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  • 2007
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Microfinance: Business, Profitability, and the Creation of Social Value

By: Michael Chu
The chapter examines the development of microfinance from its NGO origins to the present stage in which it is characterized by regulated commercial institutions capable of superior financial returns. It then looks at the creation of social value under these... View Details
Keywords: Microfinance; Investment Return; Profit; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Social Enterprise; Non-Governmental Organizations; Perspective; Value Creation
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Chu, Michael. "Microfinance: Business, Profitability, and the Creation of Social Value." Chap. 28 in Business Solutions for the Global Poor: Creating Social and Economic Value, by V. Kasturi Rangan, John A. Quelch, Gustavo Herrero, and Brooke Barton, 309–320. John Wiley & Sons, 2007.
  • 01 Mar 2014
  • News

Building Capacity in the Social Sector

"It's nice to seed growth like this. All I've really done is to start the plant." — Ferdinand Thun (MBA 1960) Looking back over the two-decade history of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI), former... View Details
Keywords: SEI; Educational Services
  • 15 Dec 2008
  • Research & Ideas

The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands

that social enterprise is becoming an integral and embedded part of the marketplace and enriching the avenues for businesses to generate simultaneously commercial and social... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage
  • 07 Mar 2018
  • News

Women Entrepreneurs Are More Likely to Get Funding If They Emphasize Their Social Mission

  • 25 Apr 2014
  • News

Harnessing for-profit strategies for social good

Fran Seegull (MBA 1998) seeks to mobilize the business world to adjust its thinking on socially mindful investing, also known as impact investing, and "use the financial capital markets and for-profit mechanisms to move the dial on the... View Details
  • June 2015
  • Case

Fei Ni Mo Shu (You are the One) and the Chinese Employment Market

By: Christopher Marquis, Qi Li and Ying Zhang
This case study shows the evolution of the Chinese television program Fei Ni Mo Shu (You are the One), from an unrecognized show in 2010 to becoming a television phenomenon in 2015. The success of Fei Ni Mo Shu (You are the One) has resulted from it reflecting the... View Details
Keywords: China; Media; Employment; Education; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Beijing
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Marquis, Christopher, Qi Li, and Ying Zhang. "Fei Ni Mo Shu (You are the One) and the Chinese Employment Market." Harvard Business School Case 415-081, June 2015.
  • 09 Jul 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Does Misery Love Companies? How Social Performance Pays Off

the empirical quest to link a firm's social investments to its financial returns has preoccupied researchers. Our goal in this paper is to reorient debate and research about social initiatives by business.... View Details
Keywords: by Joshua D. Margolis & James P. Walsh
  • 2002
  • Report

Conference Board Commission on Public Trust and Private Enterprise

By: Lynn S. Paine and other contributors
Keywords: Business Ventures; Trust; Private Sector
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Paine, Lynn S., and other contributors. "Conference Board Commission on Public Trust and Private Enterprise." Report, Conference Board, November 2002.
  • 02 Aug 2022
  • Research & Ideas

6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies

A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
  • August 2012
  • Teaching Note

Mekanism: Engineering Viral Marketing

By: Thales S. Teixeira
The Mekanism case introduces students to a digital media production company specialized in creating viral marketing campaigns for advertising agencies and their clients (e.g., Microsoft, AXE, eBay, Toyota, etc.). Mekanism has grown tremendously from 2007 to 2010 in... View Details
Keywords: Viral Marketing; Viral Ads; Virality; Mekanism; Advertising Agency; Social Media; Influencer; Storytelling; Advertising Content; Advertising; Advertising Industry; North and Central America
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Teixeira, Thales S. "Mekanism: Engineering Viral Marketing." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 513-043, August 2012.
  • 26 Jun 2019
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The New Labor Movement: Pushing Employers to Be Socially Active

  • March 2001 (Revised April 2001)
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Sustainable Development & Socially Responsible Investing: ABB in 2000

By: Forest L. Reinhardt
Several investment firms and mutual funds position themselves as providers or facilitators of opportunities for socially responsible investment. This case addresses the impact of these firms on publicly traded companies. Focuses on managers at ABB, a large... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Social Enterprise; Corporate Governance; Business Strategy; Capital Markets; Management Teams; Business and Community Relations; Trade; Electronics Industry; Switzerland
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Reinhardt, Forest L. "Sustainable Development & Socially Responsible Investing: ABB in 2000." Harvard Business School Case 701-082, March 2001. (Revised April 2001.)
  • August 1986 (Revised February 1991)
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Population Services International: The Social Marketing Project in Bangladesh, Video

By: V. Kasturi Rangan
Population Services International, a not-for-profit agency founded to promote family planning information and to market birth control products, had an agreement with the government of Bangladesh to conduct a social marketing program using modern marketing techniques to... View Details
Keywords: Social Marketing; Health; Advertising; Marketing; Nonprofit Organizations; Government and Politics; Agreements and Arrangements; Health Industry; Bangladesh
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Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Population Services International: The Social Marketing Project in Bangladesh, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 887-506, August 1986. (Revised February 1991.)
  • 26 Jul 2022
  • Cold Call Podcast

Can Bombas Reach New Customers while Maintaining Its Social Mission?

Keywords: Consumer Products; Fashion
  • 23 May 2019
  • Book

These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems

back to the forefront again. I think they are saying no, that’s not what leadership is about, and that’s not what I want to be. Spence: There are many examples of student efforts to promote social action and ethical behavior. The... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Green Technology
  • 2017
  • Government Testimony

Passenger Right to Record—Petition for Rulemaking

By: Benjamin Edelman and Mike Borsetti
We ask DOT to affirm that passengers have the right to record what they lawfully see and hear on and around aircraft. We explain why such recordings are in the public interest, and we present the troubling experiences of passengers who have tried to record but have... View Details
Keywords: Aviation; Consumer Protection; Recording; Video; Audio; Privacy; Social Media; Air Transportation; Rights; Contracts; Air Transportation Industry
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Edelman, Benjamin, and Mike Borsetti. "Passenger Right to Record—Petition for Rulemaking." Government Testimony, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, June 2017. (docket and public comments.)
  • September 2016
  • Case

Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (Abridged)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sarah Appleby
A nonprofit in the healthcare arena explores strategies to achieve system-level impact. Founded in 1996 with a volunteer-staffed help desk at Boston Medical Center connecting low-income patients with basic resources like heating assistance, job training, and childcare... View Details
Keywords: Scaling Social Enterprise; Scaling Social Impact; Health Care Delivery; Health Care Outcomes; Health Care Reform; Nonprofit; Nonprofit Scaling; Social Enterprise; Health Care and Treatment; Nonprofit Organizations; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry; United States
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Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Sarah Appleby. "Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 517-024, September 2016.
  • 1982
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Power and Enterprise in Action: Corporate Middle Managers as Entrepreneurs

By: R. M. Kanter
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Power and Influence; Business or Company Management
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Kanter, R. M. "Power and Enterprise in Action: Corporate Middle Managers as Entrepreneurs." In Work and Occupations: Autonomy, Power and Control, edited by M. Cantor and P. Steward. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, 1982.
  • 20 Nov 2015
  • News

A Smart(Phone) Approach to Diabetes Testing

Keywords: mobile technology; mobile healthcare; India; diabetes; social enterprise; entrepreneurship; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance
  • 2024
  • Working Paper

Social Movements and Public Opinion in the United States

By: Amory Gethin and Vincent Pons
Recent social movements stand out by their spontaneous nature and lack of stable leadership, raising doubts on their ability to generate political change. This article provides systematic evidence on the effects of protests on public opinion and political attitudes.... View Details
Keywords: Attitudes; Social Issues; Voting; Public Opinion; Social Media
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Gethin, Amory, and Vincent Pons. "Social Movements and Public Opinion in the United States." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 32342, April 2024.
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