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Wage Policies and Incentives to Invest in Firm-Specific Human Capital
By: George P. Baker and Cristian Voicu
- 20 Jun 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Fame, Faith, and Social Activism: Business Lessons from Bono
escalating, high-profile campaign against Third World debt, poverty, war and disease. “Any CEO who thinks his or her job is about maximizing shareholder value is living in the past.” Koehn, a Harvard Business School historian who has studied View Details
- February 2011
- Teaching Note
Year Up: A Social Entrepreneur Builds High Performance (TN)
Teaching Note for 308032. View Details
- 2022
- Book
Democratize Work: The Case for Reorganizing the Economy
By: Isabelle Ferreras, Julie Battilana and Dominique Méda
What happens to a society—and a planet—when capitalism outgrows democracy? The tensions between democracy and capitalism are longstanding, and they have been laid bare by the social effects of COVID-19. The narrative of “essential workers” has provided thin cover for... View Details
Keywords: Democratic Capitalism; Essential Workers; Sustainability; Equality and Inequality; Climate Change; Social Issues
Ferreras, Isabelle, Julie Battilana, and Dominique Méda, eds. Democratize Work: The Case for Reorganizing the Economy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2022.
- September 2019
- Supplement
Hidrovias do Brasil – Environmental, Social and Governance Initiatives
By: Boris Groysberg
Keywords: Human Resources; Private Equity; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Growth and Development; Leadership; Operations; Problems and Challenges; Transportation; Human Capital; Transportation Industry; Brazil
Groysberg, Boris. "Hidrovias do Brasil – Environmental, Social and Governance Initiatives." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 420-712, September 2019.
- January 2019
- Case
Capitalism, Entrepreneurship and Responsibility
By: Geoffrey Jones
This case contains excerpts from prominent business leaders and others expressing their views on the responsibilities, if any, of business leaders to other stakeholders in society. It begins with an excerpt from Andrew Carnegie, the nineteenth century steel magnate, in... View Details
Keywords: Capitalism; Entrepreneurship; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Leadership; Attitudes; Perspective
Jones, Geoffrey. "Capitalism, Entrepreneurship and Responsibility." Harvard Business School Case 319-081, January 2019.
- May, 2019
- Article
Who Would You Like to Work With?: Use of Individual Characteristics and Social Networks in Team Formation Systems
By: Diego Gomez-Zara, Matthew Paras, Marlon Twyman, Jacqueline N. Lane, Leslie A. DeChurch and Noshir Contractor
People and organizations are increasingly using online platforms to assemble teams. In response, HCI researchers have theorized frameworks and created systems to support team assembly. However, little is known about how users search for and choose teammates on these... View Details
Gomez-Zara, Diego, Matthew Paras, Marlon Twyman, Jacqueline N. Lane, Leslie A. DeChurch, and Noshir Contractor. "Who Would You Like to Work With? Use of Individual Characteristics and Social Networks in Team Formation Systems." Art. 659. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Proceedings (May, 2019).
- 08 Sep 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
Capitalism Works Better When I Can See What You're Doing
sales. Knowing What Your Boss Earns Can Make You Work Harder Learning what your co-worker earns can make you less productive, but knowing your manager's paycheck can motivate you to work harder. The Surprising Benefits of OversharingIn a View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America
Consortium between Universidad de San Andrés, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, and CEDES (a public policy think tank), Argentina Faculdade de Economia, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil The HBS Initiative on Social Enterprise (ISE) was... View Details
- Web
Past Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
teachers and staff and are consistently challenged to fill vacancies. This project focused specifically on working with the Human Capital Staffing team and analyzing their hiring process to identify pain points that are preventing them... View Details
- 2003
- Chapter
Venture Capital Access in The New Economy: Is Gender an Issue?
By: Candida G. Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene and Myra M. Hart
Brush, Candida G., Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene, and Myra M. Hart. "Venture Capital Access in The New Economy: Is Gender an Issue?" In The Emergence of Entrepreneurship Policy: Governance, Start-ups and Growth in the Knowledge Economy, edited by David Hart. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2003.
- 04 Apr 2023
- Book
Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues
While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details
- 2008
- Working Paper
Positions of Power and Status: Reciprocity in the Venture Capital Industry
By: Mikolaj J. Piskorski
This paper proposes a straightforward way of differentiating between central network positions that confer power and those that confer status. I argue that actors achieve high status by receiving numerous exchanges from actors who in turn receive numerous exchanges... View Details
- 12 Nov 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Finance and Social Responsibility in the Informal Economy: Institutional Voids, Globalization, and Microfinance Institutions
- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
Reputation and Contractual Flexibility: Evidence from Venture Capital Distribution Pricing Policy
By: Paul A. Gompers, Andrew Metrick and Timothy Dore
- 2007
- Other Unpublished Work
Positions of Power and Status: Reciprocity in the Venture Capital Industry
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
This paper proposes a straightforward way of differentiating between central network positions that confer power from those that confer status. I argue that actors achieve high status by receiving numerous exchanges from actors who receive numerous exchanges from... View Details
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan. "Positions of Power and Status: Reciprocity in the Venture Capital Industry." March 2007.
- 2000
- Chapter
The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success: Organizational Structure, Incentives, and Complementarities
By: Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner
Keywords: Venture Capital; Success; Organizational Structure; Motivation and Incentives; Business Ventures
Gompers, Paul, and Josh Lerner. "The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success: Organizational Structure, Incentives, and Complementarities." Chap. 1 in Concentrated Corporate Ownership, edited by Randall Morck, 17–50. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. University of Chicago Press, 2000.
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Adding a Social Dimension to Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Creating Shared Value CSV Creating Shared Value CSV Explained Emerging Topics CSV in Practice Published CSV Cases CSV Explained CSV Explained The Three Levels of CSV Adding a Social Dimension to Strategy Redefining View Details
- June 2008
- Article
Bringing the Context Back In: Settings and the Search for Syndicate Partners in Venture Capital Investment Networks
Most existing network-based theories of relationship formation, whether based on homophily or structural constraint, imply that actors form highly cohesive, homogenous clusters. Yet real networks also include many "bridging" ties—isolated links between parties that... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Networks; Theory; Partners and Partnerships; Investment; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Growth and Maturation; Size; Geographic Location
Sorenson, Olav, and Toby E. Stuart. "Bringing the Context Back In: Settings and the Search for Syndicate Partners in Venture Capital Investment Networks." Administrative Science Quarterly 53, no. 2 (June 2008).