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- 10 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Become a Value Creator
motivations at the door." More Pie For Everyone In general, value creators work cooperatively with others to make the corporate pie bigger for all, whereas value claimers focus on taking more of the pie for themselves—like a thief... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- February 2020 (Revised September 2021)
- Supplement
Mission Related Investments at the Ford Foundation (B)
By: Shawn Cole, Michael Norris and T. Robert Zochowski
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Mission-Related Investing; Philanthropy; Foundation; Endowments; Socially Responsible Investing; Investment; Institutional Investing; Investment Activism; Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; United States
Cole, Shawn, Michael Norris, and T. Robert Zochowski. "Mission Related Investments at the Ford Foundation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 220-027, February 2020. (Revised September 2021.)
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BiGS Research | Institute for Business in Global Society
BiGS Research At the Institute for Business in Global Society (BiGS), we advance rigorous, practice-oriented research at the intersection of business and society. Our projects explore corporate ownership structures, sustainable industrial... View Details
- November 2024
- Background Note
Nonprofit Governance: Some Basics
By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
This background note discusses basics about the prevalence, purpose, and unique legal, governance and regulatory dynamics of nonprofits and their boards of directors. The note describes both similarities and differences between for-profit and non-profit governance,... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Leadership; Mission and Purpose; Nonprofit Organizations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "Nonprofit Governance: Some Basics." Harvard Business School Background Note 325-067, November 2024.
- 19 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Alfred Chandler on the Electronic Century
clones. The Approach—the Paths Of Learning My basic purpose in this volume is to carry out the fundamental task of the historian: to record where, when, how, and by whom technical knowledge was commercialized into the new products that... View Details
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Curriculum | MBA
Manager (TEM) Finance II Leadership & Corporate Accountability (LCA) FIELD Global Capstone The Purpose of the Firm The Summer Work Experience Students fulfill the requirement through successful completion of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Social Investing Pioneers
the social impact bond, an innovative approach to marrying social purpose with financial returns for investors. Still in the pilot stage in the UK, social impact bonds already have enthusiastic supporters determined to bring them to the... View Details
- 08 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
How to Hire a Millennial
the merits of corporate life. Such relationships could also allow companies to build institutional and personal connections that might later blossom into a more traditional employment arrangement. Since millennials list professional... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Fuller
- 14 Aug 2019
- News
Leading from Within
first Love, Power, Justice retreat in 2018. The program, says Lim and Overwater, is an effort to help executives battle the disorientation and disenchantment they often saw among leaders in both the corporate and nonprofit worlds. “It... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 May 2015
- News
Celebrating and Supporting Leadership
more complex world, and to increase our scale and reach to bring our mission to even more people, requires a relentless dedication to innovation." John Hess, CEO of the Hess Corporation and chair of The Harvard Business School Campaign,... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Time to Vote in University Elections
and to the institutional excellence to which Harvard aspires; to provide advice to the Corporation; to give formal consent to major initiatives as referred by the Corporation and to appointments; and to bring a long-range perspective to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace
interests. Are there lessons that are transferable to other male-dominated, corporate settings? Well, there are two aspects of this environment that would be difficult to replicate. First, these men live where they work, at least for two... View Details
- June 2010 (Revised September 2010)
- Case
Atlantis Paradise Island Resort & Casino: Improving Performance with a New Vision and Mission
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Gabriele Piccoli
Atlantis Paradise Island adopted a new vision and mission to provide its guests and employees an enhanced brand experience. The dilemma Atlantis faced was how to integrate the new vision and mission into all the brand touch points in order to improve customer... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Customer Satisfaction; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Employee Relationship Management; Brands and Branding; Service Delivery; Mission and Purpose; Performance Improvement; Accommodations Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Gabriele Piccoli. "Atlantis Paradise Island Resort & Casino: Improving Performance with a New Vision and Mission." Harvard Business School Case 810-140, June 2010. (Revised September 2010.)
- 19 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Making a Broader Impact with Multiple Disciplines
The idea that novel engineering techniques could be used for medical purposes fascinated me and I sought to build smart devices for other anatomical and physiological needs. While LEGO provided an easy medium to accomplish this vision,... View Details
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Entrepreneurial Sales 101: Founder Selling - Course Catalog
entire model is an exercise in frustration and futility. The purpose of this course is to demystify sales and help you understand how to sell products and services within entrepreneurial settings. The course material is applicable whether... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
An American Odyssey
“I’d like to see a number of our major corporations pick one African school of business, fully endow it, and help make it really good,” America says. “Upgrading management quality in the Third World will increase efficiency, creativity,... View Details
- 06 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 6
August 2013 Management Science The Impact of Corporate Sustainability on Organizational Processes and Performance By: Eccles, Robert G., Ioannis Ioannou, and George Serafeim Abstract—We investigate the effect of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Where Could More Regulation Help Small Businesses? Online Lending.
provide first principles for a regulatory framework that enables the sustainable growth of small business lending. 1. Create a national non-bank charter option for online lenders The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) should allow online lenders to apply... View Details
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Online Personal Branding Course | HBS Online
the sources, benefits, and components of a successful personal brand Define your purpose and values and communicate their distinction to others Turn common personal branding pitfalls into opportunities Understand the psychological power... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
All For One
and mix freely. It hummed with activity. On a tour that first day, she was struck by just how animated the animation studio was—with frank discussions and heated arguments in every corner. And yet, as she spent more time there, she began to discern a commonality of... View Details