Social Responsibility - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Jun 2008
First Look

First Look: June 3, 2008

improvement in their standards and monitoring procedures. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-097.pdf Corporate Social Responsibility through an Economic Lens Authors:Forest L. Reinhardt,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Sep 2021
News

Summer Fellowship Recipient is a Changemaker in Tanzania

Afya Pamoja analyzes these data to provide actionable insights to public health officials to support responsive and accountable decision making. In the summer of 2021, DeBere’s Social Enterprise Summer... View Details

Keywords: April White

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diverse applications of AI, machine learning, predictive modeling, and data science Explore ethical AI-related challenges to implement it responsibly and manage risks Develop the skills and frameworks to shape your organization’s digital... View Details

23 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 23, 2008

his management team. Students are provided with the opportunity to evaluate this response in terms of its impact on customer relations, growth prospects, and ongoing operations for JetBlue. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 6

dishonesty as morally acceptable and thus feel less guilty about benefiting from cheating. We discuss the implications of these results for collaborations in the social realm. License to Cheat: Voluntary Regulation and Ethical Behavior... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Oct 2024
News

On the Vineyard, Black Alumni Reconnect With Friends and HBS

The summer weather could not have been better on August 9, when 180 HBS alumni and guests converged on Martha’s Vineyard for “HBS on the Vineyard: A Summer Reception,” an event co-hosted by HBS External Relations and the HBS African-American Alumni Association... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

January 2020 (Revised April 2020)
Case

Fossil Fuel Divestment (Abridged)

By: Michael W. Toffel and Sarah Gulick

The president of Harvard University is facing growing pressure from students, alumni, and other climate change activists that are urging the university to divest its multi-billion dollar endowment from fossil fuel companies. The case summarizes the arguments for and... View Details

Keywords: Divestment; Harvard University; Higher Education; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Public Opinion; Ethics; Education Industry

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04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4

severity of the coordination problem faced by users. Read the paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=38648 The Costs of Ambient Cultural Disharmony: Indirect Intercultural Conflicts in Social Environment Undermine... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Leo Markel

Business School provided guidance at every turn. From career coaches to peers and alumni living the careers about which I dream, I've been fortunate to benefit from the wisdom of the HBS village. Third, the HBS brand has opened many doors. I am constantly surprised at... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services; Other Financial Services; Nonprofit / Government

23 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

This Crisis Loan Program Preserved Jobs—and Made Money

As the US Congress prepares to replenish its Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses, questions still linger: Do guaranteed loans for small businesses work in the long term? Who wins? Employees? Businesses? Taxpayers? The answer appears to be yes for all... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

12 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

How to Turn Down the Boil on Group Conflict

politically unacceptable. Responses averaged in the 80s, with the largest clump at 100. As negative as possible “The forecasts were pretty much as negative as possible,” Lees says. In reality, however, the real View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

02 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2011

Responsibility and Access to Finance (1,179) http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6766.html http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-130.pdf Published: July 22, 2011 Paper Released: June 2011 Corporate social View Details

Keywords: by Staff

12 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: Strength in Numbers

effort of the nonprofit March of Dimes in the 1920s to raise funding for polio research. The organization's strategies to induce contributions relied heavily on social pressure. Popular culture icons such as Humphrey Bogart and Mickey... View Details

Keywords: Re: Gunnar Trumbull

26 Jan 2015
News

The Ingredients for Success

will open in two years and serve both would-be chefs and culinary tourists. It is both a heady and scary time for Markowitz, who has to wear many new hats at once to create this project. “This job is different because I’m now responsible... View Details

Keywords: Tyler Bridges; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality; Educational Services

28 Nov 2012
What Do You Think?

Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced?

agrees, of course. Comparing the simplicity of (especially short-term) responses to the complexity of the pay-for-performance challenge, Ravindra Edirisoorlya went so far as to say that "Current P4P model(s) may lead to another... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Waking Up a Sleeping Company

delayed, expense budgets overrun, all with no direct consequences for the individuals in charge. The organization tended to diffuse responsibility for performance, making it difficult to find out who was responsible. When individuals... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

2012
Working Paper

A Framework for Research on Corporate Accountability Reporting

By: Karthik Ramanna

This paper provides an accounting-based conceptual framing of the phenomenon of corporate accountability reporting. Such reporting is seen as arising from a delegator's (e.g., a citizenry) demand to hold a delegate (e.g., shareholders) to account. When effective,... View Details

Keywords: Integrated Corporate Reporting; For-Profit Firms; Framework; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Research; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues

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01 Oct 2002
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Andrew H. Tisch

brother and cousin, that forms the Office of the President at Loews' Manhattan headquarters. Among his primary responsibilities are watching over several major real estate investments and working closely with the CEOs of several... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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Faculty Books

Economic and Social Value by Michael Beer and coauthors (Harvard Business Review Press) As global competition stiffens and enterprises face increasing public scrutiny, successful leaders must win on all fronts, with their people,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

11 Jun 2020
In Practice

Are Digital Organizations Better at Overcoming COVID?

set the most successful organizations apart. State of the art technology will not be successful in response to a crisis without these additional components. With them, organizations will figure out how to leverage technology (not... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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