Publications
Publications
- March 2007 (Revised December 2008)
- HBS Case Collection
Green Dot Public Schools: To Collaborate or Compete?
Abstract
In order to execute a strategy to transform the entire 768-school Los Angeles public school district, Green Dot Public Schools, a nonprofit charter school management organization with 10 high-performing high schools around Los Angeles, is faced with a crucial choice about how to open its next several schools. Should it pursue an opportunity to collaborate with the public school district, or act on an equally attractive opportunity to compete head-on with the district by working in a neighborhood that has been dramatically underserved for decades?
Keywords
Secondary Education; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Nonprofit Organizations; Competition; Cooperation; Los Angeles
Citation
Childress, Stacey M., and Christopher C. Kim. "Green Dot Public Schools: To Collaborate or Compete?" Harvard Business School Case 307-086, March 2007. (Revised December 2008.)