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- June 2003 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Habitat for Humanity International: Brand Valuation
By: John A. Quelch
Habitat for Humanity underwent a brand valuation study and found that its brand was worth $1.8 billion, equivalent to Starbucks. Senior management reviews the issues facing the organization; students are afforded insights into what drives brand value for a major...
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Quelch, John A., and Nathalie Laidler. "Habitat for Humanity International: Brand Valuation." Harvard Business School Case 503-101, June 2003. (Revised October 2003.)
- May 2001 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
Jumpstart
Many in the nonprofit sector doubt whether organizational performance can be measured. Jumpstart, a 10-year-old nonprofit, developed performance measurement and management systems from its inception. The organization has experienced explosive growth and attributes a...
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Keywords:
Management Systems;
Measurement and Metrics;
Organizational Culture;
Performance Improvement;
Nonprofit Organizations
Grossman, Allen S. "Jumpstart." Harvard Business School Case 301-037, May 2001. (Revised June 2010.)
- Fall 2012
- Article
Enacting Our Field
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
This keynote address, delivered to the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council at its 25-year "benchmark" conference, examines the pedagogical challenges facing the field of nonprofit management in American higher education. It interrogates four binary distinctions commonly...
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Keywords:
Conferences;
Higher Education;
Teaching;
Social Issues;
Innovation and Invention;
Programs;
Management;
Nonprofit Organizations
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Enacting Our Field." Keynote Address. Nonprofit Management & Leadership 23, no. 1 (Fall 2012): 13–28. (Keynote Address to the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council, 25 Year Benchmark Conference.)
- Research Summary
Professor Wei-Skillern's research is focused in the field of Social Enterprise. Her research examines the creation of social value in both commercial and nonprofit organizations. In the former stream of research on corporate social responsibility, she has studied...
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- 25 May 2017
- News
Meet the 2017-2018 HBS Leadership Fellows
- 02 Jun 2008
- News
HBS Leadership Fellows Program Announces 2008-09 Recipients
- 13 May 2014
- News
Harvard Business School Announces 2014 Leadership Fellows
Elisabeth C. Paulson
Elisabeth Paulson is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches the first year course on Technology and Operations Management in the required curriculum.
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- 18 Jun 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Khan Academy Scale to Educate Anyone, Anywhere?
Keywords:
Education
- June 2004
- Case
TechnoServe and the Tanzanian Specialty Coffee Industry
In 2003, TechnoServe, a U.S.-based, international, nonprofit organization, was deciding how to structure the capital investments required for Tanzanian business groups to acquire coffee bean central pulperies. This case explores the challenges of capital budgeting and...
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Keywords:
Small Business;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Cash Flow;
Emerging Markets;
Financing and Loans;
Capital Budgeting;
Tanzania
Hecht, Peter A., and Salim Haji. "TechnoServe and the Tanzanian Specialty Coffee Industry." Harvard Business School Case 204-153, June 2004.
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
What to Do When Your Organization Has Dueling Missions
- 12 Aug 2013
- News
‘Hybrid’ Organizations a Difficult Bet for Entrepreneurs
- August 2014 (Revised February 2021)
- Case
Hospital for Special Surgery (A)
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Stacy Schwartz
Hospital for Special Surgery, a focused factory for orthopedics and joint disease, is contemplating various growth options: further growth in the United Kingdom's National Health Services, management of hospitals in the United States, and/or hospital consulting....
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Expansion;
Health Industry;
United Kingdom;
United States
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Stacy Schwartz. "Hospital for Special Surgery (A)." Harvard Business School Case 315-012, August 2014. (Revised February 2021.)
- September 2023
- Teaching Note
Patagonia: 'Earth Is Now Our Only Shareholder'
By: Brian Trelstad, Nien-hê Hsieh, Michael Norris and Susan Pinckney
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 323-057. Patagonia’s change of ownership from a privately held company to a perpetual purpose trust and 501(c)(4) nonprofit in order to use the company’s profit to fight the environmental crisis and be a model for future businesses.
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Keywords:
Trusts;
Business Ventures;
Business Organization;
Family Business;
Restructuring;
Change;
Disruption;
Transition;
Decision Making;
Ethics;
Values and Beliefs;
Finance;
Financial Management;
Governance;
Corporate Governance;
Investment Activism;
Innovation Leadership;
Labor;
Law;
Common Law;
Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Organizations;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Ownership;
Ownership Type;
Family Ownership;
Private Ownership;
Social Enterprise;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Society;
Social Issues;
Wealth and Poverty;
Value;
Value Creation;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
United States
- 09 Jun 2022
- News
A Radical Treatment for Insulin Pricing
Elizabeth A. Keenan
Elizabeth is visting Boston University Questrom School of Business for the 2023-24 academic year.
Elizabeth Keenan is an assistant professor of business administration in the Marketing Unit. She teaches the Purpose-Driven Marketing...
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- October 1997 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Disney (C): The Mouse in Times Square
By: Michael A. Wheeler, Thomas Dretler and Georgia Levenson
Disney's first foray into an urban environment, is the restoration and development of the landmark New Amsterdam Theater in New York's Times Square. Disney must negotiate with the city, state, and various nonprofit organizations focused on the redevelopment of Times...
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Keywords:
Negotiation Types;
Urban Development;
Tourism Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Wheeler, Michael A., Thomas Dretler, and Georgia Levenson. "Disney (C): The Mouse in Times Square." Harvard Business School Case 898-020, October 1997. (Revised June 2001.)
- 19 Aug 2011
- News
NYC Program Means Real Public School Choice for Students
- 28 May 2013
- News