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- Faculty Publications (58)
- July 2013
- Supplement
ActionAid International: Ramesh Singh, CEO
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "ActionAid International: Ramesh Singh, CEO." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 314-701, July 2013.
- October 2010
- Teaching Note
The Robin Hood Foundation (TN)
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Teaching Note for 310031.
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- May 2003
- Article
Institutional Preconditions to Collaboration: Indian Forest and Irrigation Policy in Historical Perspective
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Institutional Preconditions to Collaboration: Indian Forest and Irrigation Policy in Historical Perspective." Administration & Society 36, no. 2 (May 2003): 208–242.
- March 2005
- Article
Accountability Myopia: Losing Sight of Organizational Learning
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Accountability Myopia: Losing Sight of Organizational Learning." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 34, no. 1 (March 2005).
- Web
On Course | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
were incorporated into a report presented by Ebrahim as part of his work for the G8 Social Impact Investment Taskforce. In her current role through the HBS Leadership Fellows Program , So is serving as...
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- 2005
- Other Unpublished Work
A Call for Participatory Decision Making: Discussion Paper on World Bank-Civil Society Engagement
By: S. Herz and Alnoor Ebrahim
Herz, S., and Alnoor Ebrahim. "A Call for Participatory Decision Making: Discussion Paper on World Bank-Civil Society Engagement." 2005.
- July 22, 2014
- Blog Post
What Impact? Resist Taking Credit for Results You Can't Achieve
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and V. Kasturi Rangan
Ebrahim, Alnoor, and V. Kasturi Rangan. "What Impact? Resist Taking Credit for Results You Can't Achieve." Giving Thoughts (Conference Board blog) (July 22, 2014).
- September 2009 (Revised May 2011)
- Case
Acumen Fund: Measurement in Impact Investing (A)
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and V. Kasturi Rangan
Acumen Fund is a global venture capital firm with a dual purpose: it looks for a return on its investments, and it also seeks entrepreneurial solutions to global poverty. This case examines Acumen's new projects in Kenya. The organization's investment committee and its...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Venture Capital;
Investment Return;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Risk Management;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Business and Government Relations;
Social Enterprise;
Financial Services Industry;
Kenya
Ebrahim, Alnoor, and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Acumen Fund: Measurement in Impact Investing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 310-011, September 2009. (Revised May 2011.)
- 2010
- Dictionary Entry
Civil Society - Business Relations
By: James E. Austin and Alnoor Ebrahim
Keywords:
Civil Society or Community;
Business and Community Relations;
Business Ventures;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
Austin, James E., and Alnoor Ebrahim. "Civil Society - Business Relations." In International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, edited by Helmut K. Anheier and Stefan Toepler. New York: Springer, 2010.
- 2011
- Chapter
The World Bank and Democratic Accountability: The Role of Civil Society
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and Steve Herz
- Article
Strategies and Tactics in NGO-Government Relations: Insights from Slum Housing in Mumbai
By: Ramya Ramanath and Alnoor Ebrahim
Relationships between nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and government agencies have been variously described in the nonprofit literature as cooperative, complementary, adversarial, confrontational, or even co-optive. But how do NGO-government relationships emerge...
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Keywords:
Cooperative Ownership;
Housing;
Corporate Strategy;
Business and Government Relations;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Change Management;
Business Strategy;
Growth and Development;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Accommodations Industry;
Mumbai
Ramanath, Ramya, and Alnoor Ebrahim. "Strategies and Tactics in NGO-Government Relations: Insights from Slum Housing in Mumbai." Nonprofit Management & Leadership 21, no. 1 (Fall 2010): 21–42.
- 2007
- Working Paper
Accountability in Complex Organizations: World Bank Responses to Civil Society
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and Steve Herz
Civil society actors have been pushing for greater accountability of the World Bank for at least three decades. This paper outlines the range of accountability mechanisms currently in place at the World Bank along four basic levels: (1) staff, (2) project, (3) policy,...
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Keywords:
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Compensation and Benefits;
Business and Community Relations;
Social Enterprise;
Motivation and Incentives
Ebrahim, Alnoor, and Steve Herz. "Accountability in Complex Organizations: World Bank Responses to Civil Society." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-027, October 2007.
- Article
How Does Accountability Affect Mission? The Case of a Nonprofit Serving Immigrants and Refugees
By: Rachel Christensen and Alnoor Ebrahim
Christensen, Rachel, and Alnoor Ebrahim. "How Does Accountability Affect Mission? The Case of a Nonprofit Serving Immigrants and Refugees." Nonprofit Management & Leadership 17, no. 2 (Winter 2006).
- 23 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 23, 2007
misconceptions distort the popular understanding of U.S. multinationals in China. In this paper, we seek to correct four common misunderstandings by providing a statistical portrait of several aspects of U.S. affiliate activity in the...
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Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 24, 2009
market-type dispersion by decentralizing operations from headquarters to their stores, and, to a weaker extent, by providing higher variable pay to their store managers. Placing the Normative Logics of...
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Martha Lagace
- July 2009 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
The Millennium Challenge Corporation and Ghana
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and V. Kasturi Rangan
A U.S. government agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), provides aid to developing countries, focusing on poverty reduction through economic growth. It measures results through an economic rate of return based on increases in farmer incomes anticipated...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Economic Growth;
Investment Return;
Measurement and Metrics;
Welfare;
Ghana;
United States
Ebrahim, Alnoor, and V. Kasturi Rangan. "The Millennium Challenge Corporation and Ghana." Harvard Business School Case 310-025, July 2009. (Revised May 2010.)
- March 2014
- Teaching Note
The Millennium Challenge Corporation and Ghana
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and Christine Snively
- November 1995
- Article
Energy Pricing and Groundwater Use
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and S. Mohanty
Ebrahim, Alnoor, and S. Mohanty. "Energy Pricing and Groundwater Use." Natural Resources Forum 19, no. 4 (November 1995): 321–330.
- June 2001
- Article
Learning Processes in Development Planning: A Theoretical Overview and Case Study
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and L. Ortolano
Ebrahim, Alnoor, and L. Ortolano. "Learning Processes in Development Planning: A Theoretical Overview and Case Study." Journal of Planning Education and Research 20, no. 4 (June 2001): 448–463.