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- 2010
- Working Paper
Prosocial Spending and Well-Being: Cross-Cultural Evidence for a Psychological Universal
By: Lara B. Aknin, Christopher P. Barrington-Leigh, Elizabeth W. Dunn, John F. Helliwell, Robert Biswas-Diener, Imelda Kemeza, Paul Nyende, Claire Ashton-James and Michael I. Norton
This research provides the first support for a possible psychological universal: human beings around the world derive emotional benefits from using their financial resources to help others (prosocial spending). Analyzing survey data from 136 countries, we show that... View Details
Keywords: Spending; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Happiness; Motivation and Incentives; Welfare; Uganda; Canada
Aknin, Lara B., Christopher P. Barrington-Leigh, Elizabeth W. Dunn, John F. Helliwell, Robert Biswas-Diener, Imelda Kemeza, Paul Nyende, Claire Ashton-James, and Michael I. Norton. "Prosocial Spending and Well-Being: Cross-Cultural Evidence for a Psychological Universal." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-038, September 2010.
- 2009
- Working Paper
Feeling Good about Giving: The Benefits (and Costs) of Self-Interested Charitable Behavior
By: Lalin Anik, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton and Elizabeth W. Dunn
While lay intuitions and pop psychology suggest that helping others leads to higher levels of happiness, the existing evidence only weakly supports this causal claim: Research in psychology, economics, and neuroscience exploring the benefits of charitable giving has... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Research; Behavior; Happiness; Motivation and Incentives
Anik, Lalin, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton, and Elizabeth W. Dunn. "Feeling Good about Giving: The Benefits (and Costs) of Self-Interested Charitable Behavior." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-012, August 2009.
- April 2002 (Revised July 2003)
- Case
Cisco Systems and its Community Fellowship Program (A)
By: Diana Barrett and Sheila McCarthy
Focuses on the introduction, implementation, and initial evaluation of Cisco Systems Community Fellowship Program. This program provided Cisco employees affected by the layoff the option of working with a nonprofit organization for one year. Instead of a severance... View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Compensation and Benefits; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Web Services Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States
Barrett, Diana, and Sheila McCarthy. "Cisco Systems and its Community Fellowship Program (A)." Harvard Business School Case 302-078, April 2002. (Revised July 2003.)
- Profile
Lindsay Steinmetz
Why was earning your MBA here important to you? After working for a small, entrepreneurial organization I wanted to build a stronger foundation in general management. HBS expanded my knowledge of industries, types of organizations, and how finance, operations and... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 31 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Climate Change Pioneers in the Class of 1978
MJ quit ‘paid employment’ in 2003. After a successful careers in private industry and the federal government, she is now focused on philanthropy and personal enrichment. MJ founded and funded her Veverka Family Foundation, served on... View Details
- 06 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 6, 2008
Fibrosis Foundation: Venture Philanthropy Funding for Biotech Harvard Business School Case 808-005 In 2001, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated acquired the San Diego-based biotech company, Aurora Biosciences. The combination of Vertex's... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 20
state-of-the-art of stakeholder marketing. Examples of many pioneering companies, Starbucks, Dell, Staples, Muji, and several others, are included in the discussion to illustrate the key propositions presented. Cases & Course MaterialsAcumen Fund: Measurement in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- September 2013
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: David Weinstein and Write the World
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Juliane Calingo Schwetz and Patricia Bissett Higgins
David Weinstein, a lawyer and former Chief Administrative Officer of mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments, launched Write the World, a proprietary online platform that included a writing curriculum, essay prompts in distinct subject matter, and access to expert... View Details
- Article
Prosocial Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance
By: Lalin Anik, Lara B. Aknin, Elizabeth W. Dunn, Michael I. Norton and Jordi Quoidbach
In three field studies, we explore the impact of providing employees and teammates with prosocial bonuses, a novel type of bonus spent on others rather than on oneself. In Experiment 1, we show that prosocial bonuses in the form of donations to charity lead to happier... View Details
Keywords: Satisfaction; Groups and Teams; Performance; Compensation and Benefits; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Banking Industry; Sports Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Canada; Belgium; Australia
Anik, Lalin, Lara B. Aknin, Elizabeth W. Dunn, Michael I. Norton, and Jordi Quoidbach. "Prosocial Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance." PLoS ONE 8, no. 9 (September 2013): 1–8.
- 2013
- Working Paper
Prosocial Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance
By: Lalin Anik, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton, Elizabeth W. Dunn and Jordi Quoidbach
In two field studies, we explore the impact of providing employees and teammates with prosocial bonuses, a novel type of bonus spent on others rather than on oneself. In Experiment 1, we show that prosocial bonuses in the form of donations to charity lead to happier... View Details
Keywords: Satisfaction; Groups and Teams; Performance; Compensation and Benefits; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Banking Industry; Sports Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Canada; Belgium; Australia
Anik, Lalin, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton, Elizabeth W. Dunn, and Jordi Quoidbach. "Prosocial Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-095, May 2013.
- Profile
Scott Wu
It’s no secret HBS graduates are a hard-charging bunch who sometimes find it hard to take time off. Most eventually learn how to do this so they can recharge to do even harder charging—spending time at a beach, playing golf, climbing mountains, or the like. But Scott... View Details
- 2008
- Working Paper
The Future of Social Enterprise
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Herman B. Leonard and Susan McDonald
The Future of Social Enterprise considers the confluence of forces that is shaping the field of social enterprise, changing the way that funders, practitioners, scholars, and organizations measure performance. We trace a growing pool of potential funding sources to... View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Investment; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Performance Effectiveness; Social Enterprise; Consolidation; Value
Rangan, V. Kasturi, Herman B. Leonard, and Susan McDonald. "The Future of Social Enterprise." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-103, June 2008.
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The View from the Pit
changing system. Barrett's commitment to social service has inspired her to see philanthropy as a lifelong habit - one that she would like to pass on to her students. Describing her own life as an extremely diversified portfolio, Barrett... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Realizing a Dream
Claire, who joined the company after earning both bachelor’s and trade school degrees in air conditioning technology and is now majority owner. The company is known for providing excellent service and for its philanthropy in the Twin... View Details
- 21 Oct 2013
- News
Moving the Needle
Fran Seegull by Jill Radsken Fran Seegull is a woman on a mission, and it started with a paper she wrote at Harvard Business School. A lifelong passion for philanthropy brought Seegull (MBA 1998) to HBS, to see if she could mobilize the... View Details
- 01 Feb 2013
- News
Growth Strategy Has Double Bottom Line
philanthropy or government funding," Hourdequin explains. "What the public is getting back is the assurance that the property won't be converted to some other use, the assurance that the forest will be managed sustainably in perpetuity,... View Details
- 12 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer
to be published by Princeton University Press. In this recent interview conducted by e-mail, Lodge is hopeful that the World Development Corporation will be formed. He explains why nonprofits aren't the answer to ending poverty and asks that executives look beyond... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- August 2024 (Revised August 2024)
- Case
Novo Nordisk Foundation
By: Debora L. Spar and Julia Comeau
In 2024, Novo Nordisk A/S was one of the most profitable firms in the world, thanks largely to just two GLP-1-based drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy. Unusually, this incredibly profitable firm was controlled not by individual private shareholders, but by a non-profit... View Details
Keywords: Pharmaceutical Companies; Diabetes; Obesity; Foundation; Non-profit Management; Profit; Corporate Governance; Business or Company Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Expansion; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Nonprofit Organizations; Pharmaceutical Industry; Denmark; Europe
- July – August 2008
- Article
Help Employees Give Away Some of That Bonus
By: Michael I. Norton and Elizabeth W. Dunn
Employees who spend some or all of their bonuses on others-thereby creating what the authors call a "prosocial" workplace-are happier as a result. Managers can enhance that effect by providing opportunities to share the wealth. View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Behavior; Happiness
Norton, Michael I., and Elizabeth W. Dunn. "Help Employees Give Away Some of That Bonus." HBS Centennial Issue Harvard Business Review 86, nos. 7/8 (July–August 2008): 27.
- 22 Mar 2017
- Blog Post
3 Lessons I Learned as a Social Enterprise Summer Fellow
Foundation (DRK) – a venture philanthropy firm. The Initiative also partially funded my internship through its Summer Fellows Program, a sponsorship designed to help students explore career opportunities in social enterprise. In... View Details