Social Progress Index - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2004
News

Elaine L. Chao (MBA 1979)

acquaintances who are now scattered throughout the world. It was a seminal experience. As I progressed in my career, one of the most valuable courses I took at HBS turned out to be Organizational Behavior. Having worked with several... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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AllWorld Network - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Delivery Project The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation MOC Network ICIC U.S. Cluster Mapping Project U.S. Competitiveness Project FSG Shared Value Initiative Social Progress Imperative AllWorld Network... View Details

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... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Getting Involved - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Health Delivery Project The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation MOC Network ICIC U.S. Cluster Mapping Project U.S. Competitiveness Project FSG Shared Value Initiative Social Progress Imperative AllWorld... View Details

27 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

What Happens When Ordinary People Get Creative?

team found that a sense of making progress on meaningful work was the single most important factor in igniting creativity, satisfaction, and productivity among employees–far more than factors like monetary compensation, praise, or... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

03 Apr 2019
News

Finding Common Ground

progress can come when you look for common ground.” For business leaders who want to have an impact on solving big social problems, Shumway observes, “There’s so much need. Look around and start with... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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Europe - Global Activities 2021

Europe Europe Job-Matching Platforms Address the Refugee Crisis Pictured: The European refugee crisis continues to escalate—between 2011 and 2019 alone, more than 6 million people applied for asylum in the European Union. The assignment in the spring 2020 MBA elective... View Details

01 Dec 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

How Many U.S. Jobs Are ‘Offshorable’?

four categories: An offshorability index of 100 to 76 was ranked as "highly offshorable," or Category I; 75-51 (Category II) was "offshorable"; 50-26 (Category III) was "non-offshorable"; and 25-0 (Category IV) was "highly... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

28 Oct 2001
What Do You Think?

What Can We Expect in the Other War?

The first is: Are these transitory feelings that may fade in intensity with progress in the war on terrorism? Let's assume instead that what we may experience is an intensification of trends in personal lifestyles already noticeable prior... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Amy Sennett

and helped draft treaty language “for the codification and progressive development of international law.” Development as best diplomacy Through the HBS Social Enterprise Club, Amy has seen “a lot of ways... View Details

01 Mar 2012
News

How to Close the Health Gap

real progress has been made over the last decade, thanks in part to funding from organizations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and efforts by pharmaceutical companies and governments to make drugs available at little or no... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

13 Apr 2022
News

New School

and children that drew him to the company in 2008. Waldron had spent most of his career in the education sector, working for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations, in mission-driven and profit-driven settings. His experiences had convinced him that View Details

25 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

We May Have Taken Too Much Credit for Easing Workplace Segregation

racial diversity decreasing across businesses as a whole. “We may be overstating what progress has been made on employment integration,” the authors write. The reason for the step backward? Firm turnover is creating a racial divide. New... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

08 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

Who Rises to Power in American Business?

century, social networks played a significant role in who had access to power in business. Social networks were defined by who you were (your race and gender), where you were born, what religion you... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

23 Aug 2010
Research & Ideas

The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization

decent pay and job security) workforce to supply the manpower with which to create sophisticated products. The export of these well-designed and efficiently produced goods was actively supported by the government in many ways while domestic consumption was constrained... View Details

Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence

23 May 2018
News

Christopher B. Howard, MBA 2003

no surprise in light of his natural ability to relate to others. Howard grew up in East Texas, a region that he, the great-great-grandson of a slave, observes, “wasn’t necessarily the most racially progressive place in 1969.” The second... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Field Course: Advanced Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care - Course Catalog

Care (Q1) . This course enables you to fund your seed round, obtain non-dilutive funding, and/or enter in formal beta site commitments with highly likely customers. In 2025, teams obtained $5 million in seed funding and won the HBS Shark Tank prize; Grand Prize of the... View Details

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit and Information Technology

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction Credit in Pre-Industrial Society Credit and the Market Economy: The Rise of... View Details

01 Jun 2022
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Making It Count

Image by Martin Leon Barreto In 2021, while the pandemic was amplifying social inequities and climate catastrophes, investors were busy pouring more money than ever into environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments: In the... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

07 Nov 2018
News

A Market-Based Approach to Solving the World’s Water Crisis

solution to government. And given that one of the most significant barriers for governments to achieve their objectives in water and sanitation is financing, we can bring a proven model to help accelerate progress within those countries.... View Details

Keywords: water; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

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