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entrepreneurs. But it wasn’t until 2003 when iconic venture capitalist Arthur Rock, MBA 1951, donated $25 million for the creation of a program in the field of entrepreneurial management, did the Rock Center become a destination and... View Details

08 Dec 2022
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The War in Ukraine and Nestlé’s Moral Dilemma: Stay or Leave Russia?

products such as baby formula. At the same time, the company declared it would donate all profits to humanitarian relief organizations, and would therefore not pay any corporate taxes to the Russian government, although it would continue... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products

01 Dec 2023
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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

08 Aug 2022
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Building an 'ARMY' of Fans: Marketing Lessons from K-Pop Sensation BTS

wellbeing, economic inequality, and the need for social justice. In addition, the band partnered with UNICEF, donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter, and aided COVID-19 relief efforts. Build a content ecosystem. In addition to its... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta; Media & Broadcasting; Music

26 Jun 2020
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Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises

people in the area regained confidence that life was returning to normal. Niinami’s company also donated lunch to Soma City elementary school students for three days in April before the school could get lunch service going again. When he... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

29 Nov 2010
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United Breaks Guitars

and $1,200 in flight vouchers; when Carroll asked that his compensation be given to another, similarly affected customer, United chose instead to donate $3,000 to a music school. Throughout the fracas, United used Twitter as its... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

June 2014 (Revised February 2017)
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Kathy Giusti and the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Joshua D. Margolis and Matthew G. Preble

What do you do when your rising professional career is cut short by an unexpected cancer diagnosis? Kathy Giusti shifted careers, built a new organization that transformed how cancer research is done, and now faces the challenge of sustaining the organization and its... View Details

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exclusive reliance on Rakhimbayev’s donations to a donor base of 218 trustees—Kazakhstani business leaders who oversaw IQanat at the regional or district level. Salikova planned to oversee the opening of four new schools across the... View Details

12 Feb 2024
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Dale LeFebvre to Receive Horatio Alger Award

Dale LeFebvre (MBA 1998), founder and executive chairman of 3.5.7.11 Investments, was recently named by the nonprofit Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans as a recipient of the 2024 Horatio Alger Award. For more than 75 years, the award has been... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

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A Campus Built on Philanthropy | About

education. When Harvard Overseer Bishop William Lawrence approached him for a $1 million donation to help build the new campus, Baker refused. After consulting with his son, Harvard College graduate George F. Baker Jr., the elder Baker... View Details

04 Sep 2001
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Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made

society as a whole. This may mean, for example, increasing the average income per citizen; meeting the demand for donated organs; or improving the natural environment. We will present real-world examples in which we can increase two or... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman, Jonathan Baron & Katherine Shonk

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Aldrich Hall | About

Nations, purchased and donated thousands of acres of land to national parks, and—in 1949—funded Harvard Business School’s new classroom building. Rockefeller suggested that the building be named for his father-in-law, Nelson W. Aldrich,... View Details

07 Mar 2023
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Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization

methods of recycling thermoplastic ABS polymer, to bio-based and biodegradable materials, to their Replay program that enables users to donate used bricks for reuse. LEGO Group has a clear emphasis on cooperation and consortium forming... View Details

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produced more than 2,000 alumni who had been admitted to universities in 16 countries. The initiative’s funding model had also evolved, shifting from an exclusive reliance on Rakhimbayev’s donations to a donor base of 218... View Details

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U.K. firms. Employees were offered the opportunity to opt into a payroll deduction program that auto-deposits funds from each paycheck into a... 2025 Working Paper How Do Nonprofits Use Cash Windfalls? Evidence from $5B in Unrestricted View Details

16 Jul 2007
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Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision

interests (e.g., saving money or donating it to a good cause instead of spending frivolously, eating health food instead of junk food). "People focused a higher percentage of their spending on ice cream (and other 'want' groceries)... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Retail; Entertainment & Recreation

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Indoor Spaces | About

Room The Tim Day Fitness Room in Shad Hall was made possible through a generous donation from Timothy T. Day (MBA 1964) and the Timothy T. Day Foundation. The project, completed in the summer of 2019, united Shad Hall’s cardio and... View Details

25 Jul 2023
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Could a Business Model Help Big Pharma Save Lives and Profit?

Might Also Like: The FDA’s Speedy Drug Approvals Are Safe: A Win-Win for Patients and Pharma Innovation Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations Buy-In from Black Patients Suffers When Drug Trials Don’t... View Details

Keywords: by Esther Schrader; Pharmaceutical; Health

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Tata Hall | About

1975), Dean Nitin Nohria & Harvard University President Drew Faust Tata Hall is named in honor of Ratan N. Tata (AMP 71, 1975), who served as chairman of the Tata Sons Ltd., one of India’s largest business conglomerates, from 1991 until his retirement in 2012. Funds... View Details

06 Dec 2022
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Latest Isn’t Always Greatest: Why Product Updates Capture Consumers

from someone who is—especially if it’s a consequential purchase.” By following those practices, consumers should be able to tell if when they are buying something “revised” whether it is, in fact, improved. You Might Also Like: Giving Back: Consumers Care More About... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products; Retail

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