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This special issue of Babson Insight presents the latest Babson thinking on Life Sciences and Health Care, sectors distinguished by breakthrough innovation but also costly complexity.Today, more than ever, businesses in this space face unprecedented levels of uncertainty. How should health care costs be managed and linked to performance outcomes? In which areas of health care is social and regulatory innovation critical? Which business models are right in Big Pharma given a changed landscape? And, which new decision frames should be adopted?
In the following 10 featured articles, we present readers with a proposed way forward through these and other tough questions that require insight and smart risk-taking.
As you read through the articles in this issue, we hope you discover ways to act successfully in the face of complex and uncertain operating environments. Please don’t hesitate to contact us to find out how we can help you and your organization.
Best regards,
Gaurab Bhardwaj, Associate Professor and the Louis J. Lavigne Jr. Endowed Term Chair in Strategy and Planning
at Babson College
Elaine J. Eisenman, Dean of Babson Executive Education 

 

The New Rules For Thinking Strategically about Life Sciences

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Can Pharma Find the Right Course?

by Bill Lawler​

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Six Models for Strategic Success in Medtech

by James Gilbert​

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Moving the Spotlight from Innovation to Problem Solving in Pharmaceutical Companies

by Gaurab Bhardwaj​

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Getting the Most from Your Talent in Health Care and Life Sciences

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Identifying and Influencing Key Stakeholders

by Allan R. Cohen​

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Leveraging the Talent of Women in Health Care and Life Sciences

by Nan S. Langowitz​

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Views on Health Care Costs

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Managing Costs in Health Care: Why Is It So Hard?

by Mike Bell​

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Controlling Costs of Providing Care Starts with Understanding Those Costs

by Paul Juras​

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Applying Health Economics for Managerial Decision Making: Cost Reduction and Incentive Creation

by Yunwei Gai​

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Rethinking Health Care at the End of Life

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Reputation, Public Policy, and Consumer Choice: Lessons from the Nursing Home Industry

by Michael Cummings​

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MOLST: The Case of an Innovative Program for the End of Life

by Margaret Ann (Peg) Metzger, JD​

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​Babson Insight Life Sciences

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