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2019
Working Paper

Why Does Business Invest in Education in Emerging Markets? Why Does It Matter?

By: Valeria Giacomin, G. Jones and Erica Salvaj

This working paper examines why a significant number of businesses have made non-profit investments in education in emerging markets between the 1960s and the present day. Using a sample of 110 interviews with business leaders from an oral history database at the... View Details

Keywords: Philanthropy; CSR; Oral History; Emerging Markets; Education; Reputation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business History

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Editorial

Make America's Workforce Great Again by Revamping Education

By: Joseph B. Fuller

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2005
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Leadership Development: A Strategic Imperative for Higher Education

By: Linda A. Hill

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20 Nov 2018
Podcast

23. Disruptive Innovation in Action: Reinventing Higher Education

We sat down with Dr. Paul LeBlanc, President of Southern New Hampshire University, to discuss disruptive innovation in higher education. Our conversation touches on Paul’s own background, students’ jobs to be done, competency-based learning, SNHU’s work in refugee... View Details

20 Jul 2013
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Executive Education program helps build nonprofit management skills

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Transforming Higher Education in the Information Age: Presidents Respond

By: R. L. Nolan

Keywords: Higher Education; Information

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07 May 2008
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Executive Education programme on South Asia real estate

2012
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Colonial Institutions, Trade Shocks, and the Diffusion of Elementary Education in Brazil, 1889–1930

By: Aldo Musacchio, Andre Martinez-Fritscher and Martina Viarengo

In this paper, we examine the role of trade shocks in promoting the diffusion of elementary education in subnational units in Brazil during a period (1889–1930) in which they had relative financial autonomy to collect export taxes and spend on public goods. The... View Details

Keywords: History; Literacy; Voting; Education; Spending; Performance Improvement; Government and Politics; Brazil

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06 Nov 2019
Working Paper Summaries

Why Does Business Invest in Education in Emerging Markets? Why Does It Matter?

Keywords: by Valeria Giacomin, Geoffrey Jones, and Erica Salvaj

March 2019
Article

The New Silk Road: Implications for Higher Education in China and the West?

By: William C. Kirby and Marijk C. van der Wende

Recent geopolitical events, such as Brexit and the retreat from multilateral trade and cooperation by the USA, have created waves of uncertainty, especially in the field of higher education, regarding international cooperation. Meanwhile, China is publicly seeking to... View Details

Keywords: New Silk Road; Globalization; Higher Education; Global Range; International Relations; Cooperation

29 Aug 2016
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Harvard Teams Up with Tata for Research, Executive Education

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Harvard Business Review: Executive Education Access | Baker Library

Help Center Harvard Business Review: Executive Education Access Detailed directions on how Executive Education participants can access Harvard Business Review. HBS Executive View Details

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Executive Education Courses - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Health Care Health Care Value-Based Health Care Health Care Courses Fast Facts Health Care Courses Health Care Courses Executive Education Courses Health Care Curriculum Residents & Fellows Course Strategy for Health Care Delivery... View Details

10 Apr 2017

Real Students of HBS: Coming to HBS from Education

This webinar will focus on coming to HBS from an education background and will include a Q&A with a student panel. View Details

2016
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A Global Dialogue on Liberal Arts and Sciences: Re-engagement, Re-imagination, and Experimentation

By: William C. Kirby and Marijk C. van der Wende

Book Abstract: This book highlights the experiences of international leaders in liberal arts and science education from around the world as they discuss regional trends and models, with a specific focus on developments in and cooperation with China. Focusing on why... View Details

Keywords: International And Comparative Education; Educational Policy And Politics; Education; Global Range; Arts; Science; Education Industry

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10 Mar 2008
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Harvard Business School Offers New Executive Education Program on South Asia Real Estate

October 2015 (Revised November 2016)
Background Note

'World-Class' Universities: Rankings and Reputation in Global Higher Education

By: William C. Kirby and Joycelyn W. Eby

Discussions of "world-class" universities have become an academic cottage industry in the 21st century, and definitions of the term are complex and at times contradictory. This background note traces the origins of university ranking systems and their evolution from a... View Details

Keywords: Rankings; University Faculty; University Curriculum; University Administration; Higher Education; Education Industry

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01 Apr 2001
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Teresa Clarke: An Advocate for Education in South Africa

Another in a series of occasional articles on HBS graduates who have taken a leave from their careers to explore nonbusiness endeavors. It’s no surprise that Teresa H. Clarke (MBA 1988/JD 1989) finds herself on a mission to make education... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Educational Support Services; Educational Support Services