Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

When my organization, Education For Employment , began operations in 2006 as a demand-driven answer to Arab youth unemployment, I felt that creating a social franchise model was the best way to meaningfully address an issue of this scale. The franchise model empowers local board and staff members to take appropriate action.

Franchising 8

Franchising Uncertainty NGO Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Gerzema and Lebar offer this construct: Sources of Intangible Value. Business System: Organizational models, software investment, proprietary process, franchise rights. Let's look at some of the components of intangible value. Brand: Brands, trademarks, customer goodwill, company reputation. Knowledge: R&D, patents, human capital, IP.

Brand 15

Brand Hotels Reputation Franchising 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2012

So, the gold standard could only work well in the depoliticized environment of the Belle Époque, when the electoral franchise in most advanced economies was limited to wealthy white men and well before the advent of powerful labor unions. The EU's strength was always that it tried to celebrate and preserve this diversity.

Crisis 11

Crisis Policies Banking Politics 11