Social Responsibility - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Mar 2021
News

Bridging the Gap

Illustration by Chris Gash Long before “COVID-19” became a household word with grave implications, the education sector faced enormous challenges. Opportunity and achievement gaps marginalizing students of color and those from low-income families, funding disparities... View Details

01 Sep 2016
Blog Post

Reflecting on the HKS/HBS Joint Degree Program

not only for a business leader but also for someone considering a career in politics like myself. Third, HBS provides many opportunities to take leadership positions. The responsibilities of the HBS Student Association (SA) really amazed... View Details

01 Aug 2014
News

A closer look at the industry of beauty

homogenization persists, the purchasing power of emerging economies, aging populations, and increasingly multiethnic US consumers has now led to a new sensitivity to diversity. Further, Jones has found that today's generation of industry leaders has a greater awareness... View Details

17 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

Resisting the Seductions of Success

meeting their responsibilities to others if they haven't first met certain responsibilities to themselves. This, in turn, requires keeping a healthy distance from the pressures and seductions surrounding... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.; Entertainment & Recreation; Information; Publishing

06 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces 2024 Goldsmith Fellows

award have served in leadership roles in nonprofit and public sector organizations and demonstrate a strong commitment to continued career paths in these areas. New recipients are invited to participate in events with current and former recipients as well as local... View Details

29 May 2020
Op-Ed

How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents

are experiencing increased food insecurity among vulnerable populations, disruptions throughout food systems, and difficulty getting excess supply to the people who most need it. Responses range from international food programs to... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Agriculture & Agribusiness

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Tim Day Fitness Room | About

to provide users with an enhanced fitness experience. The open floor plan includes a centrally located staff desk and social area, allowing staff to service the entire area more efficiently and provide increased safety oversight. The... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Crisis and Creativity

talent pool. Many Web 2.0 developments, including blogs and social networking, grew out of the large number of talented Web-literate workers who lost their jobs after the collapse of the Internet bubble. In addition, technologies and... View Details

Keywords: Bhaskar Chakravorti

20 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School

on the short-term movement of that money. Kanter: When that kind of intervention takes place, however, we hear cries that the tax system is being used for social engineering. But I certainly have the sense now that without some degree of... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

12 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

How to Turn Down the Boil on Group Conflict

politically unacceptable. Responses averaged in the 80s, with the largest clump at 100. As negative as possible “The forecasts were pretty much as negative as possible,” Lees says. In reality, however, the real View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

02 Oct 2000
What Do You Think?

What Lies Beyond NAFTA?

with the results that NAFTA has produced. But it seems not to have receded in interest among at least one group of readers of this column. The column "What Lies Beyond NAFTA?," with a focus on future responses to issues... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Sep 2018
News

What I Do: Clare Reichenbach (AMP 185, 2013)

to highlight the fact that culture and conduct are as important as cooking and craft. As a validator and industry accreditor, we have an increased responsibility to ensure that we are highlighting those players who are excellent across... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Peter and Maria Hoey

28 May 2019
News

A More Perfect Union

Case Study. Daniella Ballou-Aares (MBA 2001, MPA 2002) believes that has to change—and it’s the responsibility of her generation to lead the way. Ballou-Aares is creating a path for the next generation of business leaders to engage in... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dan Bejar

01 Mar 2022
What Do You Think?

Is It Time for More Reverse Mentoring?

rest of us. An imaginative, tech savvy caregiver we employ in our home dreamed up a business based on an unsatisfactory personal experience. Despite her lack of formal training, resources, and investment, she devised a way to test her idea, order the necessary... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

2010
Dictionary Entry

Civil Society - Business Relations

By: James E. Austin and Alnoor Ebrahim

Keywords: Civil Society or Community; Business and Community Relations; Business Ventures; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact

Citation

01 Mar 2020
News

Becoming a Better Corporate Citizen

15 Jul 2020
News

Making Corporate Boards More Effective - Virtual

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Online Harassment | About

“intense personal harassment” under the University-wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities (USRR) and “bullying” under the Non-Discrimination and Anti-Bullying Policies (NDAB) . Doxing occurs under these policies when a community... View Details

21 Dec 2022
News

HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion

us closer to freedom,’” Poznansky writes. APRIL 12 Corporate Responses to the War in Ukraine Tuesday April 19, 2022, 5:30pm, Virtual program How are businesses and business leaders reacting to the war in Ukraine? Senior leaders from three... View Details

28 May 2019
News

INK: Maker’s Manual

leaders to support social causes and institutions, using traditional and new approaches for effecting positive change. ... “What motivates today’s alumni to take action on a particular social issue? For some... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

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