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- October 2014 (Revised May 2015)
- Case
HandsOn Bay Area: Scaling Up Community Service
By: James Heskett
HandsOn Bay Area, an organization devoted to the performance of (and development of leaders for) community service, is undergoing a significant (and internally controversial) shift in its business model from "retail" projects involving individual volunteers to... View Details
Heskett, James. "HandsOn Bay Area: Scaling Up Community Service." Harvard Business School Case 915-404, October 2014. (Revised May 2015.)
- June 2008
- Case
Threadless: The Business of Community
By: Karim R. Lakhani and Zahra Kanji
Threadless.com, the online, Chicago-based t-shirt company, was not your typical fashion apparel company. The company, run by Jake Nickell, Jacob DeHart, and Jeffrey Kalmikoff, turned the fashion business on its head by enabling anyone to submit designs for t-shirts and... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Innovation and Invention; Product Design; Partners and Partnerships; Social and Collaborative Networks; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Lakhani, Karim R., and Zahra Kanji. "Threadless: The Business of Community." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 608-707, June 2008.
- 25 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
3 Tips on Coming to HBS with a Partner
while her husband Spencer is enrolled at Harvard Law. We checked in with her to find out what tips she could offer to incoming students with partners. 1. Make sure your partner knows he/she will be included in the HBS View Details
- 18 Apr 2023
- News
Leading Organizational Equity: OneTen Community of Practice Summit
- Web
The HBS Community - MBA
The HBS Community At HBS, breakthrough moments can happen any time: in a late-night discussion among peers, during a journey along India's east coast, in service to a neighborhood nonprofit, or simply while relaxing in a Spangler lounge... View Details
- Web
Community | HBS Online
five-year anniversary. Here’s what our nonprofit partners had to say: Play the Challenge's five-year anniversary Video Since launching the Community Challenge, HBS Online has collaborated with: The Greater... View Details
- July 1998 (Revised August 1998)
- Case
Community Wealth Ventures, Inc.
By: James E. Austin and Meredith D. Pearson
Share Our Strength, a successful anti-hunger nonprofit organization, created a for-profit subsidiary--Community Wealth Ventures (CWV)--to provide advisory services to companies and nonprofits on collaboration. Management is reviewing CWV's start-up experience. View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; For-Profit Firms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Partners and Partnerships; Nonprofit Organizations; Consulting Industry
Austin, James E., and Meredith D. Pearson. "Community Wealth Ventures, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 399-023, July 1998. (Revised August 1998.)
- 20 Jan 2016
- News
Engaging the Business Community in Collective Impact
- 18 Oct 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Business Should Invest in Community Health
just beginning their community health push. The capacity of any one non-profit organization to absorb large sums is limited. Because companies also often lack strong relationships with community health... View Details
- 24 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
On Pride and Community
went on a PRIDE retreat with over 100 of my fellow students and their partners. I met most of my closest HBS friends – both students and partners – at these two events (partners of all genders and sexual orientations are a big part of... View Details
- December 2001
- Case
Qwest Communications International Inc.
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Christopher Hackett
Describes the evolution of Qwest from a small fiber-optic construction firm in 1996 to a global telecommunications giant in 2001. Focuses on Qwest's pivotal acquisition of "Baby Bell" US West, a regional Bell operating company many times Qwest's size. Discusses the... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Asset Pricing; Business History; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Organizational Culture; Partners and Partnerships; Vertical Integration; Telecommunications Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Christopher Hackett. "Qwest Communications International Inc." Harvard Business School Case 802-133, December 2001.
- Web
In the Community | About
the HBS Association of Boston Community Action Partners (CAP) and CAP Brainstorms 8 MBA students in the Consulting for Impact Club engaged with 4 local organizations $ 357 k in funding for HBS Leadership... View Details
- 03 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping a Community Connected
600 people daily in East Boston and other neighborhoods, he has watched the COVID-19 pandemic hit his community particularly hard. In response, EBSC—whose programming includes everything from STEM education for teens to offering recovery... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
A "Growing" Online Community
Argentina's farmers now have access to the Internet and are using it on a regular basis. Agropool is funded by Tempo 2, a Silicon Valley firm that has partnered with Argentine businesses to provide strategic and financial advice. Grippo... View Details
- 10 Jul 2018
- Blog Post
Embracing Entrepreneurship & the Asian American Community
How I incorporated my experience in the Asian American community at HBS into co-founding Fish Sauce. Wilson Kyi (MBA '18) graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering and worked... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
How To Partner With a Club: Engage With Club Leaders
can tailor their communications with the club, based on what is important to their members; they can set up time to talk with them one-on-one during a coffee chat, send them specific job postings, share industry education, or View Details
- 2023
- Working Paper
Operational Impact of Communication Channels: Evidence from Last-Mile Delivery Services
By: Natalie Epstein, Santiago Gallino and Antonio Moreno
Communication channels are often used to improve customer satisfaction and behavior. This paper studies
how they can be used to enhance operational performance.
We partner with a last-mile delivery company and, through natural and field experiments, explore... View Details
We partner with a last-mile delivery company and, through natural and field experiments, explore... View Details
Epstein, Natalie, Santiago Gallino, and Antonio Moreno. "Operational Impact of Communication Channels: Evidence from Last-Mile Delivery Services." Working Paper, May 2023.
- Web
Relocating to Boston with Your Partner - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st... View Details
- 12 Aug 2020
- Video