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- 12 May 2021
- News
Small Bribes May Help People Build Healthy Handwashing Habits
- 10 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists
sufficient child care, “it's the same as having your lab shut down.” The disparity for women with young children could be because inadequate systems don’t allow female scientists to do their jobs at the same intensity as their male... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- Video
Ravi Venkatesan - Making A Difference
- 12 May 2017
- News
How to Get the Wealthy to Donate
- September 2021 (Revised November 2021)
- Case
Kwame Owusu-Kesse at the Harlem Children's Zone
Do you—as leader, an individual within an organization, or running your own business—know when to say yes and when to say no? How do you make decisions about your own career and life? How do you counsel others who ask you for career and life insights?... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Decisions; Nonprofit Organizations; Personal Development and Career; Growth and Development Strategy; Race; Social Issues; New York (city, NY)
Jachimowicz, Jon M. "Kwame Owusu-Kesse at the Harlem Children's Zone." Harvard Business School Case 422-020, September 2021. (Revised November 2021.)
- August 2014
- Article
Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India
By: Sonia Bhalotra, Irma Clots-Figueras, Guilhem Cassan and Lakshmi Iyer
This paper investigates whether the religious identity of state legislators in India influences development outcomes, both for citizens of their religious group and for the population as a whole. Using an instrumental variables approach derived from a regression... View Details
Keywords: Politician Identity; Infant Mortality; Primary Education; India; Muslim; Fairness; Religion; Government and Politics; India
Bhalotra, Sonia, Irma Clots-Figueras, Guilhem Cassan, and Lakshmi Iyer. "Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 104 (August 2014): 4–17.
- 25 Apr 2014
- Video
Seema Aziz - Making A Difference
- 25 Apr 2014
- Video
Annie Bertrand - Making A Difference
- September 25, 2023
- Book Review
Where Have All the Good Men Gone?: Book Review of 'The Two-Parent Privilege' by Melissa S. Kearney
By: Michael Luca
In 2019, 57% of U.S. children lived with two parents, down from 80% in 1980. Is the rise of single-parent households an emblem of empowerment or a sign of dwindling support for children? This article reviews a new book on the topic, discussing the decline and impact of... View Details
Luca, Michael. "Where Have All the Good Men Gone? Book Review of 'The Two-Parent Privilege' by Melissa S. Kearney." Wall Street Journal (September 25, 2023), A.17.
- 26 Jan 2015
- Video
Ann Sarnoff - Making A Difference
- May 2013
- Supplement
From Little Things Big Things Grow: The Clontarf Foundation Program for Aboriginal Boys (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Michael Vitale
This case focuses on the growth of an innovative non-profit institution that motivates aboriginal children to attend school by harnessing their love of football. View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Michael Vitale. "From Little Things Big Things Grow: The Clontarf Foundation Program for Aboriginal Boys (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 913-416, May 2013.
- March 2010 (Revised April 2010)
- Case
Deworming Kenya: Translating Research into Action (A)
By: Nava Ashraf, Neil Buddy Shah and Rachel Gordon
Karen Levy and her colleague, Margaret Ndanyi, have spent the last six months planning and preparing for a national Kenyan program to target school children most at risk for parasitic worm infection. One week after its launch, the program seemed to be going well but... View Details
Keywords: Planning; Risk and Uncertainty; Mission and Purpose; Performance Efficiency; Programs; Problems and Challenges; Research; Policy; Health Care and Treatment; Management Practices and Processes; Kenya
Ashraf, Nava, Neil Buddy Shah, and Rachel Gordon. "Deworming Kenya: Translating Research into Action (A)." Harvard Business School Case 910-001, March 2010. (Revised April 2010.) (Request a courtesy copy.)
- August 2007
- Article
Remedying Education: Evidence from Two Randomized Experiments in India
By: A. Banerjee, Shawn A. Cole, E. Duflo and L. Linden
This paper presents the results of two randomized experiments conducted in schools in urban India. A remedial education program hired young women to teach students lagging behind in basic literacy and numeracy skills. It increased average test scores of all children in... View Details
Banerjee, A., Shawn A. Cole, E. Duflo, and L. Linden. "Remedying Education: Evidence from Two Randomized Experiments in India." Quarterly Journal of Economics 122, no. 3 (August 2007): 1235–1264.
- 18 Dec 2005
- News
Online Images Open a Heart, Then a Home
- Video
Narayanan Vaghul
Narayanan Vaghul, Former Chairman of ICICI Bank Limited, recounts discovering and establishing strong financial backing for Pratham, an NGO that seeks to improve the quality of education for children throughout India (Filmed October 26, 2017). View Details
- 09 Jun 2021
- News
How Tennis, Golf, and White Anxiety Block Racial Integration
- 07 Jun 2014
- Video
Dan Lin - Making A Difference
- Video
Amina Laraki Slaoui
Amina Laraki Slaoui, President of AMH Group, emphasizes the importance of music as a way to encourage joy and resilience for patients in their rehabilitation center as well as children at their school, the Institution Tahar Sebti. View Details
- 16 Feb 2016
- News
Is your child taking a test? When is the right time?
- September 2010 (Revised January 2016)
- Case
Grameen Danone Foods Ltd., a Social Business
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Katharine Lee
Grameen Danone is a joint venture between the Grameen Group (a sister company of Grameen Bank) and Groupe Danone, a $2 billion (revenues) French food company. The company's goal was to provide nutritional yogurt (brand name Shoktidoi) for the nearly 50 million... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Social Entrepreneurship; Food; Distribution; Supply Chain Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Food and Beverage Industry; Bangladesh; France
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Katharine Lee. "Grameen Danone Foods Ltd., a Social Business." Harvard Business School Case 511-025, September 2010. (Revised January 2016.)