Social Learning Theory - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

The Hard Numbers on Social Investments

of other experienced investors was an important success factor. Q: What are the most important things that social purpose investors should learn from this research? A: While the findings are important... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

01 Mar 2014
News

Building Capacity in the Social Sector

"It's nice to seed growth like this. All I've really done is to start the plant." — Ferdinand Thun (MBA 1960) Looking back over the two-decade history of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI), former director Laura Moon says "alumni... View Details

Keywords: SEI; Educational Services

2022
Working Paper

Measuring the Tolerance of the State: Theory and Application to Protest

By: Veli Andirin, Yusuf Neggers, Mehdi Shadmehr and Jesse M. Shapiro

We develop a measure of a regime's tolerance for an action by its citizens. We ground our measure in an economic model and apply it to the setting of political protest. In the model, a regime anticipating a protest can take a costly action to repress it. We define the... View Details

Keywords: Political Protests; Modeling And Analysis; Government and Politics; Conflict and Resolution

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06 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

The Growth of the Social Enterprise

practices designed to promulgate a particular culture, commitment to diversity, strategy for corporate involvement, and other core elements of City Year's theory of social change. It is expanding... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

15 Aug 2013
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Competition and Social Identity in the Workplace: Evidence from a Chinese Textile Firm

Keywords: by Takao Kato & Pian Shu

25 Jan 2018
News

Living and Learning in a Local Context

sustainability and farm work. We bring thousands of students from all over the world on three- to five-day courses and retreats to learn about how humans impact the earth. We have lots of adult workshops. We run an early-childhood program... View Details

13 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

From Turf Wars to Learning Curves: How Hospitals Adopt New Technology

Harvard Business School professors are more likely to be found in the pages of the Academy of Management Review than the New England Journal of Medicine, but recently Gary Pisano and Robert Huckman used the latter to discuss their findings on how new technologies are... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Health

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Greg Lipstein Archives | Social Enterprise

Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact 1 Results Machine Learning for... View Details

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TJ Moen Archives | Social Enterprise

Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact 1 Results 3 Lessons I Learned as a... View Details

10 Feb 2023
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COVID-19 Lessons: Social Media Can Nudge More People to Get Vaccinated

deeper look at its social impact, in ways that go beyond the company’s typical approach to experimentation. And, they demonstrated the value for companies to conduct their own meta-analyses, learning across... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Health; Technology

24 May 2021

Women in Industry Series: Social Enterprise

Please join Margot Dushin, Director of Programs at the Social Enterprise Initiative, as she moderates a panel of HBS women making a difference in the social enterprise space. View Details

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Barakat Bundle Wins Social Enterprise Runner-Up 2015 | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Barakat Bundle Wins Social Enterprise Runner-Up 2015 Karima Ladhani, HSPH 2015 More Impact Stories A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations Mizuho Kanai 2018 While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at NPR, her manager... View Details

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Charmian Love Archives | Social Enterprise

Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact 1 Results Quantum Theory & the Rise... View Details

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Cold Calling - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

What should the Federal Reserve have done in October 1929 following the market crash? Evaluation: Which theory of the causes of the Great Depression is most compelling to you and why? Diagnosis: Why did the Great Depression become a... View Details

15 Dec 2008
Research & Ideas

The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands

What happens when giant multinational corporations acquire relatively small companies that enjoy iconic status as socially progressive brands? According to recent research out of Harvard Business School, such marriages can be good for... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage

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Courses | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

disciplines. The Required Curriculum incorporates social enterprise cases and topics in several courses ranging from finance to entrepreneurship. As a result, all students learn about View Details

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Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

first program was launched in 1995 and, since then, the portfolio of programs has provided transformational learning experiences for more than 7,000 social impact executives and board members. Supporting... View Details

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Kyle Angelo Archives | Social Enterprise

Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact 1 Results Simple Lessons, Shared Values, and Unlocking... View Details

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Kaitlin Klaustermeier Archives | Social Enterprise

Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact 1 Results From Learning to Teaching... View Details

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