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School of One: Reimagining How Students Learn
Childress, Stacey; Weber, James; Haldeman, MatthewCase HBS-310053-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. School of One was a start-up with a new approach to learning. Instead of one teacher delivering the entire math curriculum to a class of 20-25 students, School of One utilized a technology platform that allowed several teachers to collectively oversee the learning of a larger group of students. Each student followed a personalized pathway to mastery of a set of math concepts...Starting at €8.20
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Drivers of Productivity and Global Competitiveness
Comin, DiegoTeaching Note HBS-712037-EEconomicsProductivity and competitiveness have become hot topics among managers and policy-makers. Their interest surely resides in the fact that productivity and competitiveness not only determine the present living standards but also contribute importantly to the determination of a country's living standards in the future. This module provides a new framework to understand the drivers of productivity and competitiveness for companies and countries.Starting at €0.00
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China "Desequilibrada"
Comin, Diego; Vietor, Richard H.K.Case HBS-712S14EconomicsEn 2010, Wen Jiabao, volvió a mirar a la crisis financiera con cierta satisfacción. El uso de la política fiscal y monetaria agresiva, China había resistido con éxito la crisis, creciendo un 8,7% anual en 2010. La mayoría de los trabajadores en paro habían regresado al trabajo, a menudo demostrando por mejores salarios o mejores condiciones de trabajo. Wen, sin embargo, estaba muy concentrado en su nueva estrategia de cambio de desarrollo lejos d...Starting at €8.20
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Inkaterra
Comin, Diego; Gopaldas, Rohan; Rehder, DiegoCase HBS-713022-EEconomicsThe case presents the unique business model of Inkaterra, a leading eco-tourism organization in Peru, and the different strategies the company can pursue to grow. Through the experience of Inkaterra the case studies two general issues. First, it discusses the potential barriers that exist for the development of the tourism sector. Second, it presents the debate of whether governments may want to use tourism as an engine of growth, and if so, what...Starting at €8.20
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Rethinking School
Childress, StaceyArticle HBS-R1203E-EEconomicsEconomists have found that the higher a country's academic test scores, the faster its GDP grows. That puts the United States' perennially mediocre test scores in a particularly ominous light. Progress is being made, says Childress, of the Gates Foundation, but at the rate even the most engaged school systems are improving, it will take 80 years to catch up to where China is now. New approaches, including personalized technology, online videos, a...Starting at €8.20
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CoET: Innovation in Africa
Comin, Diego; Dimitrova, Diana; Tsukamoto, YukikoCase HBS-713021-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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Egypt: Turbulence, and Transition
Comin, Diego; Heikal, Mohamed; Said, AdamCase HBS-713014-EEconomicsThe case goes over the evolution of politics and instituions in Egypt over the last 50 years. The case provides new insights on the reasons for violent political transitions and also explores the effects of political instability on productivity and competitiveness.Starting at €8.20
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Wireless Generation, Teaching Note
Childress, Stacey; Marietta, Geoff; Mahon, JasonTeaching Note HBS-309028-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for [307049].Starting at €0.00
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Teach for America 2005, Teaching Note
Childress, Stacey; Mahon, Jason; Cheng, Tiffany K.Teaching Note HBS-309053-EStrategyTeaching Note for [805094].Starting at €0.00
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If We Blew It Up, Then We Could....
Childress, StaceyCase HBS-309042-EEntrepreneurshipBy setting up a thought experiment, this exercise challenges students to examine their own assumptions about the meaning of the word "public" in public education, as well as to understand competing assumptions held by others.Starting at €8.20