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  • 11 Dec 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018

world's food citizens—realize they must take more responsibility for society's nutritional needs, economic development, and the health of the environment. Goldberg argues that the traditionally... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • September 2016 (Revised April 2022)
  • Case

Zhang Xin and the Emergence of Chinese Philanthropy

By: Geoffrey Jones and Amanda Yang
This case examines the recent emergence of Chinese business philanthropy through the case of the SOHO China Foundation established by the wife and husband real estate moguls Zhang Xin and Pan Shiyi. It begins by describing the early careers of Zhang and Pan, and how... View Details
Keywords: China; Philanthropy Funding; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Personal Development and Career; Ethics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Higher Education; Real Estate Industry; China
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  • August 2021
  • Article

Business Education as If People and the Planet Really Matter

By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Mounting concern over capitalism’s inability to address systemic challenges in our natural world (i.e. climate change) and social world (i.e. income inequality) is prompting reexamination of capitalism within business groups. This article argues that a concurrent... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Equality and Inequality; Corporate Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Business Education; Transformation
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  • 30 Oct 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018

that were more responsible and sustainable as well as how these strategies have faced constraints, trade-offs, and challenges of legitimacy. The industries covered range from... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 01 Dec 2015
  • News

Leading Boston and Beyond

Digital Officer, says the first step is to craft language for request responses that makes residents feel valued, but does not provide false hope their particular request will be accommodated. “We appreciate their (residents’) role; they... View Details
Keywords: Jen Myers; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
  • November 2017
  • Case

Passion and Strategy: Novozymes' Embrace of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

By: Andy Zelleke and Emilie Billaud
This case explores the sustainability efforts at Novozymes, the world's largest and oldest producer of industrial enzymes. In 2015, the Danish company became the world’s first company known to have crafted a new corporate strategy based on the United Nations... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Transformation; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Business Strategy; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Biotechnology Industry; Europe; Denmark
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Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Research Areas Research Areas Antitrust & Competition Policy CEO Leadership Environmental Quality Innovation & Innovative Capacity Philanthropy Social Progress Index Philanthropy Philanthropy Beyond charity View Details
  • 09 Jul 2020
  • Research & Ideas

It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization

positioning. Strategy execution and implementation Strategic planning, converting strategic objectives into activities, is central to most organizations. Still, it is not possible to anticipate every event that might View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
  • August 2020
  • Article

Improving Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains: The Role of Institutional Environments and Monitoring Program Design

By: Jodi L. Short, Michael W. Toffel and Andrea R. Hugill
Activism seeking to improve labor conditions in global supply chains has led many transnational corporations to adopt codes of conduct and monitor suppliers for compliance. Drawing on thousands of audits conducted by a major social auditor, we identify structural... View Details
Keywords: Monitoring; Supplier Relationship; Sustainability; Sustainability Management; Sustainable Operations; Sustainable Supply Chains; NGO; Operations; Supply Chain Management; Governance Compliance; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Global Range; Working Conditions
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  • 01 Jun 2023
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Boxer of Quirinal By John Barr (MBA 1972) Red Hen Press All animals struggle to survive. In John Barr’s poems, the success of the heron hunting, the albatross breeding, the inchworm spinning give proof of life. But for us that... View Details
Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • Research Summary

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Grant uses a combination of laboratory and field experiments to harness consumers' cognitive and affective resources to increase their well-being. Consumers make countless daily decisions in the pursuit of happiness -- whether and how to spend or save their money, what... View Details
Keywords: Well-being; Judgment And Decision Making; Health; Prosocial Behavior
  • 27 Jun 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

capital obtained from the capital markets (rather than obtained from government—directly or indirectly—or from family fortunes). In this transition they have adopted particular styles of leadership responsive to boards (often led by... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
  • 01 Sep 2009
  • News

Professor, Historian, and Storyteller

criteria did you use in selecting the New York Times articles for the book? The book is organized around three broad themes: The rise and role of the corporation; the impact of technological change, as... View Details
Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services
  • Web

Online Leadership and Management Courses | HBS Online

impact within your organization and society. 6 weeks, 6-7 hrs/week Enroll by May 1 $1,850 Certificate Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate... View Details
  • Research Summary

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By: Geoffrey G. Jones
Professor Jones researches the history and impact of global firms. In recent years he has prublished extensively on the ecological and social responsibility of business leaders. He has a strong interest in the business history of emerging markets. He founded and... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Globalization; Government and Politics; History; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; North and Central America; Oceania
  • January–February 2015
  • Article

The Truth about CSR

By: Kasturi Rangan, Lisa Chase and Sohel Karim
The article discusses corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. In the authors' view many of these programs consist of disparate, uncoordinated initiatives that fail to maximize their impact. They recommend a more coherent strategy that divides CSR efforts into... View Details
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  • 07 Nov 2016
  • News

The CEO as Activist

  • 18 Aug 2022
  • Op-Ed

Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A Framework for Retaining Talent

actions follow their words. For individuals to stay at an organization, they must have trust in their leadership and in the organization’s mission and goals, and organizations... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson
  • Web

Environmental Quality - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

emissions will be increasingly scrutinized, regulated, and priced. While individual managers can disagree about how immediate and significant the impact of climate change will... View Details
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Sustainability in CPG and Retail

(RILA): Sustainability & Environment Sustainability efforts at RILA include addressing the retail industry's environmental compliance obligations and "broader impact areas... View Details