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- March 2002
- Article
Does Civil Society Stop the Downward Spiral of Bad Government or Speed it Up?
By: Arthur C. Brooks
Brooks, Arthur C. "Does Civil Society Stop the Downward Spiral of Bad Government or Speed it Up?" Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 31, no. 1 (March 2002): 140–144.
- October 2001 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (A), The
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Carrie Ferman
On June 6, 2000, the World Bank's and IFC's board of directors was scheduled to vote on whether to approve funding for the $4 billion Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline project. Although the project presented a unique opportunity to alleviate poverty in...
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Keywords:
Risk Management;
Negotiation;
Ethics;
Social Issues;
Economic Sectors;
Investment;
Cost vs Benefits;
Project Finance;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Corporate Finance;
Mining Industry;
Chad;
Cameroon
Esty, Benjamin C., and Carrie Ferman. "Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 202-010, October 2001. (Revised March 2006.)
- December 2000 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Reverend Jeffrey Brown: Cops, Kids and Ministers
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Alexis Lefort
Introduces Reverend Jeffrey Brown, one of the cofounders of the Ten Point Coalition in Boston, Mass. The Ten Point Coalition, a group of ministers that worked to change the dynamics between the Boston Police Department and the kids on the street, was instrumental in...
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Keywords:
Change;
Civil Society or Community;
Alliances;
Interpersonal Communication;
Power and Influence;
Law Enforcement;
City;
Boston
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Alexis Lefort. "Reverend Jeffrey Brown: Cops, Kids and Ministers." Harvard Business School Case 801-284, December 2000. (Revised May 2002.)
- November 2000 (Revised December 2000)
- Case
Abuzz: Community Building Community
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Katherine Chen and Michelle Heskett
Kanter, Rosabeth M., Katherine Chen, and Michelle Heskett. "Abuzz: Community Building Community." Harvard Business School Case 301-024, November 2000. (Revised December 2000.)
- June 1992
- Teaching Note
Episcopal Retirement Homes, Inc., Teaching Note
- winter 1992
- Article
Challenging Conventional Explanations of Cooperation: Negotiation Analysis and the Case of Epistemic Communities
Sebenius, James K. "Challenging Conventional Explanations of Cooperation: Negotiation Analysis and the Case of Epistemic Communities." International Organization 46, no. 1 (winter 1992): 323–365. (Reprinted in:
Knowledge, Power, and International Policy Coordination. Studies in International Relations, 323-366,
edited by Peter M. Haas. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1997.)
Knowledge, Power, and International Policy Coordination. Studies in International Relations, 323-366,
edited by Peter M. Haas. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1997.)
- September 1989
- Case
Penobscot Nation and Passamaquoddy Tribe
By: Andre F. Perold
Keywords:
Civil Society or Community
Perold, Andre F. "Penobscot Nation and Passamaquoddy Tribe." Harvard Business School Case 290-001, September 1989.
- 01 Nov 1974
- Conference Presentation
A Comparative Framework for Socialization Practices in Traditional and Modern Communes
By: R. M. Kanter
- 01 Sep 1974
- Conference Presentation
Social Multiplier Effects in Community Economic Development
By: R. M. Kanter and B. A. Stein
- 01 Apr 1974
- Conference Presentation
Urban Communes and Family History
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "Urban Communes and Family History." Paper presented at the Organization of American Historians Annual Meeting, Denver, April 01, 1974. (Published as "Roots versus Restlessness: Cooperative Households, The City, and Recurrent Issues in American Family Life." Massachusetts Review 17 (summer 1976):331-53.)
- 1973
- Book
Communes: Creating and Managing the Collective Life
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M., ed. Communes: Creating and Managing the Collective Life. New York: Harper & Row, 1973.
- 1972
- Book
Commitment and Community: Communes and Utopias in Sociological Perspective
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. Commitment and Community: Communes and Utopias in Sociological Perspective. Boston, MA: Harvard University Press, 1972. (Reprintings: chapter 2 in The Meaning of Sociology, edited by J.M Charn. Palo Alto, Calif.: Mayfield, 1985; portions in Small Groups and Social Interaction, edited by H.H. Blumberg et al., vol. 2. London: Wiley, 1983; portions in Sociology, edited by R. Perrucci. Minneapolis: Wets, 1983; chapter 3 in Perspectives on the American Community, edited by Roland Warren. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1973 and 1976; chapter 1 in The Family: Its Structure and Functions, edited by Rose Coser. New York: St. Martin's, 1974; chapter 1 in Sociology, Society, and People, edited by R.M. Koss. C.V. Mosby, 1975; and selections in Community and Education, edited by Donald Oliver. San Francisco, 1976.)
- 01 Aug 1970
- Conference Presentation
Communes of the Past and Present
By: R. M. Kanter
Keywords:
Civil Society or Community
- 01 Aug 1967
- Conference Presentation
Commitment Mechanisms in Utopian Communities
By: R. M. Kanter
Keywords:
Civil Society or Community
- Research Summary
Of Measurement and Mission: Accounting for Performance in Non-Governmental Organizations
By: Debora L. Spar
As members of civil society NGOs would seem to have a built-in proclivity towards representation: towards working on behalf of some group of people, or toward some specific goal. Yet in practice such moments of accountability are rare. Unlike other social agents,...
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Overview
The focus of my research is on the systems of social innovation. How small groups of individuals come up with new products and services targeting important problems; how they finance these initial efforts, and convert prototypes into viable organizational strategies;...
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Keywords:
(General) Management;
Social Business;
Non-profit Management;
Entrepreneur;
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems;
Entrepreneurial Finance;
System Dynamics;
Non-profit;
Evaluation;
Impact Investing;
Venture Philanthropy;
Social Enterprise Initiative;
Advanced Leadership Initiative;
Investment;
Innovation and Invention;
Organizations;
Social Enterprise;
Civil Society or Community;
System;
Financial Services Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Health Industry;
Energy Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
Service Industry