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      How to Pay for Public Option Without Tax Hike
      Medicare for All or Public Option: Can Either Heal Health Care?
      The United States has serious health care problems: More than 27 million uninsured people, costs that are growing faster than income, and...
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      • March 2021
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      Cedar Environmental: Innovation vs. Corruption in Lebanon?

      By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Youssef Abdel Aal
      The case follows Ziad Abi Chaker, founder and CEO of Cedar Environmental, an environmental engineering company in Lebanon, as he weighs his options for how to grow the company despite facing barriers to growth, most notably the prevalent public corruption in his...  View Details
      Keywords: Waste Management; Recycling; Sustainability; Corruption; Leadership & Corporate Accountability; Business And Government; Social Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Pollution; Entrepreneurship; Business And Government Relations; Crime And Corruption; Technological Innovation; Growth And Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Expansion; Green Technology Industry; Middle East; Lebanon
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      Hsieh, Nien-hê, and Youssef Abdel Aal. "Cedar Environmental: Innovation vs. Corruption in Lebanon?" Harvard Business School Case 321-114, March 2021.
      • February 2021
      • Supplement

      Apple: Privacy vs. Safety (B)

      By: Henry McGee, Nien-hê Hsieh and Christian Godwin
      In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe, Apple and Google partnered to develop a contract tracing application that would collect information about users infected with the disease and notify those who they had been in contact with. While Apple/Google’s...  View Details
      Keywords: Iphone; Encryption; Data Privacy; Customers; Customer Focus And Relationships; Decision Making; Ethics; Values And Beliefs; Globalized Firms And Management; Government And Politics; Health; Health Pandemics; Leadership; Markets; Safety; Social Issues; Technology; Telecommunications Industry; Technology Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Electronics Industry; Health Industry; United States; Europe
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      McGee, Henry, Nien-hê Hsieh, and Christian Godwin. "Apple: Privacy vs. Safety (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 321-117, February 2021.
      • September 2, 2020
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      How to Pay for Public Option Without Tax Hike

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Richard Boxer
      A “Public Option” for health insurance that uses Medicare provider pricing and is administered by private insurers whose overall pricing conforms to GAAP will attain important, bi-partisan goals. For the Democrats, its lower costs will enable enrollment of the...  View Details
      Keywords: Health Insurance; Public Option; Health Care And Treatment; Insurance; Cost Management; United States
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      Herzlinger, Regina E., and Richard Boxer. "How to Pay for Public Option Without Tax Hike." RealClearPolicy (September 2, 2020).
      • July 2020
      • Teaching Note

      COVID-19: The Global Shutdown

      By: Laura Alfaro and Sarah Jeong
      In the first months of 2020, a pandemic overwhelmed the world. COVID-19, commonly known as the coronavirus, spread from China and created a severe public health emergency across countries. While an immediate fear of the disease’s impact on human life permeaacted...  View Details
      Keywords: Covid-19; Health Pandemics; Trade; Microeconomics; Macroeconomics; Financial Crisis; Economy; Policy; Governance; Economic Systems; Economic Slowdown And Stagnation; Economic Sectors
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      Alfaro, Laura, and Sarah Jeong. "COVID-19: The Global Shutdown." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 321-021, July 2020.
      • June 30, 2020
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      Bipartisan Tax-Free Solution to Health Care Financing: Coupling HRAs With a Public Option

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Richard Boxer and James Wallace
      A combination of health insurance initiatives by the presumptive 2020 Democratic and Republican presidential nominees could expand health care coverage and significantly reduce costs, without raising taxes. Along the way, the combination could revitalize private...  View Details
      Keywords: Health Care Financing; Public Option; Health Reimbursement Arrangement (hra); Health Care And Treatment; Insurance; Cost Management
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      Herzlinger, Regina E., Richard Boxer, and James Wallace. "Bipartisan Tax-Free Solution to Health Care Financing: Coupling HRAs With a Public Option." Health Affairs Blog (June 30, 2020).
      • May 2020 (Revised July 2020)
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      COVID-19: The Global Shutdown

      By: Laura Alfaro and Sarah Jeong
      In the first months of 2020, a pandemic overwhelmed the world. COVID-19, commonly known as the coronavirus, spread from China and created a severe public health emergency across countries. While an immediate fear of the disease’s impact on human life permeated society,...  View Details
      Keywords: Trade; Microeconomics; Macroeconomics; Financial Crisis; Economy; Economic Systems; Economic Slowdown And Stagnation; Economic Sectors; Health Pandemics
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      Alfaro, Laura, and Sarah Jeong. "COVID-19: The Global Shutdown." Harvard Business School Case 320-108, May 2020. (Revised July 2020.)
      • 2020
      • Working Paper

      Novel Risks

      By: Robert S. Kaplan, Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard and Anette Mikes
      All organizations practice some form of risk management to identify and assess routine risks in their operations, supply chains, strategy, and external environment. These risk management policies, however, fail in the presence of novelty. Novel risks arise from...  View Details
      Keywords: Risk Management; Policy; Failure; Organizational Change And Adaptation
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      Kaplan, Robert S., Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard, and Anette Mikes. "Novel Risks." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-094, March 2020. (Revised May 2020.)
      • January 2, 2020
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      Medicare for All or Public Option: Can Either Heal Health Care?

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger and James Wallace
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      Herzlinger, Regina E., and James Wallace. "Medicare for All or Public Option: Can Either Heal Health Care?" Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (January 2, 2020).
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      A Public Option Can Be a Triple Win for U.S. Healthcare

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Richard Boxer
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      Herzlinger, Regina E., and Richard Boxer. "A Public Option Can Be a Triple Win for U.S. Healthcare." Health Management, Policy and Innovation 4, no. 3 (December 2019).
      • October 10, 2019
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      The Case for the Public Option Over Medicare for All

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Richard Boxer
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      Herzlinger, Regina E., and Richard Boxer. "The Case for the Public Option Over Medicare for All." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (October 10, 2019): 2–5.
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      Choice Architects Reveal a Bias Toward Positivity and Certainty

      By: David P. Daniels and Julian Zlatev
      Biases influence important decisions, but little is known about whether and how individuals try to exploit others’ biases in strategic interactions. Choice architects—that is, people who present choices to others—must often decide between presenting choice sets with...  View Details
      Keywords: Nudges; Biases; Strategic Decision Making; Social Influence; Choice Architects; Choice Architecture; Reflection Effect; Certainty Effect; Loss Aversion; Decision Making; Risk And Uncertainty; Power And Influence
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      Daniels, David P., and Julian Zlatev. "Choice Architects Reveal a Bias Toward Positivity and Certainty." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 151 (March 2019): 132–149.
      • November 2018 (Revised February 2019)
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      Gimlet Media: A Podcasting Startup

      By: John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
      When digital distribution becomes an option for an analog industry, the effects on the incumbents can be devastating. Is podcasting the beginning of the end of radio? Can it do what streaming video did to television and websites did to print? Two former public radio...  View Details
      Keywords: Platforms And Ecosystems; Startup; Creative Industries; Digital Marketing; Podcasting; Business Startups; Media; Entertainment; Growth And Development Strategy; United States
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      Deighton, John, and Leora Kornfeld. "Gimlet Media: A Podcasting Startup." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 919-405, November 2018. (Revised February 2019.)
      • August 2018 (Revised September 2018)
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      National Storage Affiliates: The REIT IPO Decision

      By: Charles F. Wu, Max de la Bruyére and Gregory D. Himmel
      In 2015, two years after founding National Storage Affiliates (NSA), Arlen Nordhagen and Tamara Fischer had an important decision to make. Should they proceed with NSA’s IPO? Although they had targeted to receive $15–17 a share, it was now apparent that the figure was...  View Details
      Keywords: Initial public Offering; Problems And Challenges; Decision Making; Real Estate Industry
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      Wu, Charles F., Max de la Bruyére, and Gregory D. Himmel. "National Storage Affiliates: The REIT IPO Decision." Harvard Business School Case 219-026, August 2018. (Revised September 2018.)
      • May 2018 (Revised October 2020)
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      La Ribera Health Department (B): Epilogue

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Emer Moloney and Daniela Beyersdorfer
      The La Ribera case studies depict an innovative low cost/high quality privately financed hospital model struggling to achieve alignment with the Six Factors. It is reimbursed by the public sector in a Spanish environment whose Consumers, Structure, and Public Policy...  View Details
      Keywords: Trends And Opportunities; Government; Government Programs; Acquisition; Business Model; Business Plan; Trends; Opportunities; Government And Politics; Programs; Health Care And Treatment; Situation Or Environment; Health Industry; Insurance Industry; Technology Industry; Spain
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      Herzlinger, Regina E., Emer Moloney, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "La Ribera Health Department (B): Epilogue." Harvard Business School Supplement 318-134, May 2018. (Revised October 2020.)
      • May–June 2018
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      Layoffs That Don't Break Your Company: Better Approaches to Workforce Transition

      By: Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
      Today layoffs have become companies’ default response to the challenges created by advances in technology and global competition. Yet research shows that job cuts rarely help senior leaders achieve their goals. Too often, they’re done for short-term gain, but the cost...  View Details
      Keywords: Job Cuts And Outsourcing; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Employees; Transition; Strategic Planning
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      Sucher, Sandra J., and Shalene Gupta. "Layoffs That Don't Break Your Company: Better Approaches to Workforce Transition." Harvard Business Review 96, no. 3 (May–June 2018): 122–129.
      • April 2018 (Revised February 2019)
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      Gimlet Media: A Podcasting Startup

      By: John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
      When digital distribution becomes an option for an analog industry, the effects on incumbents can be devastating. Is podcasting the beginning of the end of radio? Can it do what streaming video did to television and websites did to print? Two former public radio...  View Details
      Keywords: Podcasting; Business Ecosystem; Business Startups; Media; Disruption; Strategy
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      Deighton, John, and Leora Kornfeld. "Gimlet Media: A Podcasting Startup." Harvard Business School Case 918-413, April 2018. (Revised February 2019.)
      • 25 Sep 2017 - 27 Sep 2017
      • Lecture

      Three-Day Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Africa

      By: Euvin Naidoo
      Africa and the 4th Industrial Revolution: Innovation, leapfrogging and the promise and challenges of the Demographic Dividend Optional pre-seminar viewing: 2017 MasterClass on Digital Innovation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution Monday, September 25, ...  View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Innovation And Invention; Africa
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      Naidoo, Euvin. "Three-Day Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Africa." Lecture at the M-RCBG Senior Fellow-Led Study Group, Harvard Kennedy School, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Cambridge, MA, September 25–27, 2017.
      • 2017
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      Latin America's Policy Options for Times of Protectionism

      By: Laura Alfaro, Guillermo Calvo, Alberto Carrasquilla, Augusto de la Torre, Roque Benjamin Fernandez, Pablo Guidotti, Enrique Mendoza, Guillermo Perry and Liliana Rojas-Suarez
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      Alfaro, Laura, Guillermo Calvo, Alberto Carrasquilla, Augusto de la Torre, Roque Benjamin Fernandez, Pablo Guidotti, Enrique Mendoza, Guillermo Perry, and Liliana Rojas-Suarez. "Latin America's Policy Options for Times of Protectionism." Comité Latinoamericano de Asuntos Financieros (CLAAF) Statement, no. 37, April 2017. (See Project Syndicate article and CLAAF 's website for previous statements.)
      • January 2017
      • Case

      The Six CEOs of Tyco International Ltd.

      By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
      In September 2016, Johnson Controls, Inc. completed the acquisition of Tyco International PLC, a $9.9 billion business with operating profits of $884 million. The purchase consideration was $14.4 billion. Although the deal was billed as a merger, Ireland-based Tyco...  View Details
      Keywords: Tyco; Dennis Kozlowski; Edward Breen; Fire Safety; Fire Protection; Security; Packaging; Securities And Exchange Commission; Fraud; Accounting; Accounting Audits; Earnings Management; Financial Statements; Goodwill Accounting; Acquisition; Mergers And Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Divisions; Business Exit Or Shutdown; Business Growth And Maturation; Business Headquarters; Business Model; Business Organization; For-profit Firms; Restructuring; Crime And Corruption; Engineering; Applied Optics; Chemicals; Construction; Metals And Minerals; Ethics; Finance; Cash Flow; public Equity; Stock options; Financing And Loans; Initial public Offering; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Global Range; Globalized Firms And Management; Multinational Firms And Management; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Health Care And Treatment; Business History; Executive Compensation; Selection And Staffing; Courts And Trials; Lawfulness; Lawsuits And Litigation; Business Or Company Management; Goals And Objectives; Growth And Development Strategy; Market Entry And Exit; public Ownership; Problems And Challenges; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Value; Chemical Industry; Construction Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Electronics Industry; Energy Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Medical Devices And Supplies Industry; Mining Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Semiconductor Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Utilities Industry; Republic Of Ireland; Switzerland; Bermuda; United States; New Hampshire
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      Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "The Six CEOs of Tyco International Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 717-459, January 2017.
      • January 2017 (Revised April 2017)
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      Bridj and the Business of Urban Mobility (B): A New Model in Kansas City

      By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen
      In late 2016, Bridj was expanding its digital platform to help address urban mobility problems faced by cities across the country and the world. Its founder and CEO, Matt George, weighed up several possible strategies for growth as he aimed to responsibly build the...  View Details
      Keywords: Mobility; Transportation; Digital; Mobile App; Mobile; Data; Platform; Organization; Startup; Start-up Growth; Startup Management; Responsibility; Corporate Responsibility; Entrepreneurship; Technology; Transportation; Business And Stakeholder Relations; Growth And Development Strategy; United States; District Of Columbia; Massachusetts; Kansas; Mexico
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      Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jonathan Cohen. "Bridj and the Business of Urban Mobility (B): A New Model in Kansas City." Harvard Business School Supplement 317-047, January 2017. (Revised April 2017.)
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