social impact bonds - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

Professional Networks in China and America

term for these relationships: guanxi. Guanxi literally means connections or relations, but also refers to the socio-emotional bond that ties people who do business together. Guanxi networks tend to have significant overlap between... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

25 Feb 2020
News

Profits and Purpose

measure the environmental and societal impacts of companies, how we can analyze them, and then how do we standardize them to create a race to innovation instead of a race to the bottom. Because then you can actually start mobilizing... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Mar 2011
News

Two Kinds of Green

Art by Jude Maceren/Corbis Related Links "Burt's Bee's Social and Environmental Report Fiscal Year 2010" - Yola Carlough, Director of Sustainability at Burt's Bees, describes how participating in the HBS multimedia case influenced the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; natural products company; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

09 Oct 2019
News

Building a Tradition of Giving

Barry Sternlicht (MBA 1986) Barry Sternlicht (MBA 1986) Over time and experience, Barry Sternlicht (MBA 1986) has developed an approach to philanthropy that bridges both his professional and personal lives, delivering impact to both. He... View Details

29 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 29

Competing platforms are affected negatively because more information intensifies price competition. Publisher's link: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2360263 Working Papers Monetary Policy Drivers of Bond and Equity Risks By: Campbell, John... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Aug 2015
News

A Talent Pipeline for Society’s Challenges

In 2001, Monisha Kapila (MBA 2005) went to India to help its people emerge from the devastating Gujarat earthquake. As she worked with artisans to reach new crafts markets, she knew she had found a perfect way to use her business skills for View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Mar 2019
News

Building a Movement

social, and financial performance. Those societal pressures are absolutely critical. Look at the level of inequality and the impacts of climate change—the system is not sustainable, it has to change. Maybe decades ago people thought of... View Details

07 Jul 2020
Blog Post

The JD/MBA Seminar: The Perfect Practice Ground

program—some focus more on the law and its effects on how business is conducted, while others approach their topics from a business-first standpoint, analyzing how businesses are impacted by the positive or negative externalities of the... View Details

01 Sep 2009
News

Home Sweet Home

those communities. “This is not just a matter of social equity,” Terwilliger stated. “The shortage of workforce housing is compromising the economic well-being of our cities.” And for the residents of exclusive areas such as Hilton Head,... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

06 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

The Best Place for Retirement Funds

bonds are relatively highly taxed, and shifting high-tax assets into the pension plan maximizes the value of the tax subsidy from the government and increases the value of the firm. In principle, the impact... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

23 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

It’s Back to Business-Basics for Nonprofits

estimates are often wildly divergent. Organizations also need to look at their activities, and really map out how much each of these activities is costing them. How do you take available resources and achieve maximum social View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

01 Oct 2000
News

Lydia M. Marshall: Gumption and Grace

Lydia Marshall is more comfortable talking about the impact that CARE -- the international relief and development organization -- has had on her than what she has done for it. If pressed, however, Marshall, a CARE board member for... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

10 Nov 2020
News

Learning to Fight

to make informed decisions about treatment. To date, the Brain Tumor Network’s nurse navigators and social workers have helped more than 1,200 people around the United States. Sontag’s people-first ethos also guides the selection of the... View Details

Keywords: April White

19 Jul 2013
News

All in Good Time

Andrea Silbert Financial analyst. Grassroots organizer. Social entrepreneur. Candidate for political office. These are just a few of the titles held by Andrea Silbert (MBA 1991 / MPA 1992) over the years. Now president of the Boston-based... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024

team of more than 300 judges—including many HBS graduates—selected finalists from fields such as venture capital, private equity, law, accounting, philanthropy, impact investing, and social entrepreneurship.... View Details

11 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018

“ancient quest to measure.” Specific discontinuities in the practice of information science are identified that, the paper argues, have large consequences for the social order. The infrastructure that runs on big data is described as... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

13 Dec 2011
News

Carry It On

Glassman: A helping hand for deserving HBS students. Courtesy Robert Glassman Related Links MBA Fellowships Bob Glassman’s (MBA ’69) longstanding support of HBS—particularly the HBS student fellowship he established in 1984—is rooted in his commitment to society,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

10 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 10

http://people.hbs.edu/mbaker/cv/papers/Investor_Sentiment_JFE_Article_In_Press.pdf Memory Lane and Morality: How Childhood Memories Promote Prosocial Behavior Authors:F. Gino and S. Desai Publication:Journal of Personality and Social... View Details