social impact - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

When Protestors Knock at Your Door

LaMure (HBS MBA '02), is that targeted corporate executives who decide to ignore NGO protests do so at their own peril. Spar and LaMure recently detailed the rising power of NGOs and corporate responses in "The Power of Activism: Assessing the View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

Profile

Tony He

wanted a career with strong social impact. However, I was unsure about which field or kind of work would suit my interests. At HBS, I took courses about emerging markets, worked with a professor to conduct research in development... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

Profile

John Rogers

unique and impactful field opportunities through the Immersion Experience Program and Social Enterprise Initiative Summer Fellowship. This balanced educational experience, along with the privilege of joining... View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services; Manufacturing

01 Jun 2013
News

The Long View

in the academic literature, social scientists should focus their research on larger public problems. "That resonated with me," says Moss, who in 2005 founded the Tobin Project in collaboration with Poorvu Family Professor of Management... View Details

01 Oct 2000
News

Laura Scher of Working Assets

same-sex marriages. It's no surprise that Scher has dedicated her life to social causes. A native of Clifton, New Jersey, she grew up in a family that was "liberal and concerned." "My parents taught me that individuals can make an View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

24 Apr 2014
News

Building a better India through business and philanthropy

delivering long-term value for shareholders, Piramal is concerned about social issues. “The disparities in Indian society are increasing, and we cannot call ourselves developed until we provide access to basic amenities like health care... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Private capital, public good

Tracy Palandjian (AB 1993, MBA 1997) is spearheading the development of social impact bonds (SIBs), a financial innovation designed to tackle some of the world’s most intractable View Details

01 Dec 1997
News

Growing Together

Since its official launch four years ago, the School's Initiative on Social Enterprise has flourished, providing ever-greater support and know-how for HBS students, alumni, and nonprofit leaders who are keen on bringing their expertise to... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry

05 Aug 2015
News

Mobilizing the Public to Fight Bribery

lets people report on the nature, number, pattern, types, location, frequency, and values of bribes and then uses that data to lobby the government. He initially wanted to franchise the site for use in the Philippines, but during a summer fellowship through the HBS... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

25 Jan 2000
Research & Ideas

Strategic Alliances

a mutual course benefiting each of their strategies, HBS professor James Austin, head of the School's Initiative on Social Enterprise (ISE), took note. "Here was a new arena," he says, "in which the goals of different kinds of... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry

Fall 2022
Article

Time to Put the Fossil-Fuel Industry into Hospice

By: Andrew J. Hoffman and Douglas M. Ely

If humanity is to survive the climate crisis, we must manage a just and orderly transition away from fossil fuels. The correct models for this resolution are triage, euthanasia, and hospice. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Climate Change; Energy Industry

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Stock Price Reactions to ESG News: The Role of ESG Ratings and Disagreement

Keywords: by George Serafeim and Aaron Yoon; Financial Services

06 May 2014
News

When Girl Meets Oil

01 Jun 2009
News

Donors Invest in Students’ Future

BARCOTT: Pledges to pay back donors in “service and deeds.” I am here tonight to thank all the donors who believe in the promise that the students in this room represent,” Rye Barcott (MBA ’09) told the nearly 550 people gathered in early April to celebrate the View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

02 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Spending on Happiness

One of the most puzzling paradoxes in social science is that though people spend so much of their time trying to make more money, having more money doesn't seem to make them that much happier. My colleagues Liz Dunn and Lara Aknin—both at... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

19 May 2021
News

Alumni Convene to Support Nonprofit Boards; Seven Clubs Mix It Up Online

Nonprofit Board Summit: Building High-Impact Nonprofit Boards During Dynamic Times from May 4 to May 13. The clubs worked in partnership with the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) to create this multi-day, virtual conference aimed at... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jan 2011
News

Peter Harf, MBA 1974

luxury goods, and beverages. He has also had an impact on tens of thousands of blood cancer patients by facilitating bone marrow transplants. Whatever the task at hand, Harf arrives with a passion for creative thinking and a commitment to... View Details

29 Oct 2012
News

Private equity guru's mission to show big business can do altruism

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

09 Mar 2021
News

A For-Profit Business That Makes Education Accessible

“What if I gave the best years of my life to building something with enormous social impact?” —MIKE FEERICK (MBA 1993) “What if I gave the best years of my life to building something with enormous social... View Details

Keywords: April White