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Tawanda Sibanda
Tawanda Sibanda has “always been interested in creating valuable things,” he says. “Initially, my approach was technical – building things. But over time, I didn’t feel the social impact was as great as I would’ve liked. Now, I see... View Details
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Eric Chavez
out, combined with his background as a first-generation Mexican-American, “made me empathize with those who are different and may not always have a seat at the table.” Eric found a new interest—corporate social responsibility—and a new... View Details
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Aaron Chadbourne
another interest: entrepreneurial approaches to social and public policy issues. For his second summer internship, Aaron received a social enterprise fellowship from HBS and worked with the Housing... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Alumni Clubs Put Skills to Work
Nearly half of HBS’s 82 clubs and associations sponsor social enterprise programs that put alumni management and leadership skills to work on behalf of local communities and the School, according to a recent survey. Club activities fall... View Details
- 08 May 2019
- Blog Post
Top-Notch Talent Begets Top-Notch Talent
a variety of dynamic, in-demand work engagements). But many times, the greatest ideas arise out of opportunity. And often, the best businesses are created to address a market gap. In this case, it was both. Cheney had spent six years post HBS working in View Details
- 19 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
Why Are Web Sites So Confusing?
Do you sometimes get the feeling that Internet portals, search pages, social networks, e-commerce, and other Web sites are not necessarily designed in order to maximize user convenience and benefits? We do, too. Why—you might ask? For a... View Details
Keywords: by Andrei Hagiu & Bruno Jullien
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Getting Things Done: Motivating Yourself and Others - Course Catalog
the wide range of motivational factors that drive human behavior in an organizational context, including pay, perquisites, promotions, opportunities for skill development, social approval, fairness, stress, emotional states, autonomy,... View Details
- December 2014 (Revised October 2017)
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Dow: Breakthroughs to World Challenges
By: Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer and Annelena Lobb
Dow had adopted the "Breakthroughs to World Challenges" (BWC) program as part of its ten-year 2015 Sustainability Goals. BWC was an internal award recognizing products that effectively addressed one of five world challenges: energy and climate change, sustainable water... View Details
Porter, Michael E., Mark R. Kramer, and Annelena Lobb. "Dow: Breakthroughs to World Challenges." Harvard Business School Case 715-403, December 2014. (Revised October 2017.)
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Business Program Discount | HBS Online
Management Strategy Entrepreneurship & Innovation Business in Society Finance & Accounting Certificates You Can Earn Certificate of Completion All paid HBS Online courses, with the exception of CORe, grant a Certificate of Completion.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
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One-on-One with Grover Norquist
of the Republican Party. His Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a promise never to raise taxes, has been signed by President George W. Bush (MBA ’75) and most Republican members of Congress. But his influence extends beyond tax issues. Since 1993, Norquist has hosted in his... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 29 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 29
Transfers usefully move resources from lowest- to highest-valuation networks, but transfers tend to cause socially costly growth in the Internet's routing table. We propose a market rule that avoids excessive trading and comes close to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 14, 2010
of publicly traded U.S. firms over 16 years, we investigate the impact of corporate socially responsible (CSR) strategies on security analysts' recommendations. Socially... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2013
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Advanced Leadership Pathways: Junko Yoda and Her Collaboration to Address Sex Trafficking in Asia
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Juliane Calingo Schwetz and Patricia Bissett Higgins
In 2011, Junko Yoda with Pam McCambridge launched CLinked, a venture aimed to reduce human trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation. Since incorporation, they launched several different pilot programs in partnership with local non-governmental... View Details
- 11 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 11, 2008
Working PapersTesting Strategy with Multiple Performance Measures Evidence from a Balanced Scorecard at Store24 Authors:Dennis Campbell, Srikant M. Datar, Susan L. Kulp, and V.G. Narayanan Abstract We analyze balanced scorecard data... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Overt Interfunctional Conflict (and Its Reduction through Business Strategy)
By: J. J. Rotemberg and Garth Saloner
Rotemberg, J. J., and Garth Saloner. "Overt Interfunctional Conflict (and Its Reduction through Business Strategy)." RAND Journal of Economics 26, no. 4 (Winter 1995): 630–653.
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Online Creating Brand Value Course | HBS Online
nurture, and manage your organization or client’s brand strategy and value. I'm happy I spent the last six weeks with this course. I discovered a lot of information about brands, including the steps that should take place while creating,... View Details
- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Values and Employee Cynicism
potential risks at most other organizations? A: One of the next steps with our research is to look at leader strategies that reduce the chances of becoming seen as hypocritical. We theorize—but still need to test the ideas—that employees... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 03 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
Authenticity over Exaggeration: The New Rule in Advertising
a market in service, reputation, and reliability develops. Social exchanges. People build identities in virtual communities like Korea's Cyworld (90 percent of Koreans in their 20s are members). Firms may then sponsor or co-opt... View Details
- Aug 2003 - 2003
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Inter-organizational Cooperation between Not-for-profit Organizations: A Relational Analysis
By: Julie Battilana and M. Sengul
- 2009
- Working Paper
It Is Okay for Artists to Make Money...No, Really, It's Okay
In this paper, we examine the apparent conflict between artistic and commercial objectives within creative companies, taking as our point of departure a particularly energetic debate during a symposium at the 2007 Academy of Management meetings. We surface the... View Details
Austin, Robert D., and Lee Devin. "It Is Okay for Artists to Make Money...No, Really, It's Okay." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-128, May 2009.