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25 Oct 2010
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Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative Adds Two New Members To Advisory Board

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Riding the WAVE | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

next level. “WAVE was developed and inspired by interactions with HBS peers, faculty, and alumni, as well as the enabling environment and programs run by SEI and the Harvard i-lab,” she continues, noting that WAVE was runner-up in the Social View Details

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Vital Lessons in Leadership | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

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How to Apply | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Eligibility & Criteria Awards How to Apply Past Projects Application Process Students submit one Social Enterprise Independent Project Reimbursement Grant Application form per team, which includes a detailed program budget that will be... View Details

June 2008
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The Multiunit Enterprise

By: David A. Garvin and Lynne C. Levesque

A multiunit enterprise is a geographically dispersed organization built from standard units (stores, restaurants, or branches) that are aggregated into larger geographic groupings (districts, regions, and divisions). Although this organizational structure has become... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Organizational Structure; Global Range; Research; Business Ventures; Problems and Challenges; Business or Company Management; Business Headquarters; Organizational Design; Talent and Talent Management; Goals and Objectives

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Systems Change Forum | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Systems Change: Lessons from the Field On December 4-5, 2023, fifty leading practitioners, academics and funders gathered on the HBS campus to discuss their experiences in addressing some of today’s largest and most complex social challenges from a systems lens. Over a... View Details

18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Enterprising Women—a History

illustrating that women have not only been significant consumers in the American economy but producers as well. Drachman is the author of the book Enterprising Women: 250 Years of American Business that... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

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A Life’s Work | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Chertavian, who also sits on the Social Enterprise Initiative’s Advisory Board. “Our country needs to embrace the fact that if we’re going to have a globally competitive economy, we must engage every one of our citizens.” In other words,... View Details

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Harvard Business School Announces 2018 Goldsmith Fellows | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

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Blending Traditional Models of Philanthropy with Business | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

richness to the social enterprise sector. I believe they're particularly valuable now, as the sector is going through a lot of dynamic changes and is looking for voices from all sides. Cindy Ko, MBA 2005 Job Title Head of Asia-Pacific,... View Details

From Cotton Mill to Business Empire: The Emergence of Regional Enterprises in Modern China

The demise of state-owned enterprises, the transformation of collectives into shareholding cooperatives, and the creation of investment opportunities through stock markets indicate China’s movement from a socialist, state-controlled economy... View Details

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New Venture Competition Announces 2021 Social Enterprise Track Semifinalists | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

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Investing in Change | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Investing in Change Chuck Recorr Job Title Philanthropist Location Raleigh, NC Topics Nonprofit Strategy & Governance More Impact Stories A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations Mizuho Kanai 2018 While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at NPR, her... View Details

14 Sep 2023
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MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures

The Social Enterprise Accelerator is offered to students in the summer between their first and second year, supporting student founders in the development of their social impact startup. During the summer of 2023, eleven student founders... View Details

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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Competition provides a unique opportunity for students to put entrepreneurship principles into practice with an integrative learning experience. Students may participate in either the Business Track (for ventures whose economic returns... View Details

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Congratulations to the 2020 New Venture Competition Social Enterprise Track Finalists | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

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The Hunger Relief System | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

The Hunger Relief System Background I came to Harvard Business School with an interest in exploring social enterprise. Although my past experience had been in the for-profit world, I was really interested in that intersection between... View Details

February 1995
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China, Unincorporated: Company Law and Business Enterprise in Twentieth Century China

By: William C. Kirby

Keywords: Business Ventures; Law; China