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- September 2023 (Revised September 2024)
- Technical Note
Measuring and Managing Social Impact
By: Brian Trelstad, Gerald Chertavian and Susan Pinckney
A brief overview of how to measure social impact at nonprofits, social organizations, and impact investments. View Details
Keywords: Analysis; Change; Transformation; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Public Sector; Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Entrepreneurial Finance; Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Innovation and Management; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Practices and Processes; Resource Allocation; Measurement and Metrics; Standards; Strength and Weakness; Mission and Purpose; Success; Performance; Performance Evaluation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Strategic Planning; Programs; Risk and Uncertainty; Social Enterprise; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social Issues; United States
Trelstad, Brian, Gerald Chertavian, and Susan Pinckney. "Measuring and Managing Social Impact." Harvard Business School Technical Note 324-017, September 2023. (Revised September 2024.)
- October 2023
- Case
Prime Coalition: Estimating Climate Impact
A case on CRANE, a tool to help investors and green technology companies estimate the future climate impact of new technologies and products, called emissions reduction potential (ERP). The case includes material on CRANE’s methodology for estimating future carbon... View Details
Keywords: Carbon Emissions; Environmental Accounting; Analysis; Climate Change; Green Technology; Innovation and Invention; Measurement and Metrics; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Risk and Uncertainty; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Enterprise
Rigol, Natalia, Benjamin N. Roth, Brian Trelstad, and Amram Migdal. "Prime Coalition: Estimating Climate Impact." Harvard Business School Case 824-119, October 2023.
- 22 Oct 2014
- Video
Social Impact Investing: Challenges Ahead
- 20 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Charting Alumni Impact
The impact of an educational institution is often measured anecdotally, using the achievements of its alumni. In late 2015, Harvard released the results of the inaugural University-wide research study to quantify the “economic and social... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 22 Oct 2014
- Video
Social Impact Investing: Measuring Success
- 15 Sep 2021
- News
Impact Investing’s Next Challenge
- February 2020
- Teaching Plan
Health Leads: Reaching for Impact
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Sarah Appleby and Julia Kelley
This teaching plan is designed to be used in conjunction with the case "Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (A)," HBS No. 517-022, and its related products, "Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (B)," HBS No. 517-023, and "Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (Abridged)," HBS... View Details
- 2025
- Working Paper
Impact Investing and Worker Outcomes
By: Josh Lerner, Markus Lithell and Gordon M. Phillips
Impact investors claim to distinguish themselves from traditional venture capital and growth
equity investors by also pursuing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives.
Whether they successfully do so in practice is unclear. We use confidential Census... View Details
Lerner, Josh, Markus Lithell, and Gordon M. Phillips. "Impact Investing and Worker Outcomes." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-040, February 2025. (Revised May 2025.)
- January 2018
- Technical Note
Business at the Base of the Pyramid: Understanding Impact and Impact Evaluations
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Tricia Gregg
Unlike financial success, there is no clear consensus regarding how best to define and measure social impact. This HBS Technical Note written for students of the HBS MBA course Business at the Base of the Pyramid (BBOP), offers readers pragmatic perspectives on how the... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Social Issues; Value Creation; Human Needs; Performance Evaluation
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Tricia Gregg. "Business at the Base of the Pyramid: Understanding Impact and Impact Evaluations." Harvard Business School Technical Note 518-057, January 2018.
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Impact - Health Care
Impact Making a Difference in Health Care Harvard Business School Influencing the Industry With global health care spending greater than $8.5 trillion, there is no shortage of opportunities to make an impact... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Fellowships Have Impact
fellowships discuss the impact of that support as they strive to make a difference in the world. (8 min. video) Investing in Fellowships Gifts in any amount to the HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation help sustain the School’s... View Details
- September 2022
- Article
In Search of Scholarly Impact
By: Usha C.V Haley, Cary L. Cooper, Andrew J. Hoffman, Tyrone S. Pitsis and Danna Greenberg
This is an introduction to a special issue on the importance and the methods of scholarly impact in real world issues. View Details
Haley, Usha C.V, Cary L. Cooper, Andrew J. Hoffman, Tyrone S. Pitsis, and Danna Greenberg. "In Search of Scholarly Impact." Academy of Management Learning & Education 21, no. 3 (September 2022): 343–349.
- Aug 04 2015
- Testimonial
Expanding Insight—and Impact
- 16 Aug 2023
Industry Spotlight: Social Impact
Wonder what an MBA could do to help with your professional growth? Hear from the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative staff and alumni focused on social enterprise to learn more about how HBS ignites and accelerates that drive for social impact. View Details
- 05 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
HBS Interns: Making an Impact
Internships by design are just ten to twelve weeks, but the impact that HBS students can make in that time can influence an organizations' success long-term. Learn about the projects that students worked on at Hubspot, Indigo Ag and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
HBS Campaign Impact
that develops leaders of competence and character. These leaders—people who create real value for society—truly make a difference in the world. These stories demonstrate the impact of the Campaign on the School’s students, faculty, staff,... View Details
- December 2011
- Class Lecture
Impacting Global Health
By: Nava Ashraf
Ashraf, Nava. "Impacting Global Health." Harvard Business School Class Lecture 912-702, December 2011.