher, Charles C. "Portman Hotel Co." Harvard Business School Case 489-104, February 1989. (Revised August 1989.)
- 06 Jul 2015
- News
The Condensed Guide to Running Meetings
- 24 May 2010
- News
Doctoral Awards for Excellence in Mentoring
- April 2012 (Revised February 2017)
- Case
Dovernet
By: Robert Simons and Natalie Kindred
This case illustrates the implications of using stringent performance measurement systems to create performance pressure, motivate employee achievement, and sharpen a firm's competitiveness. It opens by describing the downsides of the ruthlessly competitive culture at...
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Motivation and Incentives;
Information Technology;
Competitive Advantage;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Organizational Culture;
Performance Evaluation;
Compensation and Benefits;
Web Services Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Vancouver
Simons, Robert, and Natalie Kindred. "Dovernet." Harvard Business School Case 112-061, April 2012. (Revised February 2017.)
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Driving Digital Strategy
omnichannel strategies Engage customers through digital, social, and mobile marketing Expand your personal and professional network Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds,...
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- 11 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Employers Favor Men
against another group. “With statistical discrimination, you have certain beliefs about men versus women and what they can do, and given those beliefs, you choose the person who you think is the best person...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- April 2024
- Case
Managing AI Risks in Consumer Banking
By: Suraj Srinivasan, Satish Tadikonda, Paul Dongha, Manoj Saxena and Radhika Kak
In early 2024, Ruth Jones, head of digital banking at Signa Bank, a (fictitious) European consumer bank, was thinking about how to best incorporate GenAI capabilities to improve efficiencies and create new ways to improve the customer experience. Where were the biggest...
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Srinivasan, Suraj, Satish Tadikonda, Paul Dongha, Manoj Saxena, and Radhika Kak. "Managing AI Risks in Consumer Banking." Harvard Business School Case 124-093, April 2024.
- January 2024
- Technical Note
Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds: A Primer
By: Jo Tango and Christina Wallace
How do venture capital and private equity funds actually work? This Technical Note covers the "when, who, and how" details:
- "When": fund length, extensions, and when investors can no longer initiate new investments.
- "Who": who is in the General... View Details
Tango, Jo, and Christina Wallace. "Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds: A Primer." Harvard Business School Technical Note 824-123, January 2023.
- July 2023
- Case
DayTwo: Going to Market with Gut Microbiome (Abridged)
By: Ayelet Israeli
DayTwo is a young Israeli startup that applies research on the gut microbiome and machine learning algorithms to deliver personalized nutritional recommendations to its users in order to minimize blood sugar spikes after meals. After a first year of trial rollout in...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
AI and Machine Learning;
Nutrition;
Market Entry and Exit;
Product Marketing;
Distribution Channels
Israeli, Ayelet. "DayTwo: Going to Market with Gut Microbiome (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 524-015, July 2023.
- March 2016
- Case
Residency Select or J3Personica?
By: William Kerr and Kathryn S. Roloff
Residency Select, LLC provides psychometric assessments for matching medical students to residency programs. After a series of successful pilots, founder Alan Friedman is considering whether to continue developing his offerings in this area, or whether to expand into...
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Keywords:
Marketplace Matching;
Expansion;
Higher Education;
Entrepreneurship;
Health Care and Treatment;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Service Industry
Kerr, William, and Kathryn S. Roloff. "Residency Select or J3Personica?" Harvard Business School Case 816-088, March 2016.