Social Responsibility - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Accountability at the World Bank

accountability at the project and policy levels since the early 1990s, particularly through the establishment and enforcement of social and environmental safeguards and complaint and response mechanisms. But... View Details

Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim

September 2009 (Revised December 2009)
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Genzyme Center (B)

By: Michael W. Toffel and Aldo Sesia

Genzyme Corporation is in the midst of planning its new corporate headquarters, which incorporates many innovative green building features. After learning that the building as planned would likely earn a LEED Silver rating, an intermediate score in the LEED green... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Standards; Cost vs Benefits; Biotechnology Industry; Construction Industry; Real Estate Industry; Green Technology Industry

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15 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Stan Chang: “A Guided Experience into the World of Entrepreneurship”

best program for me.” Stan had already gained an impressive amount of experience at Microsoft where he worked on operating systems and with online payments technology, responsibilities that “shaped my view on software development and how... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Entrepreneurship

June 2005 (Revised March 2007)
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ACHAP (African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships): the Merck/Gates Initiative in Botswana

By: V. Kasturi Rangan

By June 2004, ACHAP, a three-way partnership of The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Merck, and the Botswana government, had committed nearly $60 million of the $100 million toward various AIDS education, prevention, and treatment programs. It was time to evaluate... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Social Marketing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Evaluation; Business and Government Relations; Partners and Partnerships; Health Industry

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02 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

Indulgence vs. Regret: Investing in Future Memories

alumni. "And the student responses demonstrate that these feelings of regret actually start quite early in life. We don't have to wait 40 years to learn from the experiences of others." So burn your to-do list and let's all go... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

14 Apr 2023
Blog Post

New MBA Course Asks Students: What’s More Important—Purpose or Profits?

And as ChatGPT made worldwide headlines, Crampton spoke to students about how the company is developing AI with social responsibility in mind. “I wish I had a course like SPF in my RC year,” said Angela Son,... View Details

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Losing Passion for Your Job? Why Quitting Might Be the Right Move | Working Knowledge

experts Expertly curated insights, precisely tailored to address the challenges you are tackling today. More about Working Knowledge Strategy and Innovation More like this Social Responsibility More like... View Details

21 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases

attendees return, they are prepared to "catalyze change" in their companies that will help them and other women advance." Organizational Accountability Organizations must also take responsibility for giving equal... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

17 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 17

most challenging aspects of systems integration. August 2013 Journal of Experimental Social Psychology Group Membership Alters the Threshold for Mind Perception: The Role of Social Identity, Collective... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

19 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 19, 2007

ratings are not optimally using publicly available data. We discuss the implications of our findings for advocates and opponents of corporate social responsibility as well as for studies that relate View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Krisha Patel | MBA

Krisha Patel Chemical & Physical Biology / Computer Science Dunster 2025 Cohort 6 Innovation and technology are true architects of change, especially when used to develop solutions that are user-centric, socially View Details

01 Jun 2003
News

Portraits from the Class of 2003

value to the world,” he says simply. So, with support from the School, he expanded upon his role as section cohistorian and asked the entire Class of 2002 to respond to the question. Deifell, a media artist and social documentarian, also... View Details

Keywords: HBS; portrait project; Arts, Entertainment

09 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Career Advancement Without Experience

contractors, they enjoy a broader social network from which to draw referrals than most permanent employees. In the film industry—where most hiring is done based on a production manager's previous experience with an individual—referrals... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Motion Pictures & Video; Technology

01 Jun 2005
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Marked Managers

Baxter people worked first as assistants to senior managers and then were put into project-based assignments where they learned about different parts of the company. Within a couple of years, they were given responsibility for running... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Career Imprints; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008

Mouse and the Wealthy Elephant Live Happily Ever After? Authors:James E. Austin and Herman B. Leonard Abstract What happens when small iconic socially oriented businesses are acquired by large corporations? Such mergers create significant... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2021
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How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity?

accurately, your hologram or avatar) can, among other things, go to school, go to work, play games, watch concerts, and browse stores. For Facebook, or now Meta, its dominance in social networking combined with a Meta-based strategy is an... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Jan 2007
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Sir Martin S. Sorrell, MBA 1968

DoubleClick last April, WPP quickly countered with the purchase of 24/7 Real Media. Also high on Sorrell's agenda is the subject of corporate social responsibility (CSR)—or global corporate citizenship—which... View Details

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2.6 Sample Disciplinary Violations | MBA

2.6 Sample Disciplinary Violations Students are responsible for complying with all expectations for conduct set forth in this Student Handbook, including without limitation upholding the MBA Honor Code and HBS Community Values of honesty,... View Details

01 Mar 2010
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Faculty Books

Robert G. Eccles and Michael P. Krzus (Wiley) An emerging business trend is for companies to go beyond separate reports for financial and nonfinancial (e.g., corporate social responsibility or... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

March 2025
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Hurtigruten: Sea Zero

By: Christian Kaps and Michael W. Toffel

Hurtigruten was deciding whether the next ship they built should be fully electric. But such a vessel's battery, the size of electric cars, needed to be charged on the ship's multi-day voyage along the Norwegian coast. Before making such a $250 million investment, the... View Details