Corporate Social Responsibility - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2007
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Letters

reducing poverty have generally been the same. More aid. More debt relief. More foreign direct investment. And, of late, more free trade. I agree with all of these. However, the greatest contribution Western countries and corporations can... View Details

15 Oct 2019
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Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective

They also discuss government regulation and the societal responsibility of business leaders versus their obligation to shareholders. “Climate Change: Paris, and the Road Ahead” is one of several new cases introduced in the MBA Program to... View Details

01 Jun 2015
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The Military and the MBA: Richard Kondo (MBA 1999)

this was my most rewarding mission. Recently, I left private industry to serve my country in the public sector. Having that real-world experience in Fukushima, I felt obligated to improve emergency planning and response in the United... View Details

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; Government

01 Feb 2002
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Europe Business Conference Forecasts the Future

high-spirited address at the conference's conclusion. An entrepreneur responsible for starting fifty companies in ten countries, Twaalfhoven passed along his perspective on a number of topics, including the economic performance of Central... View Details

06 Mar 2018
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A Voice for Diversity and Impact at Scale

women) isn’t just a social good but improves performance within organizations and in wider economies. A London resident of two decades, Hunt serves on numerous UK boards, including the Mayor of London’s Business Advisory Board, the Tate... View Details

14 Dec 2015
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A Leader’s Call to Action

management role at the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation that included a team of 42 union and administrative workers spanning four counties. At 34, she was assigned line responsibility for electric line... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2009
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Over the Top

incentives embedded in those plans is key to resolving the current crisis and preventing another. That task falls, by law, to corporate boards, clubby groups that are widely criticized as the handpicked “captives” of self-serving... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance; Government

01 Oct 2001
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Peter W. Olson: By the Book

the book business fascinated me," says Olson, who joined the German media corporation Bertelsmann in 1988 and worked his way up to chairman of its North American book group. When Bertelsmann acquired Random House in 1998, Olson was... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

14 Aug 2019
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Leading from Within

first Love, Power, Justice retreat in 2018. The program, says Lim and Overwater, is an effort to help executives battle the disorientation and disenchantment they often saw among leaders in both the corporate and nonprofit worlds. “It... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Sep 2011
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Faculty Books

Economic and Social Value by Michael Beer and coauthors (Harvard Business Review Press) As global competition stiffens and enterprises face increasing public scrutiny, successful leaders must win on all fronts, with their people,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

25 Feb 2020
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Action Plan: Just Breathe

suffering—from chronic back pain, insomnia, and asthma. “My body was failing in response to the way I was approaching life,” he says now. “It was the cumulative impact of a long career of high expectations, high performance, and high... View Details

Keywords: April White

13 Jul 2020
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The First Five Years: Meaghan Fitzgerald (MBA 2016)

friends and family while hanging out in a VR living room, to attending a concert with hundreds of people from around the world, to just playing games together.” Can you tell us about your role as head of product marketing for AR/VR Experiences at Facebook? “I oversee... View Details

05 Jun 2017
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Women on Boards: A Course Becomes a Movement

Boris Groysberg addresses attendees of the HBS Executive Education program Women on Boards. (photo by Evgenia Eliseeva) Last year, Paula Davila Martinez (GMP 18, 2015) decided she wanted to have an impact beyond her corporate role as a... View Details

Keywords: Margaret Kelley

27 Aug 2019
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A Shot at Success

of role model.” Trey Athletes was recently accepted into the United Way Social Innovation Accelerator, which, along with philanthropic investment and corporate partnerships, will help the fledgling View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Oct 1996
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Lasting Impressions

those in the Class of '71 were destined to earn their MBAs during one of the most turbulent social and political eras of our times. Turbulence within the class, in the form of widely divergent views on the day's events, was also in... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

01 Aug 2001
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T.J. Dermot Dunphy (MBA '56)

globalization, and a devotion to creating value for stockholders, he eschewed elements of conventional corporate thinking and job security. "If you create an atmosphere of trust that starts with shareholders and goes all the way through... View Details

Keywords: Alumni Achievement Award; Management

01 Dec 2006
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HBS Honors Four Alumni

“What is wisdom?” With Burden Hall packed with an audience of first-year MBA students, the honorees at the September event rose to the challenge and did not disappoint with their responses to that and other related questions. Couching... View Details

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

23 May 2019
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Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, MBA 1995

honesty and sincere devotion. He’s not inclined to—or even capable of—sugarcoating the truth. At the same time, everyone close to him completely relies on his unwavering support. It is no surprise that this combination of traits has enabled him to become one of... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Oct 1996
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"Service-Profit Chain" Links Members of Service Management Unit

costs of employee turnover? What are the benefits of a loyal customer base? These are questions that intrigue members of the Service Management unit. Judging from the popularity of the Service Management elective, they are questions that interest HBS students as well.... View Details