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- April 2022
- Case
Connecting Students in Chattanooga (A)
By: Jan W. Rivkin and Manjari Raman
As COVID-19 hit and school buildings closed across America in the spring of 2020, tens of thousands of K-12 students in Chattanooga’s Hamilton County lacked the high-quality Internet service required to connect them to remote education. Bryan Johnson, superintendent...
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Keywords:
K-12 Education;
Pandemic;
COVID-19;
Accessibility;
Education;
Urban Development;
Wealth and Poverty;
Online Technology;
Education Industry;
Tennessee
Rivkin, Jan W., and Manjari Raman. "Connecting Students in Chattanooga (A)." Harvard Business School Case 722-449, April 2022.
- 2 Dec 2021
- Interview
How To Make Healthcare Innovation Happen
Regina Herzlinger has been called “the godmother of consumer-driven healthcare” because of her groundbreaking scholarly articles and books on the subject. As a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School for nearly 50 years, her focus has supported...
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Herzlinger, Regina E. "How To Make Healthcare Innovation Happen." Raise the Line (podcast), Osmosis, December 2, 2021.
- Article
Health Equity, Schooling Hesitancy, and the Social Determinants of Learning
By: Meira Levinson, Alan C. Geller, Joseph G. Allen and John D. Macomber
At least 62 million K-12 students in North America—disproportionately low-income children of color— have been physically out of school for over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These children are at risk of significant academic, social, mental, and physical harm...
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Keywords:
COVID-19;
Public Health;
Air Quality;
Social Determinants Of Health;
Schooling Hesitancy;
Vaccine Hesitancy;
Racial Injustice;
Inequity;
Inequality;
Health Pandemics;
Education;
Health Care and Treatment;
Policy;
Race;
Equality and Inequality
Levinson, Meira, Alan C. Geller, Joseph G. Allen, and John D. Macomber. "Health Equity, Schooling Hesitancy, and the Social Determinants of Learning." Art. 100032. Lancet Regional Health – Americas 2 (October 2021).
- 2021
- Working Paper
What Drives the Finance Academia Wage Premium?
By: Claire Célérier, Boris Vallée and Alexey Vasilenko
This paper documents the existence of a significant wage finance premium in academia, and investigates its underlying mechanism. By exploiting an extensive dataset covering wages, publications and socio-demographics for 60,000 public-university faculty from all fields,...
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Célérier, Claire, Boris Vallée, and Alexey Vasilenko. "What Drives the Finance Academia Wage Premium?" Working Paper, September 2021.
- July 2021
- Article
Invisible Inequality Leads to Punishing the Poor and Rewarding the Rich
By: Oliver P. Hauser, Gordon T. Kraft-Todd, David Rand, Martin A. Nowak and Michael I. Norton
Four experiments examine how the lack of awareness of inequality affects behaviour towards the rich and poor. In Experiment 1, participants who became aware that wealthy individuals donated a smaller percentage of their income switched from rewarding the wealthy to...
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Keywords:
Income Transparency;
Income;
Wealth;
Equality and Inequality;
Knowledge;
Behavior;
Outcome or Result;
Society;
Policy
Hauser, Oliver P., Gordon T. Kraft-Todd, David Rand, Martin A. Nowak, and Michael I. Norton. "Invisible Inequality Leads to Punishing the Poor and Rewarding the Rich." Behavioural Public Policy 5, no. 3 (July 2021): 333–353.
- 2021
- Working Paper
Who Closed the Schools?
By: Joshua D. Coval
This paper examines the differences in characteristics between U.S. public schools that opted for virtual instruction because of COVID-19, and schools that did not. Much of the variation can be explained by measures of the degree to which districts favored teachers...
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Keywords:
Public Education;
COVID-19;
Virtual Learning;
Education;
Health Pandemics;
Teaching;
Online Technology;
Policy;
Outcome or Result;
United States
Coval, Joshua D. "Who Closed the Schools?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-127, June 2021.
- May 2021
- Supplement
Hello Alfred: Come Home Happy — Operating the Business Model Exercise, Instructor Version
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Christopher Payton
On a mission to "automate the on-demand economy," Harvard Business School classmates Marcela Sapone and Jessica Beck launched Hello Alfred in 2013 to provide subscribers with an "Alfred" to complete various chores for a monthly fee. In early 2016, the company has built...
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- 2022
- Working Paper
Behavioral Transmission
By: Reshmaan Hussam and Dayea Oh
Behavior change programs, including much of early education curricula, assume the positive transmission of behavior from one context to another. We randomize a hand hygiene edutain-ment program in schools in Bangladesh to trace school-to-home transmission of...
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Hussam, Reshmaan, and Dayea Oh. "Behavioral Transmission." Working Paper, January 2022.
- Fall 2020
- Article
Christo and Jeanne‐Claude: The Negotiation of Art and Vice Versa
Over the past two decades the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School (PON) has named thirteen people as Great Negotiators. The project, directed by my colleague Jim Sebenius, has given us the opportunity to commend our honorees’ outstanding work and to learn from...
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Wheeler, Michael A. "Christo and Jeanne‐Claude: The Negotiation of Art and Vice Versa." Negotiation Journal 36, no. 4 (Fall 2020): 471–487.
- 28 Aug 2020
- Interview
Prof. Regina Herzlinger, Professor at Harvard Business School on Retail Medical Centers and Public Policy
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Gill Eapen
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Gill Eapen. "Prof. Regina Herzlinger, Professor at Harvard Business School on Retail Medical Centers and Public Policy." Scientific Sense (podcast), August 28, 2020.
- July 2020
- Teaching Plan
Girls Who Code
By: Brian Trelstad and Amy Klopfenstein
This teaching plan serves as a supplement to HBS Case No. 320-055, “Girls Who Code.” Founded 2012 by former lawyer Reshma Saujani, Girls Who Code (GWC) offered coding education programs to middle- and high school-aged girls. The organization also sought to alter...
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Keywords:
Communication;
Communication Strategy;
Spoken Communication;
Interpersonal Communication;
Demographics;
Age;
Gender;
Education;
Curriculum and Courses;
Learning;
Middle School Education;
Secondary Education;
Leadership Style;
Leadership;
Social Enterprise;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Social Psychology;
Attitudes;
Behavior;
Cognition and Thinking;
Prejudice and Bias;
Power and Influence;
Identity;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Motivation and Incentives;
Society;
Civil Society or Community;
Culture;
Public Opinion;
Social Issues;
Information Technology;
Applications and Software;
Education Industry;
Technology Industry;
North and Central America;
United States
- 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;
Digital Transformation;
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;
Technology;
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.)
- 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;
Digital Transformation;
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;
Technology;
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.)
- 2020
- Book
Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and Productivity
By: Joseph Allen and John D. Macomber
By the time you reach 80, you will have spent 72 years of your life indoors. Like it or not, humans have become an indoor species. This means that the people who design, build, and maintain our buildings can have a major impact on our health.
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Keywords:
Architecture;
Real Estate Development;
Air Pollution;
Air Quality;
Public Health;
Productivity Gains;
Buildings and Facilities;
Health;
Pollutants;
Performance Productivity;
Construction Industry
Allen, Joseph, and John D. Macomber. Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and Productivity. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2020.
- March 2020
- Case
A Tower for the People: 425 Park Avenue
By: John Macomber, Joseph G. Allen and Emily Jones
Healthy buildings and superior air quality are increasingly important since people now spend so much time indoors. Indoor spaces drive performance and productivity. Commercial real estate landlords and investors are responding to the demands of sophisticated tenants...
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Keywords:
Health And Wellness;
Real Estate;
Sustainability;
Health;
Pollution;
Buildings and Facilities;
Performance Productivity;
Finance;
Real Estate Industry;
New York (city, NY)
Macomber, John, Joseph G. Allen, and Emily Jones. "A Tower for the People: 425 Park Avenue." Harvard Business School Case 220-065, March 2020.
- September 2019 (Revised June 2020)
- Case
2U: Higher Education Rewired
By: Yael Grushka-Cockayne and Karim R. Lakhani
In its 2019 Partner Symposium, 2U, an online program management provider (OPM), showcased its new vision: “Career. Curriculum. Continuum. A construct for lifelong learning in the 21st century.” 2U, founded in 2008 and went public in 2014, was looking to expand beyond...
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Keywords:
Digital Innovation;
Digital Transformation;
Architectural Innovation;
Make V. Buy;
Learning;
Higher Education;
Internet and the Web;
Innovation Strategy;
Transformation
Grushka-Cockayne, Yael, and Karim R. Lakhani. "2U: Higher Education Rewired." Harvard Business School Case 620-044, September 2019. (Revised June 2020.)
- September 2019 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
Dove and Real Beauty: Building a Brand with Purpose
By: Mark R. Kramer, Myriam Sidibe and Gunjan Veda
Unilever subsidiary Dove soap became a "brand with a purpose" and created shared value when the company decided to launch a Campaign for Real Beauty to combat the artificial media-driven stereotype of female beauty that causes appearance anxiety in women and girls...
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Keywords:
Stereotype;
Body Image;
Female;
Self-Esteem;
Brands and Branding;
Mission and Purpose;
Advertising Campaigns;
Gender;
Resource Allocation
Kramer, Mark R., Myriam Sidibe, and Gunjan Veda. "Dove and Real Beauty: Building a Brand with Purpose." Harvard Business School Case 720-361, September 2019. (Revised June 2021.)
- November 2018 (Revised December 2018)
- Case
CalSTRS Takes on Gun Violence
By: Vikram S Gandhi and Caitlin Reimers
In Spring of 2018, Chris Ailman, CIO of the $200 billion pension plan for California public school teachers (CalSTRS) was mandated by his board to “prioritize engagement with makers and retailers of firearms in California” following a series of gun-related tragedies in...
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Keywords:
Pension Funds;
Pension Plan;
Asset Allocation;
Screening;
ESG;
Gun Violence;
Business and Government Relations;
Values and Beliefs;
Education Industry;
California;
United States
Gandhi, Vikram S., and Caitlin Reimers. "CalSTRS Takes on Gun Violence." Harvard Business School Case 819-079, November 2018. (Revised December 2018.)
- 2018
- Supplement
Denver Public Schools: Innovation and Performance?
By: Michael Tushman and Kerry Herman
- March 2018 (Revised June 2018)
- Case
City Year at 30: Toward Long-Term Impact
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and James Weber
In 2018, City Year was a 30-year-old nonprofit that recruited and organized teams of young-adult “volunteers” (corps teams) to provide a year of citizen service. It had 3,100 corps members serving in 327 schools located in 28 U.S. cities. In its early decades, City...
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Keywords:
Education;
Service Operations;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Performance Efficiency;
Resource Allocation;
Change Management;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Middle School Education;
Secondary Education;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Human Capital;
Growth Management;
Service Delivery;
Organizational Design;
Social Enterprise;
Poverty;
United States
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and James Weber. "City Year at 30: Toward Long-Term Impact." Harvard Business School Case 318-089, March 2018. (Revised June 2018.)