Publications

Educators

12 Nov 2015
Working Paper Summaries

Social Networks, Ethnicity, and Entrepreneurship

Keywords: by William R. Kerr & Martin Mandorff; Retail; Travel; Transportation; Service

05 Jan 2021
Cold Call Podcast

Using Behavioral Science to Improve Well-Being for Social Workers

Keywords: Re: Ashley V. Whillans

2015
Working Paper

Social Is the New Financial: How Startups' Social Media Activities Influence Funding Outcomes

By: Andy Wu, Fujie Jin and Lorin Hitt

October 2008 (Revised October 2009)
Case

Shaklee Corporation: Corporate Social Responsibility

By: Christopher Marquis, V. Kasturi Rangan and Alison Comings

Having bought Shaklee Corporation from Yamanouchi, Roger Barnett, its owner and CEO, wrestled with the question of how to grow the company and its reputation for environmental sustainability. In addition to preserving the "network marketing" nature of its sales channel... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Channels; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Reputation

Educators

2006
Chapter

Leadership Through Social Purpose Partnering

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Partners and Partnerships

2012
Article

Organizing for Society: A Typology of Social Entrepreneuring Models

By: Johanna Mair, Julie Battilana and Julian Cardenas

In this article, we use content and cluster analysis on a global sample of 200 social entrepreneurial organizations to develop a typology of social entrepreneuring models. This typology is based on four possible forms of capital that can be leveraged: social, economic,... View Details

Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Organizational Structure

Research Summary

Building Bridges: The Social Structure of Interdependent Innovation

Multidivisional firms often fail to take advantage of innovations that involve combining resources from distinct divisions. This failure of cross-line-of-business innovation is a consequence of design choices employed to execute the firm’s strategy: in organizing... View Details

08 Jun 2007
Working Paper Summaries

Poverty, Social Divisions and Conflict in Nepal

Keywords: by Quy-Toan Do & Lakshmi Iyer

September 2024
Module Note

Governance for Non-Profit Social Enterprises

By: Brian Trelstad, Gerald Chertavian and Alexis Lefort

An overview of the various roles a non-profit board of directors plays, including the board’s principal responsibilities and how those evolve as organizations grow and scale. Looks closely at the overall role in setting the mission of the organization; supervising and... View Details

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Nonprofit Organizations; Growth Management; Mission and Purpose; United States

February 2021
Supplement

Customer Lifetime Social Value (CLSV)

By: Elie Ofek, Barak Libai and Eitan Muller

February 2021
Teaching Note

Customer Lifetime Social Value (CLSV)

By: Elie Ofek, Barak Libai and Eitan Muller

June 2023
Supplement

Transformative Social Impact: Year Up

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sarah Appleby

October 2019
Supplement

Transformative Social Impact: Health Leads

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sarah Appleby

Supplement to HBS Case No. 517-022. View Details

March 2013
Course Overview Note

Competing with Social Networks: Overview

By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski

Article

The Social Nature of Boards

By: Rakesh Khurana and Katharina Pick

Keywords: Governance

February 1988 (Revised March 1989)
Case

Socialism and Modernization in China

Article

Energy Conservation Behaviour: Three Thumbs Up For Social Norms

By: Jon M. Jachimowicz

Social norm interventions are widely used to foster residential resource conservation. Now researchers have shown that the effectivenes of providing information about others' energy use alongside messages of social approval for energy savings behaviour depends on the... View Details

Keywords: Energy Conservation; Behavior; Change