Publications

09 Jun 2024
Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. A lot of what we discussed in this course will immediately be relevant when I start my new role with the City of Cambridge in August. Some key takeaways from the course include how to:... View Details

01 Mar 2018
News

Every Trick in the Book

were a nonprofit enterprise, a tactic tried by a previous owner, was another untenable option. BookHampton needed to sell something that its competitors could not. The name and the brick facade of the Main Street building would stay,... View Details

Keywords: April White

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The de Gaspé Beaubien Reading Room | About

Business Families Foundation in 1991. The mission of the nonprofit organization is to offer family businesses and the professionals who serve them the education and support they need to better understand their issues and face challenges.... View Details

October 2021 (Revised May 2023)
Case

Project Maji: Pricing Water in Sub-Saharan Africa

By: Elie Ofek, Marco Bertini, Dilyana Karadzhova Botha and Esel Çekin

In July 2021, Sunil Lalvani, founder and CEO of Project Maji, a non-profit social enterprise headquartered in Dubai that had already provided sustainable, clean water solutions to 80,000 people living in rural communities across Ghana and Kenya, was facing an important... View Details

Keywords: Water; Pricing; Nonprofit Organizations; Projects; Price; Decision Making; Social Enterprise; Growth and Development Strategy; Equity; Green Technology; Social and Collaborative Networks; Africa; Dubai

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Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online

Benefit Early- and Mid-Career Professionals Aspiring Entrepreneurs Nonprofit Leaders Gain credibility to be more impactful at work and navigate organizational politics. "HBS Online doesn't teach you knowledge or prescribe to any... View Details

September 2020 (Revised September 2021)
Case

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

September 2010 (Revised November 2011)
Case

Salud Digna: Successfully Competing with For-Profit Organizations

By: Allen S. Grossman and Regina Garcia-Cuellar

Hugo Moreno, CEO of Salud Digna, was considering his growth options for the next three years. Would becoming a for-profit with access to greater capital be the best strategy or would this cause the organization to lose its social mission? Salud Digna provided... View Details

Keywords: For-Profit Firms; Health Testing and Trials; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Nonprofit Organizations; Health Industry; Mexico

16 Dec 2021
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM

to move to the education nonprofit before applying. Though now that I’m here at HBS, I have met lots of people that applied straight from software roles. I think I was overestimating the concern. How have you been able to bring your STEM... View Details

01 Jun 2013
News

Building a Better Brazil

educational platform. The gift was made through the Lemann Foundation, a nonprofit organization Lemann and his family created in 2002 to enhance the quality of public education in Brazil. "Investing in innovation to promote large-scale... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Paper Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Jun 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Debunking Teenagers: 200 Research-Based Parenting Strategies to Help Your Adolescent Successfully Navigate the “Tempteen” Years By Daphne Adler (MBA 2004) Independently Published Why are teenagers constantly tempted to behave... View Details

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Helping and harnessing business to address society’s greatest challenges. | Institute for Business in Global Society

investors, and policymakers increasingly call on businesses and their leaders to help find solutions—roles once viewed solely as governmental or nonprofit responsibilities. The pace of these evolving expectations has placed many business... View Details

2021
Working Paper

The Business of K-12 Education in China

By: Geoffrey Jones and Yuhai Wu

This working paper examines the evolution of K-12 education in China, especially between 1985 and the present day, drawing extensive interviews with participants in the educational sector. China has been hugely successful in reaching almost 100 percent literacy,... View Details

Keywords: K-12 Education; China; Real Estate; Early Childhood Education; Performance Evaluation; Teaching; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Personal Development and Career; Social Issues; Nonprofit Organizations; Private Sector; Education Industry; Real Estate Industry; China