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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

classroom training as th... Living, Learning, and Leaving a Lasting Mark in the Land of a Thousand Hills: SE Summer Fellow Afroza Damji (MBA 2023) Afroza Damji 12 Jul 2022 The HBS Summer Fellows Program enables students to apply their... View Details

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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

mailing list Business and Environment Initiative The Digital, Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard Race,... View Details

14 Aug 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Firm Competitiveness and Detection of Bribery

Keywords: by George Serafeim

26 Apr 2022
Book

What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose

were waiting for a business meeting and were wrongly accused of loitering at a Starbucks store. “We work to create a warm, welcoming environment in our stores for every... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

director of field operations for Team Rubicon, an organization that brings... When Soup Improves Livelihoods: My Summer at a Social Enterprise Sara Marcus 25 Jul 2018 Ten months ago I arrived at HBS hoping to answer a question: How can I use View Details

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Clubs & Consulting | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

bono activities, alumni consulting teams in several cities offer nonprofit organizations business management expertise. Student Clubs The Social Impact Club , the Social Enterprise Conference , and a number... View Details

January 2014 (Revised May 2014)
Case

Tech Mahindra and the Acquisition of Satyam Computers (A)

By: Srikant M. Datar, Anjali Raina and Namrata Arora

Set in 2008, the case details Tech Mahindra, an information technology (IT) company within the Mahindra Group, an Indian multi-industry company with a diverse stable of businesses including automotives, farm equipment, and financial services, and its decision to... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Corporate Governance; Computer Industry; India

04 Aug 2021
News

How to Cultivate Psychological Safety, and Why it Matters

April 1987
Case

Bob Galvin and Motorola, Inc. (C)

Describes the implementation of the "organization effectiveness" process which was designed to make major changes in two major divisions at Motorola. The reactions and actions of each division are described in some detail, as well as the initial results. View Details

Keywords: Business Divisions; Business Processes; Manufacturing Industry; Electronics Industry

February 2020
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Highfields Capital and McDonald's

By: Mark Egan and Robin Greenwood

McDonald’s reported its fifth consecutive quarter of declining same-store sales growth in early 2015. Despite McDonald’s recent poor performance, Jonathon S. Jacobson, the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Boston-based Highfields Capital Management, had initiated... View Details

Keywords: McDonald's; Stocks; Performance Improvement; Operations; Finance; Restructuring; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry

April 2004 (Revised May 2006)
Background Note

Achieving Profitable Growth and Market Value

By: James L. Heskett and Richard G. Hamermesh

Provides an overview of how a new venture needs to change as it passes from the initial start-up to the growth phase. Explores how a venture's leadership, strategy, and execution need to evolve to deal with rapid growth. View Details

Keywords: Growth Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Change Management

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FAQs | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Eligibility Criteria Awards How to Apply FAQs Who is eligible to participate in the program? Graduating MBA students and qualified alumni may apply at any time during the first ten years following graduation; preference is given to... View Details

2014
Working Paper

Financing Risk and Innovation

By: Ramana Nanda and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf

We provide a model of investment into new ventures that demonstrates why some places, times, and industries should be associated with a greater degree of experimentation by investors. Investors respond to financing risk―a forecast of limited future funding―by modifying... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Venture Capital; Financial Markets; Financing and Loans; Investment; Price Bubble; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Risk and Uncertainty

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How to Apply | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

case-by-case basis up until the committee meets in early November, and an award is not guaranteed. In submitting your application, please note the reason for the late application. Deadlines 01 OCT 2024 Application deadline for the 2025... View Details

23 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick

Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality of life of people in the areas... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

January 2025
Supplement

Hippo: Weathering the Storm of the Home Insurance Crisis (B)

By: Lauren Cohen, Grace Headinger and Sophia Pan

Rick McCathron, CEO of Hippo, was optimistic about the InsurTech's path to profitability after navigating the financial uncertainties of 2022. By bundling their home insurance services with third-parties and established insurance incumbents, Hippo was adopting a... View Details

October 2013 (Revised May 2016)
Case

Ilva Steel Taranto: Providing and Polluting (A)

By: Lena G. Goldberg, Vincent Dessain, Ottavia Pesce and Karol Misztal

Nearly 27,000 people depended on Ilva Steel Taranto, the largest steel-making plant in Europe, for their livelihoods, but the plant's pollution fouled the environment and increased the incidence of tumors, respiratory illnesses, and deaths. In July 2012, faced with a... View Details

Keywords: Safety; Pollutants; Business Exit or Shutdown; Health; Decision Making; Steel Industry; Europe