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25 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

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

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

06 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

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

01 Sep 2023
News

Elevator Pitch: Standard of Care

Illustration by Drue Wagner Mike H. M. Teodorescu (DBA 2018) CEO, SurgiBox Dan Brown (DBA 2019) CFO Concept: Founded in the wake of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, SurgiBox’s lead product is a portable operating room that fits into a backpack and runs on a rechargeable... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneurship; healthcare; surgery; Ukraine; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

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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

26 Apr 2022
Book

What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose

glasses and sends every three-year veteran of the company to a developing country to see its glasses donation programs in action. The company also broadened its social contributions, running programs that seek to expand access to eyecare... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

across the spectrum, from entrepreneurial ventures to more established firms. Publications How Do Nonprofits Use Cash Windfalls? Evidence from $5B in Unrestricted Donations By: Jennifer Walsh 2025 | Faculty Research How do nonprofits use... View Details

24 Jul 2017
Research & Ideas

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... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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The New Role for Government & NGOs - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

kind works against it and even makes tradeoffs between economic and social goals inevitable. Traditional Roles New Roles Philanthropists Donate to charitable causes Partner with companies and NGOs to catalyze shared value initiatives NGOs... View Details

25 Apr 2023
Blog Post

How Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) Transform Your MBA Learning Journey

your one time to have an understanding of your value to a firm. 2) You can use Donor-Advised Funds to maximize your donation amount through asset appreciation that is not taxed. 3) Budgets and targets usually are not totally accurate but... View Details

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The Chao Center: The Heart of HBS Executive Education

also supporting health care initiatives and U.S.-Asia cultural exchanges." In 2012, the Chao family donated US$40 million to Harvard Business School, supporting the construction of the Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center and endowing a scholarship... View Details

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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About

building was extensively revitalized and expanded in 2003-2005, primarily with funds donated by generous HBS alumni. Special attention was given to updating and enhancing the building’s traditional functions while designing new spaces... View Details

18 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?

the satire publication The Onion headlined, "Woman A Leading Authority On What Shouldn't Be In Poor People's Grocery Carts." This study's results could have implications for everything from social and economic policymaking to charitable View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

Co-Winner Reduce the burden of heart disease in China. Charitable Donations Group Social Enterprise Track Runner-Up Raise funds for nonprofits by helping them accept and liquidate real estate transactions. Business Track, 2006 8baorice... View Details

04 Apr 2024
News

The Making of a Medical Milestone

On March 16, doctors at the Massachusetts General Hospital made history when they successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig to a living human. The groundbreaking procedure marked a significant milestone in animal-to-human transplant, or... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Morgan Hall | About

(1840-1931) donated the funds to build the original Harvard Business School campus in 1924, Dean Wallace B. Donham suggested that the main administration building should be named as Baker saw fit. Baker chose to honor his close friend... View Details

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Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

charity and strategy, corporations don’t only give money, they donate distinctive capabilities. And that can result in greater social good even as it strengthens a company’s competitive edge. Dec 2002 Harvard Business Review The... View Details

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Cotting House | About

graduate of Harvard College, Cotting served on the HBS Visiting Committee from 1943 to 1966. In addition to donating the funds to construct Cotting House, he established a permanent charitable trust—one of the largest in the history of... View Details

11 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

Why South Korea's Samsung Built the Only Outdoor Skating Rink in Texas

verdict to be an unequivocal “yes.” “[TiVo] paid $10,000 to buy a champion steer during a local county fair, renaming the bull ‘TiVo' before donating it back” For cases that aren’t settled out of court, companies serving as defendants... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Legal Services

28 Jan 2020
Book

Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

calls hadn’t been returned). It took specific demonstrations of intentions and opportunities to make her story credible: a $1,000 donation for bows for a school’s string orchestra. It maybe wasn’t the best use of her money, but it showed... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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