Wealth - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Dec 2014
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Seesaws and Social Security Benefits Indexing

2023
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Deeply Responsible Business.: A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership

Corporate social responsibility has entered the mainstream, but what does it take to run a successful purpose-driven business? This book examines leaders who put values alongside profits to showcase the challenges and upside of deeply responsible business. Should... View Details

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28 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Billions of Entrepreneurs in China and India

lumping them all together. That said, the success of the Silicon Valley community and the massive wealth that some people have accumulated have caught the eye of India. And as in most things in life, timing is everything: In some sense... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

25 Mar 2021
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Meet the Student Academic Services Support Team at HBS!

that a move to the US can sometimes take on these individuals. The team brings a wealth of intercultural experience to conversations with students about acculturation, academic concerns, and personal circumstances. SAS staff speak... View Details

22 May 2013
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Hidden Structure: Using Network Methods to Map System Architecture

Keywords: by Carliss Y. Baldwin, Alan MacCormack & John Rusnak

Overcrowded – Designing Meaningful Products in a World Awash with Ideas

We live in a world awash with ideas. Thanks to the web and to powerful ideation approaches such as open innovation, design thinking, or crowdsourcing, organizations have today easy access to an unprecedented amount of novel concepts. In this context, what... View Details

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Aldrich Hall | About

Jr. was a noted philanthropist who believed that wealth should be “an instrumentality of constructive social living.” In that spirit, he was president of the Rockefeller Foundation, funded the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg,... View Details

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

generating wealth over the environment, because it translates into votes. Keywords: Institutional Entrepreneurship ; Environment ; Climate Change ; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms ; Environmental Regulation ; Standards ;... View Details

February 2017 (Revised December 2018)
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From Start-Up to Grown-Up Nation: The Future of the Israeli Innovation Ecosystem (Abridged)

By: Elie Ofek and Margot Eiran

In June 2016, Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, wrestled with how to sustain Israel’s strong innovation track record and the country’s reputation as the “start-up nation.” Despite the economic miracle the country had wrought since its founding, he... View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Management; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Government and Politics; Economy; Equality and Inequality; Israel

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09 Mar 2023
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African American Student Union Spotlight on Joint Degrees

HBS has provided me with a wealth of opportunities to grow as a leader in the biotech industry. I have been fortunate to work closely with mentors who are leaders in the field, and I have also learned a great deal from my diverse cohort... View Details

10 Dec 2014
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Minimum Wage Debate Is Really About Social Values

Suddenly, the minimum wage debate is on high boil. Perhaps spurred by growing concern over wealth inequality, minimum wage proposals are heating heat up in cities from Chicago to Albany, and in states from South Carolina to Florida.... View Details

Keywords: by April White; Retail; Manufacturing

12 Aug 2019
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How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities

and managers), and they need to self-actualize (assigned interesting work, able to reach career goals, achieving wealth to reach personal goals or making a social impact). The human impact of hypergrowth. Finally, people don’t always grow... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

18 May 2023
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India's New Money Managers

When Priti Rathi Gupta (OPM 49, 2017) was 16 years old, her father handed her his investment portfolio and asked her what she could make of it. She was befuddled. "He realized that, although I had schooling in what we call commerce, I didn't really know much about... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

22 Sep 2023
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Skydeck Voices: The Most Important Person I Met at HBS

Photo provided by Harvard University Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Who was the most important person you met at HBS? And why? This is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck, and when my colleagues set up on Spangler Lawn during Spring Reunions... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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Venturing Forth

Illustration by Adam McCauley Venture capital is a heady industry: Big bets mean big checks when the deals hit right. And for most of the last decade, those taking part in the funds were riding high: Capital was abundant, valuations were soaring, and the stock market... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

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Polaroid: At The Intersection of Science & Art: Edwin H. Land and the Polaroid Corporation

guided the groundbreaking research ambitions of Polaroid—an iconic, 20th-century startup company whose pioneering achievements in optics and engineering continue to have profound technological, social, and artistic significance. At the Intersection of Science and Art... View Details

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dollarDEX (1998-2007)

Retired chief executive, non-executive chairman

One of world's top 30 in online finance (Institutional Investor, March 2003). Wealth management firm in Asia, and has... View Details

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Courses & Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

evaluate, measure, and manage sustainable investment opportunities with cutting-edge frameworks, strategies, and techniques. Case Studies The case library features a wealth of case research by Harvard Business School faculty and... View Details

16 Jul 2007
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Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision

are affected by the receipt of a coupon for $10 off their bill. A rational actor model suggests that people without extreme wealth constraints (meaning anyone who can afford to shop for groceries online) should buy the same items they... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Retail; Entertainment & Recreation

09 Mar 2003
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Six Keys to Building New Markets by Unleashing Disruptive Innovation

disruption, attackers take root in a new "plane" of competition or a new context of use outside of an existing market. Consumers historically locked out of a market because they lacked the skills or wealth welcome a relatively... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor & Scott D. Anthony

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