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- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
Bringing the Environment Down to Earth
considerations of social responsibility are important, executives who frame environmental problems solely in those terms may overlook the business opportunities and risks that come with such problems....
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by Forest Reinhardt
- 13 Apr 2022
- News
New School
and children that drew him to the company in 2008. Waldron had spent most of his career in the education sector, working for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations, in mission-driven and profit-driven settings. His experiences had convinced him that View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Ideas: Books
institutions ranging from Wall Street, to law and business schools, to the AFL-CIO examining the responsibilities of “gatekeepers” — corporate directors, regulators, auditors, lawyers, investment bankers,...
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- March 2018
- Supplement
JPMorgan Chase: Invested in Detroit (B)
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris
Supplements the (A) case.
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Local Economic Development;
Workforce Development;
Philanthropic Investment;
Financial Institutions;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Urban Development;
Business and Community Relations;
Banking Industry;
United States;
Michigan
Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Norris. "JPMorgan Chase: Invested in Detroit (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 918-410, March 2018.
- 09 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
Read All About It: Digital CEO Buys Traditional Media!
With the sale of the Washington Post to Jeff Bezos, the newspaper enters a crucial phase in its 136-year history amid disruptive changes in communications, technology, and reader habits. According to HBS professors Bharat Anand and David Collis, both experts in View Details
- 07 Feb 2018
- News
Helping Startups Give Back
“If you really want your company to be associated with giving back and having a social mission,” says Janie Goldstein (MBA 1991), “it needs to be baked in from the start.” But while most startups want to be philanthropic, Goldstein, the...
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- Fall 2016
- Article
The Integrity of Private Third-party Compliance Monitoring
By: Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel
Government agencies are increasingly turning to private, third-party monitors to inspect and assess regulated entities’ compliance with law. The integrity of these regulatory regimes rests on the validity of the information third-party monitors provide to regulators....
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Regulation;
Compliance;
Compliance Policies;
Conflict Of Interest;
Independent Third Party;
Inspection;
Audit Quality;
Auditor;
Audit;
Environment;
Safety;
Conflict of Interests;
Working Conditions;
Labor;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Governance Compliance;
Accounting Audits
Short, Jodi L., and Michael W. Toffel. "The Integrity of Private Third-party Compliance Monitoring." Administrative & Regulatory Law News 42, no. 1 (Fall 2016): 22–25.
- 31 May 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Stock Price Synchronicity and Material Sustainability Information
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
HBS Alumni Contribute to Business and Society
Josh Lerner, Head of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit and the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at HBS, recently led a research study aimed at quantifying the economic and social contributions of Harvard University...
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- 09 Feb 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Executive Compensation and Misconduct: Environmental Harm
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by Dylan Minor
- May 14, 2024
- Article
One Way to Help Employees Build Emergency Savings
By: Timothy Flacke and Peter Tufano
Intentional cooperation between two organizations — BlackRock, a major asset management firm, and national non-profit, Commonwealth — created the conditions for the nation’s largest payroll processor, multiple U.S. employers, retirement record keepers, and others to...
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Saving;
Personal Finance;
Income;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Partners and Partnerships
Flacke, Timothy, and Peter Tufano. "One Way to Help Employees Build Emergency Savings." Harvard Business Review (website) (May 14, 2024).
- October 2000 (Revised November 2000)
- Case
Bridgespan Group, The
By: Allen S. Grossman and John D. Kalafatas
Bain & Co., a consulting firm with a client list that ranges from entrepreneurial start-ups to global corporations, wanted to increase its involvement with nonprofit organizations. Rather than continuing to integrate the work into the existing organization, Bain...
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Keywords:
Nonprofit Organizations;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Problems and Challenges;
Leadership Style;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Consulting Industry
Grossman, Allen S., and John D. Kalafatas. "Bridgespan Group, The." Harvard Business School Case 301-011, October 2000. (Revised November 2000.)
- Web
Video Clips & Discussion Questions - Creating Emerging Markets
the new Trump administration appears set to intervene extensively with corporate decision making? Responsibility Panel Jaithirth (Jerry) Rao Jaithirth (Jerry) Rao Founder of MphasiS, explains his belief that...
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- June 2009 (Revised July 2010)
- Case
Goldman Sachs: The 10,000 Women Initiative
By: Christopher Marquis, V. Kasturi Rangan and Cathy Ross
Describes the conception, development, and implementation of Goldman Sachs' five-year, $100 million philanthropic initiative to provide practical business and management education to 10,000 women around the globe. The initiative recently celebrated its first...
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Partners and Partnerships;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Business Education;
Gender;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Financial Services Industry;
Education Industry
Marquis, Christopher, V. Kasturi Rangan, and Cathy Ross. "Goldman Sachs: The 10,000 Women Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 509-042, June 2009. (Revised July 2010.)
- February 2009 (Revised September 2011)
- Background Note
Business and Human Rights
By: Lynn S. Paine and Lara Adamsons
This note addresses some of the most frequently asked questions about the relation between human rights and business. Topics include the definition of human rights, the business leader's role regarding human rights, and legal liability of companies and executives for...
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Ethics;
Human Capital;
Legal Liability;
Rights;
Leadership;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
Paine, Lynn S., and Lara Adamsons. "Business and Human Rights." Harvard Business School Background Note 309-097, February 2009. (Revised September 2011.)
- January 2009
- Case
Marks and Spencer: Plan A
By: David E. Bell, Nitin Sanghavi and Laura Winig
Marks & Spencer initiated a comprehensive approach to sustainability (reduction of waste, carbon emissions, fair trade) called Plan A. Does it offer a competitive advantage?
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Marketing;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Strategic Planning;
Environmental Sustainability;
Competitive Advantage;
Retail Industry
Bell, David E., Nitin Sanghavi, and Laura Winig. "Marks and Spencer: Plan A." Harvard Business School Case 509-029, January 2009.
- April 2008
- Case
The Energy Foundation
By: Jane Wei-Skillern and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
The Energy Foundation, a philanthropic foundation established through a partnership among major donors with a mission to promote clean energy technology, is the largest funder in the U.S. focusing on the energy sector. The $60 million foundation operates through a...
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Entrepreneurship;
Investment Funds;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Networks;
Expansion;
Energy Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
United States
Wei-Skillern, Jane, and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "The Energy Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 308-078, April 2008.
- June 25, 2022
- Guest Column
CEOs Didn't Make the Roe Decision. It's Still Their Problem to Solve
By: Sandra Sucher
Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Trust;
Rights;
Government Legislation;
Social Issues;
Employee Relationship Management;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
United States
Sucher, Sandra. "CEOs Didn't Make the Roe Decision. It's Still Their Problem to Solve." Barron's (June 25, 2022).
- 24 Nov 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Accounting for Product Impact in the Consumer Finance Industry
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
career to date exploring the applicability of corporate models to the health-care field as well as other community-based needs. Barrett has kept Kanter's basic approach to the course, which, she says, "is to help students understand how...
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