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- 25 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Powerful Strategic Tool Companies Should Not Try to Control
they forge relationships with user groups. Danielle Kost: How can companies engage user communities more effectively? What advantages can they provide a firm? Frank Nagle and Sonali K. Shah: User communities can differentiate a firm’s... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
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Teams | New Venture Competition
Teams Social Enterprise Track Winners, 2025 Lexi Linh Pham (MDE 2025) Siddharth UR (MDE 2025) Jen Li (MBA 2025) Luke Fiorante (MDE 2026) Social Enterprise Track Winner Breaking language barriers with... View Details
- 06 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?
long used corporate social responsibility initiatives and philanthropy to improve their standing with consumers. Now there is a new crop of companies that are making health and wellness a business imperative, not just because it is “the... View Details
- 12 May 2015
- News
A Flash of Insight
specially configured, nuclear-powered submarine, a “spook boat” that was engaged in covert operations. He found his naval service rewarding, but when his five years of active duty were up, it was time to move on. “I thought that being an... View Details
- 13 Dec 2022
- News
The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith
the US through social enterprises and public-private partnerships. Our case serves as a platform for civic engagement – helping business leaders understand how to bring new opportunity and development in... View Details
- 22 Jul 2014
- News
Hungry for Change
Editor's note: Rob Zeaske was appointed director of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative in July 2020. Read more. As CEO of Second Harvest Heartland, a hunger-relief organization based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Rob Zeaske (MBA 2002) has a... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 20 Feb 2014
- News
Managing the World’s Trouble Spots
help with these problems. Somehow this bridge has to be built,” says Goodwin, who until earlier this month was CEO of Executives Without Borders (ExecWB), a sort of facilitator for corporate social responsibility. (Goodwin just announced... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 04 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
Think of it as Professors in Cars Having Coffee
have gone on. The podcast gives them a bit of a reminder of what it's like to be engaged in a conversation at HBS. Silverthorne: In terms of the style, it kind of reminds me of Jerry Seinfeld’s show, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Have... View Details
- 27 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential
“If you are more of a risk taker, all things being equal, you are going to be more likely to engage in misconduct,” Minor says. "If you are more of a risk taker, all things being equal, you are going to be more likely to View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
For-profit businesses have a common goal: create value for owners or shareholders by creating value for customers. It's a focus that must seem enviably straightforward from the perspective of nonprofit organizations and social enterprises... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney
that is to look at what has changed at Bain & Company in recent years. Increasingly, our clients are demanding strategic counsel in this critical area. At least two-thirds of them currently engage Bain's services on one or more Internet... View Details
- 13 Jul 2018
- News
Creating Opportunity for Indian Entrepreneurs
Labor Organization. “Much work needs to be done,” says Bhargava, “otherwise tens of millions of young Indians who have a dream for the new and emerging India will be disappointed and disheartened, and India would have lost a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Get Well Soon
story as well, because the senior team is tackling important problems and engaging people throughout the organization in solving them.” One of the key players is Dr. Uma Kotagal, a neonatologist with a deep-seated passion for improving... View Details
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
What's more, since going green is now red hot, a growing number of companies—especially in Europe and Japan—are also starting to issue Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) or Sustainability reports. Sometimes these are mailed with the... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 07 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Organizational Model for Open Source
question that firms and policy makers need to be thinking about is just what type of good is software? The answer to this question may be shifting just as economic and social life becomes dependent upon a common computing infrastructure.... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Intellectual Debate: The Business of Business
should be the firm's only motivation if social welfare is to be maximized - provoked a round of spirited discussion centered on the social role and responsibilities of corporations. The next session, on... View Details
- 22 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
When Protestors Knock at Your Door
attack is about, and what business the firm is engaged in. We discuss these different strategies in the article. In general, though, it's risky for the firm to ignore the activists' protests entirely. At a minimum, they need to understand... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
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Palis Pisuttisarun | MBA
affinity for creativity. In the tech and entrepreneurship space, I believe these connections can translate into great changes! Tech areas of interest: Social Networks, Algorithmic Fairness, Brain Tech, Digital Activism, Human-Computer... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Students Take Aim at Foreclosures
to helping it carry out its mission more effectively. They saw their work as a first step toward building ways to engage other students in the cause. “It’s really a way to help people stay in their homes,” Damali Brown (HBS ’10), one of... View Details
- 02 Nov 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Julianne White (MBA 2017)
2018, I left my corporate job and decided to explore opportunities with a social impact-driven food organization, particularly one focused on food access and hunger relief. What made the Greater Boston Food Bank stand out among the... View Details