[Assam] Fw: Newsletter: HBS Cases:Social Enterpr The Value of Environmental Activists

[umesh sharma]

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The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5986.html
A new generation of business leaders and philanthropists is experimenting with hybrid forms of social enterprises while demanding more transparency and accountability from the organizations they are funding. Harvard Business School professor Kash Rangan discusses what he sees as a sector on the brink of transformation. From the HBS Alumni Bulletin.
 


Umesh Sharma

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Subject: Newsletter: HBS Cases: The Value of Environmental Activists
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Date: Monday, 8 September, 2008, 10:14 AM











Highlights this Week
HBS Cases: The Value of Environmental Activists
What Do You Think? Is Case Method Instruction Due for an Overhaul?
Working Paper: Wellsprings of Creation
First Look: New Research by HBS Faculty
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New on the Site
HBS Cases: The Value of Environmental Activists
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5797.html
With decidedly non-profit goals leading them on, how do environmental protection groups such as Greenpeace and World Wildlife Fund create value? Can it be measured? A Q&A with Harvard Business School professor Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and case writer Jordan Mitchell. 

What Do You Think? Is Case Method Instruction Due for an Overhaul?
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6001.html
The case method of teaching business management has come under criticism on a number of fronts as educators rethink how to incorporate new teaching tools and methods made available by technology. Professor Jim Heskett asks: Is too much emphasis being placed on cases as opposed to other forms of instruction in training decision makers? What application do cases have in preparing leaders versus managers? Is case method instruction due for an overhaul? What do YOU think?

Working Paper: Wellsprings of Creation: Perturbation and the Paradox of the Highly Disciplined Organization
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5998.html
Many organizations struggle to balance the conflicting demands of efficiency and innovation. Organizations can become more efficient in the short run by replacing costly, unpredictable problem solving activity with consistent, streamlined routines. However, this efficiency often comes at the cost of long-run adaptability.

First Look: New Research by HBS Faculty
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6005.html
Are they really "independent" directors? ... Influencing the release of environmental data … Brand differentiation at Hilton Hotels.

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What Do You Think? Is Case Method Instruction Due for an Overhaul?
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6001.html

How Can Decision Making Be Improved?
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5976.html

Sharpening Your Skills: History Matters
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5965.html

Best of Faculty Q&As
Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5544.html

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HBS Health Industry Alumni Conference
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November 6–8, 2008

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HBS Executive Education Program
November 5–14, 2008

Achieving Breakthrough Service
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HBS Executive Education Program
November 9–14, 2008

Governing for Nonprofit Excellence
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/gne_wk/
HBS Executive Education Program
December 3–6, 2008

Leading Change and Organizational Renewal
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HBS Executive Education Program
March 1–6, 2009

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