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  • Research Summary

Reforming Social Science

By: Max H. Bazerman

Social science research affects all of us. When researchers learned organ donation rates are higher in countries where human organs are automatically available for donation unless you specifically “opt-out” of the system, as opposed to countries like the U.S., where... View Details

  • 01 Sep 2018
  • News

New Ways to Stay Connected

their homes or at local restaurants around the world, MBA students working in the region during the summer between their first and second years have the opportunity to meet with alumni, forging connections around their shared HBS... View Details
  • 2008
  • Working Paper

The Small World of Investing: Board Connections and Mutual Fund Returns

By: Lauren Cohen, Andrea Frazzini and Christopher J. Malloy
This paper uses social networks to identify information transfer in security markets. We focus on connections between mutual fund managers and corporate board members via shared education networks. We find that portfolio managers place larger bets on firms they are... View Details
Keywords: Asset Pricing; Investment Portfolio; Governing and Advisory Boards; Knowledge Sharing; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Social and Collaborative Networks; Financial Services Industry
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  • October 2008
  • Article

The Small World of Investing: Board Connections and Mutual Fund Returns

By: Lauren Cohen, Andrea Frazzini and Christopher J. Malloy
This paper uses social networks to identify information transfer in security markets. We focus on connections between mutual fund managers and corporate board members via shared education networks. We find that portfolio managers place larger bets on firms they are... View Details
Keywords: Financial Markets; Information Management; Social and Collaborative Networks; Announcements; Investment Portfolio; Investment Return; Investment Funds; Asset Pricing; Governing and Advisory Boards
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  • 28 Mar 2016
  • News

Drawing Connections Between Business and Art

from, so art investors need a steady supply of new artists. “We have no market for contemporary art by young artists here,” says Shibayama, who notes that there is a social benefit as well as a financial return in supporting artists. “We... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

    Social Strategies That Work

    Over a billion people use social platforms on the Internet, making them the most frequently visited category of sites. Some platforms, such as eHarmony, MeetUp, and Twitter, allow us to connect to strangers. eHarmony alone is estimated to account for one in six new... View Details
    • 08 Nov 2019
    • Blog Post

    Staying Connected to the Harvard Veterans Community After HBS

    HBS is home to veterans of all branches of the US Military, as well as foreign militaries. Veterans bring a variety of unique and valuable skills to the HBS community and have many opportunities not only to connect with fellow veterans... View Details

      Acquirer-Target Social Ties and Merger Outcomes

      This paper investigates the effect of social ties between acquirers and targets on merger performance.  We find that the extent of cross-firm social connection between directors and senior executives at the acquiring and the target firms has a significantly negative... View Details
      • 02 Jun 2014
      • Research & Ideas

      Excerpt: ‘A Social Strategy’

      benefit. In the first instance, observing that millions of people connect to friends and strangers on social platforms, some companies have chosen to enter the fray in a similar way, by trying to build... View Details
      • 24 Apr 2014
      • News

      One by one, connecting veterans to opportunities

      Faw. Through social media and word of mouth, the service he provides has made Faw a go-to guy for veterans seeking career advice. At HBS, he fields up to 10 emails and five phone calls a week from veterans interested in making the... View Details
      • 15 Sep 2022
      • Research & Ideas

      Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others

      When it comes to seeking a new job, making connections on LinkedIn can be key to landing an offer. But building a large network on the platform isn’t as crucial as cultivating the right kinds of connections, new research shows. While... View Details
      Keywords: by Michael Blanding
      • 28 Sep 2021
      • News

      Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students

      continued to engage with HBS students and drive career opportunities for them—as evidenced in the connection made between Eric Westphal (MBA 2021) and Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999). From Brazil to Harvard A native of Brazil, Westphal moved at... View Details
      Keywords: Becca Carnahan
      • 2009
      • Chapter

      Creating Superior Customer Value in a Connected World

      By: Ranjay Gulati
      "In the early twenty-first century, customers are more demanding than ever, and difficult economic times make them all the more so. As customers tighten their wallets and increase their demands, firms face greater pressure to provide superior customer value. Reducing... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Customer Value and Value Chain; Consumer Behavior; Product Design; Social and Collaborative Networks; Value Creation
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      • December 2022
      • Article

      Social Skills Improve Business Performance: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial with Entrepreneurs in Togo

      By: Stefan Dimitriadis and Rembrand Koning
      Recent field experiments demonstrate that advice, mentorship, and feedback from randomly assigned peers improve entrepreneurial performance. These results raise a natural question: what is preventing entrepreneurs and managers from forming these peer connections... View Details
      Keywords: Social Skills; Business Performance; Entrepreneurs; Peer Relationships; Field Experiment; Entrepreneurship; Performance; Relationships; Interpersonal Communication; Togo
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      • October 2019
      • Case

      Street Symphony: Making Human Connections Through Music

      By: Rohit Deshpandé
      To Vijay Gupta, music was sacred. A highly accomplished and renowned violinist with The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gupta believed the act of making and performing music was a deeply spiritual practice — one that had the power to heal audiences and musicians... View Details
      Keywords: Arts; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Issues; Business and Community Relations; Music Entertainment; Human Needs; Music Industry; Los Angeles; California; United States
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      • 26 Oct 2016
      • News

      Newspapers Are Social Media

      • 29 Aug 2005
      • Research & Ideas

      How Organizations Create Social Value

      A recent study on the factors that contribute to successful high-performance social enterprises finds a connection between enterprises that link economic value with social... View Details
      Keywords: by Manda Salls
      • January 2014
      • Case

      Social Strategy at Cisco Systems

      By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, Daniel Malter and Aaron Smith
      In April 2013, Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn, vice president and general manager for Learning@Cisco Systems, was planning the future of the Cisco Learning Network, an online platform hosted at Cisco.com. Since its launch in 2008, the Cisco Learning Network provided content to... View Details
      Keywords: Networks; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Competency and Skills; Learning; Web Services Industry
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        Corporate Social Responsibility and Livelihood Creation in India

        This interview features Dr. Shah's views on the connection between Corporate Social Responsibility and Livelihood Creation in India. Through examples and anecdotes, he emphasizes how livelihood creation through skills training and social entrepreneurship can be a... View Details
        • 27 Jul 2009
        • Research & Ideas

        Social Network Marketing: What Works?

        When marketers want to reach users of social networks such as Facebook, MySpace, or Cyworld, they have two choices: buy advertising or start a viral campaign. New research by Harvard Business School professor Sunil Gupta suggests that... View Details
        Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Advertising; Publishing; Retail