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This Pharma Company Stays Innovative by Doing Two Things

Harvard Business Review

For industries that depend on innovation, sustaining it is a constant challenge. These two actions cost almost nothing compared to vast sums often spent — and arguably, often wasted — on efforts to foster innovation. However, these prescriptions for innovation at Roivant have also led to some unexpected challenges.

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Autism's Competitive Advantage, and Challenge, in the Workplace

Harvard Business Review

We share a common belief that innovation comes from the edges," said Luisa Delgado , an SAP HR director, who noted the company valued the ability of many autistic people to "think differently and spark innovation." Ethics Human resources Innovation OCPD' I don''t know.

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The Cure for the Common Corporate Wellness Program

Harvard Business Review

But human resources departments can reconfigure their offerings so they are embraced, not resented. By cutting spending on failed wellness conventions, organizations will find room in the budget for wellness innovations that will raise morale by doing things for employees instead of to them. Health Human resources'

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The Olympics' Greatest Feat: An Unpaid, Highly Engaged Workforce

Harvard Business Review

Of course, we sometimes see such passion in the business world, in the wild enthusiasms of R&D professionals in innovative engineering and pharmaceutical companies. They give new life to the old-fashioned notion that good work gives us good societies.

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Experiment with Organizational Change Before Going All In

Harvard Business Review

When pharmaceutical companies conduct clinical trials to test the safety and efficacy of their drugs as part of the process for obtaining regulatory approval, some patients receive the drug and others some standard existing treatment or a sugar pill (placebo). Change management Human resources Operations' Maybe or maybe not.

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Predictive Medicine Depends on Analytics

Harvard Business Review

Energy, agriculture, insurance, retail, human resources — no industry is unaffected. That’s why pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies need to define their relevance in this new health care ecosystem, and soon. Or lenders’ enhanced abilities to gauge credit risk. They’re also sharing risk. But not for long.

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The Internet of Things Will Change Your Company, Not Just Your Products

Harvard Business Review

In addressing the billion-dollar adherence problem, Vitality (since acquired by NANTHEALTH ) considered the interests of the players in the diverse ecosystem, including pharmaceutical companies, retail pharmacies, and health care providers. Human resources. It also took into account their roles in changing patient behavior.