Civil Society or Community - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

How Organizations Create Social Value

the colloquium is to help leaders in businesses and society create social value for their communities, while in parallel strengthening their organizations. The study centered on forty organizations—twenty NGOs (non-governmental... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

22 May 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

A Luxury Industry Veteran Teaches the Importance of Aesthetics to Budding Business Leaders

Pauline Brown joined the HBS faculty following a tenure as Chairman of North America at the French luxury goods conglomerate, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. (Photo credit: Albert Cheung) To future CEOs who want to succeed in the business of making and marketing... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Beauty & Cosmetics; Apparel & Accessories; Auto; Tourism

September 1989
Case

Penobscot Nation and Passamaquoddy Tribe

By: Andre F. Perold

Keywords: Civil Society or Community

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14 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact

what that spending achieved. Yet there has been little agreement on a set of hard-and-fast metrics to measure social performance. How should a nonprofit manager respond when a significant donor asks for proof of his or her contribution's... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

09 Oct 2017
Working Paper Summaries

Marry Rich, Poor Girl: Investigating the Effects of Sex Selection on Intrahousehold Outcomes in India

Keywords: by Reshmaan Hussam

02 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

Negotiating in Three Dimensions

For its representative in these critical talks, the board should have hired an outside specialist, with properly aligned interests and incentives. More generally, you should look hard at a potential agent's other interests and relationships to determine whether he... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift

Harvard Business School professor Lynn S. Paine's new book, Value Shift, argues that companies can't consider themselves amoral or apart from society anymore—that the relationship between companies and View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

September 2021 (Revised October 2021)
Case

Dream: Impact Through Real Estate

By: Michael Chu and John Masko

The Canadian city of Toronto had one of the largest housing affordability problems of any city in the developed world. One company trying to address this problem was Dream, one of the largest real estate groups in Canada. In 2021, Dream had just launched a new system... View Details

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31 May 2023
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2023

read that by the time Black boys turn 10, society views them as potential aggressors. I remember thinking, I have three years to solve this.” A viral moment: “I just wanted to connect with people who could understand what I was feeling:... View Details

Keywords: leadership; management; work-life balance

05 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?

Eiichi Shibusawa continues to gain influence in Japan—even though he died almost a century ago. Japan’s government announced earlier this year that the 19th century business leader would be the face on 10,000 yen ($90) bank notes—the highest value denomination in... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Rei Morimoto; Financial Services; Retail

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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Award from the Strategic Management Society for her paper with Ian Cockburn, "Measuring Competence? Exploring Firm Effects in Pharmaceutical Research" ( Strategic Management Journal , 1994). The award is for a paper published five View Details

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Global Business Course | HBS Online

Completion from HBS Online Earn by: completing this course Certificate of Specialization Prove your mastery of strategy or business in society Earn by: completing any three courses within either subject area... View Details

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AASU50 - Alumni

Programs & Events Programs & Events AASU50 Home African Americans at HBS AASU50 Materials Related Content In Their Own Words In April 2018, the Harvard Business School community was invited to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of... View Details

15 Nov 2018
Book

Can the Global Food Industry Overcome Public Distrust?

JamesBrey Food is the largest segment of the global economy. It is also widely recognized as more critical for human health than any pharmaceutical drug on the planet. But significant changes in the industry are making people lose trust in many institutions involved in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Agriculture & Agribusiness

01 Jun 2023
News

An Engine of Innovation

pursue. What are the support systems and resources provided at the labs to student and alumni ventures? What sustains this community is the incredible team here that works fully in service to students and alumni so they can be in service... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Goldenberg : Selected as a 2023 Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science. 2022 Francesca Gino : Received the Wyss Award for Excellence in Doctoral Student Mentoring in 2022. Ashley V. Whillans : Winner of the 2022 SAGE Emerging Career Trajectory Award... View Details

30 May 2023
News

Finding PRIDE

This year, about 75 of the 195 members of PRIDE are WTGNC. PRIDE is really about creating community for people who are marginalized in society and in the business world. It’s a space where people can gather... View Details

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

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CSV in Practice - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

thinking. Profits involving a social purpose represent a higher form of capitalism—one that will enable society to advance more rapidly while allowing companies to grow even more. The result is a positive cycle of company and View Details

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Online Business Courses for Organizations | HBS Online

Business Essentials Leadership & Management Entrepreneurship & Innovation Strategy Finance & Accounting Business in Society There are multiple ways for employees to learn. They can complete one course to earn a Certificate of Completion... View Details

23 Jun 2023
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Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

residential campus that forms its own vibrant community in the heart of Boston. Those 360 acres in Allston are where the opportunity is, said Executive Dean for Administration Angela Crispi (MBA 1990). With the opening of the Harvard John... View Details

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