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- 25 Jun 2020
- News
Global Centers Broaden Understanding of Business and the Pandemic
details on the unfolding of the pandemic and the policies implemented to manage the outbreak in 19 European countries and the EU. The center also co-authored a library case study, “COVID-19: Tracing the Virus in Europe and Italy”, focused on the EU and Italy’s View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The Class of 1974: Timed for a Change
his greeting: "A general manager has a social responsibility that requires a professional response. I hope that your two years at the Harvard Business School will enable you to contribute an effective View Details
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- Summer 2025
- Article
Are ESG Improvements Recognized? Perspectives from the Public Sentiments
By: Shaolong Wu
While Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) increasingly guides investment management and corporate agendas nowadays, public reactions to firms' ESG performance remain under-studied. This paper fills this gap by investigating whether the public picks up firms' ESG... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Public Opinion; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Governance; Investment
Wu, Shaolong. "Are ESG Improvements Recognized? Perspectives from the Public Sentiments." Journal of Impact and ESG Investing 5, no. 4 (Summer 2025): 24–51.
- 06 Sep 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Should US Companies Still Care About the Paris Climate Change Agreement?
- September 26, 2024
- Article
A Better Way to Measure Social Impact
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Constance Spitzer
All impact investors report the financial returns from their funds and investments, and many provide metrics on intended social outcomes, such as numbers of individuals served, or quality jobs created. But investors do not supply metrics about their impacts on... View Details
Keywords: Impact Investing; Social Impact Investment; Inclusive Growth; Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability
Kaplan, Robert S., and Constance Spitzer. "A Better Way to Measure Social Impact." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (September 26, 2024).
- July 2007
- Article
Community Isomorphism and Corporate Social Action
By: Christopher Marquis, Mary Ann Glynn and Gerald F. Davis
Marquis, Christopher, Mary Ann Glynn, and Gerald F. Davis. "Community Isomorphism and Corporate Social Action." Academy of Management Review 32, no. 3 (July 2007): 925–945. (Read an interview about this paper in HBS Working Knowledge.)
- Profile
Kyle Bisutti
Responsibility: overseeing one-hundred employees building the thrust reversers that ensure the uneventful deceleration of aircraft on airport runways. With two summers at General Motors in Detroit, and six years at General Electric, Kyle Bisutti knows what it means to... View Details
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Harvard Business School Archives | Baker Library
Harvard University, is responsible for acquiring, preserving, and making available the records of HBS that have permanent legal, fiscal, and/or historical value. These include school publications, paper files, photographs, oral histories,... View Details
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Introduction - The Message - 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
- 06 Oct 2022
- News
Untapped Potential
because a student who is severely dehydrated or afflicted with diarrhea can’t learn effectively. Water can also be a matter of gender equality. In some communities that lack adequate indoor plumbing, women and young girls are responsible... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Manufacturing: The Supply Chain Goes High Tech
supply chain. Nothing defines manufacturing more than the supply chain, and digitalization has allowed manufacturers to bring in inputs—both raw materials and finished products—from around the world and assemble them in a modern factory. It has also allowed them to be... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Cultivating the Next Generation of Thought Leaders
corruption and socially responsible behavior influence corporate profitability. He has found that bribery and corruption, while they may boost sales, lead to a loss in profits. Businesses that tackle environmental, social, and governance... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
A Look at Olook
2013—even as the national economy stalled. And fashion is one of its hottest sectors, according to e-bit, responsible for almost 14 percent of e-commerce sales, ahead of household appliances and cosmetics. Beisert says olook is poised for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Using IT to Heal U.S. Health Care
BRAILER: Aiming to give every American an electronic health-care record by 2014. American health-care providers may use the best technology in the world, but when it comes to patient records, the system is an inefficient maze responsible... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
HBS's Unique Economic Model
well-managed, fiscally responsible steward of its resources. We are grateful for the many alumni and friends who make annual contributions of all sizes. Rick Melnick (MBA 1992) Chief Financial Officer View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Unexpected Advice from Am Ex’s Chenault
2007 on June 6. “This may not be obvious,” he remarked, “but a good leader needs to be caring.” Caring leaders work hard not only to understand the people who work for them, but they also look beyond the day-to-day responsibilities of... View Details
- 05 Jul 2011
- News
Driving Innovation
entertainment, and travel to her initial responsibility for automotive vertical at Google, reported a May 30, 2011 profile in Advertising Age. During her tenure, the search engine company has acquired YouTube, Double Click, AdMob, and... View Details
- 10 AM – 11 AM EDT, 22 Oct 2015
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Collective Impact: An Innovative Approach to Improving Public Education
In this webinar, Professor Grossman will describe an innovative approach to improving public education Collective Impact and how you can get involved to help transform public education in the communities you care about. View Details
- 2007
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The Complete Business of Serving the Poor: Insights from Unilever's Project Shakti in India
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Dalip Sehgal and Rohithari Rajan
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Entrepreneurship; Poverty; Developing Countries and Economies; India
Rangan, V. Kasturi, Dalip Sehgal, and Rohithari Rajan. "The Complete Business of Serving the Poor: Insights from Unilever's Project Shakti in India." Chap. 13 in Business Solutions for the Global Poor: Creating Social and Economic Value, edited by V. Kasturi Rangan, John A. Quelch, Gustavo Herrero, and Brooke Barton, 144–154. John Wiley & Sons, 2007.
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Paola Lara
Procter & Gamble by a friend, Paola quickly established herself as a talented manager in the company’s Venezuelan and Chilean offices, assuming significant responsibilities for leading brands such as Head & Shoulders and Pantene.... View Details