Social Movement - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 May 2009
First Look

First Look: May 27, 2009

prices for future consumption volatility but implies much greater predictive power of stock prices for future stock return volatility than is found in the data. Neither calibration can explain why movements in real interest rates do not... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

Analyzing Institutions to Solve Big Problems

twenty-first century, social responsibility, social entrepreneurship and hybrid for-profit/nonprofit organizations, the transformation of work, globalization, collective action, and the recent financial... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Anna Secino

01 Mar 2009
News

Damon Silvers

economic stagnation of the middle class? The labor movement supports the agenda that Barack Obama has skillfully outlined for revitalizing our economy and rebuilding the middle class. First, we have to have a real economic recovery... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Transportation

01 Dec 2018
News

Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter

movement toward “inclusionary” zoning policies, which, when done well, can result in more diverse, mixed-income communities. Many people’s homes are their greatest asset, and proceeds raised from the sale of a long-held home are used for... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

17 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 2/5

refuse to accept the trivialization of black life and justification of social controls like the persistent shadow of police brutality and lethality. They seek to challenge a legal system that has failed to provide justice for too many... View Details

06 Aug 2007
Research & Ideas

High Hills, Deep Poverty: Explaining Civil War in Nepal

descent into violence. For Nepal, these factors for study included poverty, social and language diversity, and even geographical conditions. What Iyer and Do found: poverty trumps all, yet in a complex, nuanced way. As Nepal's conflict... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

05 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

It’s Alive! Business Scholars Turn to Experimental Research

behavioral research from CEOs, policymakers, and high-stakes decision makers." —Francesca Gino "It's always been obvious to social scientists and business scholars that there are lots of things that you can't learn in the laboratory, but... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

21 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 21

several mechanisms: by conferring employer recognition, by enhancing social visibility, and by facilitating social comparison. In a nationwide health worker training program in Zambia, we design a field... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Public Education Goes to School

ranking 16th out of 20 in the number of students who complete high school. Just as importantly, public education is facing a social justice issue that has the potential to undermine our democracy. Even with a dramatic increase in targeted... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark; Education

25 May 2015
Blog Post

RapidSOS Wins the HBS New Venture Competition

interested in participating in the contest can pursue one of two tracks: the “Business Track” for ventures with economic returns or the “Social Enterprise Track” for ventures that drive social change. Teams choosing to pursue the... View Details

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Data for Impact: Impact Measurement from Startup to Fortune 500 C-Suite - Course Catalog

largest companies. Fortune 500 companies like McDonald's, IBM, and Salesforce have invited impact into the C-suite through Chief Impact Officer roles. Similarly, companies such as Deloitte, PwC, Hasbro, and Cisco among many others have a Chief Purpose Officer. The... View Details

01 Jun 2002
News

Profile: The Invisible Hand - Robert Massie and God's Green Earth

Will the real Robert Kinloch Massie (DBA '89) please stand up? Priest. Politician. University lecturer. Medical marvel. Social activist. Prize-winning historian. Environmentalist. Executive. While Bob Massie is justified in rising to... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; management; ethics

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BiGS Fellows | Institute for Business in Global Society

nation, Ray plans to advance his research how businesses and other organizations respond to racial disparities, focusing on individual and systemic responses. His work bridges social science with practical recommendations for designing... View Details

23 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?

Editor's Note: Millions of Brits are going to the polls today to take part in an historic vote on the European Union that will have a huge impact on the economic, political, and social future of the United Kingdom and its relationships... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini

15 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Valuing an MBA: Beyond Dollars and “Sense"

impact through collaborative movements rather than individual efforts, and to leverage and contribute to a diverse community. Being an agenda-setter means developing a broad knowledge base, often in contrast with the specific,... View Details

01 Sep 2016
News

Code name: Miesiąc

gave the name and address of one of KOR’s founding members. “Why don’t we go?” Maj asked his friends. The building was near their dorm. “We were 20,” Maj says now, laughing—it was a bit of lark. But Ludwik Cohn opened the door. The man, then in his 70s, had been a... View Details

Keywords: April White; photographed by Piotr Malecki

07 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

Election 2024: Why Demographics Won't Predict the Next President

These candidates are trying to adjust to what the voters care about.” You Might Also Like: Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace? Do Social Movements Sway Voters? Not Really, Except... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

02 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 2

recent work in regional political economy of contemporary China. In keeping with a movement in comparative politics toward analyzing subnational politics, the "new regionalists" seek to identify and explain meaningful... View Details