Social Globalization - Publications - Faculty & Research

2007
Chapter

The Complete Business of Serving the Poor: Insights from Unilever's Project Shakti in India

By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Dalip Sehgal and Rohithari Rajan

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Entrepreneurship; Poverty; Developing Countries and Economies; India

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24 Apr 2014
News

Revamping the corporate tax code could improve America’s competitiveness and living standards

investments that could raise American productivity and living standards. “A handful of changes would transform the corporate tax system from an obstacle to an asset,” says Desai. He advises creating better incentives for global... View Details

Article

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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01 Dec 2009
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Robert Goodwin

our network and our talent to help the best not-for-profits turn commitment into results. Do companies have the mindset to become involved in global social enterprise initiatives to the degree that you would... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

April 2010
Teaching Note

IBM: The Corporate Service Corps (TN)

By: Christopher Marquis, Alison Comings and Bobbi Thomason

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Keywords: Service Operations; Employees; Partners and Partnerships; Non-Governmental Organizations; Developing Countries and Economies; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Programs; Global Strategy; Computer Industry; Information Technology Industry; Ghana; Tanzania; Romania; Philippines; Viet Nam

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20 May 2016
Op-Ed

World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics

public advisories, and it is regarded as more of a policeman than a partner by national governments. Its many dedicated scientists produce useful reports on the global state of public health, but the WHO's bureaucracy impedes the decisive... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Health

07 Sep 2021
News

My Pandemic Pivot

Illustration by Mattes - Getty Images The pandemic has had deep and global impacts, driving change in almost every field and industry. These transformations have been personal, too, and the Bulletin used our View Details

21 May 2001
Research & Ideas

From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership

Global Leadership, have a better strategy in mind for leaders. In their essay, "Value Creation: The New Millenium Management Manifesto," they make the case that leadership for the 21st century demands that companies forge a different... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Fast Answer

Demographics: population statistics: non-US

Where do I find detailed, non-US population data? See World Population Prospects - global demographic estimates and projections undertaken by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and View Details

2014
Book

Great Power, Peace, and American Primacy: The Origins of a New International Order

By: Josh Baron

This book explains the period of great power peace in the last fifty years and outlines the path to perpetuating it. Drawing on the Realist tradition and challenging conventional wisdom about the causes of American primacy, Baron explores contributions to peace made by... View Details

Keywords: Globalization; International Relations; Power and Influence; Conflict and Resolution; United States

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20 Oct 2022
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Lebanon Alumni Host US Ambassador for Dinner and Discussion

To Host Three Faculty Members for GNN Celebration As part of the HBS Global Networking Night (GNN) 2022 on October 26, the HBS Club of Singapore is hosting a networking and social gathering at the American... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

Gonzalo Restrepo

Keywords: Retail

01 Mar 2012
News

How to Close the Health Gap

and Peter Singer (AMP 171, 2006) in their new book, The Grandest Challenge: Taking Life-Saving Science from Lab to Village (Doubleday Canada). Daar and Singer are professors at the University of Toronto and directors of the university’s McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 2005
News

Faculty Books

International Finance A Casebook by Mihir A. Desai (John Wiley & Sons) These case studies, by Associate Professor Desai, consider how major financial and investment decisions must adapt to the opportunities and obstacles in a rapidly View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

21 Dec 2022
News

HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion

iStock MESSAGE FROM DEAN SRIKANT DATAR On February 27, Dean Srikant Datar sent a message to the HBS community regarding the invasion of Ukraine, noting the resources available to those looking to offer support and highlighting learning opportunities available at HBS.... View Details

08 Aug 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Parmigiano-Reggiano, Jane Austen, and Other Things You Didn't Know About Finance

but their passive investment nature offers few checks on those companies’ executives. Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds As investors increasingly demand investment opportunities that match their social beliefs,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

05 Sep 2006
First Look

First Look: September 5, 2006

called into question by several significant organizational stumbling blocks. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=106073 PublicationsAgency and Institutions: The Enabling Role of Individuals' View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Mohammad Omar Bin Haider

Keywords: Logistics; Real Estate; Hospitality; Diversified

Profile

March Bishop

for introspection and self-discovery. Given the breadth of the curriculum and international reach of the name, it is positioning me well for moving out into the global workforce. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals... View Details

Keywords: Services; Retail

January 2008 (Revised July 2009)
Case

Microfinance International Corporation: No, Not Another Microfinance Case

CEO and founder Atsumasa Tochisako (52) sat in his Washington D.C. headquarters, looking with pride at the copy of a press release that would announce the latest in a broadening line of financial services that Washington D.C.-based Microfinance International... View Details

Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Social Entrepreneurship; Microfinance; Globalized Firms and Management; Financial Services Industry

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