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- October 2015 (Revised November 2016)
- Background Note
'World-Class' Universities: Rankings and Reputation in Global Higher Education
By: William C. Kirby and Joycelyn W. Eby
Discussions of "world-class" universities have become an academic cottage industry in the 21st century, and definitions of the term are complex and at times contradictory. This background note traces the origins of university ranking systems and their evolution from a...
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Keywords:
Rankings;
University Faculty;
University Curriculum;
University Administration;
Higher Education;
Education Industry
Kirby, William C., and Joycelyn W. Eby. "'World-Class' Universities: Rankings and Reputation in Global Higher Education." Harvard Business School Background Note 316-065, October 2015. (Revised November 2016.)
- March 2019
- Article
The New Silk Road: Implications for Higher Education in China and the West?
By: William C. Kirby and Marijk C. van der Wende
Recent geopolitical events, such as Brexit and the retreat from multilateral trade and cooperation by the USA, have created waves of uncertainty, especially in the field of higher education, regarding international cooperation. Meanwhile, China is publicly seeking to...
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Keywords:
New Silk Road;
Globalization;
Higher Education;
Global Range;
International Relations;
Cooperation
Kirby, William C., and Marijk C. van der Wende. "The New Silk Road: Implications for Higher Education in China and the West?" Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 12, no. 1 (March 2019): 127–144.
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
For Education Reform, PELP Is on the Way
school systems that have achieved a high level of excellence overall.” To address this situation, HBS and Harvard’s Graduate School of Education have launched a three-year joint venture with nine urban...
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- February 2014
- Article
Gender Differences in Willingness to Guess
We present the results of an experiment that explores whether women are less willing than men to guess on multiple-choice tests. Our test consists of practice questions from SAT II subject tests; we vary whether a penalty is imposed for a wrong answer and the salience...
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Keywords:
Behavioral Decision Making;
Microeconomic Behavior;
Education Systems;
Behavior;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Gender;
Economics
Coffman, Katherine Baldiga. "Gender Differences in Willingness to Guess." Management Science 60, no. 2 (February 2014): 434–448.
- August 2021
- Article
Business Education as If People and the Planet Really Matter
Mounting concern over capitalism’s inability to address systemic challenges in our natural world (i.e. climate change) and social world (i.e. income inequality) is prompting reexamination of capitalism within business groups. This article argues that a concurrent...
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Keywords:
Climate Change;
Equality and Inequality;
Corporate Governance;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Social Issues;
Business Education;
Transformation
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Business Education as If People and the Planet Really Matter." Strategic Organization 19, no. 3 (August 2021): 513–525.
- Web
Executive Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Programs Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) Summer Institute JUL 8-12, 2024 | HBS Campus Intended for teams of eight participants, including district office personnel, school principals, and regional supervisors who are...
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K–12 Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
In 2003, HBS launched an MBA elective course focused on entrepreneurship in education reform and cofounded the Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) in collaboration with the Harvard Graduate School of...
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- April 2019 (Revised June 2019)
- Case
Western Governors University: 10x Vision
By: William R. Kerr and Susie L. Ma
Western Governors University (WGU) was a nonprofit institution of higher education whose online learning model served more than 100,000 students in 2019 and was scaling rapidly. President Scott Pulsipher wanted to expand WGU’s reach to millions more with a plan called...
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Keywords:
Online Education;
Enrollment;
Scaling;
Higher Education;
Internet and the Web;
Business Model;
Expansion;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Education Industry;
United States
Kerr, William R., and Susie L. Ma. "Western Governors University: 10x Vision." Harvard Business School Case 819-093, April 2019. (Revised June 2019.)
- 06 Feb 2012
- News
Health Care: 8 Ways Baby Boomers Are Transforming The System
- July 1999
- Supplement
Developing a Teaching Case (B): Virtualis Systems
By: Jay O. Light and Michael J. Roberts
Presents a first draft of the case, based upon an interview with the case protagonist shown in the video.
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Light, Jay O., and Michael J. Roberts. "Developing a Teaching Case (B): Virtualis Systems." Harvard Business School Supplement 900-003, July 1999.
- Web
Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog
deliver pattern-breaking change in K-12 schools and higher educational institutions. The cases will examine protagonists working within established educational systems as well...
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- Web
Executive Education Courses - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Health Care Health Care Value-Based Health Care Health Care Courses Fast Facts Health Care Courses Health Care Courses Executive Education Courses Health Care Curriculum Residents & Fellows Course Strategy for Health Care Delivery...
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- 2013
- Book
Manufacturing Morals: The Values of Silence in Business School Education
By: Michel Anteby
Corporate accountability is never far from the front page and Harvard Business School trains many future business leaders. But how does HBS formally and informally ensure its members embrace proper business standards? Relying on his faculty experience, Michel Anteby... View Details
Keywords:
Ethics;
Moral Sensibility;
Business Education;
Higher Education;
Education;
Education Industry;
United States
Anteby, Michel. Manufacturing Morals: The Values of Silence in Business School Education. University of Chicago Press, 2013.
- Blog Post
Innovation in Health Care Education: A Call to Action
By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Vasant Kumar, Kevin Schulman and Karen Staman
Health care administration educators are at a crossroads: the health care sector is rife with inefficiencies, erratic quality, unequal access, and sky-high costs, complex problems which call for innovative solutions, and yet, according to our content analysis of top...
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Keywords:
Health Care;
Health Care Education;
Education;
Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Education Industry;
Education Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E., Vasant Kumar, Kevin Schulman, and Karen Staman. "Innovation in Health Care Education: A Call to Action." Health Affairs Blog (January 29, 2015). http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/01/29/innovation-in-health-care-education-a-call-to-action/.
- Web
Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) - Course Catalog
to build a solid foundation that will allow your organization to amplify its impact in today's highly volatile environment. Educational Objectives The goal of this course is to expose you to management View Details
- Web
Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change - Course Catalog
non-profit boards, as a major donor, or in consulting roles. Educational Objectives Enhance your ability to critically analyze social enterprises and understand how to lead and scale them effectively. Learn how to design and implement...
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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Push the system to see where it breaks
Anthony Priest (MBA 1996), program specialist at Washington, DC Public Schools, talks about his move from teaching to working to improve the school system. “The idea is to understand the education system,” he says, “and the first thing...
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- 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 education, ed-tech companies, or...
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- 05 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Closing the Education Gap with Kei Takatsuka (MBA 2022)
noticed that the students who did have a large number of opportunities available to them sometimes felt overwhelmed with information and options. “I became interested in what is the best way to make the education View Details
- 07 Dec 2015
- News
Nurturing a Healthy Food System for Producers and Consumers
Andrew Kendall (MBA 1988) is on a mission to change the way New England eats. As executive director of the Henry P. Kendall Foundation, his family’s philanthropic organization, he is dedicated to creating a “resilient and healthy food View Details