Publications
Publications
- April 1997
- HBS Case Collection
Private Management and Public Schools (B)
Abstract
Examines the prospects for private management in U.S. public schools. Focuses on the education and business strategies of firms seeking to expand as a result of charter school legislation that allowed for-profit entities to enter and compete for students with access to public funding. Focuses on the business and education strategies of three leaders in for-profit education, the Edison Project, Sabis International, and Education Alternatives, Inc. (EAI). Asks whether any of these firms have devised a sustainable strategy for the opportunities and challenges that lay ahead. Uses the education sector to suggest the business imperative not only to devise a strategy to create value, but to establish an overall structure that allows firms to claim a predictable portion of the value they create. Focuses on the opportunities presented by charter school legislation.
Keywords
For-Profit Firms; Public Sector; Value; Education; Business Strategy; Government and Politics; Education Industry; United States
Citation
Dyck, Alexander, and Danielle J. Melito. "Private Management and Public Schools (B)." Harvard Business School Case 797-114, April 1997.