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Transforming Verizon: A Platform for Change (Spanish Version)
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Bird, MatthewCase HBS-314S06Knowledge and CommunicationUn nuevo CEO pasos en los zapatos de su predecesor muchos años de servicio que habían creado las telecomunicaciones estadounidenses gigantes a través de una serie de adquisiciones y, antes de partir, habían iniciado el reposicionamiento estratégico de la compañía. El nuevo CEO refleja en los éxitos recientes de Verizon, algunos de los cuales se llevó, y consideró la manera de garantizar que el equipo seguirá aumentando a nuevos desafíos. Él sabía...Starting at €8.20
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Advanced Leadership in Public Education: Tools for Tackling Change from Outside the Building In
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Yatsko, PamelaCase HBS-315019-EEntrepreneurshipIf you want to create change in public education but are not a school principal or other traditional public education leader, what do you need to do? This long, integrated background note examines the inspiring models and stories of individuals who are improving outcomes for low-income students through innovative social ventures. It shows how small innovations that start outside the traditional public education establishment get off the ground an...Starting at €8.20
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Raymond Jetson's MetroMorphosis and the Effort to Transform Baton Rouge
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Khurana, Rakesh; Penrice, DanielCase HBS-315057-ERaymond Jetson, an inner-city pastor, former Louisiana state legislator, and 2010 Harvard University Advanced Leadership Fellow, has embarked on a new career as a social entrepreneur. The case charts Jetson's career in public life and the ministry, his experience as an Advanced Leadership Fellow, and his efforts to establish and grow a nonprofit organization, MetroMorphosis, with a mission "to develop and mobilize a critical mass of citizens in i...Starting at €8.20
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The State of U.S. Public Health: Challenges and Trends
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Koh, Howard; Yatsko, PamelaCase HBS-316001-EThe World Health Organization defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity." For many Americans, the World Health Organization's definition of true health seems unattainable, given the multitude of complex problems plaguing the U.S. health system. The United States over the last 50 years has focused most of its health resources on providing medical care for indi...Starting at €8.20
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Raymond Jetson's MetroMorphosis ... Baton Rouge, Teaching Note
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Hamilton, Tessa Natanay; Malone, Ai-Ling JamilaTeaching Note HBS-316033-ETeaching note for case 315057. Building on his successes as a politician and preacher in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Rev. Raymond Jetson sought to empower Baton Rouge citizens to innovate solutions for their community challenges. After stepping down as the head of the Louisiana Family Recovery Corps, Jetson became interested in the Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) at Harvard University. When his ALI cohort expressed interest in visiting his home...Starting at €0.00
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Howard Fischer, Eric Jacobsen, and Gratitude Railroad's Impact Investing
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Choate, Dan LennoxCase HBS-316047-EIn 2013, Howard Fischer (hedge fund founder) and Eric Jacobsen (serial entrepreneur and private equity investor) established Gratitude Railroad as a community of impact investors in nine different "tracks." Each track represented a different concept for using capitalism to impact a social or environmental problem. The founders hoped to prove that impact investing could earn market rate returns or better, while achieving a positive social and envi...Starting at €8.20
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Marissa Wesely and Women's Empowerment
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Stine-Rowe, KelsiCase HBS-ALI004-EAfter thirty-three years as a corporate lawyer, Marissa Wesely became a 2014 Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow at Harvard University to pursue her passion of advancing women's rights, particularly in the developing world. She took on a leadership role with the Win-Win Coalition, which worked with women's funds and local women's organizations, advocated for the value of cross-sector partnerships and coached key players to work together and fin...Starting at €8.20
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Garrett Moran and Scaling Year Up to Close the Opportunity Divide
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Franking, EmmaCase HBS-ALI014-EGarrett Moran joined Year Up (a workforce development program) in late 2013. Tasked with systematizing and scaling operations, Moran spearheaded a number of changes that allowed Year Up to serve 3,000 youth in 2016 up from 1,800 youth annually when he started. While preparing for the future, he expected that Year Up would soon have the ability to serve 10,000 students annually by 2021. This goal would demand a pace of growth that YU had not yet e...Starting at €8.20
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Joe Mandato, Pete McNerney and Empathetics
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Malone, Ai-Ling Jamila; Hoffstein, BrianCase HBS-ALI022-EEntrepreneurshipTwo experienced healthcare leaders that participated in the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University worked together to improve the nation's healthcare system through the early stage company Empathetics (an organization that teaches empathy to healthcare professionals and staff to improve the patient experience). With their guidance the company seems to make progress on staffing and funding, but despite Mandato's and McNerney's experi...Starting at €8.20
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Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek (B): Overcoming Crises and Growing the Liberian Energy Network
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Paul, Joseph A.Case HBS-ALI025-EAfter a challenging start to the Liberian Energy Network, Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek, together with their Liberian counterpart Abu Sherif, set out to realign the company business plan, grow LEN, and bring light to even more Liberians. They formed new partnerships, identified new business opportunities, and persevered through a series of hurdles.Starting at €5.74