Publications

01 Sep 2010
News

Faculty Research Online

The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact Donors are placing nonprofits on the hot seat to measure social performance. Problem is, there is little agreement on what those metrics should be. Associate Professor Alnoor Ebrahim discusses how... View Details

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

01 Mar 2006
News

Whitehead Urges MBAs to Become Lifelong Leaders

chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC). Whitehead is also the founder of HBS’s Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI), dedicated to generating and sharing knowledge that helps organizations and individuals create... View Details

28 Jun 2018
Cold Call Podcast

L.A. Philharmonic Shows the American Symphony Orchestra Isn’t Dead Yet

Keywords: Re: Rohit Deshpande; Entertainment & Recreation; Fine Arts

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Impact on a Global Scale | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

coincidence that Tierney is also co-founder with Jeff Bradach (PhDOB 1992) of The Bridgespan Group, an organization launched in 1999 that provides management consulting and leadership development services to nonprofits, philanthropists,... View Details

May 2001 (Revised August 2001)
Teaching Note

Jumpstart TN

By: Allen S. Grossman

Teaching Note for (9-301-037). View Details

Keywords: Organizational Culture; Nonprofit Organizations; Performance Evaluation; Management Systems; Growth and Development; Success; Education Industry

October 2021 (Revised February 2022)
Case

Hospital 57357: Aligning Performance Towards a Vision of a Cancer-Free Childhood

By: Susanna Gallani and Youssef Abdel Aal

The case follows the Children Cancer Hospital in Egypt, also known as Hospital 57357, as it goes through the roll-out of a new performance management system, which Dr. Sherif Abouel Naga, founder and CEO of the hospital, had championed. This was a critical juncture as... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare; Performance Management; Performance Incentives; Strategic Alignment; Health Care and Treatment; Nonprofit Organizations; Strategy; Alignment; Performance Evaluation; Mission and Purpose; Change Management; Health Industry; Egypt; Middle East

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Eligibility & Criteria | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Social Enterprise must be a core element of the Independent Project, and grants will be awarded based on the strength of this component in the application. Social Enterprise projects may include work with specific organizations or... View Details

01 Jun 2004
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At Work in the Fields with the Lord

In California’s Coachella Valley, Sister Marsha Allen (MBA 1976) is spearheading a coalition of nonprofits and charitable organizations in an effort to build a tent city for the 20,000 migrant farmworkers... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

December 2008 (Revised March 2009)
Case

The Metropolitan Opera (A)

By: Anita Elberse and Crissy Perez

In April 2007, the New York City Metropolitan Opera's general manager Peter Gelb looks back on the first season of a daring experiment to broadcast performances live in high-definition to movie theaters across North America. While the "Live in HD" program has received... View Details

Keywords: Arts; Technological Innovation; Marketing Strategy; Nonprofit Organizations; Competitive Advantage; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

November 2002 (Revised March 2006)
Case

Global Conservation Trust, The: A Foundation for Food Security

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Biodiversity is being lost due to the delegation of the ability to store and maintain various types of plants to governments and foundations with no or little financial base. How does one develop the resources to maintain plant diversity for the future benefit of... View Details

Keywords: Food; Safety; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Nonprofit Organizations; Welfare; Finance; Environmental Sustainability; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

April 1991 (Revised April 1992)
Case

Hospital Sector in 1992

Examines the major issues facing the hospital sector in 1992. The environment surrounding the industry is one of great uncertainty and rapid change, and involves significant public policy questions. Describes recent trends, issues and new types of competitors that... View Details

Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Nonprofit Organizations; Competition; Health Care and Treatment; Policy; Change; Health Industry; United States

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01 Sep 2003
News

Dean’s Award

faculty and staff Service Leadership Fellows Launched in 2002, the HBS Service Leadership Fellows Program supports outstanding graduating HBS students committed to leadership in nonprofit and public-sector View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 2002
News

Making a Difference

alumni donors, the program aims to expose students to the rewards and challenges of the public and nonprofit world, while providing the communities and organizations they serve with the benefits of their HBS... View Details

16 Sep 2024
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Life Preserver

“There’s a massive gap between how many people get to benefit from a lifesaving organ transplant and how many truly need one,” says Sebastian Giwa (MBA 2009). He’s spent the last decade trying to change that. In the United States alone, scientists estimate between... View Details

01 Jun 2003
News

Portraits from the Class of 2003

Number of Countries Visited: 55 Best Job: assisting refugees in Côte d'Ivoire Founding Member: University of South Carolina's women's soccer team Speaks: French, Spanish, Vietnamese Award Winning: salsa dancer Hero: Maya Angelou Next Up: View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

December 2001 (Revised June 2002)
Case

Monsanto: Technology Cooperation and Small Holder Farmer Projects

By: James E. Austin, Diana Barrett and Stephanie Oestreich

As the leading plant technology company in the global food system, how can Monsanto share this technology with small-sale producers and not-for-profit researchers and institutions? View Details

Keywords: Food; Globalized Markets and Industries; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Nonprofit Organizations; Society; Technology; Biotechnology Industry