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- 2006
- Chapter
The Social Dimensions of Entrepreneurship
By: Amir Licht and Jordan I. Siegel
Schumpeter's canonical depiction of the entrepreneur as an agent of social and economic change implies that entrepreneurs are especially sensitive to the social environment. We use an organizing framework based on institutional economics, in combination with lessons... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Social Institutions; Culture; Law; Social Networks; Reputation; Social Entrepreneurship; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
Licht, Amir, and Jordan I. Siegel. "The Social Dimensions of Entrepreneurship." In Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurship, edited by Mark Casson, Bernard Yeung, Anuradha Basu, and Nigel Wadeson. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Social Enterprise Initiative Marks 20th Anniversary
notes SEI faculty cochair Herman B. (Dutch) Leonard. "In addition to helping us stay close to practice, alumni provide financial support for initiatives that sharpen the perspectives of social enterprise executives and open paths to social View Details
Keywords: SEI
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Gift for MBA Global Reach
Rubenstein Photo Courtesy The Carlyle Group David M. Rubenstein, cofounder and managing director of The Carlyle Group, has made a gift of $5 million to HBS to support global programs for MBA students. “To get a worthwhile business education today, you need to spend... View Details
- 21 Oct 2020
- News
Cold Calculations
could have a large impact on global climate. When Payne signed on for the project, he didn’t realize how important his volunteer effort would become. The Arctic Ice Project has sparked the interest of such organizations as the United... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 17 Jul 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: As America Recedes from Global Leadership, Its CEOs are Stepping Up
government technology. For these CEOs, hiring skilled workers, global trade, and H1B visas were also high on their agendas. Technology executives such as Apple’s Tim Cook and Salesforce’s Marc Benioff have voiced their concerns about the View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Examining Global Workforce Management
“no-layoff” policies. In her research into how businesses are reinventing layoffs, Professor Sandra J. Sucher (MBA 1976) is examining the impact of layoffs and comparative approaches to workforce management around the world. “In the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Building Capacity in the Social Sector
from their daily challenges to engage in learning that will help them take their organizations beyond the status quo." At Thun's request, the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley plays a key role in recruiting participants who will maximize the View Details
- 10 Mar 2011
- News
Philanthropy’s Dilemma
An estimated ten times more money will pour into philanthropy during the first half of this century than during the entire century before. A high-profile case in point is the Giving Pledge, a campaign headed by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to encourage the nation’s... View Details
- 03 Feb 2018
- Op-Ed
How to Heed BlackRock's Call for Corporate Social Responsibility
Larry Fink recently created a shockwave. As cofounder, chairman, and CEO of BlackRock, one of the world’s largest global asset management firms, in an open letter to CEOs he caught the attention of financial markets and beyond by insisting on the importance of... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Battilana
- 2014
- Working Paper
Speaking of Corporate Social Responsibility
By: Hao Liang, Christopher Marquis, Luc Renneboog and Sunny Li Sun
We argue that the language spoken by corporate decision makers influences their firms' social responsibility and sustainability practices. Linguists suggest that obligatory future-time-reference (FTR) in a language reduces the psychological importance of the future.... View Details
Keywords: Language; Future-Time-Reference; Categories; Culture; Corporate Social Responsibility; Sustainability; Communication; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
Liang, Hao, Christopher Marquis, Luc Renneboog, and Sunny Li Sun. "Speaking of Corporate Social Responsibility." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-082, March 2014.
- 2008
- Chapter
The Corporate Conduct Continuum: From 'Do No Harm' to 'Do Lots of Good'
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "The Corporate Conduct Continuum: From 'Do No Harm' to 'Do Lots of Good'." Chap. 14 in The Virtuous Organization: Insights from Some of the World's Leading Management Thinkers, edited by Charles C. Manz, Kim S. Cameron, Karen P. Manz, and Robert D. Marx, 279–286. Singapore, New Jersey, and London: World Scientific, 2008.
- April 1996 (Revised December 2011)
- Background Note
Responding to Market Failures
Broadly defines the concept of market failure and explores options for responding to it. It pays particular attention to the role of business leaders in addressing market deficiencies. View Details
Dees, J. Gregory. "Responding to Market Failures." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-344, April 1996. (Revised December 2011.)
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Preparing Leaders to Leverage Artificial Intelligence
HBS convenes an annual Digital Transformation Summit that explores the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow’s technology. The most recent summit, held in February, focused on artificial intelligence and drew some 500 professionals and scholars. HBS convenes an... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Exploring Big Issues at the Intersection of Business and Society
Professor Robert Huckman kicks off the daylong Viewpoints program for first-year MBA students. Professor Robert Huckman kicks off the daylong Viewpoints program for first-year MBA students. In their first year at HBS, MBA students take a dozen required courses vital to... View Details
Keywords: Educational Innovation
- 31 Oct 2018
- News
Why I’m Donating One Billion Dollars to Save the Planet
Walter Diaz/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images In an effort to help accelerate land and ocean conservation across the globe, Hansjörg Wyss (MBA 1965) announced in a New York Times opinion piece that he is giving $1 billion over the next decade to support locally led... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Gore All Business at HBS
students during a talk titled “A Change in Business Climate” presented in Burden Auditorium in December. Gore explained that the population explosion, coupled with the revolutions in science and technology, have greatly magnified the View Details
- Career Coach
Meredith Hamilton
Meredith [she/her] has served as a mentor and coach to innumerable mid-career staff as well as several CEOs in the social sector. She is committed to creating a safe space for students and alumni to explore questions of professional identity and career progression... View Details
- 14 Nov 2019
- News
Keeping Red Lobster Fresh
create a company with a workplace that truly has a positive impact on its employees. That requires, by the way, we be successful as a business for sure, is a big part of that. It requires we develop people, which is a win for them and a... View Details
- 01 Nov 2019
- Video
José Alejandro Cortés
José Alejandro Cortés, President of the Colombia-based diversified business group Grupo Bolìvar, discusses the responsibilities of corporations beyond serving shareholders, especially serving the poor and the... View Details