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  • June 2014 (Revised November 2014)
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Investing in Online Marketplaces

By: Andrei Hagiu and Hermes Alvarez
Simon Rothman had recently been promoted from executive-in-residence to Partner at esteemed venture capital firm Greylock Partners and placed in charge of managing a $100 million early-stage fund commitment dedicated to online marketplaces. In Greylock's view, 2014 was... View Details
Keywords: Business Models; Competitive Advantage; Entrepreneurship; Internet; Investments; Networks; Technology; Venture Capital
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Hagiu, Andrei, and Hermes Alvarez. "Investing in Online Marketplaces." Harvard Business School Case 714-520, June 2014. (Revised November 2014.)
  • 29 Mar 2021
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How to measure the impact of natural and social capital on a company’s accounts?

  • January 2018
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John Rogers, Jr.—Ariel Investments Co.

By: Steven Rogers and Greg White
John Rogers Jr., the founder and CEO of Ariel Investments, an enormously successful finance firm with $12 billion of invested capital, is one of the few African Americans in the asset management industry. As one of the high profile leaders in the black business... View Details
Keywords: Advocacy; Diversity; Investment Management; Affirmative Action; Disruption; Cost vs Benefits; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Leading Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Problems and Challenges; Financial Services Industry; Chicago
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Rogers, Steven, and Greg White. "John Rogers, Jr.—Ariel Investments Co." Harvard Business School Case 318-099, January 2018.
  • March 2018 (Revised March 2018)
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JPMorgan Chase: Invested in Detroit (A)

By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris
Beginning in 2014, JPMorgan Chase launched Invested in Detroit, a $100 million philanthropic investment in the city over five years. The bank worked with local economic development organizations, workforce development organizations, small businesses, philanthropies,... View Details
Keywords: Local Economic Development; Workforce Development; Philanthropic Investment; Financial Institutions; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Urban Development; Business and Community Relations; Banking Industry; United States; Michigan
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Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Norris. "JPMorgan Chase: Invested in Detroit (A)." Harvard Business School Case 918-406, March 2018. (Revised March 2018.)
  • December 2022 (Revised April 2023)
  • Technical Note

Technical Note on ESG and Impact Investing in Real Estate

By: Arthur I Segel, Dwight Angelini, Matt Kelly, Elisha Baker and Miguel Goncalves
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Segel, Arthur I., Dwight Angelini, Matt Kelly, Elisha Baker, and Miguel Goncalves. "Technical Note on ESG and Impact Investing in Real Estate." Harvard Business School Technical Note 223-015, December 2022. (Revised April 2023.)
  • September 2024
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Investing in the Next Generation: The Long-Run Impacts of a Liquidity Shock

By: Patrick Agte, Arielle Bernhardt, Erica M. Field, Rohini Pande and Natalia Rigol
How do poor entrepreneurs trade off investments in business enterprises versus children's human capital, and how do these choices influence intergenerational socio-economic mobility? To examine this, we exploit experimental variation in household income resulting from... View Details
Keywords: Socio-economic Mobility; Entrepreneurship; Education; Income; Literacy; Poverty
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Agte, Patrick, Arielle Bernhardt, Erica M. Field, Rohini Pande, and Natalia Rigol. "Investing in the Next Generation: The Long-Run Impacts of a Liquidity Shock." American Economic Review 114, no. 9 (September 2024): 2792–2824.
  • April 2014 (Revised July 2014)
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Aspada: In Search of the Right Structure for Impact Investing

By: Michael Chu and Rachna Tahilyani
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Chu, Michael, and Rachna Tahilyani. "Aspada: In Search of the Right Structure for Impact Investing." Harvard Business School Case 314-099, April 2014. (Revised July 2014.)
  • September 2017 (Revised November 2017)
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John Rogers and Ariel Investments

By: Steven Rogers and Greg White
The strong, public advocacy of a highly successful African American CEO has the potential to negatively impact his company. The CEO is deciding if he should listen to the advice of others who are urging him to “tone it down”. View Details
Keywords: Advocacy; Diversity; Investment Management; Affirmative Action; Disruption; Cost vs Benefits; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Leading Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Problems and Challenges; Financial Services Industry; Chicago
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Rogers, Steven, and Greg White. "John Rogers and Ariel Investments." Harvard Business School Case 318-015, September 2017. (Revised November 2017.)
  • July 2025
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Reputation Burning: Analyzing the Impact of Brand Sponsorship on Social Influencers

By: Mengjie Cheng and Shunyuan Zhang
The growth of the influencer marketing industry warrants an empirical examination of the effect of posting sponsored videos on influencers' reputations. We collected a novel dataset of user-generated YouTube videos created by prominent English-speaking influencers in... View Details
Keywords: Reputation; Mathematical Methods; Marketing Reference Programs; Social Media; Brands and Branding
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Cheng, Mengjie, and Shunyuan Zhang. "Reputation Burning: Analyzing the Impact of Brand Sponsorship on Social Influencers." Management Science 71, no. 7 (July 2025): 5910–5932.
  • 2016
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Does Firm Innovation Affect Corporate Social Responsibility?

By: Rui Shen, Yi Tang and Ying Zhang
This study examines the relationship between firm innovation and CSR. Stakeholders’ concern over transaction-specific investments exacerbates when firms engage heavily in innovation activities. To secure stakeholders’ support, firms adopt CSR effectively as an ex ante... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Firm Innovation; Transaction-specific Investments; Firm Risk; Environmental Munificence; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Innovation and Invention
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Shen, Rui, Yi Tang, and Ying Zhang. "Does Firm Innovation Affect Corporate Social Responsibility?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-096, February 2016.
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Impact Stories | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Filter Results: (52) Submit People Alumni Executive Education Faculty MBA Students Topics Business for Social Impact Impact Investing K-12... View Details
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Impact Stories | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

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  • September 2010
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Acumen Fund: Measurement in Impact Investing (TN) (A) and (B)

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Teaching Note for 310011 and 310017. View Details
Keywords: Projects; For-Profit Firms; Networks; Health Care and Treatment; Performance Evaluation; Investment Portfolio; Asset Pricing; Competition; Multinational Firms and Management; Venture Capital; Investment Return; Poverty; Financial Services Industry; Kenya
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Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Acumen Fund: Measurement in Impact Investing (TN) (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 311-056, September 2010.
  • November 2018 (Revised June 2019)
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JANA Partners: Impact through Activism?

By: Vikram S. Gandhi and Caitlin Reimers Brumme
Jana Partners, a well-known “activist” hedge fund has announced the launch of a new fund Jana Impact. The basic premise is that the fund will be able to generate superior returns by using Jana’s activist approach with companies that are underperforming on ESG metrics.... View Details
Keywords: Hedge Fund; Hedge Funds; ETF; Activist Investing; Activism; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Asset Management
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Gandhi, Vikram S., and Caitlin Reimers Brumme. "JANA Partners: Impact through Activism?" Harvard Business School Case 819-073, November 2018. (Revised June 2019.)
  • 29 Aug 2023
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Conservatives Fight Back against Environmental and Socially Conscious Investments

  • 14 Apr 2015
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The Type of Socially Responsible Investments That Make Firms More Profitable

  • March 2021 (Revised November 2022)
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Blue Meridian Partners (A): Scaling for Impact

By: V. Kasturi Rangan
In 2018, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation in a bold move transferred all its assets to a fund pooled with other General Partners and Limited Partners, called Blue Meridian Partners, to focus substantial long range investments in a few carefully chosen nonprofits.The... View Details
Keywords: Venture Philanthropy; Scaling; COVID-19 Pandemic; Social Justice; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Venture Capital; Business Model; Social Issues; Poverty; Values and Beliefs; Decisions; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Nonprofit Organizations; Investment Portfolio
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Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Blue Meridian Partners (A): Scaling for Impact." Harvard Business School Case 521-090, March 2021. (Revised November 2022.)
  • August 2022 (Revised May 2025)
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Fresh Food Generation

By: Brian Trelstad, Amy Klopfenstein and Mel Martin
This case highlights one of five BIPOC entrepreneurs in the Boston area as part of the HBS Impact Investment Fund. In fall 2021, a team of HBS students reviewed the financial statements of Fresh Food Generation (FFG), a Dorchester, Massachusetts-based food service... View Details
Keywords: Impact Investing; Investment; Entrepreneurial Finance; Entrepreneurship; Race; Food and Beverage Industry; Boston
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Trelstad, Brian, Amy Klopfenstein, and Mel Martin. "Fresh Food Generation." Harvard Business School Case 323-010, August 2022. (Revised May 2025.)
  • October 2013 (Revised October 2017)
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Bridges Ventures

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sarah Appleby
Bridges Ventures, a UK-based impact investor with double-digit returns on its investments, is reflecting on its social impact and pondering its future course. View Details
Keywords: Impact Investing; United Kingdom; Financial And Social Return; Social Enterprise; Investment Portfolio; Transportation Industry; Retail Industry; Real Estate Industry; United Kingdom
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Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Sarah Appleby. "Bridges Ventures." Harvard Business School Case 514-001, October 2013. (Revised October 2017.)
  • 07 Oct 2019
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Weighting accounts for impact

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