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The Grass Isn't Greener
Hirsh, Evan; Rangan, V. KasturiArticle HBS-F1301A-EStrategyThe belief that leaders should find the "best" industries and move their company into them is misguided; in almost every case, a bigger opportunity lies in rising to the top of the industry you're in.Starting at €8.20
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Segmenting the Base of the Pyramid
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Chu, Michael; Petkoski, DjordjijaArticle HBS-R1106J-EStrategyThe bottom of the economic pyramid is a risky place for business, but decent profits can be made there if companies link their financial success with their constituencies' well-being. To do that effectively, you must understand the nuances of people's daily lives, say Rangan and Chu, of Harvard Business School, and Petkoski, of the World Bank. Start by dividing the base of the pyramid into three segments according to people's earnings and related...Starting at €8.20
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The Truth About CSR
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Chase, Lisa A.; Karim, SohelArticle HBS-R1501B-EDespite the widely accepted ideal of "shared value," research led by Harvard Business School's Kasturi Rangan suggests that this is not the norm--and that's OK. Most companies practice a multifaceted version of CSR that spans theaters ranging from pure philanthropy to environmental sustainability to the explicitly strategic. To maximize their impact, companies must ensure that initiatives in the various theaters form a unified platform. Four step...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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Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (A)
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Appleby, SarahCase HBS-517022-EExplores strategies to achieve system-level impact for a nonprofit focused on addressing patients' basic social needs through healthcare institutions. Founded in 1996 with a volunteer-staffed help desk at Boston Medical Center connecting low-income patients with basic resources like heating assistance, job training, and childcare programs, by 2013 the nonprofit had grown to 6 cities and 1,000 volunteers serving over 11,000 patients annually. At t...Starting at €8.20
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Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (Abridged)
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Appleby, SarahCase HBS-517024-EA nonprofit in the healthcare arena explores strategies to achieve system-level impact. Founded in 1996 with a volunteer-staffed help desk at Boston Medical Center connecting low-income patients with basic resources like heating assistance, job training, and childcare programs, by 2013 the nonprofit had grown to 6 cities and 1,000 volunteers serving over 11,000 patients annually. At the end of a successful "proof plan" period, Health Leads Co-Fou...Starting at €8.20
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Health Leads: Reaching for Impact, Teaching Plan
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Appleby, Sarah; Kelley, JuliaTeaching Note HBS-520005-EThis teaching plan is designed to be used in conjunction with the case "Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (A)," HBS No. 517-022, and its related products, "Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (B)," HBS No. 517-023, and "Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (Abridged)," HBS No. 517-024, to help faculty deepen students' comprehension of business issues and energize classroom discussion.Starting at €0.00
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Jai Vakeel Foundation: Addressing Disability
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Dey, KairaviCase HBS-520010-EMarketingJai Vakeel, a nonprofit organization in India, serves individuals with Intellectual Disability (IQ below 70). The organization was founded by the parents of a child with Down Syndrome, and they (and their next generation) steadily built the organization over 60 years to the become the largest such organization in India. Yet the organization served only some 1000 children annually when there were millions more needing the healthcare, education and...Starting at €8.20
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Gilead: Hepatitis-C Access Strategy (A) and (B), Teaching Plan
Rangan, V. KasturiTeaching Note HBS-520063-ETeaching plan for cases 515025 and 515044.Starting at €0.00
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Audubon (B) in 2019: Two Years after the Turnaround
Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-520094-EStrategyStarting at €5.74