Allen S. Grossman
There are 6 articles for this faculty member.
Public Education Goes to School
| Q&A with: | Stacey M. Childress and Allen S. Grossman |
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| Published: | December 19, 2005 |
| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Harvard's schools of Business and Education are bringing management skills to nine school districts across the country—and positive results are starting to show.
Promoting a Management Revolution in Public Education
| Authors: | Stacey M. Childress, Richard Elmore, and Allen S. Grossman |
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| Published: | July 5, 2006 |
| Paper Release Date: | September 2005 |
| Feature: | Working Papers |
Public school districts are difficult to lead and manage, and the idea of applying business principles to school reform is popular. But is it practical? This paper describes the work of Harvard's Public Education Leadership Program as it helps school districts grapple with performance challenges, including student achievement that compares unfavorably with other countries, and a significant performance gap between white and minority students. Complicating the picture: The concept of managing for accountability is new in education. The authors studied the effects of improved management on public school student performance by comparing fifteen large urban school districts with similar peer districts.
Published in 2003
The Challenge of the Multi-site Nonprofit
| Published: | June 9, 2003 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Multi-site nonprofit organizations shouldn’t be run like companies that make money, say HBS professors Allen Grossman and V. Kasturi Rangan. The key for nonprofit managers is to embrace a balance between affiliation and autonomy.
Business Plan Winner Targets India Dropouts
| Q&A with: | Allen S. Grossman |
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| Published: | May 19, 2003 |
| Feature: | Lessons from the Classroom |
Gyaana means "knowledge" in Sanskrit—a fitting name for a business that aims to fight the 50 percent dropout rate in India by offering microfinance loans to families.
Published in 2000
Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance
| Published: | September 18, 2000 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
The disorderliness and complexity of the existing philanthropic environment distract nonprofit management, says HBS Professor Allen Grossman, shifting focus away from organizational performance and putting nonprofits at a competitive disadvantage.
Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World
| Published: | February 22, 2000 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Money given away to nonprofit organizations used to be considered "charity." No longer. Donations to nonprofits are increasingly viewed as capital investments of precious resources. HBS faculty members Jed Emerson and Allen Grossman have launched an interdisciplinary effort to study and understand these "Social Capital Markets."
