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Estimating Causal Peer Influence in Homophilous Social Networks by Inferring Latent Locations
Social influence cannot be identified from purely observational data on social networks, because such influence is generically confounded with latent homophily, that is, with a node’s network partners being informative about the node’s attributes and therefore...
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Frequently Asked Questions | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
What is the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative? The HBS Social Enterprise Initiative applies innovative business practices and managerial disciplines to drive sustained, high-impact View Details
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Putting Patients First: Social Marketing Strategies for Treating HIV in Developing Nations
By: Zoe Chance and Rohit Deshpandé
It is more than mere coincidence that the highest rates of HIV occur in the world's poorest countries. Of the over 40 million people currently living with HIV, 95 percent are in the developing world. The first part of this paper explores the economics of HIV and...
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Health Disorders;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Poverty;
Health Care and Treatment;
Social Marketing;
Perspective;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Profit;
Africa;
Asia;
South America
Chance, Zoe, and Rohit Deshpandé. "Putting Patients First: Social Marketing Strategies for Treating HIV in Developing Nations." Special Issue on Metric and Interpretive Explorations of Macromarketing. Journal of Macromarketing 29, no. 3 (September 2009).
- 2020
- Conference Presentation
Learning in Social Environments with Curious Neural Agents
By: M. Sano, J. De Freitas, N. Haber and D. L. K. Yamins
- 23 Jul 2019
- Talk
Creating Shared Value: Competitive Advantage Through Social Impact
By: Mark R. Kramer
Kramer, Mark R. "Creating Shared Value: Competitive Advantage Through Social Impact." Shared Value Initiative, July 23, 2019.
- 2013
- Other Unpublished Work
Networks as Covers: Evidence from On-Line Social Networks
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
- First Quarter, winter 2006
- Article
Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy and Boards of Directors
By: Herman B. Leonard and V. Kasturi Rangan
Leonard, Herman B., and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy and Boards of Directors." Directors & Boards 3, no. 4 (First Quarter, winter 2006).
- 2000
- Working Paper
Social Enterprise Series No. 14: Business Leadership Coalitions
By: James E. Austin
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A 'business Peace Corps' could tackle social challenges
Robert Goodwin (GMP 3, 2007), CEO of Executives Without Borders, talks about how businesses can benefit by applying their expertise to tackling some of society's biggest challenges. (Published April 2014)
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- 2021
- Case
Starbucks: Opposing a Local Tax to Address Homelessness while Promoting Social Justice
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
In 2018, the Seattle City Council unanimously voted 9-0 for a tax that would require companies whose annual revenue surpassed $20 million to pay the city $275 per employee per year. The tax money would then be used to combat homelessness in Seattle. In response,...
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Taxation;
City;
Welfare;
Wealth and Poverty;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Seattle
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Starbucks: Opposing a Local Tax to Address Homelessness while Promoting Social Justice." William Davidson Institute Case 3-330-494, 2021.
- 22 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World
The Harvard Business School Initiative on Social Enterprise is embarking on a new intellectual endeavor to understand a fast-changing and fertilearena — the Social Capital Markets. For years, money given to...
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by Anne Kavanagh
- 20 Jun 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Fame, Faith, and Social Activism: Business Lessons from Bono
escalating, high-profile campaign against Third World debt, poverty, war and disease. “Any CEO who thinks his or her job is about maximizing shareholder value is living in the past.” Koehn, a Harvard Business School historian who has studied View Details
- 03 Sep 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
How the Zebra Got Its Stripes: Imprinting of Individuals and Hybrid Social Ventures
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by Matthew Lee & Julie Battilana
- 2010
- Working Paper
The Limits of Nonprofit Impact: A Contingency Framework for Measuring Social Performance
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and V. Kasturi Rangan
Leaders of organizations in the social sector are under growing pressure to demonstrate their impacts on pressing societal problems such as global poverty. We review the debates around performance and impact, drawing on three literatures: strategic philanthropy,...
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Keywords:
Development Economics;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Leadership;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Performance Expectations;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Social Issues
Ebrahim, Alnoor, and V. Kasturi Rangan. "The Limits of Nonprofit Impact: A Contingency Framework for Measuring Social Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-099, May 2010. (Recipient of 2010 Academy of Management, Public and Nonprofit Division, Carlo Masini Award for Innovative Scholarship runner-up prize; and, selection for the Best Papers proceedings.)
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Supporting social entrepreneurs with tools and services to grow
Rob Panoff (AB 1969, MBA 1973) talks about his work with the Social Enterprise Greenhouse to support social entrepreneurs with tools and services they need to grow. (Published April 2014)
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- 01 Sep 1979
- Conference Presentation
What is that Social Psychologist Doing in this Classroom?
Keywords:
Social Psychology
- 13 Oct 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Shopping for Confirmation: How Disconfirming Feedback Shapes Social Networks
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Supporting Careers | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
understanding of the complexities of leading in the social sector. Who Gets that Opportunity Right Out of Business School Clive Chang Making an Impact Multiple Students Summer Fellows The Summer Fellows Program enables students to apply...
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Your Commitment | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
How to Post Your Commitment Hiring organizations must provide written commitment to students in order to satisfy the eligibility requirements of the student for the HBS Social Enterprise Summer Fellowship program. Specifics Of Commitment...
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