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Uber Can’t Be Fixed — It’s Time for Regulators to Shut It Down

Harvard Business Review

Kalanick and other top executives signal by example what is and is not acceptable behavior, and they are clearly responsible for the company’s ethically and legally questionable decisions and practices. Uber publicists presented the company as the epitome of innovation, styling critics as incumbent puppets stuck in the past.

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How RFID Technology Improves Hospital Care

Harvard Business Review

The project was launched in 2013, and the RFID system was rolled out in stages starting in the summer of 2015. An important lesson of this initiative is that you cannot rely on technology alone to bring about innovation and change in a fast-paced environment. It was fully integrated into emergency room operations at St.

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A Framework for Reducing Suffering in Health Care

Harvard Business Review

Compliance rates may be said to “suffer,” but not patients. Lee’s essay “The Word that Shall Not Be Spoken” in the November 7, 2013 New England Journal of Medicine.). We believe that a comprehensive approach to measuring and reducing suffering is not just an ethical imperative; it makes strategic sense for health care organizations.