social issues - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Dec 2022
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Reducing Plastic Pollution on a Global Scale

and towards more sustainable materials. The two interviews featured below frame the issue from different perspectives as they discuss the point of view of consumers as well as that of business leadership: María Emilia Correa is the... View Details

01 Jun 2013
News

Five Bright Ideas

ISSUE FOCUS: EDUCATION INNOVATION Bright Idea #1 Training the Global Workforce, Gratis Mike Feerick (MBA 1993) FEERICK: At the grade school he attended in Ireland. "Knowledge and understanding," he says, "are being unleashed via the web... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024

1970 Founder & Chairman, Onex Corporation Gwill E. York, MBA 1984 Founding Managing Director, Lighthouse Capital Partners 100 Years of Doctoral Programs Since admitting the first students in 1924, HBS Doctoral Programs have challenged students to form new insights on... View Details

22 Jan 2018
News

The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

retail onto the social media platform.” Gaglani: “We are on a mission to educate the world’s health professionals. There are clinician shortages across the professions and globe, from primary care physicians in West Virginia to frontline... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

11 May 2021
Blog Post

Q+A on the Socioeconomic Inclusion Task Force with Holly Fetter (MBA 2020) and Alexxis Isaac (MBA 2020)

committee and a quantitative committee. The qualitative group focused on getting feedback from students, staff, and faculty. We held open brainstorming sessions, which we publicized and were open to the community. In one of those sessions we held a workshop to try to... View Details

08 Oct 2014
News

Making a Difference

Print this PDF, write your message, snap your high-res photo, and share it on Twitter (@HBSalumni) or Instagram using the hashtag #HBSMakingADifference. Be sure to tell us your name, program, and graduation year. Follow @HBSAlumni on Instagram Follow @HBSAlumni on... View Details

Keywords: The Harvard Campaign

October 2020
Case

PraDigi Open Learning: Transforming Rural India

By: John J-H Kim and Malini Sen

Pratham is a non-governmental organization, focusing on high-quality, low-cost and replicable interventions to address gaps in the Indian education system. Co-founder Madhav Chavan is interested in using technology for education but differed in the way it is used in... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Social Entrepreneurship; Education; Information Technology; Learning; Growth and Development Strategy; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social Issues; Education Industry; India; Asia

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18 Dec 2018
Blog Post

Finding Your Family at HBS

yes, ‘kiki’ (gossip) over ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ with. I wanted my friends to plan trips to Provincetown and Miami. To pick their internship locations and companies based on where we would be welcomed and encouraged to express our fullest selves. To be fierce advocates... View Details

12 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Power to the People: The Unexpected Influence of Small Coalitions

Maryland professor at the time of his death in 1998, Olson believed that big corporations and industry organizations wielded control over policy. Diffuse groups could not effect policy change because individuals within the group did not have a sufficiently large... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

28 Apr 2023
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Creating a Workplace That Supports Employees in Work and Life

as a key aspect of the culture at Social Finance. “What Social Finance lacked in scale (as compared to larger organizations), it made up for in active allyship and initiative,” Wood shared. “While at View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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Jonathan Evans

HBS was my top choice among business schools because I wanted a learning environment steeped in not only thinking but also doing. The soul of HBS is the case method, which brings real business issues to life and permeates the academic... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Entertainment / Media

March 2018 (Revised February 2020)
Teaching Note

Improving Access at VA

By: Ryan W. Buell and Robert S. Huckman

In 2015, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ran the largest healthcare system in the United States, with over 1,700 sites of care that served nearly 9 million veterans. One year earlier, a scandal had erupted over a cover-up of the excessive wait times veterans... View Details

Keywords: Service Operations; Service Delivery; Social Issues; Health Care and Treatment; Government Administration; Performance Improvement; Public Administration Industry; Health Industry; United States

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October 2015 (Revised September 2016)
Case

Peru: Economic Miracle or Just a Mirage?

By: Richard H.K. Vietor, Fernando A. D'Alessio and Ricardo M. Pino

After years of rapid growth, Peru's economy had recently slowed. Mineral prices were down and the current President, Humala, had only a year remaining in office before the next election. And he could not run again. While the country had many strengths, especially in... View Details

Keywords: Resources; Internal Security; Politics; Natural Environment; Metals and Minerals; Country; Political Elections; Social Issues; Economic Growth; Tourism Industry; Peru

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01 Aug 2008
What Do You Think?

Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?

flat-footed on the issue of fuel efficiency? Granted, Detroit was busy catering to consumer demands for more profitable, lower-mileage vehicles. But at the same time, could stretch have given greater urgency to responses to alternative... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

19 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 19

wealth of data it provides about agents' behavior and about the Bitcoin system itself. This article presents the platform's design principles and properties for a non-technical audience; reviews its past, present, and future uses; and points out risks and regulatory... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 1999
News

The View from the Pit

are all experiencing HBS from the other side of the educational equation. Representing the areas of finance (Baldwin) and general management (Barrett, Hightower), they bring a potent mix of skills and expertise to the classroom - and even View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

October 2021
Teaching Note

BRAC in 2020

By: Tarun Khanna and Shreya Ramachandran

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 721-416. View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise; Education; Health; Social Issues; Poverty; Programs; Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Global Strategy; Education Industry; Health Industry; Bangladesh; South Asia

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08 Apr 2019
Blog Post

Second Life: Reflections on Complementing Success with an Encore Career

pursued. Moving forward by taking a step back As an HBS alum, Kloeblen has access to free Harvard coaching through the school’s office of Career and Professional Development. Kloeblen scheduled a phone consultation and prepared to discuss tactical View Details

Keywords: Technology

May 2011
Supplement

Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (B)

By: Lakshmi Iyer and John Macomber

In July 2009, as investors prepared to submit financial bids for the $3 billion Dharavi slum redevelopment project, considerable economic and political risks remained. View Details

Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Private Equity; Social Issues; Investment; Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; Financial Services Industry; Real Estate Industry; Mumbai

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