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Degrees, Certifications & Alumni Status | About
Skip to Main Content Degrees, Certifications & Alumni Status All of our programs grant different levels of degrees or certifications and some,...
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- March 2014 (Revised September 2014)
- Supplement
Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (B)
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Natalie Kindred
This case, a follow-up to Cancer Treatment Centers of America (A), HBS No. 313-012, begins with the debate over New Hampshire's certificate-of-need (CON) law, which restricts hospital expansion. This debate ignited significant public criticism of Cancer Treatment...
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Keywords:
Cancer;
Cancer Treatment;
Accountability;
Outcomes;
Outcomes Reporting;
Outcomes Measurement;
Survival;
For-profit Hospitals;
Health Care;
Healthcare;
Hospital;
Certificate Of Need;
Health Care and Treatment;
Outcome or Result;
Corporate Accountability;
Policy;
Health Industry;
United States
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Natalie Kindred. "Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 314-003, March 2014. (Revised September 2014.)
- January–February 2011
- Article
Adverse Selection in Online 'Trust' Certifications and Search Results
By: Benjamin Edelman
Widely used online "trust" authorities issue certifications without substantial verification of recipients' actual trustworthiness. This lax approach gives rise to adverse selection: the sites that seek and obtain trust certifications are actually less trustworthy than...
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Keywords:
Online Advertising;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy;
Safety;
Trust;
Internet;
Search Technology;
Web Sites
Edelman, Benjamin. "Adverse Selection in Online 'Trust' Certifications and Search Results." Electronic Commerce Research and Applications 10, no. 1 (January–February 2011): 17–25.
- 10 Feb 2015
- News
Firms need a formal code of conduct
- 2017
- Article
The Energizing Nature of Work Engagement: Toward a New Need-Based Theory of Work Motivation
By: Paul Green, Eli Finkel, Grainne Fitzsimons and Francesca Gino
We present theory suggesting that experiences at work that meet employees’ expectations of need fulfillment drive work engagement. Employees have needs (e.g., a desire to be authentic) and they also have expectations for how their job or their organization will fulfill...
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Keywords:
Needs;
Motivation;
Work Engagement;
Disengagement;
Authenticity;
Self-Expression;
Employees;
Motivation and Incentives;
Behavior;
Human Needs
Green, Paul, Eli Finkel, Grainne Fitzsimons, and Francesca Gino. "The Energizing Nature of Work Engagement: Toward a New Need-Based Theory of Work Motivation." Research in Organizational Behavior 37 (2017): 1–18.
- September 2011 (Revised November 2011)
- Case
CP Group: Balancing the Needs of a Family Business with the Needs of a Family of Businesses
By: William C. Kirby and Tracy Yuen Manty
As a second generation business leader, Chairman Dhanin Chearavanont took over the family agribusiness company and built it to become a major diversified conglomerate in Thailand and expanded the business in SE Asia and China. While growing the business, he and his...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Family Business;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Conglomerates;
Family Ownership;
Growth and Development;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Thailand;
China;
Southeast Asia
Kirby, William C., and Tracy Yuen Manty. "CP Group: Balancing the Needs of a Family Business with the Needs of a Family of Businesses." Harvard Business School Case 312-059, September 2011. (Revised November 2011.)
- 08 Nov 2009
- News
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Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online
4-5 hrs/weekApply by April 8$1,750Certificate Complete three courses in this subject area within 18 months to earn a Certificate of Specialization. Complete the year-long CLIMB program to earn a Credential...
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- 2024
- Working Paper
Private Regulation, Institutional Entrepreneurship and Climate Change: A Business History Perspective
By: Ann-Kristin Bergquist and Geoffrey Jones
Private regulatory systems, including voluntary efforts by firms to restrain their own behavior are the primary form of global climate change governance. However, when environmental challenges first rose up on the scientific and political agendas during the 1970s, the...
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Keywords:
Certification;
Climate Change;
Environmental Regulation;
Business History;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy
Bergquist, Ann-Kristin, and Geoffrey Jones. "Private Regulation, Institutional Entrepreneurship and Climate Change: A Business History Perspective." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-041, January 2024.
- 29 Jun 2017
- News
HBX Launches New Certificate Program, Becoming a Better Manager
- April 2014
- Teaching Note
CP Group: Balancing the Needs of a Family Business with the Needs of a Family of Businesses
By: William C. Kirby and Erica M. Zendell
- 21 Jun 2022
- News
The Power of Understanding the Needs of Others
- January 1995
- Case
Understanding User Needs
By: Marco Iansiti and Ellen Stein
Presents an introduction to methods for understanding user needs in product development. Describes a number of techniques including the use of focus groups, interviews, questionnaires, the Kano method, Lead User analysis, the Product Value matrix, OFD, etc. Provides a...
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Keywords:
Customer Satisfaction;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Product Development;
Mathematical Methods
Iansiti, Marco, and Ellen Stein. "Understanding User Needs." Harvard Business School Case 695-051, January 1995.
- 15 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
This Workplace Certification Made Already Safe Companies Even Safer
according to the working paper Do Management System Standards Indicate Superior Performance? Evidence from the OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Standard. To earn the voluntary certification, workplaces need to demonstrate that...
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by Rachel Layne
- June 1994 (Revised September 1994)
- Background Note
Commercializing Technology: Imaginative Understanding of User Needs
The transformation of technology into commercially successful products is a process fraught with risk and uncertainty, and increasing pressure on time to market is exacerbating the difficulties. This note first describes a study conducted by Hewlett-Packard to improve...
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Communication Strategy;
Customers;
Design;
Marketing;
Consumer Behavior;
Product Development;
Research;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Commercialization;
Technology Adoption
Leonard, Dorothy A. "Commercializing Technology: Imaginative Understanding of User Needs." Harvard Business School Background Note 694-102, June 1994. (Revised September 1994.)
- 16 Dec 2015
- News
The Kinds of Teams Health Care Needs
- 27 Oct 2022
- News