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- 17 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Building Communities as Well as Companies
Despite the uncertain climate for start-ups, launching a business continues to hold irresistible appeal for aspiring entrepreneurs. For many African-Americans, entrepreneurship is seen as a means of building community as well as personal... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 18 Feb 2024
- News
Harvard Business Professor on Failing Well
- June 2010 (Revised July 2011)
- Case
China Environment Fund: Doing Well by Doing Good
By: Christopher Marquis and Nancy Dai
In early 2010, cleantech investment pioneer Tsing Capital was planning for the China Environment Fund IV and considering how to maintain its commitment to social and environmental practices. Tsing Capital embraced its philosophy of "Doing Well by Doing Good" and... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Strategy; Balance and Stability; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Energy Conservation; Business Organization; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Venture Capital; Financial Services Industry; China
Marquis, Christopher, and Nancy Dai. "China Environment Fund: Doing Well by Doing Good." Harvard Business School Case 410-142, June 2010. (Revised July 2011.)
- 01 Nov 2017
- What Do You Think?
What Are the Real Lessons of the Wells Fargo Case?
SUMMING UP Respondents to this month’s Wells Fargo “case study” identified problem symptoms, diagnosed causes, proposed remedies, and even suggested a title for a follow-on case. Mitch says that when one company is consistently more... View Details
- April 1998 (Revised June 1998)
- Case
Road Well Traveled, The (Condensed)
Presents the conclusions of a 1992 mail survey of Harvard MBAs who started their own businesses. Questions focused on 4 areas: 1) development of the business concept, 2) sales and marketing, 3) finance, and 4) building a staff. The entrepreneurs surveyed include 24 in... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
Bhide, Amar. "Road Well Traveled, The (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 898-205, April 1998. (Revised June 1998.)
- 26 Aug 2016
- News
Improving Wellness Through Better Nutrition
With a background in consumer health care at Johnson & Johnson, when Beth Burrough (MBA 1991) joined Mom’s Meals Nourishcare as a partner and chief marketing officer in 2006, she already understood the company’s potential to improve the lives of seniors and medical... View Details
- 14 Oct 2016
- News
How Wells Fargo Could Have Saved Its Hard-Earned Reputation
- Web
Health & Wellness Club | MBA
Health & Wellness Club The Health and Wellness Club at HBS is focused on empowering our members with knowledge, wellness trends, and market development within the health and... View Details
- Article
Unregulated Emotional Risks of AI Wellness Apps
By: Julian De Freitas and Glenn Cohen
We propose that AI-driven wellness apps powered by large language models can foster extreme emotional attachments and dependencies akin to human relationships—posing risks like ambiguous loss and dysfunctional dependence—that challenge current regulatory frameworks and... View Details
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Financial Statements: Signposts as Well as Milestones
By: Henry B. Reiling and John C. Burton
Keywords: Financial Statements
Reiling, Henry B., and John C. Burton. "Financial Statements: Signposts as Well as Milestones." Harvard Business Review 50, no. 6 (November–December 1972). (Reprinted: The C.F.A. Digest (1973) (Abridged).)
- 18 Sep 2014
- News
The shortcomings of the corporate wellness program
- 27 Jul 2022
- News
How Well Does Your Company Use Analytics?
- Article
How to Do Well and Do Good
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "How to Do Well and Do Good." MIT Sloan Management Review 52, no. 1 (Fall 2010): 12–15.
- January 2014 (Revised January 2014)
- Case
Henry Schein: Doing Well by Doing Good?
By: Rebecca Henderson, Raffaella Sadun, Aldo Sesia and Russell Eisenstat
Henry Schein Inc., a distributor of supplies to dentist, physician, and veterinary practices, had sales approaching $9 billion and employed nearly 16,000 people. The company had experienced impressive growth under the leadership of Stanley Bergman and his executive... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Development; Strategy Execution; Performance Management; Corporate Culture; Social Responsibility; Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Partnerships; Health Care Industry; Healthcare Logistics Industry; Competitive Advantage; Strategy; Leadership; Global Strategy; Selection and Staffing; Management Style; Organizational Culture; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Health Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; China; Europe; United States
Henderson, Rebecca, Raffaella Sadun, Aldo Sesia, and Russell Eisenstat. "Henry Schein: Doing Well by Doing Good?" Harvard Business School Case 714-450, January 2014. (Revised January 2014.)
- 27 Feb 2014
- News
Best Buy Doing Well Considering Their Cards
- 17 Jun 2011
- News
Wells Fargo to stop offering reverse mortgages
- 11 Jul 2014
- News
Wells Fargo, other big banks could see lower profits
- May 2024
- Article
The Health Risks of Generative AI-Based Wellness Apps
By: Julian De Freitas and G. Cohen
Artifcial intelligence (AI)-enabled chatbots are increasingly being used to
help people manage their mental health. Chatbots for mental health and
particularly ‘wellness’ applications currently exist in a regulatory ‘gray area’.
Indeed, most generative AI-powered... View Details
Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Well-being; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Applications and Software
De Freitas, Julian, and G. Cohen. "The Health Risks of Generative AI-Based Wellness Apps." Nature Medicine 30, no. 5 (May 2024): 1269–1275.
- Article
How Well Do Social Ratings Actually Measure Corporate Social Responsibility?
By: Aaron K. Chatterji, David I. Levine and Michael W. Toffel
Ratings of corporations' environmental activities and capabilities influence billions of dollars of "socially responsible" investments as well as some consumers, activists, and potential employees. In one of the first studies to assess these ratings, we examine how... View Details
Keywords: Governance Compliance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Measurement and Metrics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Effectiveness; Natural Environment; Pollutants
Chatterji, Aaron K., David I. Levine, and Michael W. Toffel. "How Well Do Social Ratings Actually Measure Corporate Social Responsibility?" Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 18, no. 1 (Spring 2009): 125–169.
- June 2020
- Case
Recovering Trust After Corporate Misconduct at Wells Fargo
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Jonah S. Goldberg
The case describes widespread misconduct at Wells Fargo Community Bank in the period leading up to 2017 and the company’s subsequent attempts to improve internal controls, company culture, and corporate governance. The case examines the potential causes of large scale... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Misconduct; Internal Controls; Banks and Banking; Crime and Corruption; Corporate Governance; Organizational Culture; Governance Compliance; Management Systems; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Improvement; Governing and Advisory Boards
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Jonah S. Goldberg. "Recovering Trust After Corporate Misconduct at Wells Fargo." Harvard Business School Case 120-128, June 2020.