Innovation In Nonprofits - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Jan 2011
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innovations that connect it to a larger management literature. The Limits of Nonprofit Impact: A Contingency Framework for Measuring Social Performance Over the past 20 years, there has been an explosion... View Details

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Buy Now, Pay Later &mdash Easy Payments: The Rise of Installment Selling

was Singer Sewing Machines. Singer’s machines were neither the best nor the cheapest products on the market. But the firm’s innovative credit plan, inspired by piano showrooms near company headquarters, tripled sales View Details

28 Sep 2023
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Meet the New HBS Team Helping Alumni Clubs and Associations to Thrive

Clubs Team’s Associate Director, a role he took on in December 2022 after serving briefly as Assistant Director. He brings experience from innovative roles within Harvard University, New York University,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; community service

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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

that would afford him greater freedom and control. In order to realize a variety of applications for his new invention, Land would need to produce reams of sheets of his synthetic polarizing material. "Exploring how View Details

18 Jul 2019
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The Internet of Things Needs a Business Model. Here It Is

in the business-to-business space.” Indeed, the kinds of innovation possible in the B2B world seem limitless. By placing sensors on machinery and connecting them to the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Computer

01 Oct 1999
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Banking on Success

involved in a number of nonprofit organizations, including Tufts University, where he serves as vice chairman of its board of trustees. The Sterns and their two teenaged sons live View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

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Strategy for Health Care Delivery - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

offered in cooperation with the HBS Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness (ISC). Key Benefits In this program, you will use a value framework—first introduced by HBS professor Michael E. Porter View Details

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General Management: Processes and Action (GMPA) focuses on implementation and the way that general managers get things done. Typically, they work through processes—sequences of tasks and activities that unfold over time, like strategic planning,... View Details

04 May 2013
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James Dinan & Elizabeth Miller, both MBA 1985

moveable feast. It’s become one of the cornerstones of our life.” In fact, their joint life began at HBS when, as sectionmates, they met on the first day of their RC year and had their first date at the annual HBS Halloween party. “He was... View Details

10 Mar 2021
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Key to Doing Your Best at Work? Be Yourself

Today, the most innovative leaders aren’t the conformers. They’re the bold individualists who carve their own paths. So learning to embrace one’s inner “badass” is the new key to success, say Harvard Business School faculty Francesca... View Details

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Beth Clark | About

previous work in public policy and advocacy fortified her dedication to the pivotal role of higher education in society. Beth is an ardent advocate for cultivating diverse and View Details

12 Mar 2021
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My Favorite Case

don’t remember many cases from 46 years ago, but “Head Ski” is implanted in my brain. Howard Head invented and popularized the first metal (aluminum) skis in the early 1950s, using many cutting-edge... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

September 2020 (Revised September 2021)
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Student Success at Georgia State University (A)

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

Georgia State University had developed a reputation for driving student success by nearly doubling its graduation rate for students of all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. It did so while growing its student body and the proportion of Black/African... View Details

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11 May 2016
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Fix This! Why is it so Painful to Buy a New Car?

for change: Who needs a car, anyway? Societal shifts and technology improvements may well force dealers to change their selling models, the professors say. That’s because the way people view transportation is changing and, at least in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Auto

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Frequently Asked Questions - Health Care

Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions What is the HBS Health Care Initiative? The HBS Health Care Initiative (HCI) was launched in 2005 to impact managerial practice and the pace of View Details

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Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online

This course is part of the Business in Society and Finance & Accounting track. Introduction to Sustainable Investing ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! Sustainable Investing $1,850... View Details

24 Feb 2014
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Integrated Reporting and Investor Clientele

Keywords: by George Serafeim; Accounting

Political Standards

The University of Chicago Press November 2015.

Prudent, verifiable, and timely corporate accounting is a bedrock of our modern capitalist system. In recent years, however, the rules that govern corporate accounting have been subtly changed in... View Details

01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: Peter G. Harf

nonprofit organization, DKMS German Bone Marrow Donor Database, that currently has 650,000 registered potential donors, the largest bone marrow donor bank in the world. While Harf's wife did not survive,... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Managing Processes

David A. Garvin is examining the nature and use of managerial and organizational processes—the means by which work is accomplished—including strategic processes that chart corporate direction, resource allocation processes that distribute funds,... View Details

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