Harvard Business

JANUARY 15, 2017

In 13 out of 28 countries, business was distrusted and respondents were eager for greater business reform, including potentially more policies hostile to businesses’ license to operate. For example, 82% of respondents said that the pharmaceutical industry needs greater regulation. Related Video.

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Survey Government Media Pharmaceuticals 133

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

In this article, I’d like to share the insights we’ve gleaned from the model’s first full year of operation, which hopefully organizations in health care and many other industries will find useful. On the business side, the escalation process has provided improved visibility into operations.

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System Healthcare Metrics Report 130

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Consider its decision to pursue the market for pharmaceutical distribution, or the recent announcement that it will be teaming up with Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase to create joint solutions for reducing the health care spending of more than 1 million employees and their families.

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Retail Operations Data Insurance 134

Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2018

As chief executive from 1972 to 1994, Richard Gelb (HBS, 1950) orchestrated Bristol-Myers’ acquisition of Squibb and transformed the firm from a personal care company to a diversified pharmaceutical giant. ” The thinking on diversification later changed, turning into skepticism in the 1970s and outright criticism in the 1980s.

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Research Education Pharmaceuticals Finance 132

Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2016

Since 1999, three years after OxyContin was unveiled by Purdue Pharmaceuticals, the rate of drug overdoses in the U.S. Meanwhile, the amount of prescription opioids sold by pharmaceutical companies has quadrupled, despite no proliferation in the amount of reported pain. And what can we learn from it? Commercial.

Pharmaceuticals 70

Pharmaceuticals Sales Marketing Report 70

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 6, 2016

And fifth, while these companies do have leadership “programs,” they are embedded in the business, and HR does not operate alone. .” They are inclusive and create an environment where everyone can speak up, so problems are brought to the surface quickly.

Leadership 134

Leadership Deloitte Culture Pharmaceuticals 134

Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2016

This is especially true in pharmaceutical markets where new and affordable drugs can improve and even save the lives of many people. Therefore, pharmaceutical mergers seem to substantially reduce innovation activities in the relevant market as a whole. That’s why antitrust authorities bear an awesome responsibility.

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Research Pharmaceuticals Company Development 70

Harvard Business

JUNE 23, 2016

A global pharmaceutical company was about to lose the strategic advantage of several blockbuster drugs coming off patent. While a natural inclination, this group is (by design) representative of current operating units and functions, which often have a status quo to defend. paul Garbett for HBR.

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Leadership Pharmaceuticals Company Groups 127

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

This isn’t all that surprising given the level of innovation activity in these sectors, but directors operating in similarly disrupted sectors should take note. Just over one-fifth (22%) of boards operating in the IT and telecom industry sought tech expertise when filling their most recent board seat, higher than in any other industry.

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Telecommunications Survey Biotechnology Industry 127

Harvard Business

AUGUST 14, 2018

failure to fully embed operations in China. Despite the differences between the inside view and the outside view, these factors have converged in three clusters: (1) poor understanding of the business environment, (2) ineffective strategy making and communication, and (3) underperformance in operation and execution.

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Case Interview Intellectual Property Interviews Operations 131

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2017

These have forced AirBnB, Tesla, and Uber to make costly concessions to their operating practices or to exit certain markets altogether. The petition was seen as instrumental in getting the city council to adopt new regulations which permitted Uber to operate legally. How can new firms overcome the regulations that protect incumbents?

Government 122

Government Retail Sales Pharmaceuticals 122

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

In 1982, Andy presented his and Prabha’s mathematical models for sales force sizing and territory alignment to the Pharmaceutical Management Science Association (PMSA), using an early Apple computer to display sales territories on-site. Pharmaceuticals & Biotech. Business Operations. Industries. Consumer Packaged goods.

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Case Interview Interviews Sales Pharmaceuticals 100

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Recognizing client’s needs for help managing IT operations and resources, IBM Vice President Robert M. During this same year, IBM introduced Business Recovery Services as a formal business offering for customers, enabling them to continue operations in the event of an unplanned outage or disaster. Operations and Supply Chain.

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IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

BCG

JUNE 28, 2016

The pharmaceutical industry is coping with regulatory pressure to reign in drug prices and dealing with the expiration of profitable patents. In his two-decade career in the industry, Saunders has gained a reputation as both a deal maker and an operator.

Pharmaceuticals 56

Pharmaceuticals Video Operations Industry 56

Harvard Business

JUNE 22, 2016

For example, do you make and sell things, hire skilled employees and provide services, develop and new IP like software or pharmaceuticals, or build and manage digital networks, be they transactional, informational, or social? That includes identifying your current mix of assets and the business model that your asset portfolio creates.

How To 124

How To Metrics Pharmaceuticals Hotels 124

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

While the in-person DPPs were largely successful in reducing disease risk and incidence, Duffy and James recognized that there was substantial opportunity to better scale the DPP and make it more accessible and personalized by using technology.

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Wireless Study Pharmaceuticals Groups 164

Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2017

The bulk of HCIT investment supports startups that sell data — clinical or operational information that is otherwise difficult for clients to obtain or to organize. How the most innovative providers are creating value. Yet too many HCIT providers are still pursuing that data-centric advantage. Census for information about U.S.

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Data Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Insurance 111

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2018

These “superstar” sectors include financial services such as banking, insurance, and asset management, professional services, internet and software, real estate, and pharmaceuticals and medical products. The link between superstar firms, sectors, and cities is complex.

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Industry Company Metrics Real Estate 132

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

When pharmaceutical companies launch a life-saving drug, they regularly spend twice as much on marketing as on the drug development. Even though these programs were covered by insurance, making them essentially free, only 20,000 adults took advantage, or less than 1/1000th of 1% of the at-risk population.

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Nonprofit Wireless Training Training 117

Harvard Business

JULY 6, 2017

The executives came from a wide array of industries, including financial services, pharmaceuticals, and media. They were more likely to operate based on black-and-white ideals, such as, “There is one best idea that should prevail” or “I am running a pure meritocracy.”

Emotional Intelligence 134

Emotional Intelligence Case Interview Talent Pharmaceuticals 134

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 29, 2020

These non-pharmaceutical interventions ( NPI’s ) presented challenges for many workers especially in manufacturing and production industries. To open up emerging economies, certain approaches can be used to maintain day-to-day operations while lowering R. Two of these approaches are described below. Contact Tracing Apps.

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Marketing Boston Consulting Group Government Transportation 103

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

In one pharmaceutical R&D company, we identified three critical populations that needed to change to enable the execution of the organization’s strategy. We need learning departments brave enough to move toward social learning through the routines of these tribes and away from the hegemony of abstract competencies and capabilities.

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Agile Pharmaceuticals Strategy Strategy 132

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 20, 2016

As a practical matter, for example, these changes in the global policy regime are forcing multinational corporations to scale back and sell parts of their international operations. pharmaceutical company, had to abandon its $106 billion attempt to buy British drug maker AstraZeneca in the face of opposition from UK politicians.

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Balance Sheet Policies Banking Operations 70

MishTalk

AUGUST 14, 2014

Pharmaceuticals and medical equipments do not fall under international sanctions but the country is facing shortages of drugs for the treatment of 30 illnesses including cancer, heart and breathing problems, thalassemia and multiple sclerosis (MS) because Iran is not allowed to use the international payment systems.

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Pharmaceuticals Chemicals Report Policies 72

Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2017

Innovation demands new behaviors from leaders and employees that are often antithetical to corporate cultures, which are historically focused on operational excellence and efficiency. Prasad, CEO of Dr. Reddy’s, a 33-year-old global pharmaceutical company headquartered in India that produces affordable generic medication.

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Culture Company Enterprise Leadership 134

Harvard Business

AUGUST 24, 2017

Lawyers are at the helms of banks, biotech companies, high-tech firms, internet startups, and retail outfits, as well as utilities and pharmaceuticals. CEOs with legal training tended to implement more-cautious earnings management policies, especially in industries with high litigation risk, like pharmaceuticals.

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Pharmaceuticals Intellectual Property Training Training 73

Harvard Business

APRIL 2, 2018

health care system, ranging from expensive imaging for benign medical conditions to routine pre-operative testing before low-risk surgeries like cataract surgery. Examples of significant investments in low-value care services abound in the U.S. Some research estimates that 42% of Medicare beneficiaries receive some form of low-value care.

Insurance 71

Insurance Insurance Pharmaceuticals Finance 71

Harvard Business

MARCH 27, 2018

Apple and Google, for example, each control a popular mobile phone operating system platform (and key apps on that platform), Amazon controls the largest online merchant platform, and Facebook controls the largest social network platform. Unlike some pharmaceuticals, data-opolies do not charge consumers exorbitant prices.

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Data Company Advertising Engineering 132

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Doing so entails operating more efficiently or innovating to create products that consumers value more. Anyone who owns or operates a business is well acquainted with the risks, sacrifices, and competitive pressures involved. What does this mean to people running businesses? However, most consumers are blissfully unaware of them.

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Company Productivity Efficiency Operations 75

Tom Spencer

MARCH 10, 2018

I decided to pursue a master’s degree alongside my current training in order to better understand how clinical research played a driving role in the pharmaceutical and medical device business world. I knew that I would enjoy being in boardrooms and the office more than the operating room and clinic.

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Healthcare Consulting Case Interview Resumes 84

Management Consulted

MAY 7, 2017

McKinsey’s Bay Area operation consists of two offices: San Francisco and Silicon Valley. However, e mployees at these two offices rave about the energy in the workplace, and Accenture has done a good job of building a culture of mentorship in its Bay Area operation. Deloitte Consulting , 101 Market St.,

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Consulting Bain Deloitte McKinsey 113

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The innovation of the Bolognese silk makers was to operate the Lucca machine with a hydraulic wheel, instead of by hand. Firms in the cluster design, manufacture, and assemble packaging machinery for a wide range of products, such as baked goods, confectionery, beverages, tea, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals.

Education 71

Education Pharmaceuticals Industry Exercises 71

BCG

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) is a critical area. A pharmaceutical manufacturer reduced the idle time associated with breakdowns through more aggressive spare-part inventory management. MRO spending, which includes expenditures for services and spare parts, ranges from 0.5% of revenues, depending on the industry.

Pharmaceuticals 40

Pharmaceuticals Industry Operations Productivity 40

Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2016

Imagine the changes afoot in the pharmaceutical, medical device, automotive, and consumer electronics industries. Each of the potential business benefits of 3D printing carries tax implications that could alter the equation for any anticipated operating efficiency or return on investment. Are there operations you would shed?

Intellectual Property 70

Intellectual Property Automotive Analysis Pharmaceuticals 70

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

A few outlier industries (notably pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and computers) prop up the sector’s aggregate performance; most others have experienced flat growth or outright declines in real GDP over the past two decades. Policy can help through measures like capital access programs, business accelerators, or tax incentives.

McKinsey 73

McKinsey Turnaround Pharmaceuticals Benchmarking 73

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Operating decisions are almost entirely decentralized. Nearly all of these practices run counter to conventional banking wisdom, which holds that to be efficient a bank must consolidate operational activities and centralize decision making on matters like pricing and lending. The case of Svenska Handelsbanken is illustrative.

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Management Banking Pharmaceuticals Productivity 70

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

In addition, they will argue that their combination will give them power to wrest cost reductions from pharmaceutical suppliers and hospitals. CVS and Aetna will argue that they will avoid such fights if they are under common ownership. All this would benefit their shareholders, but would it also benefit consumers?

Insurance 71

Insurance Insurance Pharmaceuticals B2B 71