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  • July 2021 (Revised July 2024)
  • Course Overview Note

Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change

By: Brian Trelstad and Preeti Varma
Systems thinking is a discipline that emerged in the 20th century as a way to understand the complex interrelationships among various players and dynamics within an industry or field that resist simple, reductionist thinking. The big challenges we face play out in... View Details
Keywords: Systems Thinking; Social Entrepreneurship; System; Change
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Trelstad, Brian, and Preeti Varma. "Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 322-029, July 2021. (Revised July 2024.)
  • September 2010 (Revised January 2016)
  • Case

Grameen Danone Foods Ltd., a Social Business

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Katharine Lee
Grameen Danone is a joint venture between the Grameen Group (a sister company of Grameen Bank) and Groupe Danone, a $2 billion (revenues) French food company. The company's goal was to provide nutritional yogurt (brand name Shoktidoi) for the nearly 50 million... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Social Entrepreneurship; Food; Distribution; Supply Chain Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Food and Beverage Industry; Bangladesh; France
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Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Katharine Lee. "Grameen Danone Foods Ltd., a Social Business." Harvard Business School Case 511-025, September 2010. (Revised January 2016.)
  • 03 Jun 2014
  • Blog Post

Springing Forward on Social Enterprise Career Paths

Hello from HBS Social Enterprise Initiative! We apply innovative business practices and managerial disciplines to drive sustained, high-impact social change at HBS and beyond.... View Details
  • 13 Jan 2021
  • Blog Post

Staying Curious with the Harvard Innovation Labs Ahead of the 2021 Virtual President’s Innovation Challenge

What is the President’s Innovation Challenge (PIC)? The President’s Innovation Challenge (PIC) is a call to action for Harvard students and alumni pursuing ventures that push the boundaries of their fields.... View Details
  • 2008
  • Working Paper

The Future of Social Enterprise

By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Herman B. Leonard and Susan McDonald

The Future of Social Enterprise considers the confluence of forces that is shaping the field of social enterprise, changing the way that funders, practitioners, scholars, and organizations measure performance. We trace a growing pool of potential funding sources to... View Details

Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Investment; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Performance Effectiveness; Social Enterprise; Consolidation; Value
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Rangan, V. Kasturi, Herman B. Leonard, and Susan McDonald. "The Future of Social Enterprise." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-103, June 2008.
  • 01 Mar 2012
  • News

Social Investing Pioneers

the social impact bond, an innovative approach to marrying social purpose with financial returns for investors. Still in the pilot stage in the UK, View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Social Assistance; Social Assistance; Social Assistance; Social Assistance
  • November 2020 (Revised March 2022)
  • Teaching Note

Social Salary Setting at Spiber

By: Ashley Whillans and John Beshears
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 920-050. The case tells the story of Spiber, a Japanese technology start-up company. To reflect the company’s values, the leadership team implemented a new and unique salary-setting process: each employee had the authority to choose their... View Details
Keywords: Compensation; General Management; Employee Benefits; Incentives; Motivation; Compensation and Benefits; Fairness; Motivation and Incentives; Management; Happiness; Negotiation; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Japan
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Whillans, Ashley, and John Beshears. "Social Salary Setting at Spiber." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 921-014, November 2020. (Revised March 2022.)
  • 01 Jun 2009
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Social Enterprise Visionary

John Whitehead Played a Key Role in Developing the HBS Initiative AUSTIN, WHITEHEAD, AND RANGAN: Social enterprise pioneers. In the early 1990s, legendary Wall Street executive and former deputy secretary of state John Whitehead (MBA... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Social Assistance; Social Assistance; Social Assistance; Social Assistance
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Innovation & Innovative Capacity - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Research Areas Research Areas Antitrust & Competition Policy CEO Leadership Environmental Quality Innovation & Innovative Capacity Philanthropy Social Progress Index... View Details
  • February 2021
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Platform Diffusion at Temporary Gatherings: Social Coordination and Ecosystem Emergence

By: Tommy Pan Fang, Andy Wu and David R. Clough
Software platforms create value by cultivating an ecosystem of complementary products and services. Existing explanations for how a prospective complementor chooses platforms to join assume the complementor has rich information about the range of available platforms.... View Details
Keywords: Innovation Ecosystems; Technology Diffusion; Hackathon; Contagion; Software Applications; Software Development; Software Engineering; Technology Strategy; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Information Infrastructure; Innovation Strategy; Digital Platforms; Network Effects; Applications and Software; Information Technology; Technology Industry; Computer Industry; Information Technology Industry; Video Game Industry
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Fang, Tommy Pan, Andy Wu, and David R. Clough. "Platform Diffusion at Temporary Gatherings: Social Coordination and Ecosystem Emergence." Art. 1. Strategic Management Journal 42, no. 2 (February 2021): 233–272. (Lead article.)
  • July–September 2020
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Innovation Contest: Effect of Perceived Support for Learning on Participation

By: Olivia Jung, Andrea Blasco and Karim R. Lakhani
Background: Frontline staff are well positioned to conceive improvement opportunities based on first-hand knowledge of what works and does not work. The innovation contest may be a relevant and useful vehicle to elicit staff ideas. However, the success of the... View Details
Keywords: Contest; Innovation; Employee Engagement; Organizational Learning; Health Care; Health Care Delivery; Innovation and Invention; Organizations; Learning; Employees; Perception; Health Care and Treatment
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Jung, Olivia, Andrea Blasco, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Innovation Contest: Effect of Perceived Support for Learning on Participation." Health Care Management Review 45, no. 3 (July–September 2020): 255–266.
  • December 2012
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Inducement Prizes and Innovation

By: Liam Brunt, Josh Lerner and Tom Nicholas
We examine the effect of prizes on innovation using data on awards for technological development offered by the Royal Agricultural Society of England at annual competitions between 1839 and 1939. We find that the effects of prizes on competitive entry are large, and we... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Patents; Innovation and Invention; Information Technology; Growth and Development; England
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Brunt, Liam, Josh Lerner, and Tom Nicholas. "Inducement Prizes and Innovation." Journal of Industrial Economics 60, no. 4 (December 2012): 657–696.
  • 1985
  • Working Paper

Sequential Innovation and Market Structure

By: Jerry R. Green and Jean-Jacques Laffont
This paper concerns the introduction of a sequence of new, higher-quality durable products in a market in which there already exists a lower-quality substitute. The product has the further attribute that a real resource cost is incurred at the time a higher-quality... View Details
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Green, Jerry R., and Jean-Jacques Laffont. "Sequential Innovation and Market Structure." Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper, No. 1185, October 1985.
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Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship

By: John Jong-Hyun Kim

This course is designed for students who want to understand the central role that education plays in our economy and society and who may want to play an active role (e.g., as entrepreneur, board member, etc.) in shaping the future workforce, bringing about a more... View Details

Keywords: Education Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship; Education; Education Industry
  • 14 Sep 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Understanding Users of Social Networks

If the ongoing social networking revolution has you scratching your head and asking, "Why do people spend time on this?" and "How can my company benefit from the social network... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Advertising; Publishing
  • 2010
  • Chapter

Breakthrough Inventions and the Growth of Innovation Clusters

By: William R. Kerr
This report provides a comprehensive look at the role of innovation in promoting economic and social development. It examines the impact of innovation on the economic growth of developing countries and the future role of technological innovation in international... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Developing Countries and Economies; Society; Growth and Development; Climate Change; Social Issues; Industry Clusters; Business and Government Relations
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Kerr, William R. "Breakthrough Inventions and the Growth of Innovation Clusters." In The Innovation for Development Report 2010-2011, edited by Augusto Lopez-Claros, 103–107. Hampshire, England: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
  • January 2016
  • Case

Haiti Hope: Innovating the Mango Value Chain

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Jean-François Harvey
This case study examines a market-based approach to economic development through the eyes of NGO TechnoServe's project manager, implementing a US$9.5 million five-year public-private partnership between Coca-Cola, IDB, and USAID. The case ends at the beginning of the... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Economic Development; Corporate Social Responsibility; Emerging Country; Teaming; Public-private Partnership; Inter-organizational Relationships; Collaboration; Strategy Implementation; Agricultural Commodity; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Public Sector; Supply Chain Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Learning; Partners and Partnerships; Private Sector; Developing Countries and Economies; Social Enterprise; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Haiti
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Edmondson, Amy C., and Jean-François Harvey. "Haiti Hope: Innovating the Mango Value Chain." Harvard Business School Case 616-040, January 2016.
  • 01 Mar 2012
  • News

Where Innovation Rules

Kiva Systems Intuit Angie’s List Rakuten athenahealth Pandora Bloomingdale's and Gilt Groupe Social Finance Innovation is the real business of Harvard Business School. It begins with the School’s bias toward... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg;Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Corporate Services; Educational Services; Management
  • 01 Dec 2013
  • News

Innovation as Antidote

that can't afford any lost time. You know—the perfect kind of challenge for the HBS community. Last year, HBS and Harvard Medical School's Forum on Healthcare Innovation brought together everyone from biotech execs to policymakers in an... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
  • 25 Apr 2014
  • News

Investing in Innovation

products and services. "In an era of budget austerity and political gridlock," Hess added, "business is called on to play a larger role in providing social good. And we need the public to understand how important Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: HBS Fund; Educational Services
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