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  • August 2017
  • Article

Should Governments Invest More in Nudging?

By: Shlomo Benartzi, John Beshears, Katherine L. Milkman, Cass R. Sunstein, Richard H. Thaler, Maya Shankar, Will Tucker-Ray, William J. Congdon and Steven Galing
Governments are increasingly adopting behavioral science techniques for changing individual behavior in pursuit of policy objectives. The types of “nudge” interventions that governments are now adopting alter people’s decisions without coercion or significant changes... View Details
Keywords: Nudge; Nudge Unit; Choice Architecture; Behavioral Science; Behavioral Economics; Savings; Pension Plan; Education; College Enrollment; Energy; Electricity Usage; Preventive Health; Influenza Vaccination; Flu Shot; Open Materials; Behavior; Governance; Economics; Policy; Power and Influence
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  • 2016
  • Case

Advanced Leadership Pathways: Mahendra Bapna and Technology Education in India

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Pamela Yatsko
Keywords: India; Education; Higher Education; Leadership; Leadership Skills; Technology Education; Tata Motors; Outcome-based Technology Education; OBTE; Indian Institute Of Technology; IIT; Engineering College; Global Management Consulting; University-21; Federation Of Indian Chambers Of Commerce And Industry; FICCI; Indian Economy; Information Technology; Tertiary Education System; University; University Level; Colleges; Institutes Of Technology; Academia; Academia-industry; Technical Institutes; Indian Institute Of Technology Jodhpur; IITJ; IIT Rajasthan; Infrastructure Development; Senior Student Syndrome; Industry Immersion Program; Technology; India
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  • September 2018
  • Case

Advent International: Kroton Investment

By: Victoria Ivashina, Ruth Kostas and Priscilla Zogbi
Keywords: Private Equity; Acquisition; IPO; Valuation; Education; Distance Learning; Turnaround; Growth; Exit; PE; Buyer; Middle-class; Low Income; K-12; Entrepreneur; Family Business; University; College; Consolidation; Fragmentation; Penetration; Value; Shares; Control; Negotiation; Equity; Transaction; Board; Majority; Minority; Post-secondary; Leverage; Campus; Deal; Shareholder; Tag Along; Brazil; Latin America
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  • 26 Apr 2024
  • HBS Case

Deion Sanders' Prime Lessons for Leading a Team to Victory

Leaders intent on boosting team performance could learn from the old-school, military-style approach of Deion Sanders, a former star athlete and now the unorthodox coach behind the revival of two college football teams. “When I’m teaching... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman; Sports
  • September 2018
  • Supplement

Advent International: Kroton Investment

By: Victoria Ivashina, Priscilla Zogbi and Ruth Kostas
Keywords: Private Equity; Acquisition; IPO; Valuation; Education; Distance Learning; Turnaround; Growth; Exit; PE; Buyer; Middle-class; Low Income; K-12; Entrepreneur; Family Business; University; College; Consolidation; Fragmentation; Penetration; Value; Shares; Control; Negotiation; Equity; Transaction; Board; Majority; Minority; Post-secondary; Leverage; Campus; Deal; Shareholder; Tag Along
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  • 12 Dec 2022
  • News

The Partnership Imperative: Community Colleges, Employers, and America’s Chronic Skills Gap

  • Teaching

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Course Instructor, Economics Sophomore Tutorial: Psychology and Economics, Harvard College (2012-2015)
Course Assistant, Noticing: A Leadership Challenge, Harvard Kennedy School (Winter, 2015)
Teaching Fellow, Linear Algebra, Harvard College (Spring,... View Details

    Alex Wu

    Alex Wu is a doctoral student in the Business Economics program. His research interests include finance, industrial organization, and political economy. He graduated from Harvard College in 2020, where he studied Economics and Math.

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    • 25 Oct 2017
    • News

    New Report: Degree Inflation Hurting Bottom Line of U.S. Firms, Closing Off Economic Opportunity for Millions of Americans

    • 15 Aug 2022
    • Book

    University of the Future: Finding the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed

    Between School and Career College Degrees: The Job Requirement Companies Seek, but Don't Really Need Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Unsplash/Good Free Photos View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education
    • 14 Aug 2006
    • HBS Case

    On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K”

    "Is it better to be loved or feared?" Machiavelli asked. At Harvard Business School, Professor Scott Snook uses this classic quote to help students become more effective leaders. Using two of the most successful college... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports
    • 10 Aug 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    Prospective Students Steer Clear of Schools Rocked by Scandal

    Colleges and universities are learning what companies have known for a long time—when scandal breaks, business can take a significant hit. New research from Harvard Business School concludes that high-profile scandals on View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

      Justin Katz

      Justin Katz is a PhD student in the business economics program. His research interests include finance, industrial organization, and trade / spatial economics. He graduated from Yale College in 2018 with a degree in Economics and Mathematics.

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      • 02 Sep 2020
      • Blog Post

      My MBAid Story: Christine Keung (MBA 2020)

      Christine Keung (MBA 2020) shares how scholarships enabled her to explore, grow, and earn an education that far exceeded her childhood imagination—taking her from Wellesley College to the US Department of State as a Fulbright Scholar to... View Details
      • October 2004
      • Case

      Sales Force Training at Arrow Electronics (A)

      By: Jason R. Barro, Brian J. Hall and Aaron Zimmerman
      In the mid-1980s, Arrow, the world's largest electronics distributor, implemented a college recruiting program to hire salespeople. The program was part of an effort to increase the professionalism and skill set of the sales force in an industry where few salespeople... View Details
      Keywords: Human Resources; Compensation and Benefits; Recruitment; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Salesforce Management; Competition
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        Matt DosSantos DiSorbo

        I am a PhD student in the Technology and Operations Management Unit. My research focuses on Human-AI Collaboration. My advisor is Professor Kris Johnson Ferreira. Prior to HBS, I obtained an A.B. in Statistics from Harvard College and worked at BlackRock in New York... View Details

          Shira Li

          Shira Li is a doctoral student in the Business Economics program. Her research interests include finance, industrial organization, and market design. She graduated from Harvard College in 2019 with an A.B. in Math and Computer Science and a... View Details

            Bushra Guenoun

            Bushra is a doctoral student in Organizational Behavior at Harvard Business School. Her research interests include trust, morality, social identity and mentorship/advising. She received an A.B. in Psychology from Harvard College in 2017. Previously, she worked as a... View Details

            • 28 Jan 2021
            • News

            'Degree inflation': How the four-year degree became required

            • 01 Jun 2023
            • HBS Case

            A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?

            street-to-prison cycle that had ravaged his youth. He had passed a high school equivalency test and had earned a college degree, and by that point could envision a bright future as a budding accountant at Arthur Andersen, the firm he... View Details
            Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Apparel & Accessories