Social Attachment To Place - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 21

to the support of companies, investors, and the initiatives of a number of NGOs, widespread regulatory intervention has yet to materialize. Outside of South Africa, adoption remains voluntary, accomplished... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne

10 Nov 2008
What Do You Think?

How Much Can You Ask of Your Customers?

volunteerism and "ownership." Those were messages in the very thoughtful responses to this month's column. Dianne Jacobs commented, "This builds on the real social need for people View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

02 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Paul’s Sabbatical Story: Hypothesis-Testing by Sabbaticals

stress-free time off. But his first real experiment in using time off for hypothesis-testing was going to business school. At HBS, he wanted to test whether he should work in international development and... View Details

10 Nov 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again

sellout. It's sacrilegious." Levy understood that his primary goal had to be bringing the various Lincoln Center constituents together to build consensus around continuation of the redevelopment project... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Mar 2004
News

David “Bull” Gurfein: Bronze Star citation

I MEF’s entire 56 mile frontage. These obstacles were positioned at distances from between 20-meters to 5-kilometers from the Kuwait/Iraq Border. The area where this action took place was the vicinity of... View Details

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; Government

30 Jan 2018
Blog Post

HBS Global Opportunity Fellowship: Making a Difference in Africa

or social work, there are diverse opportunities to make a meaningful impact. For MBA students who want to make a difference in the world, Africa is a great starting point. A GO... View Details

20 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: Jan. 20

paper explores the influence of social categories on the perceived trade-off between relatively bad but equal distribution of resources between two parties and profit maximizing, yet asymmetric, payoffs. Studies 1 and 2 show that people... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 May 2019
Blog Post

Viewpoints: Synthetic Thinking with a Humble Mindset

how Martin Luther King Jr. was not necessarily born as a charismatic public speaker, but he developed the skills through deliberate practice. In other words, instead of blindly believing in his ability, he identified his development needs and put a structure in View Details

05 May 2011
Research & Ideas

How ‘Political Voice’ Empowers the Powerless

sorts, on an epic scale. “If you have a local leader who is from your social category, you are probably more likely to approach him or her for help.” As Harvard Business School professor Lakshmi Iyer and her... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

02 May 2016
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Samsung Global Strategy Group

focus on filling a role called Global Strategist. Interns spend two months living and working in our headquarters in downtown Seoul. Global Strategists work as internal consultants for our various business units for 1.5 to 2 years, after... View Details

Keywords: Technology

17 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 17

Bavel Abstract—Human faces are used as cues to the presence of social agents, and the ability to detect minds and mental states in others occupies a central role in View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

25 Apr 2018
Blog Post

Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

constraints, but more importantly, catalyze other investors through demonstration effects, creating and shaping markets in places where there are none today. As a financially autonomous, legally separate entity within the World Bank... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

27 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 27

Publication:Quarterly Journal of Economics (forthcoming) Abstract We argue that social capital as proxied by trust increases aggregate productivity by affecting the organization of firms. To do this we... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

15 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding the Design of Livable Cities

urban population, expected to reach 3 billion over the next four decades, will require housing, places to work, and transportation systems. Second, the natural resources... View Details

Keywords: by Lisa Chase; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

28 May 2017
Blog Post

HBS on the Road: Ghana, Nigeria, and Côte d'Ivoire

company and social entrepreneurship focused on youth unemployment to name just two), investors, government ministers, and executives of pan-African companies. And, they were so close knit, and welcomed me... View Details

13 May 2013
Blog Post

Being Uncomfortable at HBS

plan for a NYC restaurant. However, I am starting to feel the itch to dive into uncharted waters once again - and I can’t think of a better place View Details

30 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 31, 2006

accountability standards and for monitoring them. The authors show how accountability frameworks attached to principal-agent logics and applied universally across cultures typically fail View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces 2023-24 Leadership Fellows

Harvard Business School has announced the 2023-2024 cohort of its Leadership Fellows Program. The program is based on University Professor Michael Porter’s vision of developing a network of HBS graduates with cross-sector experience who are committed View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise

12 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting

understanding the risks and opportunities created by environmental and social issues and trends and responding to both in a meaningful way. When and where a sincere commitment View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Apr 2019
What Do You Think?

Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?

accompanied by lower inflation and interest rates—that justify deficit spending to produce both economic growth and social programs designed to improve our quality of life and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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