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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Saving Grace
capitalism—one that prioritizes social inclusion, health and well-being, and environmental protections—is going to be the more profitable approach in the long term, Savova says. That in turn would lead to happier retirements for its... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 2011
- Interview
Creating Shared Value: Connecting Business, Societal Value and Opportunity
By: Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer and Jane Nelson
Michael Porter, Mark Kramer and Jane Nelson discuss creating shared value and give examples from HP, Nestlé and Novartis on how corporations can put this approach into practice. For more more information on creating shared value, visit www.fsg.org View Details
Keywords: Creating Shared Value; Value Creation; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Community Relations
Porter, Michael E., Mark R. Kramer, and Jane Nelson. "Creating Shared Value: Connecting Business, Societal Value and Opportunity." FSG, 2011.
- 05 May 2020
- News
Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism
Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details
- 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
Shuman, Eric, Eric Knowles, and Amit Goldenberg. "To Overcome Resistance to DEI, Understand What’s Driving It." Harvard Business Review (website) (March 1, 2023).
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
is structured for ease of learning and referencing, and full of examples. To inspire learning, each chapter is preceded by a personal anecdote. Leading Diversity for Competitive Advantage: The Twelve Strategic Competencies By Peter Linkow (MBA 1977) Koehler Books... View Details
- 11 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ali Evans (MBA 2019)
admitted students incredible flexibility to explore their interests and talents between undergraduate and business school. I decided to explore multiple jobs between undergraduate and business school to gain a breadth of experience across consulting, operations and... View Details
- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
with limited financial resources can then focus on supplying superior bottleneck modules, while outsourcing and allowing complementors to supply non-bottleneck components. I show that a firm pursuing this strategy will have a higher return on View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Finding My Focus in Health care Amidst a Global Pandemic
effective solutions. Although the first semester was different than I imagined – with small socially distanced meet-ups, Zoom Office Hours and a closed HKS campus – the ability to dig deep into health care issues with the best professors... View Details
- 08 May 2019
- Blog Post
In the Business of Flexibility
level of talent within their budget. The firm is simultaneously mobilizing a part of the workforce—those with a need or a desire for flexible arrangements due to childcare responsibilities or other factors—that might otherwise be left on... View Details
- September 2009 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
Endeavor: Creating a Global Movement for High-Impact Entrepreneurship
This case describes a critical inflection point in the growth of an international development "mentor capitalist" nonprofit, Endeavor. As Endeavor aims to scale its high-impact entrepreneurship model globally, founder Linda Rottenberg must determine what success looks... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Social Entrepreneurship; Global Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Nonprofit Organizations; Jordan
Sahlman, William A. "Endeavor: Creating a Global Movement for High-Impact Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business School Case 810-049, September 2009. (Revised November 2010.)
- 21 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 21
navigate nascent markets but overlooks an imperative for entrepreneurial firms that pioneer in these contexts: finding a viable business model. Through an in-depth, multiple-case study of ventures in the nascent social View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
DEC - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership Networked Business Research... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
a little deeper. The students pointedly but diplomatically inquire how CB can create positive social change with a program that charges annualized lending rates as high as 78 percent and offers no support or business guidance to a largely... View Details
- 16 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist
you need to anticipate competitors' moves and customers' needs and make long-term investments that will not necessarily pay off in a matter of weeks. You don't do frontal assaults against armies that are ten times your size. Those are... View Details
Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak
- 25 May 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the Africa Business Club
community with Harvard Business School. MISSION The HBS Africa Business Club, founded on November 12, 1997, is dedicated to increasing the awareness of business opportunities on the African continent. Our activities are professional, educational and View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- December 1992
- Exercise
Negotiation Exercise on Tradeable Pollution Allowances: Group A, Utility #2
Describes the position of Utility #2 in negotiating Group A with respect to 1) its SO emissions reduction requirements; 2) the costs of its alternative compliance strategies; and 3) the nature of its state regulatory environment. View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Pollutants; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Governance Compliance; Utilities Industry
Emmons, Willis M., III. "Negotiation Exercise on Tradeable Pollution Allowances: Group A, Utility #2." Harvard Business School Exercise 793-074, December 1992.
- November 2001 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Incentive Pay for Portfolio Managers at Harvard Management Company
By: Brian J. Hall and Jonathan Lim
This case describes the compensation system for portfolio managers at Harvard's portfolio management company, including its formulaic and bonus bank features. Harvard Management Co. President Jack Meyer explains the philosophy behind the incentive pay at his company. View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Investment Portfolio; Compensation and Benefits; Financial Services Industry
Hall, Brian J., and Jonathan Lim. "Incentive Pay for Portfolio Managers at Harvard Management Company." Harvard Business School Case 902-130, November 2001. (Revised December 2003.)
- 13 May 2020
- Blog Post
Crisis Leadership with Nikhil Patel: The Critical Importance of Trust
drivers, nursing homes, and homeless shelters. “We’re running twelve-to-sixteen hours a day, seven days a week.” Lessons in Leadership For Patel, both the intensity and the complexity of the pandemic response offer important lessons in... View Details
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
In March 2020, Sijh Diagne (MBA 2017) left his job as an investment banker in New York to move back to his native Senegal as an advisor to the minister of economy, planning, and cooperation. The position would entail developing the... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Kaplan Named Senior Associate Dean
2005, Kaplan was vice chairman of the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. with oversight responsibility for the investment banking and investment management divisions. He received an MBA... View Details