Socialization - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2018
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Disrupting India’s Dental Market

slotting into a job in an established business had little allure. He wanted to start something new, ideally a for-profit enterprise that would have a visible social impact. But when he thought about health care delivery, Singh found... View Details

Keywords: Sasha Issenberg

01 Jan 2002
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Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)

our ultimate goal of bringing benefits to all our constituents through good management, high technology, and, of course, creativity," she concludes. "It's very important for us to set an example in Asia as a company that can be both viable and View Details

16 May 2018
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ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup

Clubs News Clubs News With more than $300,000 in cash and prizes on the line, 12 finalist teams pitched their hearts out at the 21st Annual New Venture Competition on April 18. Before a crowd of 500 HBS alumni, students, staff and guests, the finalists—four from each... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Apr 2000
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Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences

conference hosted by the HBS African American Student Union (AASU). More than 550 attendees gathered in late January for the three-day meeting, which featured academic and social events held on campus and at the nearby Hyatt Regency... View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner

16 Dec 2016
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An Environmental Epiphany

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Jules Kortenhorst (MBA 1986) is CEO of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a leading think tank focused on sustainability and energy use. It has become a go-to source of analysis from the transformation from... View Details

12 Dec 2022
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HBS Alumni Named to 2022 Worthy 100

Several HBS alumni have been named to Worth magazine's 2022 Worthy 100, a collection of people "who have made the most significant impact on the world this year." The HBS alumni honored include Mike Bloomberg (MBA 1966); Citi CEO Jane Fraser (MBA 1994); Boundless CEO... View Details

16 Mar 2020
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Moderna Announces Start of Coronavirus Vaccine Testing

19 Aug 2019
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A New Purpose for the Corporation

Offering an update of their statement on “the purpose of a corporation”, the Business Roundtable, an influential group of some of America’s top chief executives, noted that “we share a fundamental commitment to all of our stakeholders”—and not just their shareholders.... View Details

05 Dec 2016
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The Dragon’s Tale

first decade of the new century. Professor McFarlan has visited China more than 70 times in the past 37 years. (photo by Webb Chappell) What were the first red flags that indicated to you that China’s economy was beginning to slow down? You could see the View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Sep 2015
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The Business of Love

potential dates, one much larger than their own pre-Facebook social networks. It also offered a peculiar anonymity. Users posted their profiles under pseudonyms and provided only the information they wanted to reveal. The online dating... View Details

Keywords: April White

27 Oct 2020
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HBS Votes

Stay Cool Daniella Ballou-Aares (MBA 2001), CEO of the Leadership Now Project, believes that "protecting the legitimacy of November's election is, at its core, about preserving American democracy.” Ballou-Aares convened a group of 50 business leaders (including Able... View Details

01 Jun 1999
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Moir Donelson

city as on his ability to navigate the inner circles of Chicago's business elite. Donelson hopes eventually to develop businesses that will create positive social changes in the part of Chicago where he grew up. "I realize this is a... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Jun 2014
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Faculty Q&A: The Cup Runneth Over

and so forth. The ever-intensifying social media buzz around the Cup can heighten interest and exposure, but it also can create a lot of distracting "noise" that marketers can't control. What's in it for Brazil? If there's logistical... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Jun 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016

has two parts. The first discusses the geological and social history of the site, focusing mainly on the park’s construction in the late 1850s and 1860s. The second part has essays on the 200-plus tree species and varieties. This is... View Details

01 Mar 2023
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Enabling Students to Pursue Their Passions

the same type of work he had done at New Orleans & Company, an economic development corporation, the summer between his two years at HBS. Bagala was able to take that summer job because of the Social Enterprise Fellowship he received from... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Sep 2018
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New Ways to Stay Connected

Women’s Leadership Accelerator in San Francisco this past March, where some 250 alumnae participated in a daylong program. Topics determined by the alumnae program committee included career pivots, social impact leadership, and how women... View Details

01 Sep 2005
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London Forum Highlights the Best of HBS

exemplary lives that they lead. “Your lives are the only book most people will ever read about HBS, and it’s a very readable book, indeed.” While the academic program provided plenty of stimulating ideas, the GLF Planning Committee, chaired by Sherry Coutu (MBA ’93),... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

02 Oct 2017
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Radical Generosity for the Real World

with themselves and made that commitment. There are other things that I would also recommend that, again, are part of the baby steps. One thing that is proven out in the social science research is the social... View Details

01 Dec 2002
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Bad Times for Business

that money. Kanter: When that kind of intervention takes place, however, we hear cries that the tax system is being used for social engineering. But I certainly have the sense now that without some degree of public and View Details