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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

significant discretion. Corporate philanthropy is our setting to study how a differentiated structural element—the corporate foundation—constrains the influence of individual senior managers and directors on corporate strategy. Our... View Details

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Community | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

investing opportunities, alumni mentorship, and cross-school social events to help foster a strong community of students with a shared interest in the field of impact investing. The club also manages the Harbus Foundation (a venture View Details

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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

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Financial Aid - Alumni

of experiences and perspectives to the classroom and make it possible for recipients to pursue career paths based on interest and potential impact rather than student debt. A Tradition of Philanthropy Watch this 3-minute video to learn... View Details

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Innovation & Innovative Capacity - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

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Clubs & Consulting | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

recommendations for review. Projects run from October to April. If you think your organization could benefit from the services of our club, please complete the interest form by September 4. Created by Harbus News Corporation at HBS, the Harbus Foundation provides... View Details

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Golden Age of Black Business

Herndon returned to Atlanta to oversee the growth of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company (today the Atlanta Life Financial Group), founded by his father Alonzo. Herndon continued his family's tradition of philanthropy with major financial... View Details

19 Sep 2023
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2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

"philantech" approach combines philanthropy and technology to efficiently manage food surplus in supermarkets, providing nutritious meals to those in need. During her internship, Tatiana had the privilege of working closely with the... View Details

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Antitrust & Competition Policy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

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Why Your Gift Matters - Alumni

collection of articles and videos highlighting faculty research The HBS Economic Model Our distinctive economic model helps sustain the School’s excellence. Alumni philanthropy is a vital component of this model. The highlights below... View Details

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CEO Leadership - 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 CEO Leadership CEO Leadership What is the role of an effective... View Details

20 Oct 2023
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Highlights from the Fall 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

On the evening of Wednesday, October 11, Alumni Board members joined with current HBS students in the Spangler Center for "A Conversation about Life Lessons", which was led by Leslie Perlow, the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership. This October, more than 75... View Details

2023
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Deeply Responsible Business.: A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership

By: Geoffrey Jones

Corporate social responsibility has entered the mainstream, but what does it take to run a successful purpose-driven business? This book examines leaders who put values alongside profits to showcase the challenges and upside of deeply responsible business. Should... View Details

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Globalization - Faculty & Research

transformation, or broader support for the public system. Keywords: Technical Institutes ; Community Relations ; Social Impact ; Argentina ; Mexico ; Brazil ; Conglomerate ; Stakeholder Management ; Government And Business ; Community Impact ; View Details

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Events - Creating Emerging Markets

Studies, the findings of the CEM project provided a global framework to discuss the present and future role of business philanthropy in Chile, and the type of education which should be supported. May 09 09-10 MAY 2019 Boston, MA Seeking... View Details

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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About

Europe who instilled in his son a deep appreciation for public service and the importance of giving back. Today, Bloomberg Philanthropies works to improve lives by focusing on the arts, education, the environment, government innovation,... View Details

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Environmental Quality - 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 Environmental Quality Environmental Quality In 1991, Michael... View Details

01 Jun 2011
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Who Was George F. Baker?

banking and finance. Remembering George F. Baker: After his death in 1931, the boards of many of the dozens of companies and philanthropies Baker had served on wrote tributes that are stored in a finely crafted chest, now part of the... View Details

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Events - Business History

Rates and Expectations in the Eighteenth Century” Hannah Farber, Columbia 3:30 - 5:00 PM, via Zoom Oct 25 25 Oct 2021 Business History Seminar: Global Business and Society “Perspectives on the Role of Philanthropy in Socioeconomic... View Details

21 May 2024
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A New Chapter

comes from infrastructure that the nonprofit and its local partners install, which provides jobs and benefits communities as well as schools. “We focus on country-wide rollouts where philanthropy and aid fund initial infrastructure and... View Details

Keywords: Catherine O’Neill Grace; photo by Cayce Clifford

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