Social Impact - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Apr 2011
News

Management Matters In Health Care, Too

field. Although they come from very different backgrounds, the three panel members presented a unified view of why management really matters. HBS assistant professor Raffaella Sadun described her groundbreaking research on the impact of... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

21 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research

Life was hard enough for the one-third of Americans who had wrestled with anxiety prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the disease that has killed almost 100,000 in the United States, left millions unemployed, and socially distanced many... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost

01 Sep 2014
News

The Next Lessons

Khan Academy began in 2004 as a family favor: To help his teenaged cousins understand a few math concepts, hedge fund analyst Salman Khan (MBA 2003) offered after-school math tutoring via phone calls and explainer videos. A decade later, Khan Academy has become an... View Details

Keywords: William Weber

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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14 Feb 2018
Blog Post

Meet HBS Leadership Fellows: Verdell Walker, Sesame Workshop

the strategic planning and venture capital team. I also support the work of the International Social Impact group, which produces early education content through mass media and targeted initiatives to... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

25 Sep 2017
News

Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge

Rewane, a native of Lagos, Nigeria. In its first three years, WAVE has helped more than 1,000 students. Rewane, who was recently named a Social Impact Fellow by Gerson Lehrman Group Inc., expects to train... View Details

01 Sep 2020
News

Making Democracy Work

A democratically elected government is essential to free-market capitalism—a strong democracy provides the foundation necessary for capitalism to benefit all, rather than only a few. Today, democracy is in decline around the world, and populism is on the rise, fed by... View Details

01 Sep 2018
News

Turning Point: Power Outlet

provides information and support to moms and sons and promotes positive images of black males. MOBB United for Social Change aims to influence policy at the local, state, and federal levels to impact how... View Details

02 Jun 2015
News

Pointing the Way to a Better World

that—whether it’s building wells in an Ethiopian village, improving educational opportunities for girls in Kenya, or stopping the cycle of violence in American cities—WuDunn and Kristof aim to show the profound impact that even one person... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2020
News

Turning Point: Change, Stat

I also had two experiences where family members were really sick and having a great doctor changed the trajectory of their lives. Being able to have that impact seemed incredibly meaningful; and I decided to specialize in Emergency... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19; healthcare; medicine; innovation; interpersonal communication; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

06 May 2013
Research & Ideas

How Local Events Shake Up Corporate Philanthropy

philanthropy because even global companies tend to focus corporate giving on local nonprofits. Charitable behavior is a key area of interest for Marquis, whose research and teaching focuses on businesses' social strategies and activities.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Mar 2005
News

Health-Care Initiative to Leverage Ongoing Efforts

activities and to facilitate new work that will enhance our understanding of this important field.” “Our main goal is to increase our critical mass in this field by fostering a community of faculty, researchers, students, and alumni that will have an View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

December 2001 (Revised June 2002)
Case

Monsanto: Technology Cooperation and Small Holder Farmer Projects

By: James E. Austin, Diana Barrett and Stephanie Oestreich

As the leading plant technology company in the global food system, how can Monsanto share this technology with small-sale producers and not-for-profit researchers and institutions? View Details

Keywords: Food; Globalized Markets and Industries; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Nonprofit Organizations; Society; Technology; Biotechnology Industry

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February 1998 (Revised March 2000)
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Burma Pipeline, The

By: Debora L. Spar and Lane LaMure

In 1996, Unocal Corp. joined forces with the French Total company to construct an ambitious natural gas pipeline from the Andaman Sea across the southern tip of Burma and into Thailand. At an estimated cost of $1.2 billion, the pipeline was designed to bring sorely... View Details

Keywords: Political Risk; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Foreign Direct Investment; Energy Industry; Asia

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Keywords: Media, Entertainment

15 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

The Right Connections

pharmaceutical companies — what the authors call downstream social capital — had a direct impact on the size of the startup's IPO. "Downstream social capital was essential... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

14 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

New Agenda for Corporate Accountability Reporting

How do you measure corporate accountability? And can you do it credibly? Since the financial crisis of 2008-2009, for-profit corporations are facing greater demand to disclose more than revenues and expenses on annual financial reports. In response, some are pointing... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting; Energy; Utilities

March 2018
Teaching Note

The Ready-Made Garment Industry: A Bangladeshi Perspective (A), (B), (C), and (D)

By: Nien-hê Hsieh

Responsibility for working conditions in contract factories within the supply chain presents an ongoing challenge for managers and area of debate. Much of the debate approaches the challenge from the perspective of large global apparel brands. This case helps students... View Details

Keywords: Labor; Working Conditions; Supply Chain; Safety; Rights; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Bangladesh

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