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- November 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
AT&T Foundation, The
By: Diana Barrett, Cassandra Hanley and Sarah Aaron
Explores the corporate philanthropic activities at AT&T, formed in 1983. Addresses the difficulty of making centralized decisions after the break-up for the four new entities, each with a diverse and sometimes cross-competitive strategy.
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Keywords:
Goals and Objectives;
For-Profit Firms;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Telecommunications Industry
Barrett, Diana, Cassandra Hanley, and Sarah Aaron. "AT&T Foundation, The." Harvard Business School Case 303-015, November 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Funding His Purpose
the nonprofit sector. In addition to its lending platform, SITAWI offers philanthropic fund management and has partnered with a for-profit consulting firm that focuses on responsible investing to provide...
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- August 2007 (Revised June 2008)
- Case
The Lapdesk Company: A South African FOPSE
Shane Immelman, founding CEO of Lapdesk (South Africa), is facing several acute problems: a conflict between his director of marketing and his director of field operations; a dramatic increase in prices by a key supplier; and a major strategic alliance that does not...
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Keywords:
Social Enterprise;
For-Profit Firms;
Entrepreneurship;
Problems and Challenges;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Education Industry;
South Africa
Isenberg, Daniel J. "The Lapdesk Company: A South African FOPSE." Harvard Business School Case 808-008, August 2007. (Revised June 2008.)
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Applying business practices to nonprofits to strengthen impact
The nonprofit need of for-profit acumen is acute, says Jeff Bradach (AM 1990, PhDOB 1992), cofounder and managing partner of The Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit advisor and resource for mission-driven organizations and philanthropists....
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- August 2003
- Case
BRAC and Aarong Commercial Brands, The
By: John A. Quelch
BRAC is the world's largest NGO and has recently initiated a number of successful profit-making commercial enterprises, ranging from dairy processing to vegetable exports, as well as a university. Explores the tensions and benefits of a major nonprofit entering the...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Commercialization;
For-Profit Firms;
Non-Governmental Organizations
Quelch, John A., and Nathalie Laidler. "BRAC and Aarong Commercial Brands, The." Harvard Business School Case 504-013, August 2003.
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Measuring Impact
Nearly 40 percent of Harvard alumni from across all schools have founded for-profit and nonprofit organizations—launching more than 146,000 active ventures with an estimated $3.9 trillion in annual revenues and creating 20.4 million jobs...
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April White
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney
will address the challenges facing organizations in attracting, developing, and retaining outstanding talent. He calls the approach required today "constellation leadership." What impact has the Internet's rapid growth had on the way consulting View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
What’s after Fannie and Freddie?
Scharfstein: “Whenever you mix government guarantees with private, for-profit entities, those private entities put the government at risk.” Reforming the U.S. housing finance system remains perhaps the largest piece of unfinished business...
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- February 1985 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Health Stop (A): What Type of Innovation Is It? And Six Factors Alignment
By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Joyce Lallman, Nancy Kane, Jefferson C. Grahling and James Wallace
How can we evaluate if innovative health care ventures can do good—benefit society—and do well—become financially viable? This question is the topic of the first module in the Innovating In Health Care course book.
This note and case series enables readers to conduct...
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Keywords:
For-Profit Firms;
Business Model;
Entrepreneurship;
Health Care and Treatment;
Strategy;
Valuation;
Health Industry;
Retail Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E., Joyce Lallman, Nancy Kane, Jefferson C. Grahling, and James Wallace. "Health Stop (A): What Type of Innovation Is It? And Six Factors Alignment." Harvard Business School Case 185-084, February 1985. (Revised January 2024.)
- March 2010
- Teaching Note
Xi'an International University: The Growth of Private Universities in China (TN)
Teaching Note for 309074.
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- winter 1997
- Article
Risk and Reward in Private Equity Investments: The Challenge of Performance Assessment
By: Paul A. Gompers and J. Lerner
Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Motivation and Incentives;
For-Profit Firms;
Equity;
Investment;
Problems and Challenges;
Performance
Gompers, Paul A., and J. Lerner. "Risk and Reward in Private Equity Investments: The Challenge of Performance Assessment." Journal of Private Equity 1 (winter 1997): 5–12.
- March 2009
- Teaching Note
Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll: The MTV Approach to Tackling HIV/AIDS (TN)
By: Tarun Khanna, Sonali R. Bloom and David E. Bloom
Teaching Note for [709429].
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- Fast Answer
Social Entrepreneurship & Systems Change
Detailed information on company professionals including relationships among firms/organizations and executives Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation - a global venture philanthropy firm supporting early stage, high impact...
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- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Faculty Books
Talent and the Portability of Performance by Boris Groysberg (Princeton University Press) Many firms try to buy star performers by luring them away from competitors. But after examining the careers of over 1,000 star analysts on Wall...
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- 22 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Profits and Prophets: The Role of Values in Investment
Fund has outperformed the S&P 500 by a 1.2 percent annual average return, she said Amy Domini Her firm uses some 100 criteria in judging a potential investment. Immediate knockouts would be companies involved in power, alcohol,...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- February 2008 (Revised August 2008)
- Case
Quanta Computer and the One Laptop Per Child Initiative
By: Willy Shih, Chintay Shih and Jyun-Chen Wang
When Quanta Computer, Inc., the world's largest manufacturer of laptop computers, first joined the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative, it faced a challenge trying to balance the cost objectives of a laptop computer targeted at children of the developing world with...
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Keywords:
For-Profit Firms;
Disruptive Innovation;
Demand and Consumers;
Supply Chain;
Partners and Partnerships;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Hardware
Shih, Willy, Chintay Shih, and Jyun-Chen Wang. "Quanta Computer and the One Laptop Per Child Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 608-102, February 2008. (Revised August 2008.)
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Short Takes
New Alliances: Forming For-Profit and Nonprofit Partnerships Where once "corporate giving" meant writing an annual check to a favorite charity, more recently for-profit firms...
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Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
HBS Alumni Contribute to Business and Society
for-profit or nonprofit organizations. “Excluding financial service organizations,” he notes, “HBS founders are responsible for nearly 11 million jobs worldwide, across an estimated 43,000 companies and organizations.” In terms of board...
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- January 2008 (Revised September 2008)
- Supplement
Marketing the "$100 Laptop" (C)
By: John A. Quelch and David Chen
In October 2007, the OLPC reported production delays and missed its shipment date. In early November, the $100 PC finally went into production, with initial shipments planned for Uruguay and Mongolia, and mid-month launched the "Give One, Get One" program. It enabled...
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Keywords:
Nonprofit Organizations;
For-Profit Firms;
Partners and Partnerships;
Information Infrastructure;
Problems and Challenges;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Computer Industry;
Canada;
Mongolia;
Uruguay;
United States
Quelch, John A., and David Chen. Marketing the "$100 Laptop" (C). Harvard Business School Supplement 508-065, January 2008. (Revised September 2008.)
- Profile
Eryn Schultz
prepared foods at accessible price points. With a consulting firm that is supporting the launch of the new store, I’m helping work out the supplier model: which partners should we prioritize and how do we get their food to the stores. How...
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Consulting