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  • 20 Aug 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Why the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is a Social Media Blockbuster

narcissistic fad on social networks in service to the brand itself. The usual elements are there: an act that is incongruous, not easy to do, and screams "look at me." Yet here, the incidental... View Details
Keywords: by John Deighton

    Measuring Impact, Report of the Impact Measurement Working Group, Social Impact Investing Task Force established by the G8

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    • 7 Aug 2009 - 11 Aug 2009
    • Conference Presentation

    Compelled to Help:Effects of Direct and Indirect Exchange on Perceived Obligation in Professional Networks

    By: Roy Y.J. Chua, Bilian Sullivan and Michael W. Morris
    Keywords: Networks; Perception; Communication
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    • Aug 2013
    • Conference Presentation

    Brokerage Spaces: How Informal Networks Transform Formal Structure In The Pursuit Of Complex Tasks

    By: Ranjay Gulati and Luciana Silvestri
    Keywords: Ambiguity; Cognition; Collaboration; Networks; Organizational Design; Cognition and Thinking
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    • November–December 2023
    • Article

    Look the Part? The Role of Profile Pictures in Online Labor Markets

    By: Isamar Troncoso and Lan Luo
    Profile pictures are a key component of many freelancing platforms, a design choice that can impact hiring and matching outcomes. In this paper, we examine how appearance-based perceptions of a freelancer’s fit for the job (i.e., whether a freelancer "looks the part"... View Details
    Keywords: Freelancers; Gig Workers; Demographics; Prejudice and Bias; Selection and Staffing; Jobs and Positions; Analytics and Data Science
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    Leadership Collaborative | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

    A Peer Group of Mission Driven Leaders A new program of the Social Enterprise Initiative, the Leadership Collaborative is designed to connect and support alumni deeply engaged in social impact as a career.... View Details
    • 31 Aug 2010
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Multinational Firms, Labor Market Discrimination, and the Capture of Competitive Advantage by Exploiting the Social Divide

    Keywords: by Jordan I. Siegel, Lynn Pyun & B.Y. Cheon
    • September 2019 (Revised September 2019)
    • Case

    Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World

    By: John R. Wells, Carole A. Winkler and Benjamin Weinstock
    In August 2019, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The first major storm of protest followed the surprise election of Donald Trump as President of the United States on November 8, 2016; many put the blame at the door of fake... View Details
    Keywords: Facebook; Fake News; Mark Zuckerberg; Donald Trump; Algorithms; Social Networks; Partisanship; Social Media; App Development; Instagram; WhatsApp; Smartphone; Silicon Valley; Office Space; Digital Strategy; Democracy; Entry Barriers; Online Platforms; Controversy; Tencent; Agility; Social Networking; Gaming; Gaming Industry; Computer Games; Mobile Gaming; Messaging; Monetization Strategy; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Headquarters; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Trends; Communication; Communication Technology; Forms of Communication; Interactive Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Crime and Corruption; Voting; Demographics; Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Initial Public Offering; Profit; Revenue; Geography; Geographic Location; Global Range; Local Range; Country; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government and Politics; International Relations; National Security; Political Elections; Business History; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Information Management; Information Publishing; News; Newspapers; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Dissemination; Human Capital; Law; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Management Systems; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Marketing Channels; Social Marketing; Network Effects; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Monopoly; Media; Product Development; Service Delivery; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Groups and Teams; Networks; Rank and Position; Opportunities; Behavior; Emotions; Identity; Power and Influence; Prejudice and Bias; Reputation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Status and Position; Trust; Society; Civil Society or Community; Culture; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Societal Protocols; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Valuation; Advertising Industry; Communications Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; United States; California; Sunnyvale; Russia
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    Ripple Effect | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

    management and strategic thinking tools in the social sector,” he recalls. In that class, however, Nicolette grappled much more deeply with the challenges and injustices faced by urban school districts in America. “That realization... View Details
    • 29 Nov 2017
    • Blog Post

    HBS, A Dream and Trey: How HBS Helped Me Launch My Social Enterprise

    "Nice talking to you as well!" I hung up the phone and looked out the window of my company's conference room, high above midtown Manhattan. I had just finished a call regarding my acceptance to HBS with Matt Segneri, Director of the HBS View Details
    • December 2018 (Revised July 2023)
    • Case

    Instituto Dara: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Illness at Scale

    By: Julie Battilana, Marissa Kimsey, Priscilla Zogbi and Johanna Mair
    Dr. Vera Cordeiro founded the NGO Instituto Dara in 1991 to help poor families break the cycle of poverty and illness in Brazil. She and her team of employees and volunteers developed a holistic methodology to address the multidimensional sources of poverty based on... View Details
    Keywords: Social Innovation; NGO; Scaling; Health; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Non-Governmental Organizations; Health Care and Treatment; Poverty; Health Industry; South America; Brazil
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    • Research Summary

    Multinational Firms, Labor Market Discrimination, and the Capture of Competitive Advantage by Exploiting the Social Divide

    The organizational theory of the multinational firms holds that foreignness is a liability, and specifically that lack of embeddedness in host-country social networks is a source of competitive disadvantage; meanwhile the literature on labor market discrimination... View Details
    Keywords: Multinational Firm; Multinationals; Labor Market Discrimination
    • October 2015
    • Teaching Plan

    The Coca-Cola Company's Case for Creative Transformation

    By: Thales Teixeira
    This Teaching Plan is to be used with the Video Case "The Coca-Cola Company's Case for Creative Transformation" (HBS No. 815-714) View Details
    Keywords: Attention Economics; Creating Connections; Digital Marketing; Marketing Innovations; Social Networks; Advertising Content; Networked Brand; Beverage Industry; Coca-Cola; Digital Innovation; Digital Transition; Marketing; Marketing Communications; Innovation Strategy; Social and Collaborative Networks; Advertising; Creativity; Consumer Products Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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    • 2019
    • Working Paper

    Labor Market Shocks and the Demand for Trade Protection: Evidence from Online Surveys

    By: Rafael Di Tella and Dani Rodrik
    We study preferences for government action in response to layoffs resulting from different types of labor-market shocks. We consider the following shocks: technological change, a demand shift, bad management, and three kinds of international outsourcing. Respondents... View Details
    Keywords: Labor; Markets; System Shocks; Trade; Attitudes; Surveys
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    • March–April 2020
    • Article

    Building A Culture of Experimentation

    By: Stefan Thomke
    Why don’t organizations test more? After examining this question for several years, I can tell you that the central reason is culture. As companies try to scale up their experimentation capacity, they often find that the obstacles are not tools and technology but... View Details
    Keywords: Experimentation; Culture; Innovation; Online; Customer Experience; Organizational Culture; Innovation and Invention; Internet and the Web; Attitudes; Decision Making; Change; Leadership
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    • 20 Oct 2010
    • Research & Ideas

    HBS Workshop Encourages Corporate Reporting on Environmental and Social Sustainability

    stakeholders at an HBS workshop last week. Integrated reports combine a company's financial, environmental, social, and governance performance measures into a report that can be presented and used both online and on paper, giving... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Accounting
    • 2014
    • Working Paper

    Multinational Firms, Labor Market Discrimination, and the Capture of Competitive Advantage by Exploiting the Social Divide

    By: Jordan I. Siegel, Lynn Pyun and B.Y. Cheon
    The organizational theory of the multinational firm holds that foreignness is a liability, and specifically that lack of embeddedness in host-country social networks is a source of competitive disadvantage; meanwhile the literature on labor market discrimination... View Details
    Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Human Capital; Selection and Staffing; Multinational Firms and Management; Competitive Advantage; Markets; Profit; Gender; South Korea
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    Past Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

    leadership among the business community by founding the Ebola Private Sector Mobilization Group (EPSMG). Our project evaluated the role that AM and EPSMG played during the Ebola crisis in Liberia. Measuring the "Impact" in Impact Investing Spring 2015 | Focus: Impact... View Details
    • 28 Apr 2014
    • Research & Ideas

    Football Stars Debate ‘The Social Capital of the Savvy Athlete’

    "a sorry receiver," followed by a message for Crabtree: "Don't you ever talk about me!" Twitter members reacted forcefully and en masse, to the point that major news networks published stories with headlines like... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Sports
    • Web

    A Eureka Moment | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

    on Eureka Ed enabled me to apply what I learned in courses like The Entrepreneurial Manager and Entrepreneurial Finance in a very tangible way. And having the support of a Social Enterprise Summer Fellowship [add link to program page] has... View Details