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- 2007
- Chapter
Beyond Dependence: Conceptualizing Information and Accountability in NGO-Funder Relations
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
This paper explores the linkages between information systems and accountability in nongovernmental and nonprofit organizations (NGOs). The information systems in four NGOs are introduced: two Indian NGOs engaged in natural resource management and rural development, an... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Corporate Accountability; Information Management; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Non-Governmental Organizations; Information Technology; India; District of Columbia
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Beyond Dependence: Conceptualizing Information and Accountability in NGO-Funder Relations." In Reconceptualising NGOs and Their Roles in Development: NGOs, Civil Society and the International Aid System, edited by Paul Opoku-Mensah, David Lewis, and Terje Tvedt, pp. 119–159. Aalborg, Denmark: Aalborg University Press, 2007.
- 24 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Activity-Based Costing
three activities. But while that distribution did reflect how workers spent their productive time, the fact that their total productive time was significantly less than their practical capacity of 32 hours per worker per week was... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & Steven R. Anderson
- 18 Oct 2023
- News
Spreading the Words
Shafiq Khan (MBA 1982) loves to solve problems. It’s what attracted him to the case study method at HBS and, after graduation, to consulting at Booz, Allen & Hamilton. Then, at United Airlines, Khan encountered another challenge: The company was spending one-sixth of... View Details
Keywords: April White
- Web
Develop Your Career Vision - Alumni
essential career identity elements. Check out some Career and Life Criteria examples . As you read them, you might begin to reflect on what your own criteria may be. You may want to begin filling out your own Career and Life Criteria... View Details
- 04 Jan 2017
- What Do You Think?
How Much Bureaucracy is a Good Thing in Government and Business?
Wittenberg addressed the semantics of the question regarding the role of bureaucracies this way: “Likening effortful, reflective thinking to bureaucracy misses the mark. Bureaucracies are focused on decision rights, not decision making,”... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- Web
Alumni - Global
Skydeck In Harmony Born in Korea, Michael Kim spent his formative years in the US. As his novel ‘Offerings’ heads for the big screen, Asia’s “godfather of private equity” reflects on time, legacy, duty, and the unexpected connections... View Details
- Web
Leadership - Faculty & Research
| Faculty Research Nico Oprée, a fourth-generation (G4) member of his family’s heavy manufacturing business, found himself reflecting on how the firm would navigate a deepening shareholder conflict. While the second generation (G2) had... View Details
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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research
McGeveran, Vice President of Investments at the McKnight Foundation, reflected on how to effectively advance the organization’s net-zero strategy. The foundation had committed 10% of its endowment to building a portfolio of impact... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987
hand is all that matters. So often in business we are reflecting on the past or looking toward the future." The past, for the Ayala Corporation, includes an impressive history entwined with the Philippines' own complicated political and... View Details
- 31 Oct 2018
- What Do You Think?
What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?
mortality (in a healthcare setting) as a result of psychological safety (PS). She maintains that PS is not a reflection of personality differences but rather a “feature of the workplace that leaders (at all levels) can and must help... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Right Way to Cry in Front of Your Boss
incident reflected their passion about schoolwork, and the other half, how the incident reflected how emotional they were. Listeners then were asked to rate their partners’ competence. The passionate group... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- Profile
Thomaz Galvao
Brazilians that would reflect well on me as an effective professional,” but mostly for its resources “ HBS resources and excellence would empower me with the hard and soft skills I will need to succeed.” Inside the classroom, Thomaz... View Details
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Mid-US - Global
breaking into the highly regulated and competitive spirits industry. Gibson reflects on the leadership principles that could contribute to her continued success as she enters the cognac market and considers what other leaders can learn... View Details
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Careers Blog
Brij, a platform connecting brands and customers. She reflects on building confidence, embracing uncertainty, and turning early doubts into the drive to lead and grow a venture-backed company. [...] Read more 17 Jun 2025 Balancing Career... View Details
- 23 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now
With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 15 Nov 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
The Dynamic Interplay of Inequality and Trust: An Experimental Study
- 20 Aug 2024
- Cold Call Podcast
Angel City Football Club: A New Business Model for Women’s Sports
- 20 Aug 2024
- Interview
Angel City Football Club: A New Business Model for Women’s Sports
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Brian Kenny and Nicole Tempest Keller
Angel City Football Club (ACFC) was founded in 2020 by venture capitalist Kara Nortman, entrepreneur Julie Uhrman, and actor and activist Natalie Portman. As outsiders to professional sports, the all-female founding team had rewritten the playbook for how to build a... View Details
"Angel City Football Club: A New Business Model for Women’s Sports." Cold Call (podcast), Harvard Business Review Group, August 20, 2024. (Interviewed by Brian Kenny.)
- February 2021
- Case
Enterprise Agility at Komerční Banka
By: Euvin Naidoo, Suraj Srinivasan and Sarah Gulick
In 2017, Jan Juchelka, the new CEO of Komerční Banka, identified the need for the bank to start an enterprise wide agile transformation. He started by working to create a sense of urgency to kick-start a process to enable the level of service delivery to customers he... View Details
Keywords: Agile; Agility; Transformation; Organizational Structure; Business Headquarters; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Systems; Banking Industry; Czech Republic
Naidoo, Euvin, Suraj Srinivasan, and Sarah Gulick. "Enterprise Agility at Komerční Banka." Harvard Business School Case 121-020, February 2021.
- January 2017
- Supplement
Intrapreneurship at DaVita HealthCare Partners: Cash Flow Tool
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Christopher Payton
DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc. (DaVita) is one of the U.S.'s leading dialysis providers, a process whereby persons with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are connected to a machine that performs the functions of a healthy kidney. Kent Thiry, DaVita's CEO, has expanded... View Details