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  • February 2017 (Revised September 2017)
  • Case

Akshaya Patra: Impact at Scale

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sarah Appleby
Akshaya Patra, an Indian NGO, had set an ambitious goal of serving 5 million free meals daily to India's schoolchildren. Founded in 2000, Akshaya Patra had thus far opened 25 high-capacity kitchens in 10 different States to provide a midday meal to nearly 1.65 million... View Details
Keywords: Scaling; Public-private Partnership; Operational Excellence; Nonprofit Scaling; Social Impact; Social Enterprise; Growth and Development Strategy; Business and Government Relations; Performance Effectiveness; Nonprofit Organizations; India
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  • 22 Apr 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance

hire workers with a criminal history, especially if crime and safety insurance is available, or if the worker can provide past work performance reviews. The findings were included in a working paper, Increasing the Demand for Workers with... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
  • 12 Jul 2011
  • First Look

First Look: July 12

proximity to headquarters and corporate siblings are associated with superior performance trends following information disclosure. We also find that regional density moderates effect of establishment size on View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Mar 2024
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details
Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 04 Apr 2022
  • What Do You Think?

As Disney Board Chair, What Would You Advise CEO Bob Chapek Regarding 'Don’t Say Gay'?

engagement and organization performance in his book Win From Within: Build Organizational Culture for Competitive Advantage. References: Zac Anderson, “DeSantis says he will sign ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, slams Disney,” The (Sarasota,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 08 Jun 2010
  • First Look

First Look: June 8

  PublicationsThe New Science of Retailing: How Analytics Are Transforming the Supply Chain and Improving Performance Authors:Marshall Fisher and Ananth Raman Publication:Harvard Business School Press, 2010 Abstract Retailers today are... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Jun 2010
  • Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact

Quantifying performance and measuring results are no longer the sole domain of for-profit enterprises. Today, many nonprofit organizations also find themselves on the hot seat—not with stockholders but with donors who expect similar... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 06 Jun 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

also identifies criteria that make a decision strategic and derives explanations why strategies often reflect the background of the strategist. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52726 And the Children Shall Lead: Gender Diversity and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

    William E. Fruhan

    Professor WILLIAM E. FRUHAN, JR. is George E. Bates Professor, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. He received his BS degree from Yale University, and his MBA and DBA degrees from Harvard University.  He has served as Senior Associate Dean and Director of... View Details

    Keywords: aircraft; airline; chemical; electronics; grocery; medical supplies; oil ＆ gas; pharmaceuticals; retailing; steel
    • 10 Jan 2017
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017

    can, under certain conditions, yield immediate post-break performance increases. We test our hypotheses using productivity data from 212 fruit harvesters collected over one harvesting season yielding nearly 250,000 truckloads of fruit... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 30 Apr 2019
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019

    Psychology and Financial Fragility By: Gennaioli, Nicola, and Andrei Shleifer Abstract—The collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 caught markets and regulators by surprise. Although the government rushed to rescue other financial... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • 03 Dec 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion

    and their health.” · In a memo to employees, Morgan Stanley’s CEO, James Gorman, wrote, “While long term we can’t be sure how this will play out, we want to commit to you that there will not be a reduction in force at Morgan Stanley in 2020. Aside from a View Details
    Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
    • 21 Feb 2005
    • Op-Ed

    Is Business Management a Profession?

    individuals. In response to the recent scandals, politicians and government officials have stepped in to pass new laws and create new regulations, while prominent persons on Wall Street and elsewhere in the business community have issued... View Details
    Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice
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    Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

    2020 Journal of Financial Economics First Place Jensen Prize for “How Do Venture Capitalists Make Decisions?” (January 2020) with William Gornall, Steven N. Kaplan, and Ilya A. Strebulaev. John D. Macomber : Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Drive View Details
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    Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

    culture and architecture to maximize talent, leverage diversity, and drive performance Who Will Benefit Experienced Team Leaders Entrepreneurs Leadership Principles Past Participants Prepare for the next phase of your leadership journey,... View Details
    • 20 Oct 2010
    • Op-Ed

    Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

    sustained growth while pursuing a strong export orientation provided the empirical backdrop for this approach. Government policy to achieve export-led growth is then essentially about findings ways to increase the ability to sell... View Details
    Keywords: by Christian Ketels
    • 31 May 2011
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    First Look: May 31

      PublicationsDo Voters Demand Responsive Governments? Evidence from Indian Disaster Relief Authors:Shawn Cole, Andrew Healy, and Eric Werker Publication:Journal of Development Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Using rainfall, public relief, and election data from... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 26 Apr 2022
    • News

    Leading on Climate Change

    stakeholders, including employees, communities, value-chain partners, the planet, and future generations; and drives broader system changes by working in collaboration with governments and civil society. Both speakers talked about... View Details
    Keywords: Margie Kelley
    • 06 May 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?

    Every public health crisis—whether it’s the availability of highly addictive opioids or junk food marketing to children—prompts consumers to question how far companies will go for profit. It’s not an unwarranted concern. After all, cigarette makers once used... View Details
    Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health
    • 01 Nov 2022
    • What Do You Think?

    Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?

    thousands of loyal, hard working, often inadequately recognized, government employees attempting to carry out the latest immigration policy are caught in the middle. Immigrants need the US. It still represents the world’s most attractive... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett