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Courses & Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

evaluate, measure, and manage sustainable investment opportunities with cutting-edge frameworks, strategies, and techniques. Case Studies The case library features a wealth of... View Details
  • 13 Sep 2010
  • Research & Ideas

The Consumer Appeal of Underdog Branding

distributions of income and wealth have grown more unequal, and rates of socioeconomic mobility have declined. Millions of households have had to work longer hours, add... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 03 May 2021
  • Blog Post

Celebrating the First HBS African-American Mother-Daughter Duo

encouraged risk taking, and empowered me to use passion as my compass. Entrepreneurship is one of the most successful ways to not only build wealth for your community, but also to close the many gaps that... View Details
  • 22 Mar 2024
  • Blog Post

Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015)

leveraging MBA internships and exposure to various industries that HBS provided. However, she knew creating opportunities in emerging markets was a stronger calling. “Facing inequality and View Details
  • 30 Aug 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Real Estate: The Most Imperfect Asset

greatest source of wealth for most families. In this interview Segel discusses the importance and fascination of real estate, and three important trends remaking the industry:... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Construction; Real Estate
  • Web

HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni

Ventures Kerry Rupp (MBA 1999) , General Partner, True Wealth Ventures Lisa Skeete Tatum (MBA 1998) , Founder and CEO, Landit Bejul Somaia (MBA 1998) , Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners Jonathan Spier... View Details
  • 02 Mar 2021
  • HBS Case

The Tulsa Massacre: Is Racial Justice Possible 100 Years Later?

might say we need to equalize Black and white household wealth because communities have been deprived of economic opportunities,” Desai says. “It’s really a question of: How do we address this deep wound in... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • June 2015
  • Case

1996 Welfare Reform in the United States

By: Matthew Weinzierl, Katrina Flanagan and Alastair Su
On August 22, 1996, U.S. President Bill Clinton signed into law the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)—a dramatic reform of the American system of economic assistance for the poor that, as its title suggested, attempted to... View Details
Keywords: Welfare State; Public Goods; Moral Hazard; Median Voter Theorem; Poverty; Welfare; Public Administration Industry; United States
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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

transfers—giving people cash via mobile money—to combat poverty wo... Transforming Talent at Teach For Taiwan By: Juan Alcácer and Chi Kuan January 2025 | Faculty Research The Teach For Taiwan (TFT) case... View Details
  • April 2022
  • Case

Connecting Students in Chattanooga (A)

By: Jan W. Rivkin and Manjari Raman
As COVID-19 hit and school buildings closed across America in the spring of 2020, tens of thousands of K-12 students in Chattanooga’s Hamilton County lacked the high-quality Internet service required to connect them to remote education. Bryan Johnson, superintendent... View Details
Keywords: K-12 Education; Pandemic; COVID-19; Accessibility; Education; Urban Development; Wealth and Poverty; Online Technology; Education Industry; Tennessee
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  • 11 Mar 2024
  • News

In Harmony

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park
  • 2015
  • Report

Growth & Shared Prosperity

By: Karen G. Mills
In June 2015, nearly 75 experienced leaders from across business, government, labor, academia, and media gathered at Harvard Business School to discuss a topic of increasing concern in America: How can our nation continue to remain competitive while also providing a... View Details
Keywords: Shared Prosperity; Wealth
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Research - Private Capital Project

Europe, was a pioneer in the “democratization” of private equity investments. Historically, private equity was accessible only to institutional investors like pension funds, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, View Details
  • 15 Dec 2023
  • News

Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

Plastic Bank, a global network of micro-recycling markets that empower the poor to transcend poverty by getting paid to collect plastic waste in their communities. The Plastic Bank is an ecosystem that provides an opportunity for the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
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Globalization - Faculty & Research

Reputation ; Social and Collaborative Networks ; Civil Society or Community ; Social Issues ; Poverty ; Strategy ; Construction Industry ; Education Industry ; Energy Industry ; Industrial Products Industry... View Details
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Navroz D. Udwadia

"God," it is often said of India, "must have loved the poor. He made so many of them." I want to live bravely. I want, desperately, to make a difference. I want to be generous and true yet also fierce. I want to be... View Details
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Karen Sein

I used to see the world in black and white, circumscribed by the steadfast principles my parents taught me: work hard, do good, live humbly. As I grew up, the edges of my monochromatic world peeled away, revealing ashen fog View Details
  • 29 Nov 2017
  • Research & Ideas

How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)

and principles of trade; the role of religion; civic duties, which includes chapters on topics such as modesty and fairness; and a number of domestic matters, from the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 28 Mar 2012
  • What Do You Think?

Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?

Summing Up: What Next, If Manufacturing Proves Not To Be A Creator Of Those Good "factory Jobs" Of The Past? Manufacturing is essential to the health of an economy. It both fuels and results from innovation. It is natural in the course of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing
  • 06 May 2021
  • HBS Case

How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups

perpetuates income and wealth disparities. “Not having anyone in our immediate network that could mentor and advise us made it harder and more... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo