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- February 9, 2021
- Article
For a More Equitable Recovery, Corporations Must Stop Using a College Degree as a Proxy for Ability
Chertavian, Gerald. "For a More Equitable Recovery, Corporations Must Stop Using a College Degree as a Proxy for Ability." FastCompany.com (February 9, 2021).
- 1995
- Article
The Positive Impact of Creative Activity: Effects of Creative Task Engagement and Motivational Focus on College Student's Learning
By: R. Conti, T. M. Amabile and S. Pollack
This study assessed the effectiveness of engaging students in a creative activity on a topic as a means of encouraging an active cognitive set toward learning that topic area. This technique was examined in three motivational contexts. Before reading a short...
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Keywords:
Creativity;
Cognition and Thinking;
Behavior;
Performance;
Motivation and Incentives;
Training
Conti, R., T. M. Amabile, and S. Pollack. "The Positive Impact of Creative Activity: Effects of Creative Task Engagement and Motivational Focus on College Student's Learning." Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 21 (1995): 1107–1116.
- 2012
- Case
Robert Whelan and the Student Loan Crisis (A)
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Olivia Leskinen
Robert Whelan and the Student Loan Crisis (A)
2009 AL Fellow
Bob Whelan developed an idea with partners that was a seed before his fellowship year and seemed to address a significant national challenge - college financing - with a creative concept and experience from...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Entrepreneurs;
Leadership Skills;
Student Loan Crisis;
Student Loans;
Students;
Low-income;
Postsecondary Education;
Debt-free;
Income-share Agreements;
ISA;
College;
Master’s Degree;
Google;
Purdue Research Foundation;
Kanter’s Law;
Elida Gonzalez;
13th Avenue;
Ed Lowry;
Flexibility;
National Student Debt Jubilee Project;
Fundraising;
Difficult Middles;
Investing In Student Success Act Of 2014;
State Engagement;
State Level;
Pay It Forward;
Student Movement;
Tuition;
Financing College;
Change Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Innovation and Invention;
Leadership;
Education;
Higher Education;
Financing and Loans;
Social Enterprise
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Olivia Leskinen. "Robert Whelan and the Student Loan Crisis (A)." Harvard Business School Case 313-009, 2012. (Advanced Leadership Initiative.)
- 1999
- Book
Internet University Vol. 1: Your Guide to Online College Courses; Vol. 2: Liberal Arts; Vol. 3: Technology; Vol. 4: Graduate Studies; Vol. 5: Business School Edition
By: D. Quinn Mills
Mills, D. Quinn. Internet University Vol. 1: Your Guide to Online College Courses; Vol. 2: Liberal Arts; Vol. 3: Technology; Vol. 4: Graduate Studies; Vol. 5: Business School Edition. Anaheim, CA: Cyber Classics, Inc., 1999.
- August 2017
- Article
Should Governments Invest More in Nudging?
By: Shlomo Benartzi, John Beshears, Katherine L. Milkman, Cass R. Sunstein, Richard H. Thaler, Maya Shankar, Will Tucker-Ray, William J. Congdon and Steven Galing
Governments are increasingly adopting behavioral science techniques for changing individual behavior in pursuit of policy objectives. The types of “nudge” interventions that governments are now adopting alter people’s decisions without coercion or significant changes...
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Keywords:
Nudge;
Nudge Unit;
Choice Architecture;
Behavioral Science;
Behavioral Economics;
Savings;
Pension Plan;
Education;
College Enrollment;
Energy;
Electricity Usage;
Preventive Health;
Influenza Vaccination;
Flu Shot;
Open Materials;
Behavior;
Governance;
Economics;
Policy;
Power and Influence
Benartzi, Shlomo, John Beshears, Katherine L. Milkman, Cass R. Sunstein, Richard H. Thaler, Maya Shankar, Will Tucker-Ray, William J. Congdon, and Steven Galing. "Should Governments Invest More in Nudging?" Psychological Science 28, no. 8 (August 2017): 1041–1055.
- 26 Apr 2024
- HBS Case
Deion Sanders' Prime Lessons for Leading a Team to Victory
Leaders intent on boosting team performance could learn from the old-school, military-style approach of Deion Sanders, a former star athlete and now the unorthodox coach behind the revival of two college football teams. “When I’m teaching...
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- September 2018
- Case
Advent International: Kroton Investment
By: Victoria Ivashina, Ruth Kostas and Priscilla Zogbi
Keywords:
Private Equity;
Acquisition;
IPO;
Valuation;
Education;
Distance Learning;
Turnaround;
Growth;
Exit;
PE;
Buyer;
Middle-class;
Low Income;
K-12;
Entrepreneur;
Family Business;
University;
College;
Consolidation;
Fragmentation;
Penetration;
Value;
Shares;
Control;
Negotiation;
Equity;
Transaction;
Board;
Majority;
Minority;
Post-secondary;
Leverage;
Campus;
Deal;
Shareholder;
Tag Along;
Brazil;
Latin America
Ivashina, Victoria, Ruth Kostas, and Priscilla Zogbi. "Advent International: Kroton Investment." Harvard Business School Case 219-035, September 2018.
- 2016
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Mahendra Bapna and Technology Education in India
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Pamela Yatsko
Keywords:
India;
Education;
Higher Education;
Leadership;
Leadership Skills;
Technology Education;
Tata Motors;
Outcome-based Technology Education;
OBTE;
Indian Institute Of Technology;
IIT;
Engineering College;
Global Management Consulting;
University-21;
Federation Of Indian Chambers Of Commerce And Industry;
FICCI;
Indian Economy;
Information Technology;
Tertiary Education System;
University;
University Level;
Colleges;
Institutes Of Technology;
Academia;
Academia-industry;
Technical Institutes;
Indian Institute Of Technology Jodhpur;
IITJ;
IIT Rajasthan;
Infrastructure Development;
Senior Student Syndrome;
Industry Immersion Program;
Technology;
India
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Pamela Yatsko. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Mahendra Bapna and Technology Education in India." Harvard Business Publishing Case 316-163, 2016. (Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative.)
- Teaching
Overview
Course Instructor, Economics Sophomore Tutorial: Psychology and Economics, Harvard College (2012-2015)
Course Assistant, Noticing: A Leadership Challenge, Harvard Kennedy School (Winter, 2015)
Teaching Fellow, Linear Algebra, Harvard College (Spring,... View Details
Course Assistant, Noticing: A Leadership Challenge, Harvard Kennedy School (Winter, 2015)
Teaching Fellow, Linear Algebra, Harvard College (Spring,... View Details
Alex Wu
Alex Wu is a doctoral student in the Business Economics program. His research interests include finance, industrial organization, and political economy. He graduated from Harvard College in 2020, where he studied Economics and Math.
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- Supplement
Advent International: Kroton Investment
By: Victoria Ivashina, Priscilla Zogbi and Ruth Kostas
Keywords:
Private Equity;
Acquisition;
IPO;
Valuation;
Education;
Distance Learning;
Turnaround;
Growth;
Exit;
PE;
Buyer;
Middle-class;
Low Income;
K-12;
Entrepreneur;
Family Business;
University;
College;
Consolidation;
Fragmentation;
Penetration;
Value;
Shares;
Control;
Negotiation;
Equity;
Transaction;
Board;
Majority;
Minority;
Post-secondary;
Leverage;
Campus;
Deal;
Shareholder;
Tag Along
- 14 Aug 2006
- HBS Case
On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K”
"Is it better to be loved or feared?" Machiavelli asked. At Harvard Business School, Professor Scott Snook uses this classic quote to help students become more effective leaders. Using two of the most successful college...
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