Social Sector - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 May 2019
News

Cure All

management training to the people who are actually going to implement that change. It requires a fundamentally different approach in the day-to-day work, which is something the sector needs badly. View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

31 May 2016
HBS Case

Who Owns Space?

launch their careers with New Space. “The space sector is full of smart technical people. By its own admission, it’s short on smart business people, and short on social scientists,” Weinzierl says. “Right... View Details

Keywords: Re: Matthew C. Weinzierl; Aerospace

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Prizes & Benefits | New Venture Competition

& Executive Summary synopsis and for semi-finalists and finalist teams the opportunity to present. Feedback from expert judges at multiple stages in the process to help strengthen and develop ideas within the competition and beyond. Past judges have come from leading... View Details

02 Mar 2015
News

To Market, To Market

me develop my ‘systems thinking’: understanding, from beginning to end, how a system works and how it can be adapted to perform better. That was the focus,” recalls Ferrari. “It leads to a greater impact, which is of great importance in the View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Agriculture; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Sep 2007
News

Faculty Books

and become mere purveyors of a product, the MBA, with students treated as consumers. Moral ideals that once inspired business schools have been replaced by the view that managers are merely agents of shareholders, beholden only to the cause of share profits.... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

20 Feb 2019
News

Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs

economy. “For a long time, we’ve looked to the government to address almost all of the issues,” Elumelu says of the economic and social concerns in Nigeria and Africa. “The government cannot do everything alone. The private View Details

Keywords: April White

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Career Support & Exploration Funds | MBA

those of typical MBAs. Even after graduation, HBS can help you pivot throughout your career to pursue your passions wherever they may lead. Loan Forgiveness Programs Loan Reduction for Private Sector Employees HBS offers a Loan Reduction... View Details

10 Feb 2016
News

Investing in Sustainability

Nicholas Tiller (MBA 1998) grew up in a farming community, but it was his experience in hedge-fund management in the food and energy sectors that led him to establish Sustainable America, a nonprofit with the aim of reducing US oil... View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

Water for Life

for reliable, affordable water service. Nearly two of every three gallons of water pumped through the dilapidated distribution system were lost or stolen. Desperate for a remedy, the Philippine government invited the private sector to... View Details

Keywords: Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

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Porter Prize South Korea - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

of shared value by recognizing creative economic and social problem-solving. Public and private sector organizations can apply by showing how they harmonize social values,... View Details

11 Sep 2018
News

Bringing Government Up to Code

the foundations of our social safety net—making it easier, for example, for people to apply for food assistance or for probation officers to communicate with their parolees. On today's episode of Skydeck, Ingersoll talks with contributor... View Details

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Horace W. Goldsmith Fellowship | MBA

Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation and Richard L. Menschel (MBA 1959) to encourage students from the nonprofit sector to pursue an MBA at HBS. Mr. Menschel, a former director of the Foundation and Limited Partner, Goldman Sachs, was an early... View Details

December 2017
Response

Reply: Do Powerful Politicians Really Cause Corporate Downsizing?

By: Lauren Cohen, Joshua D. Coval and Christopher J. Malloy

While we commend the initiative of Snyder and Welch (2017), we lay out in this short reply why we remain highly confident in our results and our interpretation thereof. We welcome authors to continue to explore the data for themselves and look forward to the new... View Details

Keywords: Spending; Private Sector; Taxation; Interest Rates; Business and Government Relations; Investment; Employment; Power and Influence

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05 Apr 2021
Blog Post

The MBA Response: A Calling to Leadership & Service

can also gain hands-on work experience in sectors and/or functional areas that you are interested in, as you simultaneously grow your network with business leaders and other current MBA students. As you’re working with HBS Career &... View Details

15 Jan 2020
News

The Business of Access

take Lisle’s business know-how—she had led revenue generation and growth opportunities in the private sector at companies like Oracle, Zefer, and Wellbourne International—and apply it to nonprofits rooted in the View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

13 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Exploring Racial Justice with the Scaling Minority Businesses Course

a general management skillset that transcended sectors – private, non-profit, and public. Our most urgent social issues require a multi-faceted approach that spans these View Details

30 Jun 2020
Book

Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Jason Flood

inhibit our mission.” Jason’s long-term ambitions continue to evolve, but he does know he wants to “spend time in both private and public sectors over the course of my career.” Meanwhile, he draws considerable inspiration from his HBS... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare/Biotech; Tech

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Freeport Mine, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, The: "Tailings & Failings" - Stakeholder Analysis

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Arthur McCaffrey

Chronicles the development of Freeport's nearly 30 years of mining operations in Indonesia. Building on a mining concession awarded by the country's government, headed by General Suharto, in 1973, Freeport steadily built its mining output to nearly 200,000 cubic... View Details

Keywords: History; Situation or Environment; Private Sector; Economic Growth; Power and Influence; Business and Government Relations; Growth and Development Strategy; Mining Industry; Indonesia