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- September 2014
- Article
Colonial Institutions, Trade Stocks, and the Diffusion of Elementary Education in Brazil, 1889–1930
By: Aldo Musacchio, Andre C. Martinez Fritscher and Martina Viarengo
We show how the decentralization of fiscal responsibility among Brazilian states between 1889 and 1930 promoted an unequal expansion of public schooling. We document how the variation in state export tax revenues, product of commodity booms, explains improvements in...
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Musacchio, Aldo, Andre C. Martinez Fritscher, and Martina Viarengo. "Colonial Institutions, Trade Stocks, and the Diffusion of Elementary Education in Brazil, 1889–1930." Journal of Economic History 74, no. 3 (September 2014): 730 –766.
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
For Education Reform, PELP Is on the Way
Minneapolis, and San Francisco. The Public Education Leadership Project (PELP), which is principally funded by the HBS Class of 1963, will coordinate research in each district aimed at identifying the key...
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- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In the Zone
When Kwame Owusu-Kesse (MBA/MPP 2012) was in his last year of graduate school, he got a call from Geoffrey Canada, founder and CEO of Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), a nonprofit that takes a comprehensive, cradle-to-career approach to meeting the health and View Details
- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
money spent on outreach and education campaigns leads to fewer workplace violations. Berkowitz says she experienced firsthand the power that an academic study can have with a 2012 influential research paper co-written by Toffel, UC...
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by Michael Blanding
- 2004
- Teaching Note
Compensation Reform at Denver Public Schools, Teaching Note
By: Allen Grossman and Jennifer Suesse
- 13 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
An Uncommon Summer: Project Management at an Education Non-Profit
There I met with a representative from Education Pioneers, an organization that places MBAs into the education sector at public or charter school systems, departments of...
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- 20 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Exploring Technology and Public Impact Through the HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program
technologies -- responsibly manage innovation without sacrificing profitability? What is the role of government in mitigating harms and establishing safeguards?? I came to the HBS and Harvard Kennedy School MBA/MPP joint degree program interested in exploring these...
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- July–August 2018
- Article
Learning by Contributing: Gaining Competitive Advantage Through Contribution to Crowdsourced Public Goods
By: Frank Nagle
As the economy becomes more information based, firms are increasingly using crowdsourced public goods as inputs for innovation and production. Counterintuitively, some firms pay their employees to contribute to the creation of these goods, which can be used freely by...
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Open Source Distribution;
Applications and Software;
Competitive Strategy;
Learning;
Competitive Advantage
Nagle, Frank. "Learning by Contributing: Gaining Competitive Advantage Through Contribution to Crowdsourced Public Goods." Organization Science 29, no. 4 (July–August 2018): 569–587.
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Bureaucratic Norms and State Capacity in India: Implementing Primary Education in the Himalayan Region
By: Akshay Mangla
Himachal Pradesh has surged ahead of other Indian states in implementing universal primary education. Through a combination of field research methods, this paper connects these achievements to bureaucratic norms, unwritten rules within the state that guide the behavior...
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India;
Bureaucracy;
Norms;
State Capacity;
Education;
Government and Politics;
Education Industry;
India
Mangla, Akshay. "Bureaucratic Norms and State Capacity in India: Implementing Primary Education in the Himalayan Region." Special Issue on India. Asian Survey 55, no. 5 (September–October 2015): 882–908.
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School Publications | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Executive Education and Doctoral Program websites, External Relations sites for alumni, student groups, and more. This Collection is Part of: School Publications...
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- 2015
- Working Paper
Bureaucratic Norms and State Capacity in India: Implementing Primary Education in the Himalayan Region
By: Akshay Mangla
Himachal Pradesh outperforms other Indian states in implementing universal primary education. Through comparative field research, this article finds that bureaucratic norms—unwritten rules that guide public officials—influence how well state agencies deliver services...
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India;
Norms;
State Capacity;
Civil Society;
Policy Implementation;
Education;
Policy;
Performance Capacity;
Education Industry;
Education Industry;
India
Mangla, Akshay. "Bureaucratic Norms and State Capacity in India: Implementing Primary Education in the Himalayan Region." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-099, April 2014. (Revised October 2015.)
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- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum
the unique juncture at which the United States now finds itself, with many speakers urging their audience to get involved in the issues of the day. The event also featured some twenty sessions led by HBS faculty on a variety of subjects related to the GLF’s title, “The...
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- 01 Dec 2002
- News
To Educate Leaders Who Make a Difference in the World
the School's first-ever capital campaign was marked by tradition, awareness of the vital role of business education in today's world, and deep appreciation and respect for the School's role in educating...
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Human Capital and the Managerial Revolution in the United States: Evidence from General Electric
By: Tom Nicholas
This paper estimates the returns to human capital accumulation during the first era of mega-firms in the United States by linking employees at General Electric—a canonical enterprise associated with the “visible hand” of managerial hierarchies—to the 1940 census. I...
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Returns To Education;
Management Practices;
Hierarchies;
Management Practices and Processes;
Rank and Position;
Human Capital;
Talent and Talent Management;
Business History;
United States
Nicholas, Tom. "Human Capital and the Managerial Revolution in the United States: Evidence from General Electric." Review of Economics and Statistics (forthcoming). (Pre-published online November 29, 2023.)
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future
such as corporate governance, the relationship between values and leadership, corporate accountability and the challenges of financial disclosure, executive compensation, and the role of intermediaries in capital markets. Through our work, we can help shape not only...
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A Pathway to Public Service: Brandon Moore (MBA/MPP 2025) - MBA
Sciences Partners & Families Peek SVMP Social Enterprise Student Life Student Loans Student Profile Sustainability Video Blog Industries Industries Architecture Construction Consulting Consumer Packaged Goods Education Energy Engineering...
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- 2016
- Article
Academia's Emerging Crisis of Relevance and the Consequent Role of the Engaged Scholar
Universities are facing a crisis of relevance. While there are multiple reasons for this to be happening, one that deserves particular attention is the extent to which academic scholars do not see it as their role to engage in public and political discourse. However,...
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Hoffman, Andrew J. "Academia's Emerging Crisis of Relevance and the Consequent Role of the Engaged Scholar." Journal of Change Management 16, no. 2 (2016): 77–96.
- March 2004 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
Restricting Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value in Texas Public Schools
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Hal Hogan
The Commission of Agriculture in Texas wants to improve the nutritional quality of the school lunch program to help fight obesity in students. It needs the cooperation of the soft drink industry to change their products and the manner in which they provide financial...
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Keywords:
Government and Politics;
Business and Government Relations;
Nutrition;
Food;
Quality;
Education;
Education Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Hal Hogan. "Restricting Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value in Texas Public Schools." Harvard Business School Case 904-420, March 2004. (Revised August 2004.)
- September 2002
- Case
Seattle Public Schools, 1995-2002 (C2): Race, Class, and School Choice
Presents the decision by the Federal Court of Appeals for the ninth Circuit in the spring of 2002 to invalidate Seattle's use of race as a factor in allocating space in Seattle's oversubscribed schools. Summarizes the posture and content of the litigation, including...
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Management;
Leadership;
Income;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Race;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Education;
Education Industry;
Seattle
Leschly, Stig. "Seattle Public Schools, 1995-2002 (C2): Race, Class, and School Choice." Harvard Business School Case 803-040, September 2002.