Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (4,920) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (4,920) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

Show Results For

← Page 161 of 4,920 Results →
  • November 2023 (Revised May 2024)
  • Case

Kickstarter: Crowdfunding for the Arts

By: Rohit Deshpandé and Alexis Lefort
Kickstarter was a virtual crowdfunding platform and community that allowed creators of all kinds to raise funding for creative projects. The executive team was wrestling with a tension in its business model: the organization earned the majority of its revenue from... View Details
Keywords: Fundraising; Mission; Crowdfunding; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Arts; Web Services Industry; United States
Related
  • April 1991 (Revised November 1997)
  • Case

Levi Strauss & Co. and the AIDS Crisis

By: Richard S. Tedlow
Keywords: Health Disorders; Employee Relationship Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Related
  • 16 Mar 2020
  • News

Moderna Announces Start of Coronavirus Vaccine Testing

  • 19 Aug 2019
  • News

A New Purpose for the Corporation

Offering an update of their statement on “the purpose of a corporation”, the Business Roundtable, an influential group of some of America’s top chief executives, noted that “we share a fundamental commitment to all of our stakeholders”—and not just their shareholders.... View Details
  • 12 Jul 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis

iPhoto COVID-19 is having a devastating effect on the emotional, psychological, and social well-being (as well as the physical health) of people around the world. Risk factors for addiction, mental illness, and “deaths of despair” are... View Details
Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Health
  • 24 Oct 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017

supply chain profitability in emerging markets and understand the impact of e-intermediaries. Academic / Practical Relevance: In practice, much attention has been given to e-intermediaries, and they have often been touted as for-profit... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Oct 2000
  • News

Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney

will address the challenges facing organizations in attracting, developing, and retaining outstanding talent. He calls the approach required today "constellation leadership." What impact has the Internet's rapid growth had on the way... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 01 Jun 2022
  • News

Closing the 'Network Gap'

the network, which would be supported by employers interested in making a real commitment to achieving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals, these young leaders would be able to speak with the people working in their dream jobs. STUDENTS READY TO MAKE AN View Details
Keywords: April White
  • 01 Mar 2011
  • News

Wyss Celebrated for Career, Conservation

Wyss: Thanks the HBS Health Industry Alumni Association for presenting him with the Beatrice D. Ellerin Alumni Achievement Award. Related Links 2007 Alumni Achievement profile Hansjörg Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University For... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance
  • 01 Aug 2017
  • News

Finding Purpose in Profit

Growing up, Kim Coupounas (MBA/MPA 1995) explored careers as varied as attorney and Anglican priest. “I knew that I wanted to lead and to fight for justice and social good,” she says. “Ironically, I’m doing that now but on a far different... View Details
  • January 2004 (Revised April 2004)
  • Case

Crisis and Response: Sexual Abuse Allegations in the Boston Archdiocese (A)

By: Ashish Nanda
This case describes how the Boston archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church handled allegations of clergy sexual abuse during the 1990s. In 2002, the archdiocese was confronted by public revelations of how the allegations were handled. Professional organizations first... View Details
Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Crime and Corruption; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Religion; Crisis Management; Boston
Related

    Fadi Ghandour

    Keywords: Shipping & Logistics
    • 25 Nov 2021
    • News

    An Aria for the Ambidextrous Organization

    impactful as an adult,” crediting Professor Michael Tushman’s ideas for the inspiration and title of his TED talk, “The Ambidextrous Opera Company.” In a recent episode of the Atlanta Opera podcast The Business of Opera, Zvulun talks to... View Details
    Keywords: opera; strategy; innovation; leadership; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment
    • 01 Dec 2016
    • News

    HBS Alumni Contribute to Business and Society

    Josh Lerner, Head of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit and the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at HBS, recently led a research study aimed at quantifying the economic and social contributions of Harvard University... View Details
    • September 2017 (Revised August 2018)
    • Supplement

    The Ready-Made Garment Industry: A Bangladeshi Perspective (D)

    By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Saloni Chaturvedi
    This supplements the (A) case by summarizing key developments in the Bangladesh ready-made garment industry after the fire at Tazreen Fashions factory, including formation of the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Accord (“Accord”) and the Alliance for Bangladesh... View Details
    Keywords: Apparel; Bangladesh; Corporate Responsibility; Human Rights; Supply Chains; Labor; Working Conditions; Supply Chain; Safety; Rights; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Bangladesh
    Related
    • March 2017 (Revised December 2017)
    • Case

    The Ready-Made Garment Industry: A Bangladeshi Perspective (A)

    By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Saloni Chaturvedi
    Responsibility for working conditions in contract factories within the supply chain presents an ongoing challenge for managers and an area of debate. Much of the debate approaches the challenge from the perspective of large global apparel brands. This case helps... View Details
    Keywords: Apparel; Bangladesh; Corporate Responsibility; Human Rights; Supply Chains; Labor; Working Conditions; Supply Chain; Safety; Rights; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Bangladesh
    Related
    • 11 Aug 2022
    • News

    Why Companies Aren't Living Up to Their Climate Pledges

    • 2020
    • Case

    The Ellen MacArthur Foundation: Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastic Packaging

    By: Andrew J. Hoffman
    Plastic has become essential to global day-to-day activities, yet it is also causing extreme environmental degradation. Many leaders in the plastics industry are starting to question its sustainability. This case presents insights into the future of the plastic... View Details
    Keywords: Plastic Waste; Environmental Sustainability; Cooperation; Supply Chain Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Consumer Products Industry
    Related
    • 27 Oct 2020
    • News

    HBS Votes

    Stay Cool Daniella Ballou-Aares (MBA 2001), CEO of the Leadership Now Project, believes that "protecting the legitimacy of November's election is, at its core, about preserving American democracy.” Ballou-Aares convened a group of 50 business leaders (including Able... View Details
    • 12 Sep 2017
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017

    for work, entertainment, and shopping. As hubs proliferate and expand their reach, the danger is that they will exacerbate economic inequality and threaten social stability. It is thus incumbent on all stakeholders—traditional companies,... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel