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  • Research Summary

Governance and Accountability in Social Sector Organizations

This research examines governance in two types of organizations: international NGOs and socioeconomic hybrids.

First, over the past decade, many of the world's most prominent international nongovernmental organizations and networks (INGOs) ... View Details

  • 19 Dec 2006
  • First Look

First Look: December 19, 2006

recent proliferation of work regarding customer lifetime value. However, extant research in this area is silent regarding how to assess the profitability of customers in a networked setting. In such settings, the presence of one type of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Program

Developing Yourself as a Leader—Virtual

Summary As high-performing emerging leaders develop their leadership style, it is imperative to have the skillset and knowledge to gain influence and increase impact across an organization. This virtual program will arm you with a number... View Details
  • February 2015 (Revised June 2017)
  • Case

Intrapreneurship at DaVita HealthCare Partners

By: Joseph B. Fuller, David J. Collis and Matthew G. Preble
Josh Golomb, president and general manager of DaVita Rx (Rx), was about to meet with Kent Thiry, CEO of Rx's corporate parent, DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc. (DaVita), in August 2013. The two would discuss whether Golomb should lead a new DaVita venture, Paladina... View Details
Keywords: Intrapreneurship; Entrepreneurial Organizations; Startup Management; Startup; Strategic Positioning; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Corporate Strategy; Business Startups; Strategic Planning; Competitive Strategy; Health Industry; United States
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  • 15 Jan 2013
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First Look: January 15

key problem for organization design will be the management of distributed innovation in such dynamic ecosystems. Specifically, how should diverse entities be integrated into a coherent network that generates goods in the present and new... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Apr 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing

Investing: Emerging Trends in a Changing Landscape," a recent panel discussion hosted by Harvard Business School's Social Enterprise Initiative. They also touched on growing trends including venture philanthropy and social impact... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
  • 27 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27

Karthik, David F. Drake, and Douglas Fearing Abstract—Mobile money systems, platforms built and managed by mobile network operators to allow money to be stored as digital currency, have burgeoned in the developing world as a mechanism to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 May 2010
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First Look: May 25

old technology, and "retreat" strategies, which attempt to accommodate the rise of the new technology by repositioning the old technology in the demand environment. Underlying our arguments is the observation that the emergence... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Jul 2007
  • Working Paper Summaries

Platform Envelopment

Keywords: by Thomas Eisenmann, Geoffrey Parker & Marshall Van Alstyne; Technology
  • Article

Transparency as a Solution for the Hospital Capacity Problem

By: Regina E. Herzlinger
COVID dramatically clarified a shortcoming in our great healthcare system, but like everything in the world, it has its shortcomings. What we see through the apex of COVID is that many hospitals in hotspot areas cannot provide an adequate supply of beds. Although the... View Details
Keywords: Hospital Capacity; Health Care and Treatment; Performance Capacity; Planning; Cooperation
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  • 2015
  • Working Paper

The Impact of Funds: An Evaluation of CDC 2004-12

By: Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, Steve Dew and Dong Ik Lee
CDC was founded in 1948 as part of the U.K. government's efforts to develop the economic resources of Britain's remaining colonies. Since then, CDC has pursued a series of strategies to "do good without losing money," as its original mission was phrased. Its approach... View Details
Keywords: Investment Funds; Great Britain
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Owner/President Management

insight into driving operational excellence, OPM is a game changer that can help you advance your company's agenda and your leadership growth. You will emerge a visionary entrepreneurial leader, ready to inspire an agile culture, lead... View Details
  • November 2023
  • Case

Tata Group in 2021: Pursuing Profits through Purpose

By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Vidhya Muthuram
October 8, 2021: Tata Sons won a bid to acquire India’s national carrier Air India, marking the airline's return to its original owners after 68 long years. The winning bid of $2.4 billion gave Tata Sons full ownership of the airline and its coveted network of 6,200... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Emerging Markets; Mergers and Acquisitions; Ownership; Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry; India
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    Stephen P. Bradley

    Professor Bradley is the William Ziegler Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. In addition to teaching Management and Strategy in the Owner President Management Program and leading an... View Details

    Keywords: e-commerce industry; financial services; health care; high technology; internet; pharmaceuticals; telecommunications
    • Program

    The Women's Leadership Forum

    successfully, you will emerge reenergized about your career and empowered with a realistic agenda for change in your company—and in your own approach to leadership. Details Help your organization achieve key business goals Improve your... View Details
    • May 2021
    • Case

    Endeavor Kenya: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

    By: Lynda M. Applegate, Shikhar Ghosh and Christian Godwin
    In 2016, Fiona Mungai became Endeavor Kenya’s first managing director. In this role, she helped the organization build its inaugural board and select its first Endeavor entrepreneur, a fintech company called Cellulant. Throughout this process, Mungai observed the power... View Details
    Keywords: Business Ventures; Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Leadership; Leading Change; Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Negotiation; Economy; Markets; Emerging Markets; Network Effects; Relationships; Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Shipping Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Africa; Kenya
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    • 15 Aug 2017
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017

    effect should be scrutinized under deal protection doctrine, even if these agreements have a colorable business purpose as well. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51576 Emerging Markets and the Future of... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • Program

    Senior Executive Leadership Program—India

    Summary India has emerged as one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. To seize opportunities and sustain success under shifting global business conditions, companies need executives who are exceptional leaders—confident... View Details
    • 2017
    • Working Paper

    Inventory Management for Mobile Money Agents in the Developing World

    By: Karthik Balasubramanian, David F. Drake and Douglas Fearing
    Mobile money systems, platforms built and managed by mobile network operators to allow money to be stored as digital currency, have burgeoned in the developing world as a mechanism to transfer money electronically. Mobile money agents exchange cash for electronic value... View Details
    Keywords: Currency; Mobile Technology; Market Platforms; Developing Countries and Economies
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    • June 2010
    • Article

    Change for Change's Sake

    By: Freek Vermeulen, Phanish Puranam and Ranjay Gulati
    No one disputes that firms have to make organizational changes when the business environment demands them. But the idea that a firm might want change for its own sake often provokes skepticism. Why inflict all that pain if you don't have to? That is a dangerous... View Details
    Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Innovation and Invention; Leading Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Creativity; Power and Influence; Adaptation
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