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Case Study: Should an Emerging-Market Incubator Help U.S. Businesses?

Harvard Business Review

In fact, her love of the city’s mingled cultures and vibrant local businesses was one of the things that had inspired her to cofound Unamano, now a world-renowned nonprofit that supported entrepreneurship in emerging markets. Unamano’s mission was to help entrepreneurs in emerging markets—not in the United States.

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What to Know Before You Sign a Payment-by-Results Contract

Harvard Business Review

Health care. And the Health Care Transformation Task Force , a newly formed coalition of private insurers and provider organizations in the U.S., As a result, some governments and private foundations have introduced social impact bonds to provide the necessary working capital. Making PbR Work.

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Are You Working Over the Thanksgiving Holiday?

Harvard Business Review

Those who are at work on Thanksgiving — even if it is virtual work online — can make special bonds with each other. Those who are at work on Thanksgiving — even if it is virtual work online — can make special bonds with each other. Second, reach out to the people youre with.

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3 Business Models That Could Bring Million-Dollar Cures to Everyone

Harvard Business Review

” As this first wave of genetic treatments hits the market, industry leaders face a stark choice. The Future of Health Care. With a $1 million price tag, limited data on efficacy and just 700 potential patients in Europe, health systems were unwilling to pay for treatment. Insight Center. Sponsored by Medtronic.

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Why “Many-Model Thinkers” Make Better Decisions

Harvard Business Review

For example, a yield curve, which compares bonds with the same risk profile but different maturity dates, can be considered a model. The Congressional Budget office uses an economic model that includes income, unemployment, and health statistics to estimate the costs of changes to health care laws. Risk takes many forms.

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America’s Loneliest Workers, According to Research

Harvard Business Review

The last half-decade of research has demonstrated that loneliness threatens not only our physical health and well-being , but also our livelihood. Research shows that loneliness has the same effect as 15 cigarettes a day in terms of health care outcomes and health care costs. billion ($3.5 billion U.S.)

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Social Means Freedom, for Better or for Worse

Harvard Business Review

While social stuff is often associated with marketing or customer service, social can affect every part of the business model , including how we organize. As the definition of and market for the latest thinking evolves, SU is in a unique position to fluidly respond. And that would be interesting enough. Is that scary? For many, yes.