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  • 2019
  • Working Paper

Intelligent Design of Inclusive Growth Strategies

By: Robert S. Kaplan, George Serafeim and Eduardo Tugendhat
Improving corporate engagement with society, as advocated in the Business Roundtable’s 2019 statement, should not be viewed as a zero-sum proposition where attention to new stakeholders detracts from delivering shareholder value. Corporate programs for sustainable and... View Details
Keywords: Inclusion; Sustainability; Performance Measures; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues; Strategy; Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Stakeholder Relations
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  • November 2017 (Revised June 2019)
  • Case

Measuring True Value at Ambuja Cement

By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Suraj Srinivasan and Namrata Arora
The case discusses the measurement of social and environmental impact at Ambuja Cements, one of India’s leading cement companies. Ambuja is a leader in CSR activities and is attempting to quantify its impact, both positive and negative, using the “True Value” framework... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Value; Measurement and Metrics; Framework; Cost vs Benefits
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  • August 2009 (Revised September 2011)
  • Case

Whole Foods: Balancing Social Mission and Growth

By: Christopher Marquis, Marya Besharov and Bobbi Thomason
In 2009, Whole Foods stands at a crossroads. Their incredible growth over the past 25 years has vaulted them into the ranks of the largest US supermarkets and they have arguably led to the widespread acceptance of natural and organic foods in the United States. Yet... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; United States
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  • March 2008 (Revised March 2009)
  • Case

Microsoft's Unlimited Potential (A)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
In April 2007, Bill Gates announced Microsoft Unlimited Potential. Its mission was to enable social and economic opportunity for the next five billion people. To deliver against this mission, Microsoft sought to focus its citizenship efforts and its product development... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Emerging Markets; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Growth and Development Strategy
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  • 28 Jan 2014
  • News

Income Inequality as a Sustainability Issue

Keywords: income inequality; sustainability

    Paul C. Henshaw

    A geologist by training, Henshaw was not immune to being on the frontline of mine exploration and development. Through his efforts, Homestake became an established provider of uranium. In addition, he personally was responsible for... View Details
    Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
    • 08 Feb 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    Women Negotiating in the New Millenium

    double bind: if she says no, she's not a team player; if she says yes, she's that much further from her goals. Some solutions and perspectives of the audience were these: Jane should decline. It is a heavy responsibility that will bring... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • 06 Sep 2004
    • What Do You Think?

    How Do We Prepare for a World Without Cheap Oil?

    respondents. Joseph Butler suggests that "It is the responsibility of corporations and governments alike to share knowledge and to work to educate developing nations ... about consumption, pollution, and efficiency." Mark Cox... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 01 Oct 2000
    • News

    Laura Scher of Working Assets

    socially responsible Working Assets Money Market Fund. Working Assets Funding Service emerged from the fund entity in 1988 and now operates various enterprises, with telecommunications as its core service. The company purchases... View Details
    Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
    • 23 Dec 2014
    • Research & Ideas

    The Founder of Modern Venture Capital

    students. He realized his dream of establishing the first Master of Business Administration program in Europe by helping establish the European Institute of Business Administration. Doriot learned the art of bringing science and industry together in World War II, where... View Details
    Keywords: Education; Financial Services
    • Web

    What goes on inside the pasteurizers - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

    HBS Home HBS Index Contact Us Harvard Business School Baker Library Historical Collections The Human Factor Introducing the Industrial Life Photograph Collection at the Baker Library Introduction The Exhibition The Request The Response... View Details
    • 24 Apr 2014
    • News

    Ensuring a business’s profitability enables it to serve society

    company is having in India, for example, embodies founder Henry Ford’s mantra that it is “in Ford’s DNA to give back to communities.” Said Fields, “Only a profitable business can be of service to society, both from an economic development standpoint, but also as a... View Details
    • 24 Apr 2014
    • News

    Leading the way in times of crisis

    the city’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, got the city’s transit system back on track using the same take-charge skills he displayed on September 11, 2001, when, as Rudy Giuliani’s deputy mayor, he helped coordinate emergency View Details
    • February 2024 (Revised April 2024)
    • Case

    CPP Investments—The Road to Zero

    By: Vikram Gandhi and Radhika Kak
    In February 2022, Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) Investments, the investment management organization that managed funds for the CPP, one of the biggest pension plans in the world, announced a net-zero commitment for its portfolio by 2050. Under its CEO, John Graham, it... View Details
    Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Asset Management; Investment Portfolio; Leading Change; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Financial Services Industry; Canada; California
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    The Messy but Essential Pursuit of Purpose

    By: Ranjay Gulati
    Most forward-thinking executives have embraced the notion that purpose-driven companies can solve social and environmental problems while also generating wealth, creating win-win outcomes that benefit everyone. But ideal solutions are rare. Many purpose-driven... View Details
    Keywords: Purpose; Sustainability; Mission and Purpose; Social Issues; Environmental Sustainability; Profit; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Decision Making
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    • Web

    4.4 Harvard University Identification Cards Policy - MBA

    Harvard University Identification Cards Policy 4.5 University-Wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities 4.6 HBS Campus Demonstration Policy 5. Technology, Copyright, & Publishing Policies 6. Important Contact Information Harvard... View Details
    • Profile

    Eric Chavez

    to a new product engineer. “I loved the responsibility and challenge,” he says, “but it felt repetitive: same problems on different products.” Seeking a new challenge, Eric moved into marketing so that, “I could be closer to the products... View Details
    Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy; Tech
    • 05 Apr 2021
    • Blog Post

    The MBA Response: A Calling to Leadership & Service

    consider how involvement with The MBA Response can boost your resume and enable you to be interview ready with powerful stories of helping business owners. You get to pick the project(s) you work on, the timing is flexible, and you can do... View Details
    • 01 Jun 2009
    • News

    Crisis and Creativity

    uses. A slowdown in semiconductor demand post-2001 made it possible for the solar industry to take off by using excess polysilicon and silicon wafers. How to Win. In a downturn, getting to the breakeven point for a new venture and then to profitable growth is crucial.... View Details
    Keywords: Bhaskar Chakravorti
    • Web

    1.18 FIELD Global Capstone - MBA

    in person until the end of all scheduled events. Dress Code Students are responsible for packing attire that is appropriate for the weather and respectful of cultural norms in the FIELD Global Capstone location. Students are View Details