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  • 19 Dec 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Public Education Goes to School

conflicting policy mandates. Districts are increasingly being held accountable by external stakeholders for the academic performance of their students. The federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 set targets for the improvement of... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark; Education
  • 26 Sep 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017

policymakers with information that facilitates evaluation and adjustment of patent-system performance. This article uses multiple economic models to show the likely benefits of early stage administrative review. Nonetheless, because of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 20

Business School Case 512-013 In mid-2011, the management of Brasil Foods, a leading Brazilian branded foods producer and protein exporter, is evaluating strategies for international and domestic growth. The team has just received approval... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 23, 2008

explore the challenges of information collection and analysis. Students will, experientially, gain insights into how information is used and be exposed to a framework for identifying and evaluating information. In addition, the exercise... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 13 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 13

business. The book describes a conceptual framework, "the culture cycle," for managing culture that comprises setting and meeting expectations; establishing trust, engagement, and ownership among employees and customers that makes possible the successful... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 3

Authors:Laura Alfaro and Anusha Chari Publication:India Policy Forum (forthcoming). (Also HBS Working Paper 10-030.) Abstract Using firm-level data, this paper analyzes the transformation of India's economic structure following the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Jan 2016
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January 19, 2016

for patient risk and surgeon variability, we evaluated the impact of surgeon experience on cardiopulmonary bypass and cross-clamp times, and long-term survival. Results: Mean surgeon experience after fellowship graduation was 16.0 ± 11.7... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 18

power. Publisher's link: http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amy-cuddy/presence/9780316256575/ February 2015 Prentice Hall Managerial Accounting: Making Decisions and Evaluating Performance By: Datar, Srikant M., and Madhav V. Rajan... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • September 2023 (Revised September 2024)
  • Technical Note

Measuring and Managing Social Impact

By: Brian Trelstad, Gerald Chertavian and Susan Pinckney
A brief overview of how to measure social impact at nonprofits, social organizations, and impact investments. View Details
Keywords: Analysis; Change; Transformation; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Public Sector; Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Entrepreneurial Finance; Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Innovation and Management; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Practices and Processes; Resource Allocation; Measurement and Metrics; Standards; Strength and Weakness; Mission and Purpose; Success; Performance; Performance Evaluation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Strategic Planning; Programs; Risk and Uncertainty; Social Enterprise; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social Issues; United States
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  • 28 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 28

a business opportunity from the perspective of a "triple bottom line"-a performance evaluation scheme focused on "people, planet, and profit" that construes success in terms of social benefits, environmental... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Jan 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018

December 13, 2017 Harvard Business Review What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager By: Austin, Julia Abstract—As an aspiring product manager (PM), there are three primary considerations when evaluating the role: Core Competencies,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 21

evaluate policies that change incentives for entry into self-employment. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51676 Short-Termism and Capital Flows By: Fried, Jesse M., and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 26 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 26, 2007

from investors. CircleLending is a pioneer in the informal lending market, a largely unstudied and little understood consumer finance segment. Asheesh Advani, the founder and CEO of CircleLending, must evaluate the relative attractiveness... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

refers to corporate leaders speaking out on social and environmental policy issues not directly related to their company’s core business. Distinct from nonmarket strategy and traditional corporate social responsibility, the recent wave of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 05 Dec 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017

strength of the country, is increasingly failing to provide stable policy decisions addressing the issues Sweden is facing. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53584 October 2017 Review of Economics and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 11, 2007

deep historical origins of 'born global' companies; the importance of networks and diaspora in new international market development; the key role of public policy in shaping cross-border entrepreneurial activity; and the impact of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 16

economics, in business education over the other behavioral disciplines. We document the key role of these institutions in diffusing "Chicago-style" economic approaches-offering support for deregulatory policies and popularizing... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 28 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 28

suggests this positive effect may stem from a desire to avoid shame. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-073.pdf Author-Level Eigenfactor Metrics: Evaluating the Influence of Authors, Institutions and Countries within... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Sep 2016
  • Research & Ideas

What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers

composition in forming teams,” says Toffel. “In fact, some said they expressly didn’t consider gender, believing it inappropriate to do so.” Not considering gender when forming audit teams makes sense in terms of fairness to employees, but as the data show, this View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 23 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 23

of multinationals from developed countries in developing countries. The central argument is that strategies were shaped by the trade-off between opportunity and risk. Three broad environmental factors determined the trade-off. The first was the prevailing political... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

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