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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details

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Skydeck - Alumni

go according to plan—and how those painful experiences were ultimately a good thing Step Change When she came back to Egypt five years ago, investor Amal Enan (MBA 2014) embraced the chaos—and found a path to impact her country's future... View Details

26 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing

this product.” During the video’s 12-plus minutes of step-by-step instructions, Hughes holds up product after product close to the camera so viewers can get a good look at each brand name. Because, after all, Hughes isn’t merely sharing... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products; Beauty & Cosmetics

28 Jun 2016
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June 28, 2016

Abstract—Several CEOs are receiving significant media attention for taking public positions on controversial social and environmental issues largely unrelated to their core business, ranging from LGBT rights to race relations to gender... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2024
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Game On

the sport a handy balance of attractiveness for new entrants and stickiness for the long-timers. Seniors, in particular, couldn’t get enough of it. McCarthy and Gordon observed the mob scenes at public courts everywhere and decided to... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Edward Linsmier; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

04 Jan 2022
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Firing McDonald’s Easterbrook: What Could the Board Have Done Differently?

the employee. Easterbrook denied having had relationships with other employees. The board concluded that he had “demonstrated poor judgment,” but since he had cooperated in its investigation and agreed to issue a public apology, it... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

four-drive ecosystem Acquire/Achieve On the organizational level this drive is usually met through the compensation and rewards system. Best practices include: Pay as well as competitors. There can be exceptions; the need to acquire applies to intangibles as well.... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

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Research & Teaching - Creating Emerging Markets

funding for this public goods project, it would be great if you let us know when you cite interviews in published works by sending a brief email to cem@hbs.edu . Here, we feature a few examples of thematic... View Details

24 Apr 2018
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: What Mark Zuckerberg Can Learn About Crisis Leadership from Starbucks

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson (left) meets with employees and community members in this file photo. (Photo courtesy Starbucks.) Johnson & Johnson CEO Jim Burke’s leadership during the 1982 Tylenol crisis is what we at Harvard Business School teach as the standard for... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Technology; Food & Beverage

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Alumni Engagement | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

to support local nonprofit organizations Career Resources The Social Enterprise Initiative, in collaboration with Alumni Career Services and Baker Library, provides resources and support to assist alumni pursuing careers in social enterprise. A View Details

09 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 9

Region, 15-19. Copenhagen: Nordic Council of Ministers, 2009 Abstract unavailable at this time. Book link: http://norden.org/pub/ovrigt/ovrigt/sk/ANP2009731.pdf On Good Scholarship, Goal Setting, and Scholars Gone Wild Authors:Lisa D.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Course Overview - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

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03 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

entrepreneur if the entrepreneur stumbles? Do they have good contacts in the industry? In trying to build alliances, do they know the big players? A no-name firm offering the highest valuation is often not the best source of equity. #5:... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

05 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

5 Companies Where Employees Move Up the Ladder Fast

assesses America’s 250 largest public companies as ranked by Fortune magazine. “All employers are not created equal in terms of the type of springboard they provide for advancement and that's something that workers and employment... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

12 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 12, 2006

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807011 Business, Law, and Society: The Systems Approach to Law and Management Harvard Business School Note 806-086 Presents the systems approach to law and management, a construct for understanding how... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

The History of Beauty

perfume. As I researched this story, I realized both the huge size and the importance of this industry—and the remarkable paucity of authoritative literature about it. Or more precisely, while there are numerous books on various aspects of the beauty industry, from... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics

18 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?

the satire publication The Onion headlined, "Woman A Leading Authority On What Shouldn't Be In Poor People's Grocery Carts." This study's results could have implications for everything from social and economic policymaking to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Faculty & Advisors - MBA

directors of 39 companies, including 14 public companies. His former public company directorships include Analog Devices, Fleetcor Technologies and optionsXpress Holdings. In addition, he is Chairman of the... View Details

September 2019
Supplement

Keroche (B): Considering Entry into the Kenyan Beer Market

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pippa Tubman Armerding

This case discusses the situation of the Kenyan alcoholic drinks producer Keroche in July 2004, when co-founder Tabitha Karanja was debating whether to enter the Kenyan beer market. Doing so would mean direct competition with the multinational EABL in an industry and... View Details

Keywords: Keroche; Alcohol; Alcoholic Drinks; Alcoholic Beverages; Beverages; Drinks; Wine Industry; Wine; Fortified Wine; Viena; Beer; Beer Market; Manufacturing; Production Capacity; Capacity; Growth; Regulated; Unregulated; Informal; Informal Market; Regulation; Illicit; Illegal; Substandard; Dangerous; Shutdown; Factory; Safe; Affordable; Low-income Consumers; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Production; Investment; Safety; Quality; Small Business; Family Business; Crime and Corruption; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decisions; Income; Demographics; Geographic Scope; Geographic Location; Goods and Commodities; Government Legislation; Growth and Development; Business History; Lawsuits and Litigation; Laws and Statutes; Lawfulness; Goals and Objectives; Consumer Behavior; Market Entry and Exit; Problems and Challenges; Social Issues; Poverty; Strategy; Competition; Entrepreneurship; Marketing; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Kenya; Nairobi; Africa

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

of the National Retail Federation, the Board of Trustees at the Sidwell Friends School in Washington D.C. the Board of Council for Public Leadership, Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and is an independent director on the... View Details

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