Communities - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Oct 2014
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Financial Services Support Mexico’s Most Underserved Communities

Alvaro Rodriguez-Arregui (MBA 1995), cofounder and managing partner of Ignia, explains how his organization’s impact investing has brought personal finance services to residents of the largest slum in Mexico City while also strengthening the operations of hundreds of... View Details

April 2008
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Getting Clear About Communities in Open Innovation

By: Joel West and Karim R. Lakhani

Keywords: Civil Society or Community; Innovation and Invention

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01 Sep 1974
Conference Presentation

Social Multiplier Effects in Community Economic Development

By: R. M. Kanter and B. A. Stein

Keywords: Development Economics; Civil Society or Community

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October 1987 (Revised November 1994)
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Boston Fights Drugs (A): Designing Communications Research

By: V. Kasturi Rangan

Describes in detail the research mounted by five individuals with a $20,000 budget to combat drug abuse among Boston's school-going population. Using the focus group methodology they discover that most of the current anti-drug advertising is useless. They create their... View Details

Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising; Communication Intention and Meaning; Brands and Branding; Performance Evaluation; Research and Development; Segmentation; Pharmaceutical Industry; Boston

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2.3 Community Standards of Conduct | MBA

2.3 Community Standards of Conduct It is the expectation of HBS that all students, whether or not they are on campus or are currently enrolled as degree candidates, will behave in a mature and responsible manner. This expectation for... View Details

01 Jun 2003
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South Florida and Minnesota Launch Community Programs

A strong commitment to community service is a given for most HBS clubs — the challenge lies in determining the most efficient means of leveraging the skills and interests of club members to create change. New York, Boston, San Francisco,... View Details

Keywords: Alumni groups; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2018
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What a Difference a Community Can Make

our ties as members of a global community with a shared belief in the importance of educating leaders for the 21st century. I have been humbled by the extraordinary generosity and talents of the alumni, faculty, staff, and students who... View Details

Keywords: John B. Hess (MBA 1977), Chair, The HBS Campaign

March 1979
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Determinants of Subunit Communication Structure: A Contingency Analysis

By: Michael Tushman

Keywords: Communication; Theory

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winter 1979
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Managing Communication Networks in Research and Development Laboratories

By: Michael Tushman

Keywords: Research and Development; Communication; Management

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Fall 2015
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Doing Well by Doing Good? Community Development Venture Capital

By: Josh Lerner and Anna Kovner

This paper examines the investments and performance of community development venture capital (CDVC). We find substantial differences between CDVC and traditional venture capital (VC) investments: CDVC investments are far more likely to be in nonmetropolitan regions and... View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise; Venture Capital

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24 Apr 2014
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Extending goodwill to all in the global community

As a person who is blind, Jim Gibbons (MBA 1994) is no stranger to workforce challenges. In his role as president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International, he leads initiatives that improve lives, benefit communities, and help the environment. In 2012, Goodwill... View Details

April 2020
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Technological Leadership (de)Concentration: Causes in Information and Communication Technology Equipment

By: Yasin Ozcan and Shane Greenstein

Using patent data from 1976 to 2010 as indicators of inventive activity, we determine the concentration level of where inventive ideas originate and then examine how and why those concentrations change over time. The analysis finds pervasive deconcentration in every... View Details

Keywords: Deconcentration; Technological Innovation; Innovation Leadership; Patents; Market Entry and Exit; Telecommunications Industry

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18 Apr 2019
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Community Celebrates Dedication of Schwartz Common and Pavilion

Members of the HBS community gathered on April 18 to celebrate the dedication of the Schwartz Common and Pavilion, outdoor spaces that will enhance the HBS campus and community life. Comprising the area... View Details

29 Nov 2022
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HBS Community of Data Scientists: Q+A Victoria Prince and Matt Hazelton

September 2006 (Revised May 2008)
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Corporate Responsibility & Community Engagement at the Tintaya Copper Mine (B)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Brooke Barton and Ezequiel Reficco

Engaging local stakeholders and building strong relations has become a strategic imperative for multinational firms in the often politically charged mining, oil, and gas sectors. For BHP Billiton, the world's second largest mining company, its Tintaya copper mine in... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mining Industry

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Community Values & Honor Code | HBS Online

Privacy Notice SMS Terms Terms of Use FERPA Community Values & Honor Code Trademark Notice Cookies The Harvard Business School Community Values support the HBS learning environment and are at the heart of a... View Details