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- 07 Dec 2015
- News
Nurturing a Healthy Food System for Producers and Consumers
Andrew Kendall (MBA 1988) is on a mission to change the way New England eats. As executive director of the Henry P. Kendall Foundation, his family’s philanthropic organization, he is dedicated to creating a “resilient and healthy food... View Details
Alfred M. Zeien
When he became CEO of Gillette, Zeien immediately began coordinating a change in the firm’s overall business strategy as well as in the mission statement. He aimed to have every one of Gillette’s products, which range from razors to... View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
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Wine & Cuisine Society | MBA
Wine & Cuisine Society The mission of the Wine and Cuisine Society (WCS) is to promote good living through the enjoyment of fine wine and cuisine. The WCS is focused on providing both educational and social activities in a convivial yet... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Changing the Culture
To address Dean Nitin Nohria’s concern that HBS can be a difficult place for some groups to thrive, the School has launched a new Culture and Community Initiative to ensure that all members of the community can achieve their full potential in advancing the View Details
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Strategic Plan | Information Technology
Strategic Plan Our strategic priorities and initiatives. Our North Star The Harvard Business School (HBS) IT three-year strategic plan (FY24–FY26) is organized around HBS IT’s five strategic priorities, as well as the IT mission and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Q & A: Gustavo Herrero
are thin. The sale of national companies to foreign multinationals weakens regional stock markets even further. Corruption is another issue that must be confronted in most countries. What is the purpose of the LARC? Our mission is to help... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 16 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations
rigor to the institution.” The inspiration arrived at the most opportune time. “NPR was a formative experience in which I learned two things,” says Mizuho. “First, I discovered that I enjoyed working for a mission I believed in and... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Investigation Leads to Sanctions, Recommendations
address such issues and that a new community standards disciplinary process has been adopted. "The mission of the School is to educate leaders, and one of the most basic tenets of leadership is to treat others with respect," Clark stated... View Details
- October 1999 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
Women's World Banking: Catalytic Change Through Networks
By: James E. Austin and Susan Hamerling
Describes the evolution of Women's World Banking, an international microfinance nonprofit promoting financial access for poor women. Explores the organization's development of different types of networks to achieve its mission. View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; History; Networks; Microfinance; Nonprofit Organizations; Gender; Growth and Development Strategy
Austin, James E., and Susan Hamerling. "Women's World Banking: Catalytic Change Through Networks." Harvard Business School Case 300-050, October 1999. (Revised October 2000.)
- October 16, 2023
- Article
How a Defined Purpose Drove Unilever’s Turnaround
By: Ranjay Gulati
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability
Gulati, Ranjay. "How a Defined Purpose Drove Unilever’s Turnaround." Inc.com (October 16, 2023).
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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
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.
- 2024
- Working Paper
Transforming the Federal Bureau of Investigation: Outcome and Process Framing
This twelve-year qualitative study examines how Director Robert Mueller and his senior team profoundly transformed the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Drawing on 138 interviews within the FBI and Mueller’s... View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Transformation; Government and Politics; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Raffaelli, Ryan, Tiona Zuzul, Ranjay Gulati, and Jan Rivkin. "Transforming the Federal Bureau of Investigation: Outcome and Process Framing." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-084. (Revise and Resubmit.)
- June 2006 (Revised January 2007)
- Case
e-Types A/S
A successful young design firm faces a difficult decision: whether to compromise its creative values to win a big job. The client brief is very conservative. The company is pretty sure it can win the design competition, but the design staff hates what they think they... View Details
Austin, Robert D., Shannon ODonnell, and Silje Kamille Friis. "e-Types A/S." Harvard Business School Case 606-118, June 2006. (Revised January 2007.)
- 19 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Meet PRIDE, the student association for LGBTQ+ MBAs at Harvard Business School
our course curriculum. Mission Pride, a Student Club at Harvard Business School, is an association for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) MBA students and their partners. We create a supportive... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Social Enterprise Start-Ups Recognized for Bold Ideas
hard-pressed to optimize their limited resources.” IDinsight aims to change that. Now in its fourth year, the Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship program supports HBS graduates who are developing social enterprises, whether a nonprofit, for-profit, or hybrid... View Details
- 27 Apr 2015
- News
“A Unique Leadership Experience”
his mission ends in May. The GMP program, was “the best commander training I had,” he told the assembled crowd from some 220 miles above the Earth. Behind Virts, the sun reflected off the space station’s solar arrays, visible through two... View Details
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Central & Eastern European Club | MBA
Central & Eastern European Club The primary 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... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
An Emphasis on Teamwork
mission impressed me when I applied, and it still does.” Krebs appreciates the School’s emphasis on team problem solving and experiential learning associated with the field method, an increasingly important aspect of MBA pedagogy. “We... View Details
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1.1 HBS Community Values | MBA
have open discussion, reflect on their thinking, and learn from one another. Together with HBS’s Honor Code, our Community Values are intended to create an environment of trust, respect, free expression, and inquiry. The HBS Community Values Statement The View Details
- 07 Nov 2014
- News
Investing for the Long Term in Education
Kim Lew (MBA 1992) is chief investment officer of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, where she manages $3.2 billion in assets for the corporation. In this interview, Lew discusses how she works to keep close to the original mission of... View Details