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- September – October 2008
- Article
Care Platforms: A Basic Building Block for Care Delivery
By: Richard Bohmer and David Lawrence
Without significant operational reform within the nation's health care delivery organizations, new financing models, payment systems, or structures are unlikely to realize their promise. Adapting insights from high-performing companies in other high-risk, high-cost,...
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Health Care and Treatment;
Management Systems;
Standards;
Service Delivery;
Service Operations;
Business Processes;
Organizational Design;
Customization and Personalization;
Health Industry
Bohmer, Richard, and David Lawrence. "Care Platforms: A Basic Building Block for Care Delivery." Health Affairs 27, no. 5 (September–October 2008).
- July 2002 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
North East Medical Services
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Wendy Carter
Sophie Wong, president and CEO of North East Medical Services, a health care organization dedicated to serving the underprivileged Asian American community in San Francisco, must decide how to reposition the organization to serve patients from multiple income levels...
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Health Care and Treatment;
Human Resources;
Leadership;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Health Industry;
San Francisco
DeLong, Thomas J., and Wendy Carter. "North East Medical Services." Harvard Business School Case 403-002, July 2002. (Revised March 2003.)
- 05 Nov 2014
- What Do You Think?
Are We Entering an Era of Neuromanagement?
strategy of the organization for talent management. At the end of the day, neuromanagement is a tool-it can never be an end." Some were repelled by the notion. This group included AIM: "As a human, I feel very belittled by such...
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by James Heskett
- September 2014
- Case
Crescent Pure
By: John A. Quelch and Alisa Zalosh
Executives from Portland Drake Beverages (PDB) are meeting to determine the appropriate product positioning and advertising campaign for the launch of Crescent Pure, a specialty organic beverage. They have 3 options for positioning: should Crescent Pure be positioned...
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Quelch, John A., and Alisa Zalosh. "Crescent Pure." Harvard Business School Brief Case 915-539, September 2014.
- 24 Jan 2013
- News
Davos No-Shows Pandit to Schmidt Aren't Among 2,600
- 19 Feb 2013
- News
The Coming Failure of 'Accountable Care'
Celia Stafford
Celia Stafford is a doctoral student in Health Policy (Management). She received a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Emory University in 2017 and an MPH focused in Biostatistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2020. She is also... View Details
- 23 Nov 2021
- Book
What It Takes to Build an Organizational Culture That Wins
organization on track B in the figure above. It too has a strong culture, but one centered on a participative (vs. authoritarian) management style. The mission is inspirational (to change the world vs. to be...
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by Avery Forman
- October 17, 2022
- Article
Relational Diversity in Social Portfolios Predicts Well-Being
We document a link between the relational diversity of one’s social portfolio—the richness and evenness of relationship types across one’s social interactions—and well-being. Across four distinct samples, respondents from the United States who completed a preregistered...
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Keywords:
Social Interaction;
Social Engagement;
Well-being;
Happiness;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Family and Family Relationships
Collins, Hanne K., Serena F. Hagerty, Jordi Quoidbach, Michael I. Norton, and Alison Wood Brooks. "Relational Diversity in Social Portfolios Predicts Well-Being." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119, no. 43 (October 17, 2022).
- September 2007 (Revised February 2008)
- Case
Partners in Health: The PACT Project
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Josh Friedman
Partners in Health is a Boston-based, not-for-profit that provides health care to people in some of the poorest regions of the world, including Haiti, Malawi, Rwanda, and Peru. In 1998, PIH established a program (PACT) in Boston to bring care to AIDS and TB patients...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Service Delivery;
Health Industry
Bohmer, Richard M.J., and Josh Friedman. "Partners in Health: The PACT Project." Harvard Business School Case 608-065, September 2007. (Revised February 2008.)
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Restoring a Global Economy, 1950–1980
The 1950s onwards saw the beginning of the reconstruction of a new global economy. Between 1950 and 1973 the annual real GDP growth of developed market economies averaged around 5 percent. This growth was smooth, with none of the major recessions seen in the interwar...
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by Geoffrey Jones
- 28 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
How Workplace Wellness Programs Can Give Employees the Energy Boost They Need
Dilan Gomih, founder and CEO of Dilagence, a company that works with organizations to create physical and mental well-being events. At a time when workers continue to quietly quit and many companies are struggling to fill openings, it’s...
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by Hise Gibson
- 01 Apr 2013
- News
Rx: Human Nature
The New Negotiation Over Job Benefits and Perks in post-Covid Hybrid Work
As organizations consider what a return to the office looks like, some employees say they would be willing to forgo traditional perks like health care and pay for access to office space.
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- January–February 2015
- Article
Heroic Villains: Are Foreign Investors Problems or Solutions in the Ebola Crisis?
By: Debora L. Spar
For months, the news out of West Africa has been unrelentingly grim. As of early December, the devastating Ebola epidemic had infected a reported 17,942 people and killed 6,388, according to the World Health Organization (WHO); the actual toll, which would also account...
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Keywords:
Ebola;
Multinational Corporation;
Epidemics;
Foreign Investment;
Extractive Industries;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Health Pandemics;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Government and Politics;
Africa
Spar, Debora L. "Heroic Villains: Are Foreign Investors Problems or Solutions in the Ebola Crisis?" Foreign Policy 210 (January–February 2015).
- June 1991 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Becton Dickinson (A): Corporate Strategy
By: Michael Beer
This case series introduces the strategic human resource management (SHRM) process. SHRM is an action research program designed to align the organization and management of human resources with strategy. This case describes the health care industry, Becton Dickinson's...
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Business or Company Management;
Corporate Strategy;
Alignment;
Human Resources;
Health Industry
Beer, Michael. "Becton Dickinson (A): Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 491-151, June 1991. (Revised March 1995.)
- April 3, 2020
- Article
How Hospitals Can Manage Supply Chain Shortages as Demand Surges
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer, Gary P. Pisano, Raffaella Sadun and Thomas C. Tsai
The best practices in supply chain and operations management can help health care providers cope with the surge in patients and the supply shortages. They will help them create a comprehensive strategy aimed at both the demand- and supply-side roots of the problem. The...
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Keywords:
Hospitals;
Health Pandemics;
Health Care and Treatment;
Supply Chain Management;
Operations;
Management;
Strategy
Bohmer, Richard M.J., Gary P. Pisano, Raffaella Sadun, and Thomas C. Tsai. "How Hospitals Can Manage Supply Chain Shortages as Demand Surges." Harvard Business Review (website) (April 3, 2020).
- December 2001 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
National Cooperative Council for Agriculture and Horticulture of the Netherlands, The
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Cate Reavis
As the No. 1 cooperative country in the world and the second leading trading country in the world, how do the cooperatives of the Netherlands organize to provide leadership in the global food system?
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Keywords:
Cooperative Ownership;
Food;
Agribusiness;
Globalization;
Leadership;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Netherlands
Goldberg, Ray A., and Cate Reavis. "National Cooperative Council for Agriculture and Horticulture of the Netherlands, The." Harvard Business School Case 902-417, December 2001. (Revised January 2002.)
- 02 Mar 2018
- News
A salute to the Mayo Clinic's retiring servant-leader
- January 1995 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
GuateSalud
Dr. Glenn Lopez, the founder and general director of GuateSalud, faces cash flow problems and some crucial choices about how to expand his innovative health maintenance organization for agricultural workers in rural Guatemala. The case describes Lopez's six-year...
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Keywords:
Social Entrepreneurship;
Health Care and Treatment;
Government and Politics;
Conflict and Resolution;
Health Industry;
Guatemala
Dees, J. Gregory, Marc Boatright, and Jaan Elias. "GuateSalud." Harvard Business School Case 395-125, January 1995. (Revised March 1995.)