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- 14 Jun 2022
MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Virtual Event
Join us for a virtual event with program faculty, Admissions staff, students and alumni to learn more about Harvard's MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences program. Prospective students must have an undergraduate degree in engineering, View Details
- 07 Jun 2024
MS/MBA Engineering Sciences Information Session
Are you an innovator who aspires to launch and lead technology ventures? Join us for a virtual event with program faculty and Admissions staff to learn more about Harvard's MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences program. Prospective students must...
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How Well Do Social Ratings Actually Measure Corporate Social Responsibility?
By: Aaron K. Chatterji, David I. Levine and Michael W. Toffel
Ratings of corporations' environmental activities and capabilities influence billions of dollars of "socially responsible" investments as well as some consumers, activists, and potential employees. In one of the first studies to assess these ratings, we examine how...
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Keywords:
Governance Compliance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Measurement and Metrics;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Performance Effectiveness;
Natural Environment;
Pollutants
Chatterji, Aaron K., David I. Levine, and Michael W. Toffel. "How Well Do Social Ratings Actually Measure Corporate Social Responsibility?" Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 18, no. 1 (Spring 2009): 125–169.
- March 2001
- Case
FIRST: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
Describes some strategic and financial issues confronting the founder and executive director of a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving awareness of and interest in science and technology among elementary and high school students. The organization sponsors...
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Keywords:
Middle School Education;
Finance;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Cognition and Thinking;
Strategy;
Technology
Sahlman, William A. "FIRST: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology." Harvard Business School Case 801-380, March 2001.
- February 2009 (Revised August 2012)
- Background Note
Note on Socially Responsible Investing
By: Sandra J. Sucher, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Ian McKown Cornell
This note describes Socially Responsible Investing, providing a brief history, description of different socially responsible investing approaches, and overview of selected players and institutions involved in the socially responsible investing field. It has been...
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Keywords:
Investment;
Corporate Governance;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability
Sucher, Sandra J., Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Ian McKown Cornell. "Note on Socially Responsible Investing." Harvard Business School Background Note 609-060, February 2009. (Revised August 2012.)
- November 1995
- Article
Racing Behavior: Technological Evolution in the High-end Computer Industry
By: T. Khanna
Khanna, T. "Racing Behavior: Technological Evolution in the High-end Computer Industry." Research Policy 24, no. 6 (November 1995).
- 14 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Future Leaders Dive into the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program
Lying in bed each morning, Emily Batt (MS/MBA 2020) yearned to sleep a little longer, but had no way of knowing when her roommate would finish her seemingly endless shower. That frustration inspired a team project in the new MS/MBA: Engineering View Details
- July 1998
- Article
Are Computers Scapegoats? Attributions of Responsibility in Human-Computer Interaction
By: Y. Moon and C. I. Nass
Moon, Y., and C. I. Nass. "Are Computers Scapegoats? Attributions of Responsibility in Human-Computer Interaction." International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 49, no. 1 (July 1998): 79–94.
First Impressions: The Science of Meeting People
A strong handshake and assertive greeting may not be the best way to make a good first impression. New research suggests that people respond more positively to someone who comes across as trustworthy rather than confident.
Social psychologist Amy... View Details- 01 Jun 2008
- News
HBS Creates Life Sciences Fellowship Fund
Next fall’s entering MBA Class of 2010 will include up to ten students who have received $20,000 fellowships based on their academic or professional excellence in the field of life sciences. Financial support from the Life Sciences...
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- 25 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
More Than the Sum of Its Parts: The Impact of Modularity on the Computer Industry
The computer age began some six decades ago with general-purpose machines with Star Wars-like names such as ENIAC and EDVAC. They were powered by vacuum tubes, big enough to fill an entire room, and developed by mathematicians under the...
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- 2013
- Chapter
Privacy Breach Analysis in Social Networks
By: Frank Nagle
Over the past 5–10 years, online social networks have rapidly expanded, and as of March 2012 the largest online social network, Facebook, had over 901 million active members. The wealth of information users post in their social network profiles, as well as the...
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Social Media;
Cybersecurity;
Analytics and Data Science
Nagle, Frank. "Privacy Breach Analysis in Social Networks." In Mining Social Networks and Security Informatics, edited by Tansel Ozyer, Zeki Erdem, Jon Rokne, and Suheil Khoury, 63–77. Springer Science + Business Media, 2013.
- June 2015 (Revised October 2016)
- Case
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
By: Jill Avery and Jim Rosenberg
Digital was on Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Programs Bridget Coughlin's mind these days. DMNS had been dabbling in digital for the past few years, but had never fully committed to it. The time had come to establish a strategic vision, and to decide...
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Keywords:
Digital;
Nonprofit;
Arts;
Education;
Marketing;
Marketing Communications;
Marketing Strategy;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Social Media;
Education Industry;
North America;
United States
Avery, Jill, and Jim Rosenberg. "Denver Museum of Nature & Science." Harvard Business School Case 315-081, June 2015. (Revised October 2016.)
- March 2012
- Article
The New Science of Viral Ads
By: Thales Teixeira
It's the holy grail of digital marketing: the viral ad, a pitch that large numbers of viewers decide to share with family and friends. Several techniques derived from new technology can help advertisers attain this. In our research, two colleagues and I use...
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Keywords:
Digital Marketing;
Information Technology;
Research;
System;
Marketing;
Emotions;
Television Entertainment
Teixeira, Thales. "The New Science of Viral Ads." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 3 (March 2012): 25–27.
- January 2007 (Revised December 2007)
- Case
PSI: Social Marketing Clean Water
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Nava Ashraf and Marie Bell
Senior management at PSI, arguably the world's largest and most successful social marketer with impressive achievements in the field of family planning, HIV/AIDS, and malaria prevention must determine what to do about their slow-to-take-off clean water initiative....
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Keywords:
Investment Funds;
Health Care and Treatment;
Social Marketing;
Natural Environment;
Social Enterprise;
Business Strategy
Rangan, V. Kasturi, Nava Ashraf, and Marie Bell. "PSI: Social Marketing Clean Water." Harvard Business School Case 507-052, January 2007. (Revised December 2007.) (Request a courtesy copy.)
- Web
Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
The Social Enterprise Initiative has long supported students and alumni starting organizations with a social impact focus. Our curriculum, career support, community building, and funding supports students in...
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- April 14, 2015
- Article
The Type of Socially Responsible Investments That Make Firms More Profitable
By: George Serafeim
Keywords:
Sustainability;
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Corporate Sustainability;
Investing;
Investment Management;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Profit;
Investment;
Environmental Sustainability
Serafeim, George. "The Type of Socially Responsible Investments That Make Firms More Profitable." Harvard Business Review (website) (April 14, 2015).
- February 2008 (Revised June 2008)
- Teaching Note
Quanta Computer and the One Laptop Per Child Initiative (TN)
By: Willy Shih
Teaching Note for [608102].
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Fostering Innovation in Life Sciences - Health Care
Evidence from Europe By: Fiona M. Scott Morton, Ariel Dora Stern and Scott Stern 15 Mar 2019 Science Targeting cancer and careers: Precision Medicine Re: Richard Hamermesh 21 Mar 2019 Working Knowledge Advancing View Details
- 20 Nov 2012
- News