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Robert S. Kaplan

Robert S. Kaplan is Senior Fellow and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. He joined the HBS faculty in 1984 after spending 16 years on the faculty of the business school at Carnegie-Mellon University, where he... View Details

Keywords: health care; nonprofit industry

July 2010 (Revised September 2012)
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Public Architecture

By: Lakshmi Ramarajan, Christopher Marquis and Bobbi Thomason

Public Architecture is a non-profit architecture company dedicated to creating social and professional change through design for the public good. Public has focused on three strategies to create change: 1) promoting the design community's commitment to pro bono work,... View Details

Keywords: Design; Innovation and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Nonprofit Organizations; Business Strategy; Integration

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Should Business Have Human Rights Obligations?

By: Nien-he Hsieh

Businesses and their managers are increasingly called upon to take on human rights obligations. Focusing on the case of multinational enterprises (MNEs), the paper argues we have reason to reject assigning human rights obligations to business enterprises and their... View Details

Keywords: Human Rights; Ruggie Principles; Corporate Responsibility; Multinationals; Rights; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact

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April 2024
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An Integrative Model of Hybrid Governance: The Role of Boards in Helping Sustain Organizational Hybridity

By: Anne-Claire Pache, Julie Battilana and Channing Spencer

Hybrid organizations must sustainably attend to multiple goals embedded in different institutional spheres. Past research has highlighted the value for hybrids in recruiting board members representing different logics to avoid attentional drifts; yet, diverse boards... View Details

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Business or Company Management; Organizational Structure

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August 2014
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The Varied Work of Challenger Movements: Identifying Challenger Roles in the U.S. Environmental Movement

By: Stephanie Bertels, Andrew J. Hoffman and Rich Dejordy

Organizations within challenger movements often exhibit differences in what they do, with whom they interact, and how they understand or present themselves. This article attempts to understand what underlies such heterogeneity in challenger movements. Adopting a mixed... View Details

Keywords: Status and Position; Environmental Management; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social and Collaborative Networks

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25 Jun 2013
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transfer of IP addresses, numeric identifiers required by all computers connected to the Internet. Excessive fragmentation of IP address blocks causes growth in the Internet's routing table, which is socially costly, so an IP address... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

01 Nov 2011
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look at the "softer" components of risk management, including a comparison of two different, equally effective risk officer styles and roles. Social Strategies That Work Author:Mikołaj Jan Piskorski Publication:Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Jun 2020
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What MBAs can do in Defense of Black Lives

right away. Join a protest or take virtual action. If you’ve never participated in a protest before, now is the time to do it! You can also take virtual action by signing petitions, engaging in social media campaigns, calling elected... View Details

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01 Dec 2015
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What to Do When Your Organization Has Dueling Missions

social enterprise (WISE), a type of organization that helps people transition back into the labor market after long-term unemployment. It also exemplifies what organization theorists call a hybrid: Rather... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

Joshua D. Margolis

Joshua Margolis is James Dinan and Elizabeth Miller Professor of Business Administration and the Unit Head for the Organizational Behavior unit. He is also Faculty Chair of the Program for Leadership Development. His research and teaching revolve around leadership... View Details

Keywords: furniture; health care; insurance industry; nonprofit industry; pharmaceuticals

22 Jan 2019
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2019 New York: PublicAffairs Creative Construction: The DNA of Sustained Innovation By: Pisano, Gary P. Abstract— Creative Construction tackles the myth that larger enterprises are inherently incapable of transformative innovation and are... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

23 Jan 2020
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Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick

Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

24 Aug 2009
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SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System

Social Good. She tells the stories of "vanguard companies" such as IBM, Proctor & Gamble, Cemex, Banco Real, and Omron that are rewriting what it means to be successful in the 21st century. In this excerpt, Kanter explores... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

12 Aug 2013
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‘Hybrid’ Organizations a Difficult Bet for Entrepreneurs

primarily by the sale of the glasses themselves. VisionSpring is what organization scholars call a "hybrid" social venture, since it combines the social welfare logic of a nonprofit and the commercial logic... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management

nonprofit management course is presented jointly with the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative. Key Benefits This program delivers the strategic perspectives, practical frameworks, and leadership skills you need... View Details

May 1996 (Revised November 1997)
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Northeast Ventures: January 1996

By: Josh Lerner and Eric K. Jackson

Northeast Ventures, a venture capital fund focusing on the development of northeastern Minnesota, seeks to combine social goals with financial returns. This marriage poses several challenges. View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Social Enterprise; Investment Funds; Minnesota

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12 Aug 2013
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‘Hybrid’ Organizations a Difficult Bet for Entrepreneurs

14 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 14, 2006

Working PapersThe Business of Free Software: Enterprise Incentives, Investment, and Motivation in the Open Source Community Authors:Marco Iansiti and Gregory L. Richards Abstract In this paper, we examine the motivations of large... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

September 2010 (Revised February 2014)
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The Global Sight Initiative

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

How to replicate a 'one of' social entrepreneurship effort: To cure blindness, Seva took the Aravind Eye Hospital & scaled it up to 100 hospitals globally. View Details

Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Medical Specialties; Health Care and Treatment; Globalization; Health Industry

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