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The Influence of Ownership on Accounting Information Expenditures
This paper analyzes the association between ownership, top management incentives, and expenditures on accounting information. We argue that organizations with privately appointed boards of directors such as for-profit and non-governmental nonprofit organizations use...
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Keywords:
Governance;
Motivation and Incentives;
Accounting;
Health Care and Treatment;
Ownership;
Health Industry
Eldenburg, Leslie, and Ranjani Krishnan. "The Influence of Ownership on Accounting Information Expenditures." Contemporary Accounting Research 25, no. 3 (Fall 2008).
- 2008
- Book
Social Entrepreneurship: A Modern Approach to Social Value Creation
By: Arthur C. Brooks
This text brings together the established pedagogy of entrepreneurship with cutting edge nonprofit and public management tools.
Measuring social value, earned income, donations and government income, entrepreneurial fundraising and marketing, and social... View Details
Measuring social value, earned income, donations and government income, entrepreneurial fundraising and marketing, and social... View Details
Brooks, Arthur C. Social Entrepreneurship: A Modern Approach to Social Value Creation. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008.
- July 2020 (Revised January 2021)
- Case
Vineet Nayar and Sampark Foundation: Frugal Innovation at Scale (A) (Abridged)
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards
In 2005, Vineet Nayar, the former CEO and Vice Chairman of HCL Technologies, and his wife, Anupama Nayar, committed $100 million of their personal wealth to found Sampark Foundation—a grant-making philanthropy with a mission to transform learning outcomes for 20...
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Keywords:
Organizational Behavior;
Organizational Alignment;
Culture Change;
Digital;
Innovation;
Experimentation;
Metrics;
Education Reform;
Non-profit;
Frugal Innovation;
Scale;
Ecosystem;
Government;
Education;
Social Enterprise;
Leadership;
Leading Change;
Change Management;
Organizational Culture;
Alignment;
Innovation Leadership;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Information Technology;
Digital Transformation;
India
Hill, Linda A., and Emily Tedards. "Vineet Nayar and Sampark Foundation: Frugal Innovation at Scale (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 421-021, July 2020. (Revised January 2021.)
- Research Summary
Cross-Sector Partnering
By: James E. Austin
This on-going research project is examining the motivations, dynamics, and effectiveness determinants of partnering between nonprofit organizations, businesses, and government entities. The first major output of the research focusing on nonprofits and businesses was...
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- July 2020 (Revised January 2021)
- Case
Vineet Nayar and Sampark Foundation: Frugal Innovation at Scale (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards
In 2005, Vineet Nayar, the former CEO and Vice Chairman of HCL Technologies, and his wife, Anupama Nayar, committed $100 million of their personal wealth to found Sampark Foundation — a grant-making philanthropy with a mission to transform learning outcomes for 20...
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Keywords:
Organizational Behavior;
Cultural Change;
Digital;
Innovation;
Experimentation;
Metrics;
Education Reform;
Non-profit;
Frugal Innovation;
Scale;
Ecosystem;
Government;
Education;
Social Enterprise;
Leadership;
Leading Change;
Change Management;
Organizational Culture;
Innovation Leadership;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Information Technology;
Digital Transformation;
India
Hill, Linda A., and Emily Tedards. "Vineet Nayar and Sampark Foundation: Frugal Innovation at Scale (A)." Harvard Business School Case 421-015, July 2020. (Revised January 2021.)
- 18 Jul 2011
- News
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
- July 1998 (Revised August 1998)
- Case
Community Wealth Ventures, Inc.
By: James E. Austin and Meredith D. Pearson
Share Our Strength, a successful anti-hunger nonprofit organization, created a for-profit subsidiary--Community Wealth Ventures (CWV)--to provide advisory services to companies and nonprofits on collaboration. Management is reviewing CWV's start-up experience.
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
For-Profit Firms;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Partners and Partnerships;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Consulting Industry
Austin, James E., and Meredith D. Pearson. "Community Wealth Ventures, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 399-023, July 1998. (Revised August 1998.)
- 23 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings
and I try to keep our connections in the communities we serve by talking with people. We come away from these encounters with a sense of optimism. Low- and moderate-income individuals, by and large, want to take care of their families. View Details
- 03 May 2022
- Cold Call Podcast
Can a Social Entrepreneur End Homelessness in the US?
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Re: Brian L. Trelstad
- August 2022 (Revised February 2023)
- Case
NewLab: Scaling an Innovation Engine
By: Tarun Khanna and George Gonzalez
Silicon Valley-veteran Shaun Stewart is the CEO of NewLab, a dynamic technology hub headquartered in the storied Brooklyn Navy Yard. Founded in 2016, NewLab fostered a community of entrepreneurs, corporate and government partners, and investors, all seeking to apply...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Global Range;
Partners and Partnerships;
Networks;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Opportunities;
Brooklyn
Khanna, Tarun, and George Gonzalez. "NewLab: Scaling an Innovation Engine." Harvard Business School Case 723-364, August 2022. (Revised February 2023.)
- July 2003 (Revised December 2004)
- Case
Sustainable Conservation--Where Next?
Sustainable Conservation (SusCon) is an environmental nonprofit in San Francisco that works collaboratively with the private and public sectors to achieve positive environmental change. The organization forms partnerships with industry and government agencies to devise...
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Keywords:
Nonprofit Organizations;
Cost vs Benefits;
Expansion;
Environmental Sustainability;
San Francisco
Wei-Skillern, Jane, and Velina Peneva. "Sustainable Conservation--Where Next?" Harvard Business School Case 304-017, July 2003. (Revised December 2004.)
- 20 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
- 06 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Growth of the Social Enterprise
governed and operated, which promotes local responsiveness, empowers entrepreneurial managers, and appeals to many nonprofit leaders. Additionally, as our survey data supported, affiliate organizations do...
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by Carla Tishler
- 03 Apr 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018
working paper: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53681 Surfacing the Submerged State: Operational Transparency Increases Trust in and Engagement with Government By: Buell, Ryan W., Ethan Porter, and Michael I. Norton...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2013
- News
Building a culture of entrepreneurs
- October 1998
- Case
CRA Managed Care, Inc. (C)
By: Myra M. Hart and Susan Harmeling
Chronicles an entrepreneur's transition from chairman/CEO of a large privately held company, to chairman of a public company, to board member, to president of several major nonprofit boards, to founder of a new nonprofit for women business owners and founder of a new...
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Keywords:
Transition;
Leadership;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Entrepreneurship;
Personal Development and Career;
Gender;
Management Skills;
United States
Hart, Myra M., and Susan Harmeling. "CRA Managed Care, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 899-070, October 1998.
- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
When CEOs speak with Rob Kaplan looking for answers, he usually focuses them instead on figuring out and discussing the right questions. "Show me a company, nonprofit, or a government leader that is struggling, and almost invariably...
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by Carmen Nobel