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- February 2021
- Article
Assessment of Electronic Health Record Use Between U.S. and Non-U.S. Health Systems
By: A Jay Holmgren, Lance Downing, David W. Bates, Tait D. Shanafelt, Arnold Milstein, Christopher Sharp, David Cutler, Robert S. Huckman and Kevin A. Schulman
Importance: Understanding how the electronic health record (EHR) system changes clinician work, productivity, and well-being is critical. Little is known regarding global variation in patterns of use.
Objective: To provide insights into which EHR... View Details
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Keywords:
Electronic Health Records;
Health Care And Treatment;
Online Technology;
Health Industry;
Information Technology Industry
Holmgren, A Jay, Lance Downing, David W. Bates, Tait D. Shanafelt, Arnold Milstein, Christopher Sharp, David Cutler, Robert S. Huckman, and Kevin A. Schulman. "Assessment of Electronic Health Record Use Between U.S. and Non-U.S. Health Systems." JAMA Internal Medicine 181, no. 2 (February 2021): 251–259.
- November 2020 (Revised February 2021)
- Case
Wes Hall and the BlackNorth Initiative
By: Shikhar Ghosh, Marilyn Morgan Westner and Reza Satchu
Wes Hall founded Kingsdale Advisors and built it into one of Canada’s leading shareholder services and advisory firms. Influenced by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and a series of social injustices—specifically the death of George Floyd in police custody—Hall...
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Keywords:
Racism;
Cultural Entrepreneurship;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Diversity;
Race;
Social Issues;
canada;
North America
Ghosh, Shikhar, Marilyn Morgan Westner, and Reza Satchu. "Wes Hall and the BlackNorth Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 821-056, November 2020. (Revised February 2021.)
- November 2020
- Article
Casting Conference Calls
By: Lauren Cohen, Dong Lou and Christopher J. Malloy
We explore a subtle but important mechanism through which firms can control information flow to the markets. We find that firms that “cast” their conference calls by disproportionately calling on bullish analysts tend to underperform in the future. Firms that call on...
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Cohen, Lauren, Dong Lou, and Christopher J. Malloy. "Casting Conference Calls." Management Science 66, no. 11 (November 2020): 5015–5039. (Winner of the First Prize, Crowell Memorial Award for Best Paper in Quantitative Investments, PanAgora Asset Management, 2014.)
- October 2020
- Teaching Note
MobSquad
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, William R. Kerr, Susie L. Ma and Bailey McAfee
- October 2020 (Revised November 2020)
- Case
Digging for Gold: Paulson & Co.'s Activism in the Gold Sector
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Jonah S. Goldberg
The case describes the efforts of hedge fund Paulson & Co to influence corporate governance and improve performance in the gold industry. In an innovative move, the hedge fund led the creation of the Shareholder Gold Council, a consortium of large investors in gold...
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Keywords:
Board Of Directors;
Hedge Funds;
Shareholder Activism;
Gold;
Corporate Governance;
Governing And Advisory Boards;
Investment Funds;
Investment Activism;
Performance Improvement;
Corporate Accountability;
Mining Industry;
canada;
United States
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Jonah S. Goldberg. "Digging for Gold: Paulson & Co.'s Activism in the Gold Sector." Harvard Business School Case 121-021, October 2020. (Revised November 2020.)
- 2020
- Working Paper
Uncovering Inequalities in Time-Use and Well-Being during COVID-19: A Multi-Country Investigation
By: Laura M. Giurge, Ayse Yemiscigil, Joseph Sherlock and Ashley V. Whillans
The COVID-19 global pandemic continues to alter how people spend their time, with possible downstream consequences for subjective well-being. Using diverse samples from the United States, Canada, Denmark, Brazil, and Spain (n = 30,018) and following a preregistered...
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Keywords:
Time-use;
Subjective Well-being;
Covid-19;
Health Pandemics;
Work-life Balance;
Gender;
Equality And Inequality
Giurge, Laura M., Ayse Yemiscigil, Joseph Sherlock, and Ashley V. Whillans. "Uncovering Inequalities in Time-Use and Well-Being during COVID-19: A Multi-Country Investigation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-037, September 2020.
- August 2020
- Case
Beyond Beer: Brewing Innovation at Molson Coors
By: Derek C. M. van Bever, Stephen P. Kaufman, James Barnett and Shaye Roseman
In March 2019, Molson Coors CEO Mark Hunter considered a request to pull forward $65 million CAD in anticipated future funding for Truss Beverages, a Toronto-based cannabis beverage company that Molson Coors created in a joint venture with a Canadian cannabis...
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Keywords:
Budgets And Budgeting;
Joint Ventures;
Ethics;
Cross-cultural And Cross-border Issues;
Disruptive Innovation;
Innovation Strategy;
Market Entry And Exit;
Food And Beverage Industry;
United States;
canada;
Colorado
van Bever, Derek C. M., Stephen P. Kaufman, James Barnett, and Shaye Roseman. "Beyond Beer: Brewing Innovation at Molson Coors." Harvard Business School Case 321-008, August 2020.
- July 2020 (Revised September 2020)
- Case
MobSquad
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, William R. Kerr and Susie L. Ma
Irfhan Rawji (MBA 2004) launched MobSquad in October 2018 to help American tech start-ups retain hard-to-find talent, many of whom struggled with U.S. work visa issues, such as software engineers with experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning, or data...
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Keywords:
Work Visas;
H1-b;
Business Ventures;
Business Startups;
Labor;
Human Capital;
Human Resources;
Crisis Management;
Employment Industry;
canada;
United States
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, William R. Kerr, and Susie L. Ma. "MobSquad." Harvard Business School Case 821-010, July 2020. (Revised September 2020.)
- June 2020
- Case
RBC: Transforming Transformation (A)
By: Ethan Bernstein, Francesca Gino and Aldo Sesia
In 2017, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), a Canadian financial icon, mandated a swat team of “enablers of collaboration” (their job description) to support the personal and commercial bank in the enterprise-wide RBC Cultural Transformation initiative. Historically,...
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Keywords:
Service Delivery;
Technology;
Transformation;
Change Management;
Collaborative Innovation And Invention;
Innovation And Management;
Decision Making;
Human Resources;
Management Systems;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Groups And Teams;
Management Teams;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
canada
- June 2020
- Supplement
RBC: Transforming Transformation (B)
By: Ethan Bernstein, Francesca Gino and Aldo Sesia
In 2017, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), a Canadian financial icon, mandated a swat team of “enablers of collaboration” (their job description) to support the personal and commercial bank in the enterprise-wide RBC Cultural Transformation initiative. Historically,...
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Keywords:
Service Delivery;
Technology;
Transformation;
Change Management;
Collaborative Innovation And Invention;
Innovation And Management;
Decision Making;
Human Resources;
Management Systems;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Groups And Teams;
Management Teams;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
canada
- May 2020
- Teaching Note
Baskits Inc.
By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 217-001. Robin Kovitz (MBA 2007) acquired Baskits, a Canadian gift basket company, in October of 2014. The business was highly seasonal with two-thirds of its sales occurring in November and December. Baskits dealt with its seasonality...
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- May 2020
- Teaching Note
Chem-Ecol
By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld
Dahra Allen acquired Chem-Ecol, a machine oil recycling business, for C$13.3 million in December of 2012. Allen decided to hire a sales director and the case discussion largely focuses on selecting the sales director from her short-list of five candidates. During the...
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- April 2020
- Case
Luvo (B)
By: José B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
This case, a follow on to HBS No. 517-049 "Luvo," provides a brief look at changes that have occurred at Luvo, now called Performance Kitchen, since the timing of the first case (mid-2016). Set in January 2020, “Luvo (B)” touches on developments such as the company's...
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Keywords:
Consumer Behavior;
Health;
Health Care And Treatment;
Nutrition;
Food;
Strategy;
Product Positioning;
Product Marketing;
Food And Beverage Industry;
Agriculture And Agribusiness Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States;
canada
Alvarez, José B., and Natalie Kindred. "Luvo (B)." Harvard Business School Case 520-101, April 2020.
- April 2020 (Revised June 2020)
- Case
Shorefast: A Strange and Familiar Way to Reimagine Capitalism
By: Brian Trelstad, Wendy Smith and Natalie Slawinski
In 2006, Zita Cobb and two of her brothers, Alan Cobb and Tony Cobb, native Newfoundlanders, launched Shorefast to help grow another leg of Fogo Island’s economy. Like so many rural communities, Fogo Island’s fate was tied directly to one primary resource—in this case...
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Keywords:
Place Making;
Non-profit;
Hotel;
Economic Development;
Tourism;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Development Economics;
Economic Systems;
Tourism Industry;
canada
Trelstad, Brian, Wendy Smith, and Natalie Slawinski. "Shorefast: A Strange and Familiar Way to Reimagine Capitalism." Harvard Business School Case 320-098, April 2020. (Revised June 2020.)
- March–April 2020
- Article
Pricing Policies that Protect your Brand
By: Ayelet Israeli and Eugene F. Zelek Jr.
When customers seek out online deals, it seems like a win for everybody: Brands, retailers, dealers, and distributors sell more goods, and buyers get a bargain. What's not to like? Here's the problem: Lured by rock-bottom online prices, customers often end up dealing...
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Israeli, Ayelet, and Eugene F. Zelek Jr. "Pricing Policies that Protect your Brand." Harvard Business Review 98, no. 2 (March–April 2020): 76–83.
- January 2020 (Revised March 2020)
- Case
LOLA: Do You Know What's in Your Tampon?
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Aldo Sesia
LOLA is a direct-to-consumer (DTC) business launched in 2015. What started as a company to provide women with organic and transparent material-labeled tampons via a subscription model, had, by 2019 evolved to include additional menstrual and sexual wellness products....
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Keywords:
Direct-to-consumer;
Channels;
Disruption;
Business Model;
Brands And Branding;
Online Technology;
Strategy;
Retail Industry;
United States;
canada
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Aldo Sesia. "LOLA: Do You Know What's in Your Tampon?" Harvard Business School Case 320-015, January 2020. (Revised March 2020.)
- December 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
Boll & Branch
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Mel Martin
Boll & Branch is a direct-to-consumer (DTC) business launched in 2015. It was the first Fair-Trade Certified manufacturer of linens. The case provides background on the company, its start, business model, and evolution through 2019.
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Keywords:
Direct-to-consumer;
Channels;
Disruption;
Business Model;
Brands And Branding;
Online Technology;
Strategy;
Retail Industry;
United States;
canada
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Mel Martin. "Boll & Branch." Harvard Business School Case 320-052, December 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- November 2019 (Revised February 2020)
- Case
Constellation Brands' Investment in Canopy Growth: Aiming High
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott
In 2017, Constellation Brands, the U.S.-based beverage company, acquired a 9.9% equity interest in the Canadian marijuana company, Canopy Growth. In 2018, Constellation announced a subsequent investment in Canopy—taking its ownership interest to 37%. However, Canopy’s...
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Keywords:
Equity Investment;
Marijuana;
Growth Investing;
New Market Development;
Beverage Industry;
Equity;
Investment;
Strategy;
Consulting Industry;
Food And Beverage Industry;
canada;
United States
Gilson, Stuart C., and Sarah L. Abbott. "Constellation Brands' Investment in Canopy Growth: Aiming High." Harvard Business School Case 220-044, November 2019. (Revised February 2020.)
- November 2019
- Supplement
Kids & Company: Entering the U.S.
By: Boris Groysberg, Sarah Mehta and Matthew Preble
This video supplement pairs with “Kids & Company: Entering the U.S.” (case no. 418011). It contains eight individual clips that range in length from 5 to 12 minutes. Instructors can use the videos, either in whole or in part, as an additional teaching...
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Keywords:
Early Childhood Education;
Strategy;
Growth And Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Expansion;
Leadership;
Marketing;
Product Marketing;
Brands And Branding;
Service Delivery;
Service Operations;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Cross-cultural And Cross-border Issues;
Selection And Staffing;
Customer Focus And Relationships;
Entrepreneurship;
Service Industry;
canada;
United States
Groysberg, Boris, Sarah Mehta, and Matthew Preble. "Kids & Company: Entering the U.S." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 420-704, November 2019.
- October 2019
- Supplement
Airbus vs. Boeing (K): New Partnerships (2018)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This case describes Airbus’ partnership with the Montreal-based aircraft manufacturer Bombardier beginning in 2017. The two companies partnered on the C Series of aircraft (later named the A220 Family), which consisted of small aircraft with 100–150 seats. The case...
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Keywords:
Product Development;
Air Transportation;
Projects;
Competition;
Partners And Partnerships;
Joint Ventures;
Manufacturing Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States;
Europe;
canada;
Brazil
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Karen Elterman. "Airbus vs. Boeing (K): New Partnerships (2018)." Harvard Business School Supplement 720-386, October 2019.
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