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Sustainability through Partnering: Conceptualizing Partnerships between Businesses and NGOs

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Business Ventures; Non-Governmental Organizations

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October 2015 (Revised September 2016)
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Whirlpool Corp.: Structuring the Deal to Acquire Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Company

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Nancy Hua Dai

Ian Lee, Whirlpool's VP for North Asia, had been negotiating a possible acquisition with Jackie Jin, the chairman of a leading Chinese appliance manufacturer named Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Company (Hefei Sanyo), for almost six months when suddenly Hefei Sanyo's... View Details

Keywords: Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Regulation; Cross-border Investment; Brand Names; State-owned Enterprise (SOE); Appliances; White Goods; Consumer Durables; Negotiation; Valuation; Mergers and Acquisitions; State Ownership; Foreign Direct Investment; Brands and Branding; Consumer Products Industry; China

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In the light of multiple corporate debacles, financial crises and environmental disasters across the globe, the need for corporate goals to transition from simply maximizing shareholder wealth to optimizing stakeholder welfare is being echoed in various quarters. Dr.... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Responsibility; Stakeholder Management; Social Enterprise; Inclusive Growth; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; India

23 May 2014
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Business a the Base of the Pyramid: Shawn Cole

01 Sep 2017
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Alumni on the Best Business Advice They’ve Ever Received

simple question: What was the best piece of business advice you’ve ever received? We’ve compiled their answers for a forthcoming special edition of our Skydeck podcast. Here are a few of our favorites. “Never forget that your employees... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Skydeck; podcast; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

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Polaroid Timeline - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy... View Details

26 Apr 2022
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What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose

To be successful, companies must build trust with their employees and consumers. But how can companies do so in these turbulent times when they are being pulled in many directions all at once? First, businesses must realize that trust is... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

23 Jan 2020
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Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick

responsibility programs are basically funded by an internal tax within the company,” says Robert Kaplan, Senior Fellow and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. “The good that such... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

2012
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Leviathan in Business: Varieties of State Capitalism and Their Implications for Economic Performance

By: Aldo Musacchio and Sergio G. Lazzarini

In this paper we document the extent and reach of state capitalism around the world and explore its economic implications. We focus on governmental provision of capital to corporations—either equity or debt—as a defining feature of state capitalism. We present a... View Details

Keywords: State Capitalism; State-owned Enterprises; Development Banks; Sovereign Wealth Funds; Economic Systems; State Ownership; Sovereign Finance; Business and Government Relations; Investment

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31 Oct 2019
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Business Success Means Community Success in Wisconsin; GNN Roundup

of Wisconsin scholarships for nonprofit leaders to attend Social Enterprise Executive Education programs at the Harvard Business School. Global Networking Night: One night, 74 chances to connect worldwide In... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Building the Foundation: Business Education for Women at Harvard University, 1937-1970

Feeds: Alumni Baker Library New Books Executive Education HBS Alumni Bulletin HBS News HBS Working Knowledge MBA Admissions Harvard Business School Alumni Business & Environment Executive Education MBA... View Details

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BiGS Research | Institute for Business in Global Society

Equity Initiative We catalyze and translate cutting-edge research to transform practice, enable leaders to drive change, and eradicate gender, race, and other forms of inequality in business and society. Social View Details

01 Oct 1997
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Shaping the Way Business Does Business: HBR at 75

professor of social sciences, now emeritus, wrote "Communications Technology - For Better or for Worse," in which he laid out concepts that paved the way for the Information Superhighway. The year was 1979. And the magazine was the Harvard View Details

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BiGS Fellows | Institute for Business in Global Society

BiGS Fellows The BiGS Visiting Fellows are scholarly researchers who focus on issues of business and society. Consisting of scholars who study climate change or racial equity, they provide intellectual leadership and research support that... View Details

01 Sep 2016
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In My Humble Opinion: The Business of Burning Man

Jennifer Raiser (MBA 1990) (photo by Sidney Erthal) Jennifer Raiser (MBA 1990) (photo by Sidney Erthal) A self-described “experiment in community and art,” Burning Man takes place each year in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert during the week leading up to Labor Day. Launched... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

09 Feb 2015
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Harvard Business School Alumnus and Benefactor John C. Whitehead Dies at 92

March 2012 (Revised October 2012)
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Gary Hirshberg and Stonyfield Farm

By: Nancy F. Koehn, Nora N. Khan and Elizabeth W. Legris

Gary Hirshberg and Stonyfield Farm is the story of one entrepreneur's vision and journey to create a market-leading, environmentally responsible business founded on the principles of product quality, organizational alignment, and sustainability. A former environmental... View Details