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The Robin Hood Foundation (Spanish version)
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Ross, CatherineCase HBS-315S07Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityCreated by hedge fund and financial managers, the Robin Hood Foundation fights poverty through grants to nonprofit organizations. As the global financial crisis continues to impact the poor disproportionately, the Foundation needs to ensure that its funds are being spent on the most effective poverty-fighting programs. The organization's senior vice president, Michael Weinstein, has developed a benefit-cost (BC) approach to analyze the performanc...Starting at €8.20
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Why Did We Ever Go Into HR
Breitfelder, Matthew D.; Dowling, Daisy WademanArticle HBS-R0807B-ELeadership and People ManagementBreitfelder and Dowling are two recent Harvard MBAs who have worked in fields typically chosen by alumni of esteemed business schools: strategy consulting, investment banking, you know the score. Ultimately, however, these promising young professionals decided to do the unexpected and enter human resources. They switched gears not to achieve work/life balance or avoid tough challenges but to get in early on a good thing, as any smart value invest...Starting at €8.20
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David Neeleman: Flight Path of a Servant Leader (A)
George, William W.; Breitfelder, Matthew D.Case HBS-409024-ELeadership and People ManagementDavid Neeleman, founder of JetBlue, is forced to confront a crisis in customer confidence following operational difficulties on February 14, 2007. This becomes a vital test of his leadership.Starting at €8.20
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David Neeleman: Flight Path of a Servant Leader (B)
George, William W.; Breitfelder, Matthew D.Case HBS-409038-ELeadership and People ManagementDavid Neeleman (B) traces the events subsequent to the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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Life Stories of Recent MBAs: Motivations
Nohria, Nitin; Breitfelder, Matthew D.; Dowling, Daisy WademanCase HBS-410031-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Brummer and the bracNet Investment
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Pirson, Michael; Mangas, PatriciaCase HBS-309065-EbracNet, a for-profit/nonprofit partnership, aims to establish Internet connectivity throughout Bangladesh. Venture capitalist Patrik Brummer invested in a first round of funding to connect major cities. Should he invest again, this time in a rural roll-out, which may have lower financial returns but greater social returns?Starting at €8.20
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The Millennium Challenge Corporation and Ghana
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-310025-EA U.S. government agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), provides aid to developing countries, focusing on poverty reduction through economic growth. It measures results through an economic rate of return based on increases in farmer incomes anticipated over twenty years. As MCC and Ghana finalize a $547 million grant for agriculture and transportation infrastructure, they come up against an accountability and measurement problem: ho...Starting at €8.20
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ActionAid International: Globalizing Governance, Localizing Accountability
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Gordon, RachelCase HBS-311004-EAs a global NGO working in 45 countries, ActionAid International aims to eradicate poverty by addressing its underlying causes such as injustice and inequality. This case follows a series of radical transformations implemented by the organization's CEO, Ramesh Singh--a power shift from its headquarters in London to an international secretariat in Johannesburg; a new federated governance structure that increases the influence of units in Africa an...Starting at €8.20
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Acumen Fund: Measurement in Impact Investing (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Ebrahim, AlnoorTeaching Note HBS-311056-ETeaching Note for 310011 and 310017.Starting at €0.00
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Pete Carroll: Building A Winning Organization through Purpose, Caring, and Inclusion
Gulati, Ranjay; Breitfelder, Matthew D.; Burke, MonteCase HBS-421020-ELeadership and People ManagementCompeting at the highest levels of the National Football League (NFL) requires tremendous skill, dedication and persistence. The most successful coaches in the NFL know how to draw out a higher level of performance and consistency from their players. ThisStarting at €8.20