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- 1999
- Chapter
Measuring The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development
By: M. E. Porter
Porter, M. E. "Measuring The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development." In The Global Competitiveness Report. Geneva, Switzerland: World Economic Forum, 1999.
- April 11, 2017
- Article
Systems Change in a Polarized Country
By: Mark R. Kramer
A growing number of U.S. foundations are adopting practices based on systems change to achieve their goals in the current political environment. View Details
Kramer, Mark R. "Systems Change in a Polarized Country." Stanford Social Innovation Review (website) (April 11, 2017).
- 2021
- Working Paper
Spiritual Philanthropy in Emerging Markets
By: Valeria Giacomin and G. Jones
This working paper discusses the ethics and drivers of philanthropic foundations in emerging markets. A foundation organizes assets to invest in philanthropic initiatives. Previous scholarship has largely focused on developed countries, especially the United States,... View Details
Keywords: Foundations; Philanthropy; Business Leaders; Spirituality; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Emerging Markets; Ethics; Values and Beliefs
Giacomin, Valeria, and G. Jones. "Spiritual Philanthropy in Emerging Markets." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-117, April 2021.
- June 2009 (Revised June 2009)
- Case
VidaGas: VillageReach - The Mozambican Foundation for Community Development Joint Venture
This case describes the evolution of a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) distributor start-up, incubated by two not-for-profit NGOs to help improve the vaccine cold chain in Northern Mozambique. These NGOs must face the decision whether and how to sell their participation in... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Supply Chain; Health Care and Treatment; Investment; Non-Governmental Organizations; Energy Sources; Energy Industry; Health Industry; Mozambique
Watson, Noel H., and Santiago Kraiselburd. "VidaGas: VillageReach - The Mozambican Foundation for Community Development Joint Venture." Harvard Business School Case 609-107, June 2009. (Revised June 2009.)
- 2012
- Report
Better Outcomes, Lower Costs: A Conversation with Dr. Atul Gawande
By: Mark R. Kramer
In the face of increasing health care costs and uncertainty about health care quality in the United States, community-based collective impact initiatives driven by regional funders offers a new way to improve patient outcomes at the local level. Collectively,... View Details
Keywords: Community Foundations; Health Outcomes; Health Care and Treatment; Quality; Cost Management; United States
Kramer, Mark R. "Better Outcomes, Lower Costs: A Conversation with Dr. Atul Gawande." Report, FSG, 2012.
- 1972
- Chapter
The Foundation and Current State of Capital Market Theory
By: Michael C. Jensen
Jensen, Michael C. "The Foundation and Current State of Capital Market Theory." In Studies in the Theory of Capital Markets, edited by M. C. Jensen. New York: Praeger, 1972.
- April 2003
- Teaching Note
EMCF: A New Approach at an Old Foundation (TN)
By: Allen S. Grossman and Daniel F. Curran
Teaching Note for (9-302-090). View Details
- March–April 1997
- Article
Virtuous Capital: What Foundations Can Learn From Venture Capitalists
By: Allen Grossman
Grossman, Allen. "Virtuous Capital: What Foundations Can Learn From Venture Capitalists." Harvard Business Review 75, no. 2 (March–April 1997).
- 2023
- Working Paper
Accounting for Carbon Offsets – Establishing the Foundation for Carbon-Trading Markets
By: Robert S. Kaplan, Karthik Ramanna and Marc Roston
Tackling climate change requires reductions in current and future greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as the removal of existing GHG from the atmosphere. Carbon-offset producers purport to provide such removals. But poor measurement practices and inadequate controls... View Details
Kaplan, Robert S., Karthik Ramanna, and Marc Roston. "Accounting for Carbon Offsets – Establishing the Foundation for Carbon-Trading Markets." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-050, February 2023.
- 2018
- Report
The Water of Systems Change
By: Mark R. Kramer, John Kania and Peter Senge
Foundations involved in systems change can increase their odds for success by focusing on the least explicit but most powerful conditions for change, while also turning the lens on themselves.
The Water of Systems Change aims to clarify what it means to shift... View Details
Kramer, Mark R., John Kania, and Peter Senge. "The Water of Systems Change." Report, FSG, May 2018.
- September 30, 2020
- Article
How Nonprofit Foundations Can Sustainably Fund Disease Research
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Kathy Giusti
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Kathy Giusti. "How Nonprofit Foundations Can Sustainably Fund Disease Research." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (September 30, 2020).
- 2001
- Other Unpublished Work
Clusters of Innovation: Regional Foundations of U.S. Competitiveness
Competitiveness has tended to be seen primarily from a federal perspective, and national policies and circumstances surely affect the prosperity of our economy. However, the Clusters of Innovation Initiative was undertaken with the realization that the real work of... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Clusters of Innovation: Regional Foundations of U.S. Competitiveness." Council on Competitiveness, Washington, DC, October 2001. (Report.)
- April 2021
- Case
The Incentive for Legacy: Tsinghua University Education Foundation
By: Lauren Cohen, Hao Gao and Spencer C.N. Hagist
Vivian Yuan seeks to bolster the Tsinghua University Education Foundation's fundraising efforts and investment goals in a new era of Chinese higher education. Competing with elite members of China's C9 League of top universities, she must develop a set of incentives... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Marketing; Strategy; Negotiation; Organizations; Markets; Higher Education; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Motivation and Incentives; China
Cohen, Lauren, Hao Gao, and Spencer C.N. Hagist. "The Incentive for Legacy: Tsinghua University Education Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 221-100, April 2021.
- 4 May 2003
- Other Presentation
Thailand's Competitiveness: Creating the Foundations for Higher Productivity
Competitiveness presentation delivered in Bangkok, Thailand. View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Thailand's Competitiveness: Creating the Foundations for Higher Productivity." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Bangkok, Thailand, May 4, 2003.
- 1999
- Article
The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development and Competitiveness
Porter, Michael E. "The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development and Competitiveness." Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter 46 (1999).
- March 2006
- Teaching Note
Investment Policy at the Hewlett Foundation (2005) (TN)
By: Luis M. Viceira
Keywords: Investment
- January 1999 (Revised April 1999)
- Case
Willow Creek Community Church (C): Rebuilding the Foundation
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Schlesinger, Leonard A. "Willow Creek Community Church (C): Rebuilding the Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 899-124, January 1999. (Revised April 1999.)
- January 1982
- Case
Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions
By: David E. Bell and Kuljot Singh
Bell, David E., and Kuljot Singh. "Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions." Harvard Business School Case 182-170, January 1982.
- April 2018
- Article
Effective Sales Training: What Are the Foundational Elements?
Across industries, turnover in sales positions averages about 25–30% annually. This means that, at many firms, the equivalent of the entire sales force must be replaced and trained every four years or so. No other function has an ongoing talent management task of that... View Details
Cespedes, Frank V. "Effective Sales Training: What Are the Foundational Elements?" Top Sales Magazine (April 2018), 22–23.