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- July 2017 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Sampark Foundation: Transforming Primary Education in India
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Shweta Bagai
Founders Vineet and Anupama Nayar had rapidly scaled their foundation to reach 3 million primary school children (grades 1 to 3) in two states with math and English programs. Their goal was to reach 10 million children by 2025 and completely spend down the $100 million... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Management; K-12 Education; Frugal Innovation; Government Partnership; Impact; Developing Countries; Education; Decision Choices and Conditions; Growth and Development Strategy; Business and Government Relations; Outcome or Result; India
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Shweta Bagai. "Sampark Foundation: Transforming Primary Education in India." Harvard Business School Case 518-006, July 2017. (Revised September 2017.)
- June 2000
- Supplement
SCORE! Educational Centers
Contains three segments. In the first segment, Alan Tripp, founder of SCORE!, discusses his experience creating and growing SCORE!. Designed to be used with the (A), (B), and (C) cases. In the second segment, Tripp and Rob Waldron, current president of SCORE! (now a... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Entrepreneurship; Education Industry; Education Industry
Burton, M. Diane. "SCORE! Educational Centers." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 400-504, June 2000.
- Research Summary
Entrepreneurship in Education Reform
This work explores two questions in the US public education system. First, is there a correlation between improved leadership and management practices and increased student outcomes? And second, can the introduction of market forces such as customer choice among... View Details
- 18 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Disruptive Innovation Changes Education
How can schools around the world educate their students better? What does the future hold? Most researchers who study these questions in the field of education peer through the lenses of sociology and public... View Details
- March 1999 (Revised August 1999)
- Case
SCORE! Educational Centers (D)
Describes Rob Waldron's actions upon assuming leadership of SCORE! Educational Centers, an after-school tutoring enterprise. Examines the issue of acquiring and growing a small, self-owned company into a professional organization. Focuses on the steps Waldron takes to... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Business Growth and Maturation; Employee Relationship Management; Teaching; Recruitment; Education Industry; United States
Burton, M. Diane, Jeffrey L. Bradach, and Naomi Atkins. "SCORE! Educational Centers (D)." Harvard Business School Case 499-059, March 1999. (Revised August 1999.)
- 2025
- Article
Educating Students and Professionals on the Business Implications of Climate Change
As climate change poses unprecedented challenges and opportunities, the private sector must play a pivotal role in both adaptation and mitigation efforts. This article discusses the new Harvard Business School Online course, Business and Climate Change, designed to... View Details
Keywords: Climate Impact; Online Courses; Online Education; Decarbonization; Mitigation Policies; Climate Risk; Climate Change; Risk Management; Science; Policy; Business Education; Adaptation
Toffel, Michael W. "Educating Students and Professionals on the Business Implications of Climate Change." Global Focus: The EFMD Business Magazine 192, no. 2 (2025): 29–32.
- Teaching Interest
Executive Education
By: Shawn A. Cole
Shawn Cole regularly teaches executive education. He has taught in the ACCION microfinance in the HBS-ACCION Microfinance Program on Strategic Leadership,
- September 1998 (Revised September 2001)
- Case
IBM's Reinventing Education (A)
Describes IBM's national innovation strategy to transform K-12 public education through new solutions developed by IBM engineers and consultants using information technology. Examples are: data warehousing in Broward County, FL schools, tracking software for the... View Details
Keywords: Social Enterprise; Innovation Strategy; Information Technology; Education; Business and Community Relations; Education Industry; Education Industry; San Jose; Philadelphia; Ohio; Florida
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "IBM's Reinventing Education (A)." Harvard Business School Case 399-008, September 1998. (Revised September 2001.)
- September 10, 2020
- Editorial
Today's Awkward Zoom Classes Could Bring a New Era of Higher Education
By: D. L. Spar
Spar, D. L. "Today's Awkward Zoom Classes Could Bring a New Era of Higher Education." EdSurge (September 10, 2020).
- March 1999 (Revised August 1999)
- Case
SCORE! Educational Centers (A)
Describes the start-up, strategy, organizational design, and operations of SCORE! Educational Centers, an after-school tutoring enterprise. Alan Tripp, founder and CEO, is faced with growing organizational stresses and a looming venture capital deadline. Examines... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Management Style; Leadership; Organizational Design; Teaching; Entrepreneurship; Education Industry; United States
Burton, M. Diane, Jeffrey L. Bradach, and Naomi Atkins. "SCORE! Educational Centers (A)." Harvard Business School Case 499-056, March 1999. (Revised August 1999.)
- May 2024 (Revised January 2025)
- Technical Note
Education Technology: A Technical Note
By: Boris Groysberg
This note considers educational technology as it intersects with HR technology. View Details
Keywords: Edtech; HR; AI; Data Science; Competency and Skills; Talent and Talent Management; Human Resources; Personal Development and Career; Education Industry; Education Industry; United States
Groysberg, Boris. "Education Technology: A Technical Note." Harvard Business School Technical Note 424-003, May 2024. (Revised January 2025.)
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Public Education Goes to School
Can the art and science of management help public schools improve student performance? In the fall of 2001, faculty and staff from the Harvard Business School (HBS) and the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) began to discuss how... View Details
- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
Financing Higher Education in Australia
By: David Moss and Stephanie Lo
Even before Australian lawmakers abolished university tuition in 1973, students in Australia had long benefited from low tuition and large government subsidies. By the early 1980s, however, the nation's universities faced growing budget challenges and an apparent... View Details
- December 2010
- Case
Financing Higher Education in Australia
By: David A. Moss and Stephanie Lo
Even before Australian lawmakers abolished university tuition in 1973, students in Australia had long benefited from low tuition and large government subsidies. By the early 1980s, however, the nation's universities faced growing budget challenges and an apparent... View Details
Keywords: Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Higher Education; Borrowing and Debt; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Education Industry; Australia
Moss, David A., and Stephanie Lo. "Financing Higher Education in Australia." Harvard Business School Case 711-047, December 2010.
- November 2023
- Case
Riiid: Scaling AI Educational Services Globally
By: John Jong-Hyun Kim, Nancy Dai and Ruru Hoong
This article explores the definition and evolution of AI, its applications in education, and the role of AI, particularly in K-12 education. It discusses the founding of Riiid, an AI-driven educational technology company, and its journey in the education sector, with a... View Details
Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Economic Sectors; Technological Innovation; Education Industry; South Korea; Asia
Kim, John Jong-Hyun, Nancy Dai, and Ruru Hoong. "Riiid: Scaling AI Educational Services Globally." Harvard Business School Case 324-030, November 2023.
- July 2011
- Article
Unexploited Efficiencies in Higher Education
By: Henry C. Eyring
In "Unexploited Efficiencies in Higher Education," Henry C. Eyring argues that one way that the U.S. can compete globally in college attainment is to decrease cost-per-graduate. He explains how many stakeholders in higher education stand to benefit from unexploited... View Details
Keywords: Performance Measurement; Innovation; Control Systems; Education; Performance Evaluation; Innovation and Invention; Education Industry; United States
Eyring, Henry C. "Unexploited Efficiencies in Higher Education." Art. 1. Contemporary Issues in Education Research 4, no. 7 (July 2011): 1–18. (Best Paper Award, March 2011 Clute Institute International Economic Conference.)
- March 2014 (Revised August 2015)
- Technical Note
Technology Innovations in K-12 Education
By: John J-H Kim, Roniesha Copeland and Christine S. An
This background note on technology innovations in education offers a market overview of the edtech sector and discusses trends, common challenges, and criticisms encountered in exploring edtech ventures. The note introduces the promise of educational technology as it... View Details
Kim, John J-H, Roniesha Copeland, and Christine S. An. "Technology Innovations in K-12 Education." Harvard Business School Technical Note 314-123, March 2014. (Revised August 2015.)
- January 2002
- Case
IBM's Reinventing Education (B): West Virginia
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Daniel Galvin
Describes IBM's ongoing Reinventing Education initiative to improve K-12 public education via information technology developed by IBM's engineers and consultants. Focuses on one site, West Virginia, to reveal how IBM and the state created a mutually beneficial... View Details
Keywords: Programs; Partners and Partnerships; Information Technology; Education; Business and Community Relations; Education Industry; Education Industry; West Virginia
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Daniel Galvin. "IBM's Reinventing Education (B): West Virginia." Harvard Business School Case 302-076, January 2002.
- June 2009 (Revised October 2009)
- Case
SABIS—A Global Educational Venture From Lebanon
Carl Bistany is struggling with how the global educational management company, SABIS, can grow 100-fold in the coming twelve years. Founded in 1886 in Lebanon, SABIS is the world's largest and only global education management organization (EMO), with schools in the US,... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Entrepreneurship; Business Education; Growth and Development Strategy; Education Industry; Lebanon
Isenberg, Daniel J. "SABIS—A Global Educational Venture From Lebanon." Harvard Business School Case 809-167, June 2009. (Revised October 2009.)