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  • 01 Oct 2002
  • News

Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future

— because that's really what HBS is about. Has the School's mission changed in light of recent developments? No, our mission remains the same: to educate leaders who will make a difference in the world. This... View Details
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Central & Eastern European Club | MBA

mission of the Emerging Europe Association is to facilitate professional, cultural and social activities aimed at HBS students interested in Emerging Europe. We aspire to increase awareness of growing business opportunities, cultural... View Details
  • 6 PM – 8 PM EDT, 13 Sep 2018
  • HBS Alumni Events

HBS Alumnae Circles Washington DC Open House

HBS Alumnae Circles are taking new members - are you interested? Register for this upcoming open house to learn more. View Details
  • 6 PM – 8 PM EDT, 06 Sep 2018
  • HBS Alumni Events

HBS Alumnae Circles Boston Open House

HBS Alumnae Circles are taking new members - are you interested? Register for this upcoming open house to learn more. View Details
  • October 16, 2023
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How a Defined Purpose Drove Unilever’s Turnaround

By: Ranjay Gulati
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability
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Why Do Firms Have 'Purpose'? The Firm's Role as a Carrier of Identity and Reputation

By: Rebecca Henderson and Eric Van den Steen
Why do so many firms publicly espouse a "purpose" beyond simple profit maximization? And why do so many managers and employees appear to care deeply about this purpose and to believe that it is critically important? In this paper we argue that the conventional answers... View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Identity; Reputation
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Henderson, Rebecca, and Eric Van den Steen. "Why Do Firms Have 'Purpose'? The Firm's Role as a Carrier of Identity and Reputation." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 105, no. 5 (May 2015): 326–330.
  • October 26, 2023
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How to Connect Employees to Your Company’s Purpose

By: Hubert Joly
We know making a noble corporate purpose — that is, one aimed at doing something good in the world — come to life is both important and hard. Emerging practices from leading companies show that the journey is not about top-down messaging. If anything, it’s about... View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Employee Relationship Management
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Joly, Hubert. "How to Connect Employees to Your Company’s Purpose." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 26, 2023).
  • 13 Jan 2020
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Recognition Incentives for Internal Crowdsourcing: A Field Experiment at NASA

Keywords: by Jana Gallus, Olivia S. Jung, and Karim R. Lakhani; Aerospace
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181 Top CEOs Have Realized Companies Need a Purpose Beyond Profit

By: Claudine Gartenberg and George Serafeim
On August 19, 2019, the Business Roundtable (BR) issued a memo entitled “Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation.” The Business Roundtable, one of the most preeminent business lobbies in the United States, includes 192 CEOs of leading U.S. companies from Apple to... View Details
Keywords: Purpose; Corporate Purpose; Stakeholder Management; CEO; Mission and Purpose; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Strategy
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Gartenberg, Claudine, and George Serafeim. "181 Top CEOs Have Realized Companies Need a Purpose Beyond Profit." Harvard Business Review (website) (August 20, 2019).
  • 20 Sep – 02 Oct 2018
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HBS Alumnae Circles Bay Area Open Houses

HBS Alumnae Circles are taking new members - are you interested? Register for this upcoming open house to learn more. View Details
  • 01 Dec 2011
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Faculty Research Online

See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6812.html. How ‘Hybrid’ Nonprofits Can Stay on Mission As nonprofits add more for-profit elements to their business models, they can suffer mission drift. Associate Professor... View Details
Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance
  • 10 Jan 2017
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A Voice for Women Leaders

mission and goals of the high-level women leaders who make up the organization, which was founded in 1996. “The mission of the Council of Women World Leaders had actually started with a question that I had,... View Details
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Global Leadership Roundtables | Institute for Business in Global Society

Democratizing Development Inequality in Latin America, 2023 Why do we host Roundtables? Our mission at BiGS is to develop an intellectual hub that will highlight business's role in addressing societal challenges and to create a thriving... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2005
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Young Alums Honored for Social Enterprise

the past decade, social enterprise has become an integral part of HBS and central to its mission of developing leaders who make a difference in the world,” he said. “This award reinforces that centrality by recognizing the vital... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

    Sanford I. Weill

    At Travelers, Weill focused on growing the company’s assets with a particular emphasis on global expansion, a mission that led to the creation of Citigroup Inc., following the acquisition of Salomon Brothers in 1997 and the famous... View Details
    Keywords: Finance
    • 01 Mar 2012
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    Investing FAQ

    Investing in HBS Great Expectations Model Teamwork Donor Spotlight Balanced Scorecard and Beer Game Go High-Tech FIELD 2: Global Intelligence Why is participation important? Every gift represents an endorsement of the School’s mission to... View Details
    Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services
    • 24 Apr 2014
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    From observers to active participants in the global economy

    By investing in African countries, moving them beyond subsistence, Jonathan Bloom (MBA 1972) fuels some of the world’s potentially fastest-growing markets. As deputy vice president for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), he oversees investment programs in... View Details
    • 01 Jun 2005
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    Cultural Revolution at GE

    Jeffrey Immelt (MBA ’82) had a tough act to follow when he took over as GE chairman and CEO in September 2001 from the legendary Jack Welch. Ever since, Immelt has been on a mission to transform the $152 billion industrial and finance... View Details
    Keywords: GE; General Electric; Jack Welch; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing
    • August 19, 2024
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    The Business Roundtable’s Stakeholder Pledge, Five Years Later

    By: Lynn S. Paine
    Five years ago, the Business Roundtable issued a statement pledging to “lead their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders.” In the past five years, stakeholderism has gained wider acceptance and helped many corporate leaders see the value of taking the interests... View Details
    Keywords: Business and Stakeholder Relations; Business or Company Management; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Governance
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    Paine, Lynn S. "The Business Roundtable’s Stakeholder Pledge, Five Years Later." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (August 19, 2024).
    • April 2024 (Revised August 2024)
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    The Engine

    By: Joshua Lev Krieger, Jim Matheson, Fiona Murray and Nicholas Christman
    The Engine, a venture capital firm founded by MIT to fill a gap in the technology funding landscape by commercializing breakthrough science and technology. Led by managing partner and CEO Katie Rae, the Engine's unique approach involved an unusually longer fund life,... View Details
    Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Venture Capital; Business Startups; Entrepreneurial Finance; Financial Services Industry
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    Krieger, Joshua Lev, Jim Matheson, Fiona Murray, and Nicholas Christman. "The Engine." Harvard Business School Case 824-147, April 2024. (Revised August 2024.)
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