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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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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

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Antitrust & Competition Policy - 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 Antitrust & Competition ... Antitrust & Competition Policy... 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

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

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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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

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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Events - Business History

and Society “Perspectives on the Role of Philanthropy in Socioeconomic Development: US and Britain 1830-2020” Charles Harvey, Newcastle, and Mairi Maclean, Bath 3:30 - 5:00 PM, via Zoom. Oct 18 18 Oct 2021 Business History Seminar: Global... 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

Keywords: Finance

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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

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Faculty and Research - Alumni

current-use and $500,000 for endowment. To learn more, please call 617.495.6881 (toll-free: 877.448.3864) or email us . You can also support HBS faculty and their research through your will or a charitable trust. Learn more about how these and other planned gifts... View Details

F. Warren McFarlan

Professor McFarlan earned his AB from Harvard University in 1959, and his MBA and DBA from the Harvard Business School in 1961 and 1965 respectively. He has had a significant role in introducing materials on Management Information Systems to all major programs at... View Details

Keywords: communications; computer; e-commerce industry; health care; information; information technology industry; nonprofit industry

07 Jun 2021
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9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'

Few people enjoy asking for money. Whether you’re selling cookies or seeking a gift to fund medical research, it's rarely easy. “Many people see it as akin to begging,” writes Harvard Business School Professor F. Warren McFarlan in his new book Effective Fundraising:... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

08 May 2023
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How Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Crushed Crowdfunding for Minority Entrepreneurs

What does fearmongering about immigration have to do with crowdfunding new ideas on Kickstarter? For Black, Asian, and Hispanic entrepreneurs, such rhetoric can undermine fundraising efforts, making it even less likely that new ideas will come to fruition, argues... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

24 Jul 2017
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People Have an Irrational Need to Complete 'Sets' of Things

Credit: Martin Barraud Here’s a tip for persuading people to finish more tasks, buy more products, or donate more money: Simply present assignments, requests, or items as arbitrary sets, rather than as individual units. New research reveals that people are... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Connell House | About

leadership. The Connell family’s philanthropy has also had a significant impact on innovations in the MBA Program. About the Name William F. Connell (1938-2001) was a visionary business leader, known for his strategic skills, ethical... View Details

01 Sep 2013
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Dynamic Duo

of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Judy, a former Fidelity Investments executive, is leading a science education initiative for early teens at the Museum of Science and serves on the board of Rosie's Place. Their new Fund chair... View Details

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

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