Social Cognitive Development - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2006
News

Student Benefits from Class of 2006 Fellowship

comes to HBS with a passion for education and three years of social enterprise experience. Most recently, she served as the new schools development associate at The SEED Foundation, a nonprofit that partners... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services

01 Mar 2003
News

All in a Day's Work

through a day on the job to find out: Mardie Oakes, an HBS Service Leadership Fellow at Boston Community Capital, a community development financial institution, and Paul Sternhell, an entry-level manager at Samsung Electronics. Cookies... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Boston Community Capital; Samsung; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Real Estate

28 Jun 2016
First Look

June 28, 2016

concentration of Korean self-employment in dry cleaners is 34 times greater than other immigrant groups, and Gujarati-speaking Indians are similarly 108 times more concentrated in managing motels. We develop a model of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2013
News

Opening the Door

neighborhood-based health plan for the city of Charlestown, and I became involved in building a system of benchmarks for the various services that were being offered—everything from dental care to drug and alcohol abuse counseling. I spent three years View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Social Assistance; Social Assistance; Social Assistance; Social Assistance; Social Assistance

2003
Case

Lakhdar Brahimi / Negotiating a New Government for Afghanistan

By: James K. Sebenius and Kristin Schneeman

Part of the PON Great Negotiator Case Study Series, this factual case study examines former UN Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi's involvement in negotiating an interim Afghani government after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. As a result of these efforts, Brahimi... View Details

Keywords: Contemporary History; Government and Politics; Agreements and Arrangements; Leadership Style; Cognition and Thinking; Conferences; Afghanistan

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21 Sep 2015
News

Funding Progress Back Home

global and sovereign institutional investors Homestrings, launched in 2011, draws on lessons learned in those roles, plus Guichard’s own awareness that “those of us who have found success far from family and friends are looking for opportunities to support View Details

01 Dec 2010
News

This Is What I Do

to be a journalist,” she recalls. Later, at ABC News, Lemmon twice pursued fellowships in Europe. With each exposure to life overseas, she became more interested in development issues. “People need jobs to create stronger families, and... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; time travel; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Mar 2010
News

Faculty Books

Robert G. Eccles and Michael P. Krzus (Wiley) An emerging business trend is for companies to go beyond separate reports for financial and nonfinancial (e.g., corporate social responsibility or sustainability) results and to integrate them... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

17 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook

definition comprising people whose primary affiliation is with one of the social sciences or management, but who are extremely interested in the historical development of business, sometimes doing original... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

05 Dec 2018
Working Paper Summaries

The Salary Taboo: Privacy Norms and the Diffusion of Information

Keywords: by Zoë B. Cullen and Ricardo Perez-Truglia

11 Apr 2018
News

The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)

song with the Vietnam War heavy on his mind, and spent much of his life as a social justice advocate who fought for prison reform, Native American rights, and for opportunities for children born into disadvantage, among other issues. No... View Details

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Tools | New Venture Competition

Social Impact: Dutch Leonard (login required) Workshops Developing Your Social Enterprise Pitch, Powerpoint Deck February 2019 Developing Your... View Details

01 Jun 1999
News

Moir Donelson

city as on his ability to navigate the inner circles of Chicago's business elite. Donelson hopes eventually to develop businesses that will create positive social changes in the part of Chicago where he grew... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

23 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

AIDS in Africa—What’s the Solution?

On a continent with many challenges to development, no issue is more pressing in Africa than the heavy toll of the AIDS epidemic. In addition to the staggering costs in terms of social upheaval and human suffering, AIDS cuts down workers... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette

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John Rogers

unique and impactful field opportunities through the Immersion Experience Program and Social Enterprise Initiative Summer Fellowship. This balanced educational experience, along with the privilege of joining a respected and global alumni... View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services; Manufacturing

22 Apr 2021
News

Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship

Alumni Association of Boston (HBSAB). Each virtual panel discussion features several leaders from nonprofit organizations who are taking on big social problems, innovating solutions and having significant impact. “Our goal is to educate,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

23 Aug 2010
Research & Ideas

The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization

industries, including timber, oil, gold, silver, and titanium. [ ] Under the widely practiced international sales system, a corporation in a developed nation sells finished goods to a consumer in a less-developed nation; this is... View Details

Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence

10 Mar 2011
News

Philanthropy’s Dilemma

the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative advisory board. Fleishman is a founder and faculty chair of the Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. Based on their collective... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Sep 2017
News

Is Private Equity Blockchain’s Killer App?

Illustration by Jon Krause When trying to explain how blockchain works, it helps to have a mass-culture analogue. Mike O’Grady (MBA 1992), president of Chicago-based Northern Trust, uses social media: Blockchain, he says, is a transaction... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Dec 2008
News

NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits

accountability and governance, and development and marketing. Professor Kash Rangan, who cochairs the School’s Social Enterprise Initiative, reviewed his research on nonprofit trends. Professor John Quelch,... View Details

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