Filter Results:
(109)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(510)
- People (1)
- News (109)
- Research (292)
- Multimedia (2)
- Faculty Publications (57)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(510)
- People (1)
- News (109)
- Research (292)
- Multimedia (2)
- Faculty Publications (57)
Sort by
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
biggest question we all need to ask ourselves today is what side of history do we want to be on? We’re inspired by businesses willing to engage in activism. Here are five practices worth tracking: Truth-telling. The system is broken. We... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Power Trip
have to say that social and/or economic class is still important. Part of the widening gap in America between rich and poor relates to access to education. There are communities where 95 percent of the kids go to college and others where... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
You Only Thought You Were Republican
Gilbert (estimated net worth even higher, in undisclosed currencies) — which are not really their net worths, but that’s how I feel sitting there amongst them, technically “the moderator,” but truly “the rounding error.” I am doing this... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
What I Do: Minnie Ingersoll (MBA 2002)
it’s consistent from company to company.” Her new COO role at Code for America, a San Francisco–based nonprofit dedicated to improving civic tech and “strengthening America’s basic social safety net,” has proven this maxim true. “I... View Details
- 11 Oct 2022
- News
On Balance
Gender Equality Agency, a position she calls “a very clear practice and policy leadership opportunity, backed by data.” The government organization, established in 1986 as the Affirmative Action Agency, is tasked with promoting and... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Putting Ghosts to Rest
which approach makes the most sense. From the cows to the co-ops, many of the programs I saw in Rwanda are risky and difficult to implement. But the social return I believe is worth the risk, and we need to... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Empowering women to lead
Public Policy, Hood asks students to consider—in an era where women are achieving at rates higher than ever before—why are there so few women leaders at the highest levels of decision-making? Her class combines leadership theory with women's history, View Details
- 12 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Alumni Named to 2022 Worthy 100
Several HBS alumni have been named to Worth magazine's 2022 Worthy 100, a collection of people "who have made the most significant impact on the world this year." The HBS alumni honored include Mike Bloomberg (MBA 1966); Citi CEO Jane... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Water for Life
has invested over $1 billion in laying 2,000 miles of water lines and building 33 wastewater treatment plants while returning strong profits for shareholders. Equally important, the company has emerged as a model for integrating financial success with View Details
- 02 Jan 2014
- News
The Power to Change
technology that will take a long time to develop, the financing challenges that come with that, and a firmly established market status quo. The risks, he says, are worth it. "When people feel like they are part of a grand cause, they stay... View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
HBS Business Plan Contest Keeps Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive
Partners, the social enterprise track winner, plans to create a for-profit education management company operating charter and contract K–12 public schools. “Winning was very affirming and gave us a renewed... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Better than Cash
area, having served more than 250 nonprofits and providing consulting services worth approximately $1.5 million annually, says HBSA/NC president Sean Jacobsohn (MBA ’98). Nonprofits across the country are under increasing pressure to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Matter of Opinion
right-wing cant: Liberals are humorless drones. Truth be told, Navasky is more mensch than menace, an old-school crusader for social and economic justice who can’t bring himself to say anything mean about anybody. That includes those... View Details
- 15 Jun 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020
brings to light the often invisible reality and irreparable damage of childhood poverty in America. Madrick examines the roots of the problem, including the toothless remnants of our social welfare system, entrenched racism, and a... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Beyond the Plastisphere
barware, and accessories.) Ocean plastic is a particularly vexing environmental problem: By contaminating our water and killing marine life, it endangers everything higher up the food chain—including us. That’s why Robert Goodwin (GMP 3, 2007) cofounded and heads the... View Details
- 27 Jul 2017
- News
Seeing a Way Forward
Photos by Rafael Monroy Daphne Leger (MBA 2012) did not enroll in business school to maximize profits, but rather to maximize social impact. “I firmly believe that business has a key role to play in solving View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Prof’s Dream Comes True
option of purchasing savings bonds with tax refunds, 3,025 low-income tax filers bought 5,004 bonds worth $630,000, says Timothy Flacke, D2D executive director. “We can’t wait to see how many people buy bonds now that President Obama has... View Details
- 30 May 2025
- News
Galas in NYC and Mexico City; NFL Coach Shares Leadership Insights in Charlotte
for Social and Human Sciences at UNESCO, leading efforts on social inclusion, gender equality, youth support, anti-racism, sports values, and scientific ethics, including AI governance. She spearheaded... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Whitehead Urges MBAs to Become Lifelong Leaders
chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC). Whitehead is also the founder of HBS’s Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI), dedicated to generating and sharing knowledge that helps organizations and individuals create View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Right Connections
that it has a good product and that it can bring favorable returns to investors," she says. "But that's just part of the package. It must also assemble a management team that brings a combination of influential and complementary affiliations to the table." View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross