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16 Sep 2013
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Canada’s Native Son

by Maureen Harmon Blaine Favel Blaine Favel (MBA 2001) grew up on Cree Indian reservation. His father was a chief, as was his grandfather before him. "It was a true democracy back then," says Favel, when a chief served at the will of the people. Favel recalls his... View Details

Keywords: First Nations; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Educational Services; Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry; Agriculture

01 Sep 2003
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These Are the Good Old Days

to her corner office and its view of midtown Manhattan. “Take your time. You lose control of your life as you move up the ladder. Most people think it’s the opposite.” That said, Moore worries that the leadership positions in society... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

September 2024
Article

Political Elite Cues and Attitude Formation in Post-Conflict Contexts

By: Natalia Garbiras-Díaz, Miguel Garcia-Sanchez and Aila M. Matanock

Civil conflicts typically end with negotiated settlements, but many settlements fail, often during the implementation stage when average citizens have increasing influence. Citizens sometimes evaluate peace agreements by voting on referendums or the negotiating... View Details

Keywords: Civil Unrest; Peace Process; Political Leadership; Peace; Politics; Policy Change; Policy; Government and Politics; Government Administration; Governance; Political Elections; Civil Society or Community; Negotiation; Negotiation Participants; Public Relations Industry; Colombia; Latin America; South America

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September 2003
Case

Nelson Mandela, Turnaround Leader

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Euvin Naidoo

Nelson Mandela was the first democratically elected president of South Africa. He had to shift the culture of a country after the end of the apartheid regime, which enforced separation of the races and stifled freedom of the press. He established more open dialogue,... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Government and Politics; Governance; Policy; Political Elections; Culture; Communication Intention and Meaning; Relationships; Leadership Style; Welfare; South Africa

Profile

Rocio Parra

Participating in external events, such as the National Society of Hispanic MBAs career conference as both an RC and an EC, was critical to helping me streamline my list of target companies as well as helping me firm up my professional... View Details

Keywords: Retail

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Andrew Baxter

business practices and reimagining capitalism. How do we use business to affect society and seed change, even where policies are lacking?" "One of my big surprises here: the number of niche, targeted interests in positive... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy; Tech

22 Jan 2018
Blog Post

HBS Peek: Finding a Sense of Purpose

contagious entrepreneurial spirit and a purpose to create. This insatiable appetite to turn a vision into reality is precisely what fuels innovation and steers society in exciting and new directions. Motivate I must admit, entering my... View Details

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Profits? Barbara DeLollis 16 Mar 2023 Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society (BiGS) Debuts New Offering Exploring the Pu... New Venture Competition Announces 2023 Social Enterprise Track Semifinalists 22 Feb 2023 In... View Details

01 Sep 2004
News

Survey Spotlights HBS Experience

percent serve on an average of 2.3 boards of for-profit companies where they are not currently employed. And 35 percent show their broader commitment to society by serving on an average of 2 nonprofit boards. Friendships made at HBS... View Details

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

20 Dec 2022
Blog Post

Thinking About an MBA? Think About Your Purpose

inevitable at any startup. In my classes I show how it is entirely possible to build a business that both makes a profit and improves the lives of all its stakeholders, including society as a whole. In order to reach that point, though,... View Details

01 Dec 1996
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Organizations and Markets: A Challenging View of the World

titled "Foundations of a Theory of Organizations," students gain insights into human behavior through reading Daniel Goleman's popular work Emotional Intelligence. They expand their perspective on the use of knowledge in society by... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Dec 2014
News

Ask the Expert: A Fair Share

was extremely challenging. Nobody wanted to take a risk on this. But since then I’ve had a lot of dialogue with insurers that are looking at the sharing economy as an opportunity—some out of necessity. Society is becoming more urban;... View Details

01 Apr 2002
News

"Rising to the Challenge" Program Addresses Post-9/11 Issues

emergency relief and support community development and civil society initiatives. "There's a direct connection between economic and social stability. September 11 pushed NGOs into the gray area of politics." The sector needs new ideas and... View Details

Keywords: War on Terror; Ronald Levy; Health, Social Assistance

March 2025 (Revised May 2025)
Case

Primetime Partners: Investing in Healthspan, Wealthspan, and Workspan

By: Rembrand Koning, Nicole Tempest Keller and Susan Wilner Golden

In the fall of 2024, Abby Miller Levy (HBS ’01), co-founder and managing partner of Primetime Partners, was preparing to raise a second fund. Founded in 2020 with veteran investor Alan Patricof, Primetime was a horizontal fund focused on early-stage companies serving... View Details

Keywords: Investment Funds; Age; Social Issues; Financing and Loans; Investment Return; Business Strategy; Financial Services Industry; United States

March 2023 (Revised January 2024)
Case

Nigeria: Africa's Giant

By: Marlous van Waijenburg

"Nigeria: Africa’s Giant" delves into the economic development and state building record of Africa’s most populous country. Despite being one of the continent’s largest oil-exporters, Nigeria’s economy has been struggling, and poverty is widespread. The country’s... View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Developing Countries and Economies; Government Administration; Poverty; Africa; Nigeria

2015
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Advanced Leadership Pathways: Paul Lee and Asian Americans Advancing Justice

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Frank Jerome LaNasa and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone

Paul Lee and Asian Americans Advancing Justice 2013 AL Fellow, 2014 Senior AL Fellow
Two years after the formation of the Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ), a national affiliation of four independent Asian American civil rights groups, Paul Lee, who... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Skills; Asian; Asian Americans; Asian Americans Advancing Justice; Civil Rights; Asian Law Caucus; Asian Pacific American Legal Center; Asian American Institute; Asian American Justice Center; Immigration Issues; Immigration Reform; Affirmative Action; Coalition; Asian American Activism; Japanese; Chinese; Korean; Indian; Pakistani; Hmong; Cambodian; Laotians; Filipino; Vietnamese; Pacific Islanders; Ethnic Group; Model Minority; Anti-asian Prejudice; Pan-asian; Discrimination; Immigrants; Immigration Acts; Alien Land Laws; Sei Fujii; Naturalize; Interracial; Immigration And Nationality Act Of 1965; Refugees; War; Warfare; Vincent Chin; Bigotry; Chinatown; Boston; Social Impact; Asian American Lawyers Association; National Asian Pacific Bar Association; Asian Community Development Corporation; Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence; Southeast Asia; Mee Moua; Change Management; Demographics; Prejudice and Bias; Rights; Immigration; Leadership; Problems and Challenges; Society; North and Central America

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Investors as Stewards of the Commons?

By: George Serafeim

Over the past few years, there has been a significant increase in the number of initiatives seeking to mobilize investor voice towards positive social impact. In this paper, I provide a framework outlining the role of investors as stewards of the commons. While... View Details

Keywords: Collaboration; Industry Self-regulation; Sustainability; ESG; Capital Markets; Investor Behavior; Investment Activism; Social Issues; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Cooperation

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March 2016 (Revised September 2021)
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South Africa: A Fractured Rainbow?

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason

Twenty years after the end of Apartheid, South Africa's democracy persists, albeit with problems. A tripartite coalition — the African National Congress, the labor unions, and the Communist Party — still controls the political system but with diminishing economic... View Details

Keywords: Politics; Development; Productivity; Labor; Labor Unions; Infrastructure; Government and Politics; Economic Growth; Performance Productivity; Economy; Social Issues; South Africa

2011
Working Paper

Entrepreneurship and the Discipline of External Finance

By: Ramana Nanda

I confirm the finding that the propensity to start a new firm rises sharply among those in the top five percentiles of personal wealth. This pattern is more pronounced for entrants in less capital intensive sectors. Prior to entry, founders in this group earn about 6%... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Competency and Skills; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Personal Finance; Wealth