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- 2021
- Working Paper
The Changing Role of Business in Society
Business interaction with the U.S. government, historically based on securing industry or company special interests at the expense of the public good, has enabled and furthered government dysfunction. Gridlock within the American political system has precluded the... View Details
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- 14 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society
Society is evolving and it is leaving business behind, say HBS professor Shoshana Zuboff and James Maxmin. In their new book, The Support Economy: Why Corporations are Failing Individuals and the Next Episode of Capitalism, they address... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Building a Strong and Prosperous Society
really my job to think about the health of society or the planet. My job is to put my head down and run a profitable business.” Now we’re at a moment where many of us look around at the federal government and say, “Excuse me, we have a... View Details
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Addressing Gender Equity In Business And Society
With the launch of the Gender Initiative in spring 2015, HBS is poised to become an important resource for research on gender. “So much of what people think they know about gender is simply not substantiated by empirical evidence, but instead is based on stereotypes,”... View Details
- 2024
- Chapter
Corporations as the Central Institutions of Society
Mark Twain observed that, “Prediction is very difficult—particularly when it involves the future,” and he was right. One way to reduce the risk of becoming an infamous forecaster—like the experts who told us the Internet would quickly collapse, that Apple would never... View Details
- 2007
- Working Paper
Accountability in Complex Organizations: World Bank Responses to Civil Society
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and Steve Herz
Civil society actors have been pushing for greater accountability of the World Bank for at least three decades. This paper outlines the range of accountability mechanisms currently in place at the World Bank along four basic levels: (1) staff, (2) project, (3) policy,... View Details
- 2021
- Book
Management as a Calling: Leading Business, Serving Society
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Business leaders have tremendous power to influence our society, how it operates, whether it is fair, and the extent to which it impacts the environment. And yet, we do not recognize or call out the responsibility that comes with that power. This book is meant to... View Details
- 26 Jun 2000
- Research & Ideas
A New Ecosystem for Business and Society
decidedly mixed reviews. In those days, he said, people were warned of "the immense dangers of prolonged silent reading. Most of all, it was feared that excessive reading would make people socially disfunctional…and could well lead to a View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 2006
- Chapter
Economics Wins, Psychology Loses, and Society Pays
By: Max H. Bazerman and Deepak Malhotra
- 24 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society
successful brands do differently, he believes, is to target powerful ideological contradictions produced by society. Through popular culture, society paints a picture of its ideals: What is a successful person? What is the good life?... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Business as a Force for Good in Society
effort is the newly established Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society (BiGS), an ambitious, interdisciplinary enterprise that provides a research-based platform for the School’s faculty to examine many of the most critical... View Details
- Web
Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit in Pre-Industrial Society
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 Imagining Pre-Industrial Credit Credit and... View Details
- Web
Online Business in Society Courses | HBS Online
weeks, 7-9 hrs/week Enroll by January 30 $1,850 Certificate Complete any three courses within this subject area to earn a Certificate of Specialization in business in society RECOMMENDED LEARNING PATHWAYS Do you want to dive deeper into... View Details
- 02 May 2024
- Video
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on AI’s Impact on Business and Society
- Web
Inequality | Institute for Business in Global Society
Inequality Longstanding inequalities based on race, gender, and other characteristics continue to present serious challenges, both in the workplace and in broader society. In partnership with the HBS Race, Gender, and Equity Initiative , we present the latest research... View Details
- Web
Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit in a Consumer Society
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