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- 2021
- Working Paper
The Changing Role of Business in Society
Business interaction with the U.S. government, historically based on securing industry or company special interests at the expense of the public good, has enabled and furthered government dysfunction. Gridlock within the American political system has precluded the... View Details
Keywords: Politics; Shared Value; Social Progress Index; Competitiveness; Walmart; BlackRock; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; ESG; Transparency; Campaign Contributions; Campaign Finance; Lobbying; Revolving Door; Political Ideology; Political Parties; Political Partisanship; Government And Business; Government Innovation; Elections; Democracy; Capitalism; Stakeholder Capitalism; Shareholder Engagement; Competition; Strategy; Government and Politics; Society; Social Issues; Human Needs; Wealth and Poverty; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Corporate Accountability; Financial Services Industry; Banking Industry; United States
Porter, Michael E. "The Changing Role of Business in Society." Working Paper, July 2021.
- January–February 2014
- Article
Building a Game-Changing Talent Strategy
By: Douglas A. Ready, Linda A. Hill and Robert J. Thomas
When most of the world's financial services giants were stumbling and retrenching in the aftermath of the 2008 recession, the asset management firm BlackRock was busy charting a course for growth. Its revenues, profits, and stock price all performed consistently... View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Success; Business Strategy; Financial Crisis; Financial Services Industry
Ready, Douglas A., Linda A. Hill, and Robert J. Thomas. "Building a Game-Changing Talent Strategy." Harvard Business Review 92, nos. 1-2 (January–February 2014): 62–68.
- March 2025
- Case
The Changing Climate on Wall Street
By: Clayton S. Rose, Maxim Pike Harrell and Michael Norris
Increasing and conflicting regulatory requirements and political pressures regarding climate change tested the leaders of U.S. financial institutions, as they struggled to determine how best to comply while managing their business and its risks.
In October 2024,... View Details
Keywords: Change; Disruption; Competency and Skills; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Ethics; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Leadership; Management; Risk Management; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Society; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Strategy; Adaptation; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Insurance Industry; United States; Europe
- 22 Apr 2024
- Research & Ideas
When Does Impact Investing Make the Biggest Impact?
that, then that company has more capital and can do things that it couldn't otherwise do.” Doing well by doing good is an important trend in business generally and venture capital specifically, with the sphere of impact investing no longer niche as big players like... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 03 Feb 2018
- Op-Ed
How to Heed BlackRock's Call for Corporate Social Responsibility
Larry Fink recently created a shockwave. As cofounder, chairman, and CEO of BlackRock, one of the world’s largest global asset management firms, in an open letter to CEOs he caught the attention of financial markets and beyond by insisting on the importance of... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Battilana
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/711452-PDF-ENG BlackRock Solutions Kenneth A. Froot and Scott WaggonerHarvard Business School Case 211-082 The BlackRock Solutions case examines the different... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jun 2018
- Research Event
Has Environmental Sustainability Lost its Relevance?
itself, on improved plant operations, or carbon footprint reduction, and instead recognize, as BlackRock CEO Larry Fink recently pointed out, the broader role of business in improving society as a whole. View Details
- 27 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/918014-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 918-015 La Ceiba: Navigating Microfinance and Relationships in Honduras (B) Supplements the (A) case. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/918015-PDF-ENG... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
the aftermath of the 2008 recession, the asset management firm BlackRock was busy charting a course for growth. Its revenues, profits, and stock price all performed consistently through this tumultuous period. The authors looked at View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds
financials and engage with corporate management. “But when [index funds] become the largest shareholders, they need to take a stand,” he says. And for the first time, this appears to be happening. Large index funds such as BlackRock and... View Details
- 17 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions
says Viceira. "Insurance companies are now back in the game of managing these assets, some of which we might see moving from the BlackRocks of the world to the Prudentials of the world." Another potentially lucrative target... View Details