social impact bonds - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 27

generations to come. Publisher's Link: http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9261.html The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Investment Recommendations Authors:Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Jul 2023
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Harvard Innovation Labs: Where Passion and Purpose Meet

well as members of the alumni entrepreneurship community. In terms of funding, we provide Spark Grants and Social Impact Fellowships. Another source is the Allston Venture Fund, which is a syndicate of... View Details

February 2021
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Apple: Privacy vs. Safety (A)

By: Henry McGee, Nien-hê Hsieh, Sarah McAra and Christian Godwin

In 2015, Apple CEO Tim Cook debuted the iPhone 6S with enhanced security measures that enflamed a debate on privacy and public safety around the world. The iPhone 6S, amid a heightened concern for privacy following the 2013 revelation of clandestine U.S. surveillance... View Details

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01 Jan 2013
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Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987

children, this opportunity wasn't the life I wanted at that point," says Jacobson, who resigned, then taught at HBS, consulted, and began to focus on philanthropy. She and Jon had started a family foundation and were interested in finding ways to have an View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

26 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017

Umit Gurun, and Scott Duke Kominers Abstract—The patent system is commonly justified as a way to promote social welfare and, more specifically, technological progress. For years, however, there has been concern that patent litigation is... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2023
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Cultivating Prosperity in Afghanistan

Spice’s website and social media presence at night, while Jung went to Afghanistan so she and Alaniz could learn more about how they might set up a supply chain to import the slightly sweet and floral saffron threads used extensively in... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

09 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 9, 2007

Venture Capital Investment Cycles: The Impact of Public Markets Authors:Paul Gompers, Anna Kovner, Josh Lerner, and David Scharfstein Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming). (Earlier version distributed as National... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

The Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business?

reviews over professional critics, but also because of its historical database that tracks every review. Luca compared the ratings over time with revenue data from the state of Washington to gauge how reviews impacted restaurants' bottom... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

stability. Funding How much do you need – and what will it cost you? Like the legal structure of your enterprise, your choice (or choices) of funding options has an enduring impact on both your business and your role within it. In the... View Details

10 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

improves financial performance on measures such as profitable investments at the individual portfolio-company level and overall fund returns. And even though associating with similar people can have social benefits for those people, it... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Events - Private Capital Project

panelists Sir Ronald Cohen (Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and Social Finance), Lisa Hagerman (DBL Partners), and Greg Shell (Bain Double Impact). The Consequences of Private Equity on... View Details

22 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018

case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/318040-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 218-084 Root Capital and the Efficient Impact Frontier In 2015 Root Capital, a pioneer in the impact investing space, began... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 May 2020
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5 Reasons to Join a Club at HBS

Social Enterprise Club’s conference, are on the leading edge of new technologies and exploring the purpose of business today as we know it. Students have the opportunity to hear from some of the world’s foremost thinkers without ever... View Details

14 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

When the Rubber Meets the Road, Most Commuters Text and Email While Driving

post-doctoral researcher Thomaz Teodorovicz, Andrew Kun of the University of New Hampshire, and Orit Shaer of Wellesley College. Work vs. personal multitasking Numerous studies have been conducted over the years, including some by HBS researchers, about the driving... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

27 Feb 2017
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Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

Organizations with great reputations can draw large and loyal followings. Source: iStock In developed countries, the best friends of businesses are the legal, political, and social institutions—banks, courts, intellectual property... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

2024
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Igniting Innovation: Evidence from PyTorch on Technology Control in Open Collaboration

By: Daniel Yue and Frank Nagle

Many companies offer free access to their technology to encourage outside addon innovation, hoping to later profit by raising prices or harnessing the power of the crowd while continuing to steer the direction of innovation. They can achieve this balance by opening... View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Power and Influence; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Corporate Governance

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Online Learning Model | HBS Online

impactful than other online business programs, and 91 percent stated HBS Online had a positive impact on their careers. What sets HBS Online apart? Our learning model is active, social, and features... View Details

01 Sep 2021
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Can We Train for Trust?

was about its impact on “young employees and their training/development how can we replace small things you pick up on from more experienced peers that are so impactful to your professional development?”... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

tools, skills, and frameworks to successfully implement strategy within your organization and drive impactful results. 8 weeks 5-8 hours per week 6 modules Self-Paced with regular deadlines This course earns you a Certificate of... View Details

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Innovation Policies

By: Ramana Nanda and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf

Past work has shown that failure tolerance by principals has the potential to stimulate innovation, but has not examined how this affects which projects principals will start. We demonstrate that failure tolerance has an equilibrium price – in terms of an investor’s... View Details

Keywords: Innovation; Investing; Abandonment Option; Failure Tolerance; Innovation and Invention; Venture Capital; Attitudes; Investment; Failure