Social Value - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 4

specifically, we show how forgetting in a firm's ongoing rhetorical history-here, the bulletins' repeated omission of contradictory elements in the firm's past (i.e., structural omission) or attempts to neutralize them with valued... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2011

Sustainability company policies reflect the underlying culture of the organization, where environmental and social performance, in addition to financial performance, are important, but these policies also forge a strong culture by making... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

July 1982 (Revised July 2004)
Case

Esmark, Inc. (B)

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Esmark's management sells its most valuable business and its most unattractive business in an effort to reposition itself and maximize shareholder value. View Details

Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Product Positioning; Business and Shareholder Relations; Reputation; Value

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07 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Innovation in Asia

Although Asian countries have been able to use cost advantages and software coding prowess to attract outsource business from around the world, the region is quickly moving up the value chain to challenge America's leadership in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Rethinking E-Leadership

Economy, "Recognizing that people who need to cooperate are often separated by a gulf of potential divergent interests and potential mistrust, the best one can do is try to identify and promote a set of values to which most of the... View Details

Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni

14 Feb 2023
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM

for grooming and shaving products. Why did you decide to pursue an MBA given your STEM background? At the University of Michigan, I majored in Mechanical Engineering and minored in Community Action & Social Change. I have always... View Details

17 Oct 2022
Blog Post

6 Things to Know About Sustainability at HBS

Sustainability is a core value at HBS, and we endeavor to build a healthier, more sustainable, and inclusive community. We know that environmental sustainability is of growing interest to our student community and teamed up with the HBS... View Details

01 Sep 2012
News

HBS Is Committed to Increasing Alumni Engagement

are highly valued; social media is favored by many. There is also a desire to see the alumni database further leveraged. Alumni want customized email communications from the School.Â They would also like more assistance in navigating the... View Details

Keywords: Lisa Skeete Tatum; engagement; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Mar 2010
News

Islam’s Great Culture Is Dying

and national, intertwined with racial or ethnic identities and loyalties. Certainly not the “universal civilization,” united by a sense of the sacred, it once was. Why did this come to be? Allawi points to a lack of political, religious, academic, and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2014
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014

Failde (MBA 1985) and May Chao (MBA 1985) (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform) Beliefs, Behaviors, and Results: The Chief Executive's Guide to Delivering Superior Shareholder Value by Scott Gillis (MBA 1988), Lee Mergy, and Joe... View Details

30 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Looking Behind Bad Decisions

themselves and $10 for the other person, people choose "b." However, when people are simply given "a" or "b," "a" makes them happier. Basically, in choosing between options, people are not that focused on View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

Career Coach

Mo Fong

understand their truly motivations and their values as guiding principles on how to chart their career and life ambitions. She is passionate about helping students chart their career paths and providing executive coaching for mid-career... View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise

15 Nov 2016
News

Cultivating the Next Generation of Thought Leaders

corruption and socially responsible behavior influence corporate profitability. He has found that bribery and corruption, while they may boost sales, lead to a loss in profits. Businesses that tackle environmental, social, and governance... View Details

01 Sep 2010
News

School’s 100th MBA Class Graduates

School. The day’s principal speaker was Sir Ronald Cohen (MBA ’69), a widely recognized father of the European venture capital industry who now devotes his time to social enterprise in England and the Middle East. Cohen (center), chairman... View Details

Keywords: Graduation

01 Jun 2012
News

What Industrial Policy?

glory days, when it employed about a quarter of the US workforce. The case for special treatment That said, there are some compelling reasons the government should give manufacturing special treatment: Lowering the trade deficit. It may be true that we View Details

Keywords: Gary P. Pisano; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

Responsibility of Business

and environmental and social sustainability in a global context. I was able to meet scholars involved in a broad spectrum of research domains; from emerging markets to corporate sustainability, which made it possible to synthesize my... View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

Find Your Maximum Sustainable Goodness

bowing out of certain faculty meetings in which he no longer felt that he was adding value (and where it was socially acceptable to do so). He also stepped down from the editorial boards of four prestigious... View Details

January 2008 (Revised January 2010)
Case

iBasis, Inc.

By: Andrew Wasynczuk, Katherine Dowd and Nicole Kravec

iBasis examines the development of a long-term relationship between equipment manufacturer Cisco and start-up iBasis, a voice-over-internet wholesaler. Questions arise for iBasis founders as to how best to build a beneficial relationship with the much larger partner.... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Intellectual Property; Value Creation; Equality and Inequality; Partners and Partnerships; Business Growth and Maturation; Price Bubble; Trust; Business Startups; Manufacturing Industry; Communications Industry; Web Services Industry