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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Saving Grace
capitalism—one that prioritizes social inclusion, health and well-being, and environmental protections—is going to be the more profitable approach in the long term, Savova says. That in turn would lead to happier retirements for its... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Giving Hope and Comfort
Jeff Feingold (MBA 1997) launched Hope and Comfort out of his Boston-area garage in 2011 to address the issue of hygiene insecurity in Massachusetts. "If you don't have basic hygiene products, it's very hard to stay clean, healthy, and confident," he explains. "No one... View Details
- 28 Jun 2024
- News
Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories
the Lifetime Achievement Award, given to The Honorable W. Mitt Romney (MBA 1974/JD 1975), United States Senator; the Entrepreneurship Award, given to Ilana D. Weinstein (MBA 1995), founder and CEO of The IDW Group LLC; the John C. Whitehead View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Case Study: Farming It Out
only do so much as a startup. —Glenn Lovelace (MBA 1987) At this stage, the goal should be doing the one thing that is distinctive and value-added very well, and scaling it up to where it is hard for others to duplicate. (Please just be ethical and View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Dean Clark Reflects on the School’s Key Initiatives
Program, this winter we will launch a new required course to help students understand the legal, ethical, economic, and social responsibilities of organizations and their employees, including the role of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Enron’s Legacy
recent poll by the Investor Responsibility Research Center, the average dollar value of stock held by directors of companies with stock ownership guidelines (only 20 percent of the sample!) was roughly $175,000 in 2004, although how that... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Damon Silvers
changes in approach, and what changes or circumstances gave rise to those changes in approach. We do not assume that making changes in response to changing circumstances is a bad thing. But the frequency of changes suggests a lack of... View Details
- 14 Oct 2020
- News
Sewn with Love
first time Hanazawa has wrestled with the ways she could urge her industry to focus on social impact. In 2011, an earthquake and tsunami leveled towns and cities in her home country of Japan, and she struggled with how to help. She... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 19 Aug 2021
- News
A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues
this one addressing a white audience, telling them exactly what they could be doing to help support the Black community. The positive response to that episode led Rogers, a retired senior lecturer to write his recent book, A Letter to My... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Coming Full Circle
says Srivastava, recalling that he reached out to classmate and HBS associate professor Noam Wasserman (MBA 1999, PhD 2002) to get a better sense of whether academia would be a good fit. Now, Srivastava is following three streams of research on View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Truth Be Told
company’s response to the complaint, but the class discussion turned to the motivations of the man who revealed the wrongdoing. Have you ever thought about blowing the whistle? Dey asked her students. Their response: We’ve thought about... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Righting the Ship
disaster. As such, the pandemic is remaking our world every day. So, it makes much more sense to talk about the post-COVID world than returning to normal. In this environment, how you discharge your responsibilities to a wide range of... View Details
- 29 Jan 2021
- News
Holding Business to Account
before the model Aiyer envisioned would be christened “impact investing,” she launched Walden Capital Management in 1994 to pursue these dual goals of financial return and social change on behalf her clients. Following Walden’s... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Faculty Research Online
your overall global strategy, says Professor Pankaj Ghemawat. One key: recognizing that regions don’t stop at national borders. An excerpt from the December 2005 Harvard Business Review. The Geography of Corporate Giving Where a company is headquartered influences the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Exchange: Micro Management
borrowers. Ten years ago, India didn’t have social security numbers, so that is a first-order constraint. We have been going to the neighborhoods where these entrepreneurs live, forming them into groups, and asking people which of their... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
making the budgets available. Then, beyond that, the private sector can play a really important role. There are a number of companies in India where there’s a mandate to set aside 2 percent of profits for corporate social responsibility.... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Funding His Purpose
discussion back then.” He thought about his work, about the projects he had undertaken around the world that had left him satisfied and about those that made him proud; and, finally, he thought about a meeting with Vera Cordeiro, a Brazilian View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
One-on-One with Edwin Reed
what sorts of activities do you oversee? Allen’s corporations provide myriad social services and operate a school, a resource center for battered women, senior-citizen complexes with 630 units, a for-profit transportation company, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
From the Editors
have created an enduring record of the School's intellectual engagement in historic events. In their regular reports on social gatherings, curriculum developments, building dedications, and retirements, they have also helped to foster a... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Profits and Purpose
students have a 35- or 40-year career in front of them, and we have a duty to prepare them for the competitive landscape in their careers. My hypothesis is that it is going to be a very different world, where natural capital and social... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint