Filter Results:
(778)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(4,393)
- People (6)
- News (778)
- Research (2,717)
- Events (30)
- Multimedia (55)
- Faculty Publications (2,196)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(4,393)
- People (6)
- News (778)
- Research (2,717)
- Events (30)
- Multimedia (55)
- Faculty Publications (2,196)
Sort by
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Short Takes
to ensure that environmental resources are replenished for future generations - as there are people discussing the issue. But with increased pressure on businesses to consider the costs of their actions to society and the environment... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
opportunities to become change agents for society by creating pattern-breaking approaches and sustainable solutions, explains HBS lecturer Stacey Childress. Unlike business entrepreneurs who are motivated by profits, social entrepreneurs... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
should avoid any semblance of tax evasion or illicit activity, says Baker. He points to the goals of GFI’s Task Force on Financial Integrity & Economic Development (TFFIED), a global coalition of civil society organizations and some 55... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Social Enterprise Visionary
John Whitehead Played a Key Role in Developing the HBS Initiative AUSTIN, WHITEHEAD, AND RANGAN: Social enterprise pioneers. In the early 1990s, legendary Wall Street executive and former deputy secretary of state John Whitehead (MBA 11/’47) decided there was a... View Details
- 16 Nov 2015
- News
Connecting with Indigenous Traditions
Dan Sprinkles (MBA 1977) was 50 years old when a vision quest inspired him to leave the corporate world and embark on a role as a spiritual healer. “I’d always been hungry or starved for something that would create passion, something I couldn’t wait to get out of bed... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Having a Ball
STAFFORD: Planning a memorable party, with help from his son, Earl Jr., and wife, Amanda. Tracy A. Woodward/Washington Post Long before the November election, sensing that something historic was in the offing, Earl Stafford (OPM 26, 1998) decided that wounded veterans,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Students Take Aim at Foreclosures
Last spring four HBS students traveled to Minneapolis to visit the nonprofit Homeownership Preservation Foundation (HPF), which counsels people who are facing foreclosure on their homes. Meeting with HPF officials, the students discussed the nonprofit’s strategy,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Putting Ghosts to Rest
Illustration by Jeffrey Smith Follow the Passion & Purpose blog A new book about dynamic young Harvard Business School MBAs, Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders (Harvard Business Review Press), presents some two dozen personal... View Details
- 23 Jul 2013
- News
Building Great Schools around Great Teachers
Tony Klemmer Photo courtesy of NAATE Plans for a second career took an abrupt turn in just one day for Tony Klemmer (MBA 1983) when, after a quarter century of successful startup launches, he left the business world to pursue personal interests on a professional basis.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Extraordinary People
society more broadly,” observes HBS Dean Nitin Nohria. While celebrated for their public accomplishments, the honorees’ private lives reflect their devotion to family and community. We present glimpses of both in photos by Pulitzer... View Details
Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Building a Movement
businesses. Now we’re in this moment where people recognize that CSR isn’t enough. How do we help companies do more than just meet the bare minimum set of responsibilities, and actually go beyond that to deliver value to society as a... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Organizations and Markets: A Challenging View of the World
titled "Foundations of a Theory of Organizations," students gain insights into human behavior through reading Daniel Goleman's popular work Emotional Intelligence. They expand their perspective on the use of knowledge in society by... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: A Fair Share
was extremely challenging. Nobody wanted to take a risk on this. But since then I’ve had a lot of dialogue with insurers that are looking at the sharing economy as an opportunity—some out of necessity. Society is becoming more urban;... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
"Rising to the Challenge" Program Addresses Post-9/11 Issues
emergency relief and support community development and civil society initiatives. "There's a direct connection between economic and social stability. September 11 pushed NGOs into the gray area of politics." The sector needs new ideas and... View Details
- 16 Sep 2013
- News
Canada’s Native Son
by Maureen Harmon Blaine Favel Blaine Favel (MBA 2001) grew up on Cree Indian reservation. His father was a chief, as was his grandfather before him. "It was a true democracy back then," says Favel, when a chief served at the will of the people. Favel recalls his... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
If it weren’t for my father, I wouldn’t be at HBS today.” —JH Dan Gertsacov Gertsacov and HBS rugby mates outside Harvard Stadium. Many people view the relationship between business and social good as a trade-off. Dan Gertsacov does not. “I believe that View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Bringing It Back Home
Chicago, the British Library, Catholic Charities USA, Fundación Paraguaya, Goodwill Industries International, the Humane Society of the United States, and Musica Viva Australia. In any given year, about half of SPNM participants represent... View Details