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- 07 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Giving Back: Consumers Care More About How Companies Donate Than How Much
Companies donate billions of dollars every year, hoping their generosity will not only help important causes, but also attract socially conscious consumers to their brands. What companies might not realize is that people focus less on the total amount a company donates... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
Brian L. Trelstad
Brian Trelstad is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School in the General Management Unit and the Faculty Chair of the Advanced Leadership Initiative. He teaches elective courses on Social Entrepreneurship and Systems... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Wide Horizon
There were three critical events that led John Rodakis (MBA 1997) to form the nonprofit N of One in 2014 and ultimately dedicate his life to surfacing breakthrough autism research. The first occurred on Thanksgiving of 2012. He had driven about four hours with his wife... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson
Luis M. Viceira
Luis M. Viceira is the George E. Bates Professor in the Finance Unit and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His research, course development, and teaching focus on the areas of investment management... View Details
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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research
governance? Keywords: Investment Fund ; Philanthropy ; Charitable Donations ; Sustainability ; Foundation ; Impact Investing ; ESG ; Family Business ; Forecasting and Prediction ; Private Sector ; Renewable Energy ; Social... View Details
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Biography - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
literature on environmental economics. Dr. Porter also developed a body of work on the role of corporations in society. His ideas have changed the way companies approach philanthropy and corporate social responsibility. His 2011 paper... View Details
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Research Areas - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Research Areas Research Areas Antitrust & Competition Policy CEO Leadership Environmental Quality Innovation & Innovative Capacity Philanthropy Social Progress Index All Research Areas Our research focuses on competition and its... View Details
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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research
fund managers on environmental and social governance? Keywords: Investment Fund ; Philanthropy ; Charitable Donations ; Sustainability ; Foundation ; Impact Investing ; ESG ; Family Business ; Forecasting and Prediction ; Private Sector ;... View Details
- 19 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
What Motivates People to Give Generously—and Why We Sometimes Don't
Both Associate Professor Christine Exley and Assistant Professor Julian Zlatev apply the tools of their research to examine a simple question: What makes people give? Exley became interested in the topic as a child, when she tried to raise funds for her local animal... View Details
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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research
inevitable. The question now was: how could they continue to succeed in their ESG strategy—and, more importantly, position themselves as a market signal, setting higher expectations for fund managers on environmental and social governance? Keywords: Investment Fund ;... View Details
Allen S. Grossman
Allen Grossman was appointed a Harvard Business School Professor of Management Practice in July 2000. He joined the Business School faculty in July 1998, with a concurrent appointment as a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). He... View Details
Jerry R. Green
Jerry R. Green
David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy
John Leverett Professor in the University
Harvard University
Jerry Green is the John Leverett Professor in the University and the David A. Wells... View Details
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Recognizing Our Donors - Alumni
educating leaders who make a difference in the world HBS Online Founding Donors Deepening the School’s impact and broadening its reach by delivering transformational educational experiences to learners worldwide A Campus Built on View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
that obligation, although the culture of private philanthropy is less developed in Asian cultures. To help shift that mindset, Kim launched the MBK Scholarship Foundation in 2008 to fund postsecondary education for promising students,... View Details
- 04 Apr 2023
- Book
Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues
While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details
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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge
(7) Gender (129) Genetics (1) Geographic Location (11) Geographic Scope (10) Geography (30) Geopolitical Units (7) Giving and Philanthropy (26) Global Range (8) Global Strategy (9) Globalization (270) Globalized Economies and Regions (15)... View Details
- 2006
- Book
Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism
By: Arthur C. Brooks
We all know we should give to charity, but who really does? Approximately three-quarters of Americans give their time and money to various charities, churches, and causes; the other quarter of the population does not. Why has America split into two nations: givers and... View Details
Brooks, Arthur C. Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism. New York: Basic Books, 2006.
- 2014
- Article
Prosocial Spending and Happiness: Using Money to Benefit Others Pays Off
By: Elizabeth W. Dunn, Lara B. Aknin and Michael I. Norton
While a great deal of research has shown that people with more money are somewhat happier
than people with less money, our research demonstrates that how people spend their money also matters for their happiness. In particular, both correlational and... View Details
Keywords: Prosocial Spending; Well-being; Happiness; Money; Spending; Welfare; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving
Dunn, Elizabeth W., Lara B. Aknin, and Michael I. Norton. "Prosocial Spending and Happiness: Using Money to Benefit Others Pays Off." Current Directions in Psychological Science 23, no. 1 (February 2014): 41–47.
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Burden Legacy
and its wisdom,” says Dean Nitin Nohria. “We are truly honored to preserve the family’s legacy of philanthropy through the dedication of Burden Park, the endowed Burden Family Fellowship, and the Baker Library Collection on the Business... View Details
Keywords: Linda Kush
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Business History - Faculty & Research
perceived political risk in Latin America and South Asia, an analysis of business investment in education geographies, and a study of spiritual philanthropy in emerging markets. Multiple methodologies have been employed including coding... View Details