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- 28 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #4: Erika Myers, World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
administration’s commitment to the Justice40 framework – ensuring that at least 40% of federal climate investments go directly to frontline communities most affected by poverty and pollution. She thinks Justice40 could help “drive alignment between governments, NGOs... View Details
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Commencement 2018 Address | About
of our students who reminded us that, fifty years after the death of Martin Luther King, our society continues to be far from inclusive. The #MeToo movement has given us a powerful window into the ways women’s progress in virtually every... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
How Sports Should Use Its Timeout
one of those few things that every society understands and is part of that cultural fabric. Skydeck is produced by the External Relations department at Harvard Business School and edited by Craig McDonald. It is available at iTunes and... View Details
- 10 Aug 2022
- News
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
- News
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
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
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
- March 2018
- Supplement
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
Keywords: Leadership; Family Business; Decision Choices and Conditions; Developing Countries and Economies; Social Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Venture Capital; Microfinance; Geographic Location; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Management; Crisis Management; Management Teams; Resource Allocation; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Natural Disasters; Social and Collaborative Networks; Social Issues; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Banking Industry; Auto Industry; Real Estate Industry; Travel Industry; Nepal
Malloy, Christopher J., Lauren H. Cohen, and Inakshi Sobti. "Chaudhary Group: Rebuilding Nepal (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 218-110, March 2018.
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
the Present By Tarun Khanna, Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor, and Michael Szonyi, Editors Oxford University Press How do societies identify and promote merit? Enabling all people to fulfill their potential, and ensuring the selection of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
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
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
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)
- Case
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
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Talent and Talent Management; Curriculum and Courses; Executive Education; Social Entrepreneurship; National Security; Recruitment; Retention; Job Interviews; Job Search; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Crisis Management; Mission and Purpose; Retirement; Nonprofit Organizations; War; Education Industry; San Diego; Virginia
Groysberg, Boris, and John Masko. "The Honor Foundation: Accessing Special Operations Talent." Harvard Business School Case 421-006, July 2020. (Revised September 2020.)
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
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
- News
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
- April 2025 (Revised June 2025)
- Case
Governing Sustainability in a Shifting Context (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
In early 2025, boards of directors had to rethink corporate responsibility and sustainability efforts amid rapidly-shifting social, legal, regulatory, and economic forces. While just a few years earlier, calls to address racial justice and climate change reached into... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Corporate Governance; Diversity; Leadership; Business or Company Management; Mission and Purpose; Social Media; Race; Environmental Sustainability; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Lawfulness; Lawsuits and Litigation; Measurement and Metrics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Shareholder Relations; Social Issues; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Banking Industry; United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "Governing Sustainability in a Shifting Context (A)." Harvard Business School Case 325-121, April 2025. (Revised June 2025.)
- 06 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago
help societies cope with aging, both by working in nursing homes and assisting older natives and by contributing to the pension system. But what about Europe? Besides economic structure, Europe—and to some extent the US—today differs from... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Tabellini
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2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
understanding of systemic inequities and to equip them to create an equitable society rather than accept the status quo. She received her BA from Mount Holyoke College, where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, and her MA and PhD from... View Details
- 22 Aug 2019
- News
Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector
things that you can experience. Hanna: That's what I've heard. Yeah. Sulyman: The traffic is quintessential because it describes a lot of what happens when you have a society that has scarcity mentality, the way people behave. Those parts... View Details
- 03 Sep 2018
- News
Moving Pictures
high-level discussion that influences public discourse. Which is Singer’s goal, as a rundown of his projects clearly shows: Spotlight dramatized what can happen when society defers to institutional power—and the massive upheaval that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
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
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
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