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15 Sep 2016
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The Burning Man Project

way. You have to give of your spirit. You have to be kind. You have to be generous in your judgments. And those things are harder to work with. But, ultimately, we need money to survive as a society over time. But we also need these other... View Details

March 2018
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Chaudhary Group: Rebuilding Nepal (B)

By: Christopher J. Malloy, Lauren H. Cohen and Inakshi Sobti

Supplements the (A) case. Having successfully spearheaded relief work in the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake, the Chaudhary Foundation envisions creating a more comprehensive and sustainable development model. They are keen to build a model village that integrates... View Details

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10 Aug 2022
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Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age

earlier Denmark has digital literacy for their entire 50-plus population every year. They have working longer. They have pension systems that are being revised around working longer. So changing a society is easier, obviously, when it's a... View Details

01 Mar 2017
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A Summit Higher Than Everest

barometer—but his message was one an explorer could not easily ignore. He had cabled the National Geographic Society from the base of the mountain: “MINYA KONKA HIGHEST PEAK ON GLOBE 30,250 FEET. ROCK.” Art Emmons measuring the mountain.... View Details

Keywords: April White; mountain; climb; climbing; adventure

15 Dec 2015
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The Year in Ideas 2015

entrepreneur; your Airbnb host is an entrepreneur; your Etsy craftsperson is an entrepreneur. Because of technology, individuals don’t need to work for a company, and the cost of entry is just plain easier. “Number two: Everything at the core of our View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna, Christine Lejeune, Dan Morrell, and April White

04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4

Publication:Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization (forthcoming) Abstract We discuss the birth of a new economy in a society that has only recently emerged from a 22-year-long civil war. The pace of growth so far has been fast... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Society of the Pacific, the Harvard Business School California Research Center, and the Volunteer Council of the SETI Institute. Dan Nevius SB ’11, Electrical Engineering/Computer Science/Astrophysics, Harvard University; MPhil,... View Details

20 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 20, 2008

book shows why such "predictable surprises" put us all at risk, and shows how we can understand, anticipate, and prevent them before disaster strikes. There is a universal fear factor surrounding this subject: that society and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2008
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Business at the Summit

technology are becoming critical drivers of strategy and success. We must think about the role of business in society when more and more is being expected of business leaders.” Ultimately, he noted, “the need for and relevance of what we... View Details

Keywords: leadership; alumni events; Centennial; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance; Management

01 Jun 2018
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June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

model by mandating economy-wide trade rules that sharply reduced competition. Sawyer analyses how these efforts to reconcile the American tradition of a well-regulated society with the legacy of Gilded Age laissez-faire capitalism... View Details

July 2020 (Revised September 2020)
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The Honor Foundation: Accessing Special Operations Talent

By: Boris Groysberg and John Masko

In 2020, The Honor Foundation (THF), a nonprofit dedicated to helping U.S. military special operators to transition into civilian careers, was facing a series of strategic challenges. THF had been founded in 2013 by former Navy SEAL trainee Joe Musselman, who observed... View Details

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15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15

healthcare, and microfinance. In the process, a case is made that these disruptive commercial models are a key component in the response to poverty, and that there is a social role for financial returns. Accordingly, the basic goods and services of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2014
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The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria

society where there are only rich people and poor people, the rich people can afford to simply eat imported food, while the lower class lives off the farm." Tracking the rise of the middle class, AACE started small but has grown quickly.... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs; John H. Davis; Michael Halse; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Jun 2005
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Ideas: Books

Leviathans Multinational Corporations and the New Global History edited by Alfred D. Chandler Jr. and Bruce Mazlish (Cambridge University Press) In this collection of articles gathered by HBS professor emeritus (and Pulitzer Prize-winner) Chandler and coeditor Mazlish,... View Details

Keywords: Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Chandler

01 Apr 1996
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Stewards of the Seventh Generation

electric vehicle will provide the opportunity for emissions to be treated at the level of the power plant. "This will be much more effective and cheaper to society in the long run than putting emissions controls directly on automobiles,"... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso, Garry Emmons, Linda Goodspeed, and Elaine Gottlieb

August 2021
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Zoom Video Communications: Building a Culture of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion During COVID-19

By: Karen G. Mills, Scott Duke Kominers, Christopher Stanton, Andy Wu, George Gonzalez and Gabriella Elanbeck

Keywords: Diversity Management; Diversity Training; Cultural Change; Cultural Diversity; Inclusion; Inclusive Growth; Inclusive Hiring; Hiring; Hiring Of Employees; Recruiting; Performance Management; Change Leadership; Race And Ethnicity; Racial Bias; Racial Disparity; Racial Injustice; Racial Tensions; Racism; Organization; Organization Process; Organization Structure; Structural/institutional Racism; Leadership And Change Management; Leadership And Managing People; Leading; Gender Bias; Discrimination; Inequalities; Inequality; Social Change; Employee Attitude Development And Empowerment; Employee Bonding; Employee Empowerment; Employee Engagement; Employee Fairness; Employee Morale; Employee Performance Management; Employee Relations; Company Culture; Company Values; Values; COVID-19 Pandemic; Demographics; Diversity; Age; Ethnicity; Gender; Business Processes; Change Management; Change; Race; Human Capital; Human Resources; Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Recruitment; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Jobs and Positions; Job Interviews; Leadership; Leading Change; Management; Management Teams; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Style; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Culture; Happiness; Prejudice and Bias; Satisfaction; Equity; Identity; Leadership Style; Values and Beliefs; Technology Industry; United States

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25 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 25, 2007

communities. The differences suggest how these two countries will develop further, how their paths will cross and diverge, what they can learn from and contribute to each other, and, ultimately, how they will reshape the world around them in terms of business,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

streaming of sports content. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/719429-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 719-041 Civil Society No abstract available. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

bearers of bad news is mitigated when recipients are made aware of the benevolence of the messenger’s motives. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55611 March 2019 Enterprise & Society Oral History and the... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman