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- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Faculty Research Online
management was a licensed profession on a par with law or medicine, there might be fewer opportunities for corporate bad guys, argue HBS professors Rakesh Khurana and Nitin Nohria and research associate Daniel Penrice. How to Harness Auction Fever View Details
- July 2024 (Revised January 2025)
- Case
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: Bringing Systematic Investment to Philanthropy
By: Lauren Cohen, Hao Gao, Alexander Bischoff and Sophia Pan
Melissa Berman, CEO of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), evaluated her client’s philanthropy project and its mediocre performance. RPA was a segment of the Rockefeller Family Office’s Philanthropy Department, becoming an independent charity in 2002. Consistently... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropic Sector; Foundation; Due Diligence; Humanitarianism; Humanitarian Assistance; Grants; HNW Products And Services; Donations; Impact; Advisor; Advice; Consulting; Funding; Consulting Services; Family Business; Cost vs Benefits; Developing Countries and Economies; Private Sector; Spending; Mission and Purpose; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Performance Evaluation; Nonprofit Organizations; Reputation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Social Issues; Wealth and Poverty; Experience and Expertise; Consulting Industry; New York (city, NY); New York (state, US); United States
Cohen, Lauren, Hao Gao, Alexander Bischoff, and Sophia Pan. "Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: Bringing Systematic Investment to Philanthropy." Harvard Business School Case 225-005, July 2024. (Revised January 2025.)
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
A CEO Goes Undercover
our guests’ expectations. As a result of the show, we made systemic improvements to assist all our workers, not just those I met. We beefed up our existing employee foundation and helped Richard apply. Through the foundation and the... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- Video
Howard Stevenson - Making A Difference
- September 2018 (Revised March 2019)
- Case
National Australia Bank: Looking Out for the Customer
By: Mark R. Kramer and Hugh Foley
After learning that most defaults were due to health, job or marital problems, National Australia Bank revised its debt collection department to shift from penalizing people in default to assisting them in developing a work-out plan, enabling more than 90% to meet... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Borrowing and Debt; Customer Focus and Relationships; Success; Australia
Kramer, Mark R., and Hugh Foley. "National Australia Bank: Looking Out for the Customer." Harvard Business School Case 719-417, September 2018. (Revised March 2019.)
- Career Coach
Mimi Sax
Mimi enjoys assisting students who are interested in pursuing careers in social impact but are unsure of the specific opportunities available coming from an MBA program. She is well-equipped to help students... View Details
- 23 Feb 2011
- News
The Traits of Advanced Leaders
- September 2011 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
The Pepsi Refresh Project: A Thirst for Change
By: Michael I. Norton and Jill Avery
In 2010, for the first time in 23 years, PepsiCo did not invest in Superbowl advertising for its iconic brand. Instead, the company diverted this $20 million to the social media-fueled Pepsi Refresh Project: PepsiCo's innovative cause-marketing program in which... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Marketing Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Advertising Campaigns; Investment Return; Brands and Branding; Marketing Communications; Social Marketing; Cost vs Benefits; Food and Beverage Industry
Norton, Michael I., and Jill Avery. "The Pepsi Refresh Project: A Thirst for Change." Harvard Business School Case 512-018, September 2011. (Revised August 2013.)
Katherine B. Coffman
Katherine Coffman is the Piramal Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Negotiations, Organizations & Markets unit. Before joining HBS, she was an assistant professor of economics at The Ohio State University and a visiting assistant professor of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Action Plan: Net Proceeds
“I’m a root-cause kind of guy,” says Robert Goodwin (GMP 3, 2007), reflecting on a military, government, and civilian career that has taken him from counterdrug operations in Colombia to assisting with the peace process in Sudan to... View Details
Erin Shirtz
Erin Shirtz is a doctoral student in the Organizational Behavior program jointly offered by Harvard Business School and the Department of Sociology at Harvard University. Her research broadly examines... View Details
- September 2014
- Module Note
The Development of the Markets for Natural, Organic, and Health Foods in the U.S.
By: Mukti Khaire and Eleanor Kenyon
Discourses on the links between eating, health, and social standing in America have deep roots. As mechanisms of food production, distribution and storage were developed in the nineteenth century, Americans began receiving information about what to and not-to eat, from... View Details
Khaire, Mukti, and Eleanor Kenyon. "The Development of the Markets for Natural, Organic, and Health Foods in the U.S." Harvard Business School Module Note 815-054, September 2014.
- 20 Oct 2010
- News
The Psyche on Automatic
- 09 Jan 2018
- News
Facebook Score, Emotional Intelligence, Make Marriage Work
- 02 Apr 2024
- What Do You Think?
What's Enough to Make Us Happy?
(Image created with Midjourney, an artificial intelligence tool) Happiness, an elusive condition we all want to experience, is a popular topic. It’s a complex subject. It may or may not require everything from good health to sufficient wealth to good relationships in... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Meet the Student Academic Services Support Team at HBS!
Determining how to successfully balance responsibilities, opportunities, and challenges is imperative to a positive and productive student experience. The Student and Academic Services (SAS) Support Services team in the MBA Program View Details
- 09 Apr 2024
- Cold Call Podcast
Sustaining a Legacy of Giving in Turkey
Keywords: Re: Christina R. Wing
- February 2008 (Revised February 2009)
- Case
The International Finance Corporation's Grassroots Business Initiative
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Katharine Lee
Grassroots Business Initiative was set up to financially assist small enterprises engaged in creating social value. Three years later, Harold Rosen, its creator, wished to explore an alternative funding model to provide it with scale and sustainability. View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Microfinance; Investment Funds; Social Enterprise
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Katharine Lee. "The International Finance Corporation's Grassroots Business Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 508-063, February 2008. (Revised February 2009.)
- 2017
- Blitz Discussions