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- 15 Sep 2016
- News
For the Good of Society
and working with Bain, and all this stuff to be of service to the world. The idea was, taking Bain and Company—and to some extent Bain Capital kinds of skills—and creating a spinout of Bain that would serve philanthropists and nonprofit...
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- 26 May 2020
- Cold Call Podcast
Can the ‘Cummings Way’ Live On after the Founder Retires?
- May 05 2015
- Testimonial
Taking Your Abilities—and Your Company—to the Next Level
- 15 Jan 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Incentives for Prosocial Behavior: The Role of Reputations
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by Christine L. Exley
- January 2019
- Article
Wage Elasticities in Working and Volunteering: The Role of Reference Points in a Laboratory Study
By: Christine L. Exley and Stephen J. Terry
We experimentally test how effort responds to wages—randomly assigned to accrue to individuals or to a charity—in the presence of expectations-based reference points or targets. When individuals earn money for themselves, higher wages lead to higher effort with...
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Reference Points;
Wage Elasticities;
Labor Supply;
Effor;
Volunteering;
Prosocial Behavior;
Wages;
Motivation and Incentives;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Behavior
Exley, Christine L., and Stephen J. Terry. "Wage Elasticities in Working and Volunteering: The Role of Reference Points in a Laboratory Study." Management Science 65, no. 1 (January 2019): 413–425.
- 01 Aug 2019
- News
Investing for Good
Tracy P. Palandjian (MBA 1997) is CEO and cofounder of Social Finance, a nonprofit dedicated to mobilizing capital to drive social progress, and a 2019 recipient of the HBS Alumni Achievement Award. In this video, she talks about the...
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Finance
- December 2007 (Revised October 2008)
- Supplement
The American National Red Cross (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Eliot Sherman
Lorsch, Jay W., and Eliot Sherman. "The American National Red Cross (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 408-041, December 2007. (Revised October 2008.)
- June 2007
- Supplement
AARP Foundation (B)
By: Srikant M. Datar, Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Thomas Goodwin
Datar, Srikant M., Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein, and Thomas Goodwin. "AARP Foundation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 107-052, June 2007.
- 26 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
SEI25 Series: Misan Rewane, MBA 2013, CEO, WAVE
This post is part of our Social Enterprise Initiative 25th anniversary blog series, which highlights some of the faculty, staff, students, and alumni who have been a part of SEI throughout the years. In this post, Misan Rewane (MBA 2013, NVC 2013 Winner) shares her...
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- 13 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Leadership Fellow Henry Tsai: Working with City Leadership to Leverage Technology
“In tech,” Henry Tsai (MBA 2017) says, “it’s ingrained in you to ask, ‘Where can I be impactful?’” After a summer internship serving in the San Francisco Mayor’s Office, Henry’s target location came into view. “Of all the different levels of government, cities are the...
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- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney
practice designed to "bridge" the gap between the seemingly disparate worlds of corporate management consulting and nonprofit organizations worldwide. Tierney, who serves on the Board of Directors of the Associates at HBS, is also at work...
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Seth Moulton
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? HBS has given me an excellent introduction to a wide range of business topics, while also giving me the opportunity to pursue particular interests in greater depth. As someone coming out of the military with great...
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- 08 May 2019
- Blog Post
In the Business of Flexibility
As founder of Prokanga, the innovative recruiting firm that connects companies with experienced, flexible marketing and finance expertise, Jamie Cheney (MBA 2007) understands the value of a fluid workforce. Together with Annie Davis (MBA 2007) and partner Lesley Finer,...
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- Sep 01 2016
- Testimonial
Accessing a World of Experience
- June 2018
- Supplement
Feeding America (B)
By: Scott Duke Kominers and Alan Lam
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Social Enterprise;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Food;
Resource Allocation;
Fairness;
Performance Efficiency;
United States
Kominers, Scott Duke, and Alan Lam. "Feeding America (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 818-131, June 2018.
- August 2008 (Revised December 2009)
- Case
Absolute Return for Kids
By: Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Melissa Tritter
Absolute Return for Kids [ARK] is a charity with strong financial support-what are the constraints on its growth and impact? ARK seeks to transform the lives of children who are victims of abuse, disability, illness, and poverty. As one of the 50 largest fundraising...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Performance Capacity;
Quality;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Expansion;
South Africa;
Europe;
United Kingdom
Leonard, Herman B., Marc J. Epstein, and Melissa Tritter. "Absolute Return for Kids." Harvard Business School Case 309-036, August 2008. (Revised December 2009.)
- March 2001
- Case
FIRST: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
Describes some strategic and financial issues confronting the founder and executive director of a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving awareness of and interest in science and technology among elementary and high school students. The organization sponsors...
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Middle School Education;
Finance;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Cognition and Thinking;
Strategy;
Technology
Sahlman, William A. "FIRST: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology." Harvard Business School Case 801-380, March 2001.
- December 2016 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
Nutrition Science Initiative: Are All Calories Created Equal?
By: Kevin Schulman and Matan Dabora
In 2012, Gary Taubes lunched the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI), a not-for-profit organization aiming to question the mainstream scientific paradigm regarding obesity and dietary recommendations. This case provides a brief scientific background on obesity and its...
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Schulman, Kevin, and Matan Dabora. "Nutrition Science Initiative: Are All Calories Created Equal?" Harvard Business School Case 317-033, December 2016. (Revised January 2017.)
- Mar 05 2023
- Testimonial
Building New Governance Frameworks in Nigeria
- 06 May 2015
- News
A passion for education
Susan Wolf Ditkoff (MBA 2001) brings her business know-how to the nonprofit sector as a partner at the Bridgespan Group and as chairman of her local school committee. (Published May 2015)
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