Filter Results:
(2,712)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(2,712)
- People (22)
- News (958)
- Research (1,101)
- Events (6)
- Multimedia (6)
- Faculty Publications (475)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(2,712)
- People (22)
- News (958)
- Research (1,101)
- Events (6)
- Multimedia (6)
- Faculty Publications (475)
- 2015
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Howard Fischer, Eric Jacobsen, and Gratitude Railroad's Impact Investing
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Daniel Lennox-Choate
In 2013, Howard Fischer (hedge fund founder) and Eric Jacobsen (serial entrepreneur and private equity investor) established Gratitude Railroad as a community of impact investors in nine different "tracks." Each track represented a different concept for using... View Details
Keywords: Impact Investing; Environmental And Social Sustainability; Social Change; Sustainable Business And Innovation; Investment; Social Issues; Environmental Sustainability; Venture Capital; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Leadership; United States
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Daniel Lennox-Choate. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Howard Fischer, Eric Jacobsen, and Gratitude Railroad's Impact Investing." Harvard Business Publishing Case 316-047, 2015.
- TeachingInterests
Investing for Impact
By: Archie L. Jones
The Field Course: Investing for Impact was born out of the efforts of HBS students and faculty in the spring of 2020 and offered for the first time in fall semester of 2021.
This course seeks to help students understand why certain... View Details
- January 2025
- Article
Communication Within Firms: Evidence from CEO Turnovers
By: Stephen Michael Impink, Andrea Prat and Raffaella Sadun
This paper uses novel, firm-level communication measures derived from communications metadata several months before and after a CEO transition for 102 firms to study whether and how this organizational event is reflected in employees’ communication flows. We find that... View Details
Keywords: Information; Communication; Management Succession; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Alignment
Impink, Stephen Michael, Andrea Prat, and Raffaella Sadun. "Communication Within Firms: Evidence from CEO Turnovers." Management Science 71, no. 1 (January 2025): 470–487.
- 18 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
Alumni Career Journey: Ben Schutzman (MBA 2016) - Driving Positive Impact on Community and Climate
transportation angle of cities and, more specifically, how we can positively impact people in communities with better infrastructure and transportation services. Tell us a little bit about your career... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Diversity and Community
of their own significant involvement with those programs. Robert Haas (MBA '68) of Levi Strauss: ending racial discrimination in the community is a business imperative. (photograph by Jamie Tanaka) Robert Haas (MBA '68) of Levi Strauss:... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- June 1994 (Revised August 1994)
- Case
Cunard Line Ltd.: Managing Integrated Marketing Communications
Cunard, the world's oldest luxury line company, is confronted with several key issues involving its marketing and marketing communications strategy. One concerns the balance between image/positioning advertising and short-term-oriented promotional... View Details
Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Product Positioning; Consumer Behavior; Organizational Structure; Identity; Balance and Stability; Shipping Industry
Greyser, Stephen A. "Cunard Line Ltd.: Managing Integrated Marketing Communications." Harvard Business School Case 594-046, June 1994. (Revised August 1994.)
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Early Impact
changing needs of the School. Three new building projects focus on Executive Education, recognizing the growing reach and impact the School is achieving through the more than 8,000 participants who come to campus each year. Tata Hall... View Details
- Research Summary
Effective Capital Market Communications
Hutton's most recent research and cases examine how managers enhance the credibility and effectiveness of their financial reports and voluntary disclosures. Her most recent working paper, "Effective Voluntary Disclosure" (co-authored with Greg Miller, HBS, and Douglas... View Details
- April 2016
- Teaching Note
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Junko Yoda and Her Collaboration to Address Sex Trafficking in Asia
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Ai-Ling Jamila Malone and Tessa Natanay Hamilton
Following a successful career as the first female Vice President of Goldman Sachs in Asia, Junko Yoda became a 2010 Advanced Leadership Fellow at Harvard University. During her fellowship, she set out to promote awareness, and prevent and alleviate the effects of human... View Details
- March 2025
- Case
Fostering Community at Airbnb (A)
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer, Heather Whiteman and Sarah Mehta
Set in November 2020, this case explores Airbnb’s efforts to foster a culture of belonging, particularly given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the company’s workforce. It details how Airbnb used employee surveys and organizational network analysis (ONA)—a... View Details
- 18 Apr 2023
- News
Leading Organizational Equity: OneTen Community of Practice Summit
- 24 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
The Latin American Community at HBS
Latin American is a state of being, not a regional denomination. Or at least that is what I learned at Harvard Business School. Upon arriving at HBS, members of the Latin American community took conscious steps to get acquainted with... View Details
- Web
Community | HBS Online
knowledge, cultural openness and respect, and the ambition of having a great impact on the world from our different professions and walks of life.” Rosario Ariza García , Bogota Chapter Organizer “The View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
HBS Community Reaches Out
impact that five hours of work could have on the lives of senior citizens," she said. "Project Outreach and other volunteer activities put my work at HBS into perspective." One MBA section cleaned and waxed an entire fleet of vans from... View Details
- January 2009 (Revised May 2011)
- Case
China Mobile's Rural Communications Strategy
By: William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan, G.A. Donovan and Tracy Manty
China Mobile was the world's leading mobile communications service provider with over 400 million customers. In some cities, its penetration rate was over 100%. With such huge successes, Chairman Wang Jianzhou was exploring ways to expand its customer base. Nearly... View Details
Keywords: Communication Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Investment; Rural Scope; Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Telecommunications Industry; China
Kirby, William C., F. Warren McFarlan, G.A. Donovan, and Tracy Manty. "China Mobile's Rural Communications Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 309-034, January 2009. (Revised May 2011.)
- 18 Oct 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Business Should Invest in Community Health
Center for Community & Population Health Improvement to facilitate the sharing of information and impact data about health improvement efforts among community stakeholders.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
HBS Campaign Impact
that develops leaders of competence and character. These leaders—people who create real value for society—truly make a difference in the world. These stories demonstrate the impact of the Campaign on the School’s students, faculty, staff,... View Details
- 03 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping a Community Connected
week we're thinking of new ways to effectively reach people,” says Pasquariello. “And learning and adapting.” Susan Young: What is the impact of the virus on the neighborhoods you serve? Justin Pasquariello: Our View Details
Keywords: Susan Young