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H-E-B: Creating a Movement to Reduce Obesity in Texas
In January 2012, H-E-B Grocery Co., a private retail chain with stores located in Texas and Mexico, was introducing its Healthy at H-E-B program to its customers. The program, which started with the company's employees a few years earlier, was an effort to... View Details
- 2024
- Working Paper
Social Movements and Public Opinion in the United States
By: Amory Gethin and Vincent Pons
Recent social movements stand out by their spontaneous nature and lack of stable leadership, raising doubts on their ability to generate political change. This article provides systematic evidence on the effects of protests on public opinion and political attitudes.... View Details
Gethin, Amory, and Vincent Pons. "Social Movements and Public Opinion in the United States." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 32342, April 2024.
- September 24, 2021
- Article
A Labor Movement for the Platform Economy
By: Li Jin, Scott Duke Kominers and Lila Shroff
Platforms are fundamentally changing the contract between workers and companies—and the workers and creatives that create value for platform companies, and rely on platforms for their livelihoods, often have little power when it comes to getting their concerns... View Details
Keywords: Gig Workers; Decentralized Collective Action; Internet and the Web; Labor; Labor and Management Relations; Digital Platforms
Jin, Li, Scott Duke Kominers, and Lila Shroff. "A Labor Movement for the Platform Economy." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (September 24, 2021).
- April 2011 (Revised March 2021)
- Case
BANEX and the No Pago Movement (A)
By: Shawn Cole and Baily Blair Kempner
This case examines Grassroots Capital's decision of whether or not to continue investing in a Bolivian microfinance bank that is suffering financial distress. View Details
Keywords: Base Of The Pyramid; Political Risk; Microfinance; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Government and Politics; Investment; Risk Management; Financial Services Industry; Bolivia
Cole, Shawn, and Baily Blair Kempner. "BANEX and the No Pago Movement (A)." Harvard Business School Case 211-092, April 2011. (Revised March 2021.)
- Article
Meaning and Momentum in the Integrated Reporting Movement
By: Robert G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus and Sydney Ribot
In this summary of their recently published book, the authors provide an update of the state of the integrated reporting (or ) movement, whose aim is to persuade companies to provide fuller disclosure of material nonfinancial (or "ESG") factors and how they are... View Details
Eccles, Robert G., Michael P. Krzus, and Sydney Ribot. "Meaning and Momentum in the Integrated Reporting Movement." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 27, no. 2 (Spring 2015): 8–17.
- March 2018
- Case
Sandra Brown Goes Digital (A): The Promise and Perils of Social Movements in a Healthcare Company
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen
As a middle manager at a biotechnology company, Sandra Brown harnessed digital tools and social media to engage others and build campaigns for change in the company. This case follows her career at the company and describes the challenges she faced as a change agent,... View Details
Keywords: Digital; Engagement; Stakeholder Engagement; Grassroots Movement; Organization Change And Adaptation; Quality; Health Care; Health Care Industry; Career Path; Leading Change; Management; Innovation and Management; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Biotechnology Industry; Health Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jonathan Cohen. "Sandra Brown Goes Digital (A): The Promise and Perils of Social Movements in a Healthcare Company." Harvard Business School Case 318-082, March 2018.
- April 2011 (Revised March 2013)
- Supplement
BANEX and the No Pago Movement (B)
By: Shawn Cole and Baily Blair Kempner
This case examines Grassroots Capital's decision of whether or not to continue investing in a Bolivian microfinance bank that is suffering financial distress. View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Microfinance; Investment; Government and Politics; Crisis Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Financial Services Industry; Bolivia
Cole, Shawn, and Baily Blair Kempner. "BANEX and the No Pago Movement (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 211-102, April 2011. (Revised March 2013.)
- November – December 1972
- Article
Commitment and the Internal Organization of Millenial Movements
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "Commitment and the Internal Organization of Millenial Movements." American Behavioral Scientist 16 (November–December 1972): 219–43.
- 25 May 2016
- News
How the Nudge Movement Can Improve Healthy Behavior
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
the Black Lives Matter movement can create lasting and sustainable change.” JULY 28 Camille Hackney (MBA 1994) and Michael Lynton (MBA 1987) were both recently named to the board of the Warner Music Group (WMG)/Blavatnik Family Foundation... View Details
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
The Student Debt Crisis, and the FIRE Movement
- January 2019
- Teaching Plan
Blockchain and the Movement of Value in Africa
By: John D. Macomber
Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 219-084. View Details
- September 2009 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
Endeavor: Creating a Global Movement for High-Impact Entrepreneurship
This case describes a critical inflection point in the growth of an international development "mentor capitalist" nonprofit, Endeavor. As Endeavor aims to scale its high-impact entrepreneurship model globally, founder Linda Rottenberg must determine what success looks... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Social Entrepreneurship; Global Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Nonprofit Organizations; Jordan
Sahlman, William A. "Endeavor: Creating a Global Movement for High-Impact Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business School Case 810-049, September 2009. (Revised November 2010.)
- 05 Jun 2017
- News
Women on Boards: A Course Becomes a Movement
exceeded the expectations of both faculty and student, and it has sparked a kind of movement among participants and faculty alike to remain actively involved through social media, monthly conference calls, and networking opportunities in... View Details
Keywords: Margaret Kelley
- 22 Feb 2018
- News
Trump seems to have insulated himself from #MeToo movement
- March 1973 (Revised August 1984)
- Background Note
Conglomerates and the Merger Movement of the 1960s
Chandler, Alfred D., Jr. "Conglomerates and the Merger Movement of the 1960s." Harvard Business School Background Note 373-250, March 1973. (Revised August 1984.)
- January 2019
- Background Note
Blockchain and the Movement of Value in Africa
By: John D. Macomber, Liang Wu and Ina Folea
This technical note discusses the potential of Blockchain technologies in Africa, particularly to overcome institutional voids in trust and transactions. View Details
Macomber, John D., Liang Wu, and Ina Folea. "Blockchain and the Movement of Value in Africa." Harvard Business School Background Note 219-084, January 2019.