Publications

07 Feb 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Creating the Founders’ Dilemmas Course

how viable the dream. “We tackle the problems that are faced by almost any founder no matter what industry they are in, no matter what country they are in, and no matter what time frame they are in-boom or bust.” "We tackle the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

31 Mar 2023
News

How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?

Institute, Joe Fuller. Fuller's guest in this episode is Mallory Dwinal-Palisch (MBA 2015), Chancellor of Reach University and CEO and cofounder of teacher staffing firm Craft Education System. Reach offers accredited, teacher... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Support Services

15 Nov 2016
News

China IFC: Global Access, Global Perspective

William C. Kirby, the Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration, developed the course to introduce students to a cross section of Chinese industry and commerce while also providing a deeper dive into a particular sector. For... View Details

01 Sep 2007
News

Faculty Research Online

recording industry seriously compete against free downloads? Do iTunes and P2P help each other in some ways? Associate Professor Ramon Casadesus-Masanell discusses recent research on competition in digital distribution. See... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services

April 2006 (Revised February 2007)
Case

Rebuilding the New Orleans Public Schools: Turning the Tide?

After Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Public School System is faced with rebuilding from the ground up. The challenge is enormous, as is the opportunity to remake the lowest performing public school system in Louisiana and one of the lowest performing in the nation.... View Details

Keywords: Programs; Natural Disasters; Urban Development; Education; Infrastructure; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; New Orleans

01 Oct 2001
News

A Janus-Faced Reflection

more, if we act like immediately preceding MBA classes — to seek our fortunes in smaller enterprises, sometimes our own. When we were students, Dean Larry Fouraker emphasized the role of HBS in educating general managers. To truly... View Details

Keywords: Walter Kiechel; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet)

25 Jun 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

FIELD Trip: Conquering the Gap Between Knowing and Doing

years, MacCormack has led FIELD (Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development), a hands-on experiential learning program that has arguably revolutionized education at HBS more than any development since the introduction of the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

December 2004
Teaching Note

Yield Curves and Bond Ratings Tutorial (TN)

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Teaching Note to (9-204-712). View Details

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Education; Debt Securities; Service Operations; Measurement and Metrics; Performance Evaluation; Education Industry

01 Jun 2015
News

Fast Forward

New York tech firms and medical centers. Public Education An HBS team led by Professor Jan Rivkin has partnered with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on three reports that collectively offer best... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services

February 2007 (Revised August 2007)
Case

Urban Video Game Academy: Getting in the Game

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Susan Saltrick

Urban Video Game Academy was founded to enhance the academic and career prospects of urban youth. How will its founder grow it into a sustainable business? Provides an opportunity to discuss the challenges of social entrepreneurship and how to create a sustainable... View Details

Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Social Enterprise; Change Management; Education; Education Industry; Education Industry

July 2020 (Revised September 2020)
Case

The Honor Foundation: Accessing Special Operations Talent

By: Boris Groysberg and John Masko

In 2020, The Honor Foundation (THF), a nonprofit dedicated to helping U.S. military special operators to transition into civilian careers, was facing a series of strategic challenges. THF had been founded in 2013 by former Navy SEAL trainee Joe Musselman, who observed... View Details

28 Sep 2015
News

Rockin’ for a Cause

public schools, which the Scheels’ four children have all attended. Scheel’s wife, Susan, was an early leader of Palo Alto Partners in Education (PiE), a foundation that provides supplemental funds to support worthwhile programs—such as... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Symantec

January 2021 (Revised March 2021)
Supplement

Juno (B): Leveraging Student Power

By: Joshua Schwartzstein, Kathleen L. McGinn and Amy Klopfenstein

In March 2020, Juno co-founders Chris Abkarians and Nikhil Agarwal decided to pitch banks in anticipation of their annual auction while negotiating directly with private lender Eager. Responses from the majority of private lenders—including Juno’s 2019 partner—were not... View Details

01 Mar 2005
News

Time to Trek

Indian and to do business in India,” says Wimmer. “I don’t think you can be a successful business leader and not have some perspective on what is happening in the rest of the world.” The 100-person group toured companies such as Reliance View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services

01 Mar 2005
News

Answering the Call

customer. When students learn that a hammer pad basically consists of coiled steel, they often exclaim, ‘And I’m expected to pay thousands of dollars for that?’ They come to grips with the idea that physical appearance plays a part in how you price a car, but with an... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Educational Services; Educational Services

01 Dec 2018
News

Research Is the Foundation

Neeley hopes her book—along with recent Harvard Business Review articles, academic articles, cases, an online learning global collaboration simulation, and insights she shares as a professor in the MBA and Executive Education... View Details

01 Aug 2001
News

Cleveland Global Alumni Conference a Sold-Out Success

emphasizes the importance of intellectual property rights, and the "fairly transparent and efficient" nature of the FDA. Maintaining this competitive advantage, he noted, requires the reversal of two alarming trends: a decline in the number of trained scientists and... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Frank Batten (MBA '52); Educational Services; Educational Services

September 2008 (Revised August 2010)
Case

Boston Teacher Residency: Developing a Strategy for Long-term Impact

By: Stacey M. Childress, Geoff Eckman Marietta and Sara Suchman

In June 2008, Jesse Solomon, the founding director of the Boston Teacher Residency (BTR), faced an important decision about the organization's strategic direction. Since its founding in 2003, 125 of its graduates had joined the Boston Public Schools (BPS) and BTR had... View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Teaching; Entrepreneurship; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Improvement; Business Strategy; Education Industry; Boston