Social Sector - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2005
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Making History, Starting Over

stepping down from management responsibilities for Apax, but remaining active,” an understatement that seems fittingly British. Since 2000, Cohen has been increasingly involved in efforts to nurture social investment in disadvantaged... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

17 Jun 2021
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Investing in a Post-COVID World; Exploring the Pandemic’s Impact on Gender Equity

women leaders in the HBS alumni community with events, initiatives and social impact scholarships. So when Club President Boris Tsimerinov (PLDA 16) and Stark were planning events for 2021, they decided to organize something useful for... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy

and prosperous than others. And the third, which arose from the second, examines how you can take competitive thinking and apply it to social problems such as the environment, inner cities, and health care. Most of my readers have tended... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter

26 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

New Winners and Losers in the Internet Economy

publishers and retailers to social networks and gaming sites. Job growth on the Internet stands in sharp contrast to the US economy as a whole, which has suffered from high unemployment for years. The report found that the gross domestic... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Publishing

January 2025
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AI Meets VC: The Data-Driven Revolution at Quantum Light Capital

By: Lauren Cohen, Grace Headinger and Sophia Pan

Ilya Kondrashov, CEO of Quantum Light Capital, was driven to harness AI for identifying high-potential scale-ups. Collaborating with Nik Storonsky, founder of Revolut, the duo observed that most venture capital (VC) decisions were heavily influenced by emotion, with... View Details

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02 Apr 2014
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Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?

productivity gains and encourage collaboration and sharing on what Rifkin terms a "collaborative commons." As marginal costs approach zero, the driving forces of capitalism--profit and investment--are neutered. As a result, a View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

05 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 5, 2010

government should tilt its issuance more towards short maturities. The idea is that the government may have a comparative advantage relative to the private sector in bearing refinancing risk and hence should aim to partially crowd out the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Doing Business with China 2035: Navigating Uncertainty - Course Catalog

China—face challenges and opportunities under President Xi Jinping. We will delve into China's domestic business environment and the changing relationship between the private sector and the Chinese Communist Party. Students will gain an... View Details

09 Mar 2021
News

Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic

making the budgets available. Then, beyond that, the private sector can play a really important role. There are a number of companies in India where there’s a mandate to set aside 2 percent of profits for corporate View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

27 May 2014
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First Look: May 27

Publications August 2013 Princeton University Press A Social Strategy: How We Profit from Social Media By: Piskorski, Mikołaj Jan Abstract—Almost no one had heard of social... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 30

provides insight into how the broader management of experience accumulation affects team performance. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-145.pdf Measuring and Understanding Hierarchy as an Architectural Element in Industry View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2017
News

Ask the Expert: Capital Architect

business, and social leadership. Similarly, we mandated that respected Zambian private or civil sector leaders chair all negotiating transaction teams. What consideration do you give to the spiritual and... View Details

10 Feb 2022
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on HBCUs

think critically and has allowed me to identify and reflect on my core values. Ashley Reid (MBA 2023) Where is your hometown? Chicago, Illinois. Which HBCU did you attend? Spelman College. What was your pre-MBA industry and role? I was in tech at Google working in... View Details

13 Jul 2020
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Locally Grown

socially responsible investing was in its infancy; the now-common phrase impact investing had been coined just a few months earlier. For the first eight years of the fund’s existence, Fenwick-Smith was raising money, but he couldn’t wait... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Sep 2003
News

New York Club Honors Goldman Sachs CEO

(MBA ’91), and Alex Gutierrez (MBA ’99). Photo courtesy Nan Coulter The HBS Club of Dallas held its third annual Crimson Charity Gala on May 17 and raised over $30,000 for Dallas Reads, the leading adult literacy program in North Texas. “The gala is a fun excuse to get... View Details

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

24 Aug 2017
News

Unlocking Potential

professor for a father and an enthusiastic community volunteer for a mother, Anderson recalls that talk at the family dinner table often revolved around social problems such as the exploding US prison population, and how to fix them.... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; Community Partners; Legal Services; Professional Services

15 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Black Swans and Big Trends Can Ruin Anyone's Internet Prediction

speculates about whether Microsoft or Adobe would be better positioned to establish the dominant ebook standard. The possibility that the world’s biggest bookstore might eventually win that race hadn’t dawned on me. Social networks. We’d... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas R. Eisenmann; Technology

01 Sep 2004
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Promise & Perils

Arrival: Forum participants were greeted at Shanghai’s new international airport. Forum: Dean Clark with GLF chair Andrew Yao (MBA ’92); Han Zheng, Shanghai’s Mayor; Wang Mengkui, state development director. Breakout Sessions: Alumni asked probing questions of HBS... View Details

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

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Field Course: Startup Operations - Course Catalog

industry focus for this course - all sectors and business models apply - including CPG, social enterprise, nonprofits and bootstrapped businesses. This field course complements concepts covered in Launching... View Details

01 Sep 2016
News

Making Progress on Strategic Priorities

longitudinal studies, to address complex problems. US Competitiveness Project: The Young American Leaders Program was launched in 2015 to put US competitiveness research into action by bringing together small groups of high-potential leaders from different View Details

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