Publications

July 2009
Teaching Note

The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis (TN)

By: Robert Steven Kaplan, Christopher Marquis and Ben Creo

Teaching Note for [408003]. View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Research; Health Care and Treatment; Medical Specialties; Financing and Loans; Leadership; Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Health Testing and Trials; Miami

September 2011 (Revised March 2012)
Case

KKR: Leveraging Sustainability

The case describes KKR's Green Portfolio Program, one of the firm's environmental initiatives, which has achieved $160 million in cost savings. While pleased with its progress in achieving greater energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions, the firm is looking for... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Investment Portfolio; Energy Conservation; Cost Management; Supply Chain Management; Risk Management; Social Enterprise; Growth and Development; Performance Efficiency; Financial Services Industry

September 2020 (Revised September 2021)
Supplement

Student Success at Georgia State University (B)

By: Michael W. Toffel, Robin Mendelson and Julia Kelley

This is a supplement to the Student Success at Georgia State University (A) case. The (B) case includes the results of a randomized control trial that Georgia State conducted to test education technology start-up AdmitHub’s chatbot solution as a strategy for improving... View Details

26 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

Learning from Failed Political Leadership

enterprise system; and that b) all peoples inhabiting the planet are potentially our friends if we could only get rid of a few terrorist troublemakers. American foreign policy is often based on these erroneous beliefs—which we demonstrate... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

25 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 25, 2007

Dollar General Corporation's acquisition by private equity sponsor KKR, which took the company private in 2007. Although the proposed merger generated a 30% premium over the stock price at the time, and the enterprise value to EBITDA... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

04 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success

"The study of e-commerce has unfolded in much the same way that e-commerce thrust itself on the business world—with a great deal of overstatement," says Marc J. Epstein, Visiting Professor and Wyss Visiting Scholar in Social... View Details

Keywords: by Marc J. Epstein

26 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

A Clear Eye for Innovation

well. Most successful enterprises are adept at refining their current offerings, but they falter when it comes to pioneering radically new products and services. Kodak and Boeing are just two of the more recent examples of once dominant... View Details

Keywords: by Charles A. O'Reilly III & Michael L. Tushman

03 Dec 2019
News

Two Tales of Connection: Over Meals and Mentoring

were not attracting the full range of alumni, Sachin Gupta (MBA 2015) had an idea. As vice president of social enterprise for the club, Gupta knew exactly what to do to bring more alumni to the table—quite... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

29 Oct 2013
First Look

First Look: October 29

financially constrained. Download working paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2338575 Social Norms Versus Social Responsibility: False Expectations of Leniency in the Punishment of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

May 2018
Case

The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation's Answer Fund

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Matthew G. Preble

01 Nov 2011
News

Lessons From a Kenyan Slum

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

05 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 5, 2010

answering the question?) but rather towards a social evaluation goal (Do I like this person?). Listeners were not blind to all dodge attempts, however. Dodge detection increased when listeners' attention was diverted from View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2014
News

What’s Next

potential to be a vibrant academic and enterprise zone where HBS, Harvard, and the Allston community intersect in ways that will unleash innovation. One especially exciting early development is the plan for the School of Engineering and... View Details

Keywords: HBS Campaign; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

Web

Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: ASIA - Alumni

of post-graduation career exploration funds that a HBS graduate may receive in their lifetime from all HBS and Harvard University sources is capped at $150,000 USD. Sources include, but are not limited to, the HBS Social View Details

Career Coach

Martin November

Marty (HBS '98) is an MD/MBA and practicing OBGYN physician who has broad expertise in the healthcare sector as the former Medical Director for Patient Safety and Risk Management at Atrius Health, Harvard Medical School teaching faculty and hospital division director,... View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise

November 2019 (Revised June 2020)
Case

Indigo Agriculture: Harnessing Nature

By: Marco Iansiti, Michael W. Toffel and James Barnett

Indigo Agriculture used a digital-enabled research and development (R&D) process to launch its initial product, microbial coatings for agricultural seeds, which increase crop yields while reducing the need for fertilizers. In doing so, the company developed direct... View Details

Keywords: Carbon Sequestration; Operations; Supply Chain; Social Enterprise; Product Development; Distribution Channels; Business Strategy; Digital Platforms; Environmental Sustainability; Science-Based Business; Climate Change; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Green Technology Industry; United States; Massachusetts