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January 2007 (Revised October 2008)
Case

H&R Block 2006

By: Peter Tufano

Mark Ernst, the Chairman, CEO and President of H&R Block, has to decide how to respond to a competitive threat posed by a competitor's refund-lending product. Block is the largest U.S. tax preparation firm, which competes not only on its tax preparation services, but... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Financing and Loans; Personal Finance; Taxation; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Competition; Financial Services Industry

01 Jun 2014
News

FIELD 2 in Accra

young kids about their lives and ambitions and ways they could make their dreams happen," he says. "Our presence in these countries can be a catalyst for building social change." See other ways HBS is deepening student and faculty global... View Details

Keywords: FIELD program; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Information

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Catherine Neale

nonprofit board positions or awareness of the social impact of business decisions. The learning is reciprocal. "Listening to other classmates makes me want to get some private sector experience,"... View Details

02 Jan 2018
News

Bringing Teachers to All of America

I'm really proud of. We've impacted tens of thousands of kids. “I think Teach For America has played a really critical role, in that, over the last 25 years, it has drawn attention to this idea of educational equity. Teach For America... View Details

01 May 2019
Working Paper Summaries

Rehabilitating Corporate Purpose

Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter

October 2021
Case

Esquel Group: Turning Crises into Transformation

By: William C. Kirby, Adina Wong, Noah B. Truwit and John McHugh

Focuses on a Hong Kong-based, globally-established textile and apparel manufacturer and its experience in navigating turbulent geopolitical environments. Identifies ways the company has pursued business priorities while upholding its sustainability values. View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Manufacturing Industry; China; Hong Kong

08 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 8

business. The case explores the impact on the sale of the ownership structure decisions that were made when NPB was formed and the complexity of the sales process for small businesses. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

March 1, 2023
Editorial

To Overcome Resistance to DEI, Understand What’s Driving It

By: Eric Shuman, Eric Knowles and Amit Goldenberg

Employees often resist DEI initiatives, which of course hinders their effectiveness. The authors—experts in the resistance to social-change efforts—write that the key to overcoming resistance to any effort is figuring out why people are resisting. When it comes to DEI... View Details

Keywords: Diversity; Conflict and Resolution; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Employees

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26 May 2016
News

2016 Alumni Achievement Awards

Bridgespan bridges philanthropists and nonprofit organizations in the social sector. It bridges theory and practice, the business and nonprofit worlds, to increase impact through better strategy and... View Details

15 Aug 2017
Blog Post

Where Work Meets Passion: A Summer In Community Development

major foundations and a plan for the non-profit to continue this effort upon my departure. The biggest insight I gathered so far is that any social venture needs its own capital! Thus, I’d like to see more underserved communities and... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

November 1974 (Revised September 1984)
Case

Environmental Pressures (B)

By: Norman A. Berg

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact

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November 2011 (Revised June 2015)
Case

COSCO: Implementing Sustainability

By: Christopher Marquis, Juelin Yin and Dongning Yang

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Shipping Industry

November 1988 (Revised December 1988)
Case

Tejon Ranch and California Water Use

By: Ray A. Goldberg

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact

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December 1995 (Revised November 1996)
Background Note

Corporate Purpose and Responsibility

By: Lynn S. Paine

Presents several conceptions of corporate purpose and responsibility as articulated by a variety of groups and individuals during the period 1970-95. Included are materials from the Business Roundtable, the American Law Institute, the Royal Society of Arts and... View Details

Keywords: Mission and Purpose; History; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact