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Relational Reconciliation: Socializing Others Across Demographic Differences
By: Lakshmi Ramarajan and Erin M. Reid
In demographically diverse organizations, employees charged with socializing others—
socialization agents—must navigate a deep tension between the organization’s needs to
integrate individuals into a collective and individuals’ needs for recognition of their
unique... View Details
Ramarajan, Lakshmi, and Erin M. Reid. "Relational Reconciliation: Socializing Others Across Demographic Differences." Academy of Management Journal 63, no. 2 (April 2020): 356–385.
- Fall 2014
- Article
Seesaws and Social Security Benefits Indexing
The price indexation of Social Security benefit payments has emerged in recent years as a flashpoint of debate in the United States. I characterize the direct effects that changes in that price index would have on retirees who differ in their initial wealth at... View Details
Weinzierl, Matthew. "Seesaws and Social Security Benefits Indexing." Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (Fall 2014): 137–196.
- April 2018
- Teaching Note
Portugal: Can Socialism Survive?
Teaching Note for HBS No. 718-024. View Details
Keywords: Portugal
- Spring 2013
- Article
Jobs and Social Innovation
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Jobs and Social Innovation." Stanford Social Innovation Review 11, no. 2 (Spring 2013): 34–36.
- July – August 2008
- Article
Managing Corporate Social Networks
By: Adam M. Kleinbaum and Michael L. Tushman
Kleinbaum, Adam M., and Michael L. Tushman. "Managing Corporate Social Networks." HBS Centennial Issue Harvard Business Review 86, nos. 7/8 (July–August 2008).
- March 2012
- Article
Perspectives on the Social Psychology of Creativity
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Julianna Pillemer
Scholars began serious study into the social psychology of creativity about 25 years after the field of creativity research had taken root. Over the past 35 years, examination of social and environmental influences on creativity has become increasingly vigorous, with... View Details
Amabile, Teresa M., and Julianna Pillemer. "Perspectives on the Social Psychology of Creativity." Journal of Creative Behavior 46, no. 1 (March 2012): 3–15.
- November 2014 (Revised May 2017)
- Teaching Note
Fresno's Social Impact Bond for Asthma
By: John A. Quelch
The case desccribes a social impact bond (SIB) to fund home-based remediation programs designed to reduce asthma attacks among Fresno residents (especially children) and thereby save on health care costs (ambulance callouts, emergency room visits etc.). The case... View Details
- Research Summary
Branding in Digital and Social Media
By: Jill J. Avery
This very contemporary line of research explores the rapidly changing digital world, and investigates how emerging technologies are creating a new consumer culture in which consumers expect to be partners in the co-creation of brands. The work explores the branding... View Details
- January 15, 2021
- Article
Social Media Companies Should Self-Regulate. Now
By: Michael A. Cusumano, Annabelle Gawer and David B. Yoffie
We argue that social media firms should ramp up self-regulation of content in 2021. This argument is based on research on numerous industries where firms and/or industry associations devised self-regulatory strategies that successfully limited or forestalled more... View Details
Keywords: Self-regulation; Internet and the Web; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; Social Media
Cusumano, Michael A., Annabelle Gawer, and David B. Yoffie. "Social Media Companies Should Self-Regulate. Now." Harvard Business Review (website) (January 15, 2021).
- 2015
- Chapter
Leading Socially Responsible, Value-Creating Corporations
By: Daniel A Brown, Rakesh Khurana and James O'Toole
We explore the role of the corporate leader in creating value for stakeholders throughout three eras: one of naïve idealism, one of naïve cynicism, and an emerging era of rugged idealism. We explain how the role of the corporate leader and society's perceptions of this... View Details
Keywords: Stakeholder Management; Value; Shared Value; Institution; Business School; Stakeholder Engagement; Value Creation; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Alignment; Business Education; Business and Stakeholder Relations
Brown, Daniel A., Rakesh Khurana, and James O'Toole. "Leading Socially Responsible, Value-Creating Corporations." In Corporate Stewardship: Achieving Sustainable Effectiveness, edited by Susan Albers Mohrman, James O'Toole, and Edward E. Lawler. Sheffield, UK: Greenleaf Publishing, 2015.
- February 2008 (Revised June 2011)
- Background Note
Social Networks: The Portals of Web 2.0
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Nancy Bartlett
Social networks have evolved into influential, compelling and persuasive systems, the portals of Web 2.0 and one of the most powerful media phenomena in 2008. This note provides a brief background and description of various social network sites including MySpace,... View Details
Bradley, Stephen P., and Nancy Bartlett. "Social Networks: The Portals of Web 2.0." Harvard Business School Background Note 708-488, February 2008. (Revised June 2011.)
- June 23, 2020
- Article
Inequality in Socially Permissible Consumption
By: Serena Hagerty and Kate Barasz
Lower-income individuals are frequently criticized for their consumption decisions; this research examines why. Eleven preregistered studies document systematic differences in permissible consumption—interpersonal judgments about what is acceptable (or not) for others... View Details
Keywords: Interpersonal Judgments; Consumption; Economic Inequalty; Income; Equality and Inequality; Spending; Judgments
Hagerty, Serena, and Kate Barasz. "Inequality in Socially Permissible Consumption." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117, no. 25 (June 23, 2020): 14084–14093.
- 02 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Secrets to a Successful Social Media Strategy
Why are people so drawn to social media? The question long haunted Mikolaj "Misiek" Piskorski and eventually led to his new book, A Social Strategy: How We Profit from Social... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- September 2010 (Revised January 2016)
- Case
Grameen Danone Foods Ltd., a Social Business
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Katharine Lee
Grameen Danone is a joint venture between the Grameen Group (a sister company of Grameen Bank) and Groupe Danone, a $2 billion (revenues) French food company. The company's goal was to provide nutritional yogurt (brand name Shoktidoi) for the nearly 50 million... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Social Entrepreneurship; Food; Distribution; Supply Chain Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Food and Beverage Industry; Bangladesh; France
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Katharine Lee. "Grameen Danone Foods Ltd., a Social Business." Harvard Business School Case 511-025, September 2010. (Revised January 2016.)
- 21 Mar 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Speaking of Corporate Social Responsibility
- October 2018
- Article
The Operational Value of Social Media Information
By: Ruomeng Cui, Santiago Gallino, Antonio Moreno and Dennis J. Zhang
While the value of using social media information has been established in multiple business contexts, the field of operations and supply chain management have not yet explored the possibilities it offers in improving firms' operational decisions. This study attempts to... View Details
Cui, Ruomeng, Santiago Gallino, Antonio Moreno, and Dennis J. Zhang. "The Operational Value of Social Media Information." Special Issue on Big Data in Supply Chain Management. Production and Operations Management 27, no. 10 (October 2018): 1749–1774.
- Teaching Interest
Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship
This course is designed for students who want to understand the central role that education plays in our economy and society and who may want to play an active role (e.g., as entrepreneur, board member, etc.) in shaping the future workforce, bringing about a more... View Details
- May 1991 (Revised May 1991)
- Background Note
Focusing the Concept of Social Marketing
Examines those social marketing situations that pose challenges for adoption of conventional marketing principles. In addition to discussing how they differ the note explores underlying reasons and suggests alternate ways of conceptualizing such problems. View Details
Keywords: Social Marketing
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Focusing the Concept of Social Marketing." Harvard Business School Background Note 591-047, May 1991. (Revised May 1991.)
- 29 Oct 2015
- Other Presentation
Social Progress: The Next Development Agenda (Video)
By: Michael E. Porter and Scott Stern
How do we measure development? The Social Progress Index was launched in 2013 as a holistic approach to benchmarking countries' social performance, independent of economic measures. SPI has been widely taken up on a global basis in evaluating national performance, and... View Details
Porter, Michael E., and Scott Stern. "Social Progress: The Next Development Agenda (Video)." DEC Lecture Series Series, World Bank, Economic Development Institute, Washington, D.C., United States, October 29, 2015.
- January 2009 (Revised February 2009)
- Case
Grupo Bimbo: Growth and Social Responsibility
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Regina Garcia-Cuellar
Bimbo, headquartered in Mexico with 2008 sales of $7 billion, was one of the largest bakery companies in the world. Even as it had grown spectacularly in the last several decades, the company had earned a stellar reputation for its corporate social responsibility... View Details
Keywords: Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Reputation; Expansion; Food and Beverage Industry; Mexico
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Regina Garcia-Cuellar. "Grupo Bimbo: Growth and Social Responsibility." Harvard Business School Case 509-025, January 2009. (Revised February 2009.)