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June 2001
Teaching Note

Teaching IT Executive Education Courses TN

In the information age, it is important that IT be addressed in an effective way accessible to practicing executives. Teaching IT to executives continues to change in concepts and content as IT penetrates deeply into every area of business. Driven by Moore's Law, the... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Developing Countries and Economies; Business Education; Managerial Roles; Organizational Structure; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Improvement; Information Technology

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September 2016
Case

Ekal Vidyalaya: Education for Rural India

By: David Drake, Namrata Bhattacharya, Pooja Godbole and Amrita Saigal

By examining Ekal Vidyalaya (Ekal), a nonprofit network of schools in India, this case focuses on the classic challenge faced by organizations that grow through replication (e.g., McDonald's, Starbucks, Walmart, Whole Foods): How can they continue to drive growth when... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Early Childhood Education; India

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25 Jul 2013
News

An Engine of Education Innovation

the principles of enterprise to education. "It was an extraordinary opportunity: They agreed to let a 30-year-old Internet entrepreneur develop a course on education reform at the best business school in the world. That doesn't even make... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services

16 Dec 2002
Lessons from the Classroom

Marrying Distance and Classroom Education

adult learning workshop was looking at the strengths and weaknesses of face-to-face education versus online distance learning. But in fact, these two types of education can be quite complementary. Should... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

22 Dec 2015
Blog Post

HBS Takes Business Education Online

one major way CORe is different from our MBA program is in terms of scale: CORe is not subject to the physical constraints of a residential program. As long as applicants have the aptitude and motivation, we have the ability to make top-notch business View Details

Jul 24 2018
Testimonial

Bringing education ideas to Brazil

18 Jun 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Can Khan Academy Scale to Educate Anyone, Anywhere?

Keywords: Education

24 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Business Summit: Business Education in the 21st Century

data about the challenges facing the business education marketplace and presented qualitative information on innovations in top MBA programs. On the whole, MBA programs are in decline. Their value is being questioned, and they are seen as... View Details

Keywords: Re: Srikant M. Datar; Education

Blog

The Chao Center: The Heart of HBS Executive Education

Opened in 2016, the Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center serves as a vibrant hub of campus life for those attending HBS Executive Education programs, complementing our classroom buildings and residences. Here, executives can be welcomed to campus,... View Details

01 Mar 2007
News

Winter Break Just Got Educational

IMMERSION EXPERIENCES: Students who traveled to New Orleans spent time working on Habitat for Humanity redevelopment projects. Winter break this year gave some 200 MBA students an opportunity to participate in one of three pilot, noncredit Immersion Programs created to... View Details

Keywords: immersion; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services

21 Dec 2009
News

Educating Leaders in Pakistan

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services

08 May 2015
Video

Title IX and Campus SaVE: Education and Conversation

July 2020
Case

Super 30: Educating the Elite Poor

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Tarun Khanna and Shreya Ramachandran

In the summer of 2019 in New Delhi, S K Shahi and his daughter, Meenakshi, faced a difficult problem. India had 19 centers of their non-profit, the Center for Social Responsibility and Leadership. Also called the 'Super 30' program, this offered free training for... View Details

Keywords: Non-profit; Inclusive Growth; Education; Higher Education; Diversity; Nonprofit Organizations; Operations; Expansion; Geographic Location; Strategy; Decision Making; India

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2003
Chapter

Can Higher Education 'Evolve'?

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter

Keywords: Higher Education; Change

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01 Oct 2009
News

Online education expanding, awaits innovation

01 Jun 2011
News

New Leadership for Executive Education

Executive Education welcomed a new executive director in April, when Patricia Bellinger stepped into a role left vacant by Ralph James (MBA ’82), who became executive director of HBS External Relations last July. From 2000 to 2007,... View Details

Keywords: Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

March 2022
Teaching Note

Sawiris Foundation: Elevating Education in Egypt

By: Brian Trelstad and Alpana Thapar

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 322-023. Founded in 2001 by the Sawiris family, one of the wealthiest families in Egypt, the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development (SFSD) invested in human capital and provision of basic social services for the most marginalized... View Details

Keywords: Sustainable Development; Human Capital; Equality and Inequality; Education; Business Strategy; Social Enterprise; Social Issues; Partners and Partnerships; Growth and Development Strategy; Education Industry; Egypt

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04 Apr 2014
News

Increasing Access to Education

environment—and frequently within it—her top goals are to increase educational access and be a role model and mentor, which includes serving on the Alumnae Advisory Board of the HBS Women’s Student Association. “I’m a big believer in... View Details