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Advancing Social Enterprise | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
school in terms of social enterprise and global entrepreneurship. Business schools were much more geared to Wall Street and Fortune 500 company management. Now, 20 years later, there are case studies on Endeavor as part of the MBA curriculum and every year, 6 to 10... View Details
- 03 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Van den Ende Rozen
student essays that highlight their reflections. After spending the morning at the Royal Flora Holland auction house, we traveled from Amsterdam to Monster where we were welcomed to Van den Ende Rozen by two of the three brothers who run... View Details
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
for Linux to take over Windows. The questions that we address are: Is Linux's superior demand-side learning sufficient to win out? What is the effect of forced procurement by governments and some large corporations on the long-run... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
diagnose the problem and treat it. The rescue bill calls for the government to auction banks’ distressed mortgage assets to “try to restore the price discovery process so we can figure out what these things are actually worth.” Light... View Details
- 24 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Do We Tax?
when wealth and incomes are increasingly concentrated among very few, it is unfair to let the richest pay so little. Republicans, to put it mildly, disagree. They argue that taxing those with large capital incomes is discriminating against people who chose to save... View Details
- 23 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care
involvement with the MD/MBA program at Harvard Business School is part of that belief. I personally think HBS has a huge contribution to make, because we spend our time studying how to manage things better to give better outcomes. Q: What... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Bringing Hope to a Violent Land
earned a bachelor’s degree in government and international studies before moving to Washington, D.C., where she worked from 1973 to 1979 for several nongovernmental organizations. Starting as a receptionist, she rose through NGO... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
John Read
With a background in government service, truck-parts manufacturing, and private equity, John C. Read (MBA ’71) might seem an unlikely person to run the world’s largest adventure-based educational organization. But about a decade ago, Read... View Details
- 15 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.
experience, can do this with a high degree of informational accuracy, calm, and safety.” In 2013 in Liberia, ahead of the heaviest part of the Ebola crisis, some 79 percent of health care spending came from overseas development... View Details
- 01 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 1, 2008
first dimension relates to the degree to which the collaborative network is "open" verses "closed." The second dimension relates to the degree to which the governance structure for collaboration is... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Chapter 11 Saved the US Economy
to vote for the plan once the firm is in Chapter 11. The advantage of either type of filing is that it allows companies to avoid steep costs associated with spending months in bankruptcy court and to take advantage of Chapter 11's... View Details
- 15 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 15, 2015
2015 Research Handbook on Shareholder Power Thirty Years of Evolution in the Roles of Institutional Investors in Corporate Governance By: Coates, John C. Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 May 2016
- Op-Ed
World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics
greater role in WHO governance and if there are guarantees of purchase contracts for new drugs and vaccines at sensible prices. Both seem unlikely, as the WHO's culture has always winced at cooperation with the private sector. WHO's track... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Enron’s Legacy
for corporate boards. The yes answer reflects the fact that many productive aspects of corporate governance and control that have proven effective in the private-equity industry were noticeably absent at Enron. If Enron’s board (which was... View Details
- 04 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 4
Emotional Benefits of Prosocial Spending By: Aknin, Lara B., Elizabeth W. Dunn, Ashley V. Whillans, Adam M. Grant, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—When does giving lead to happiness? Here, we present two studies demonstrating that the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
other relevant variables, we find that grocery spending increases by $1.59 with the use of a $10-off coupon. In addition, even though the receipt of a $10-off coupon does not correspond to a meaningful increase in wealth, the extra View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Career Advice: Pursuing a Dual Degree
to spending a decade in the military as a Navy SEAL being deployed globally. A lot of the places we deploy are centered on shipping lanes, oil, or energy reserves. When I left the military, I was very interested in how you can create... View Details
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
PublicationsHappy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending Authors:Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton Publication:Simon & Schuster, forthcoming Abstract If you think money can't buy happiness, you're not View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Immigrant Workers Cluster in Particular Industries
choose to specialize because of the advantage they acquire through their social networks. ©iStock/vadimguzhva “Many immigrant groups spend a lot of time with other members of their own ethnic community,” says Kerr, who knows this... View Details
- 11 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices
American voters want their government to reign in rising drug spending, according to recent polls. They spend twice as much a year per person on medications than the average Organisation for Economic... View Details