Why not such projects be taken up by Indian MBAs. Some are ofcourse doing it. Recently an engg student at IIT Guwahati showed interest in working for literacy of poor students in Assam - alongwith his studies - any suggestions? He is a graduate of Jaipur School.
Umesh
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Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 15:22:50 -0500 (EST)
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Subject: Newsletter: Public Education Goes to School
To our readers: HBS Working Knowledge will take a break for the holidays and resume publication on Monday, January 9. See you then!![Harvard Business School Working Knowledge Newsletter]()
HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
Public Education Goes to School
The Regional Slice of Your Global Strategy
Marvel's Superhero CEO
Summing Up: Is Growth Good?
Plus: Book and Web reports
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NEW ON THE SITE
Public Education Goes to School
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=5148&t=nonprofit
Harvard's schools of Business and Education are bringing management skills to nine school districts across the countryand positive results are starting to show.
The Regional Slice of Your Global Strategy
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=5147&t=globalization&iss=y
A regional understanding should be part of your overall global strategy, says Professor Pankaj Ghemawat. One key: Recognize that regions don't stop at national borders. An excerpt from Harvard Business Review.
Marvel's Superhero CEO
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=5149&t=entrepreneurship&iss=y
Even comic book producer Marvel's superheroes couldn't prevent a company bankruptcy at the end of the last decade. Enter Peter Cuneo (HBS MBA '73), who resurrected the company and now has his sights on the big screen. An HBS Alumni Bulletin Q&A.
Jim Heskett sums up: Is Growth Good?
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=5155&t=heskett&oid=5125&rid=5142&hid=5155&aid=-1
Highlights from HBS Working Knowledge readers' responses to the moral consequences of economic growth, a subject that political economist Benjamin M. Friedman tackles in a new book.
BAKER LIBRARY SUMMARIES
BOOK REPORTS
The Google Story: Inside the Hottest Business, Media and Technology Success of Our Time
by David A. Vise and Mark Malseed
Delacorte Press, 2005
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/book-review.jhtml?t=innovation&id=5143
An insider's view of the unique company that is Google.
Getting Even: Why Women Don't Get Paid Like Menand What to Do About It
by Evelyn Murphy and E. J. Graff
Simon & Schuster, 2005
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/book-review.jhtml?t=career_effectiveness&id=5144
A call to action.
Government Policy and Program Impacts on Technology, Development, Transfer and Commercialization: International Perspectives
edited by Kimball P. Marshall, William S. Piper and Walter W. Wymer
Hawthorn Press, 2005
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/book-review.jhtml?t=globalization&id=5145
What telemedicine and digital radio show us.
ON THE WEB
2005 World's Most Admired Chief Executives
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/web-review.jhtml?id=5146&t=leadership
When CEOs rate their peers, long-term performance comes first.
MOST POPULAR STORIES
Hiring for Executive Intelligence
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=5124&t=operations
Using the Law to Strategic Advantage
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=5138&t=organizations
Supply Chain-Driven Innovation
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/pubitem.jhtml?id=5139&t=operations
Nurturing Minority Executive Success
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=5134&t=leadership
Minimize Secrecy, Maximize Knowledge
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=5137&t=srobbins
NEW RESEARCH AT HBS
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/new-research.jhtml
A listing of the latest research papers, publications, and cases written by Harvard Business School faculty.
BEST OF FACULTY Q&As
Time Pressure and Creativity: Why Time is Not on Your Side
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=3525&t=organizations
Even as time pressures increase in corporate life, the need for creative thinking has never been greater, says Harvard Business School professor Teresa Amabile.
ELSEWHERE AT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
Strategic Negotiations: Dealmaking for the Long Term
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/snwk/index.html
HBS Executive Education Program
January 22-27, 2006
Achieving Breakthrough Service: Leveraging Employee and Customer Satisfaction for Profit and Growth
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/abswk/index.html
HBS Executive Education Program
February 2-5, 2006
Strategic Finance for Smaller Businesses
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/sfsbwk/index.html
HBS Executive Education Program
February 19-24, 2006
Making Corporate Boards More Effective - La Jolla, California
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/mcbcawk/index.html
HBS Executive Education Program
February 26-March 1, 2006
Getting Global Strategy Right
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/ggsrwk/index.html
HBS Executive Education Program
March 12-15, 2006
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