Social Engagement - Publications - Faculty & Research

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

10 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

The Legacy of Boaty McBoatface: Beware of Customers Who Vote

public. Boaty blowback highlights the potential danger of giving consumers the power to vote, even though customer engagement is a primary goal of almost every social media strategy. The problem: Even though... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising

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

10 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Why We Blab Our Intimate Secrets on Facebook

Harvard Business School. "There seemed to be a constant need for people to give status updates on what they were doing. It was very bizarre to me." John's curiosity led to a raft of collaborative research about information disclosure in the age of View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

26 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Manager or Mentor? Why You Must Be Both

what exactly is a developmental relationship? It pivots on the experience that an individual has when they're engaged in their work, he said. That experience can be heavily slanted along racial or gender lines, he added, offering an... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

22 Apr 2021
News

Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship

Alumni Association of Boston (HBSAB). Each virtual panel discussion features several leaders from nonprofit organizations who are taking on big social problems, innovating solutions and having significant impact. “Our goal is to educate,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; 9/11; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

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Meet the HBS African American Student Union Leadership - Recruiting

professionally—from admission through graduation and beyond. Our membership includes more than 200 students and partners who engage in social events, cultural activities, and academic and professional... View Details

10 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

Cross-Sector Collaboration: Lessons from the International Trachoma Initiative

relationships that are more intense and involve joint value creation. "The shift," they continue, "represents an opportunity to magnify the social value and the benefits to the partners, but carries with it greater... View Details

Keywords: by Diana Barrett, James Austin & Sheila McCarthy

10 Aug 2015
News

Support for the Healers

currently run Schwarz Rounds in the UK. Point of Care offers Sandford the chance to use her business experience to maximize the impact of a small nonprofit with a large mission. “We're engaged in a space where we have a chance to... View Details

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Design: At, Into, & Beyond - Race, Gender & Equity

Just Digital Future Design: At, Into, & Beyond Digital Initative Dan Mall on defining "good" design. Dan Mall on defining "good" design. Digital Initative Intention Our Just Digital Future interview series has put us in conversation with an array of scholars and... View Details

01 Mar 2018
News

Action Plan: Happy Honey

dwindling precipitously due to mites, pesticides, and other threats. Local youngsters don pint-sized beekeeping suits on Price’s 14-acre farm in Nokesville, Virginia, to engage with bees, which total about 1 million at summer’s peak;... View Details

Keywords: Amy Rogers Nazarov

13 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Six Steps for Reinvigorating America

innovation and the opportunity to participate in the "white coat" economy and life sciences revolution of the 21st century. Writes a new social contract based on real family values, creating fair and flexible workplaces that are... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

12 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

One Report: Integrated Reporting for a Sustainable Strategy

time has come. The spread of integrated reporting will drive better understanding of how companies use resources to create value, improve governance and management, and engage stakeholders. Eccles has developed and is pursuing a plan to... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Eccles; Accounting

23 Jan 2020
News

Bringing Education Back Home

we attracted 180 students. By now we have over 1,200 students, from elementary school to college. “The way we modeled the school was about getting the students engaged in the learning process and discussing things, which was pretty much... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services

Portrait Project

Athena Ko

polishing rough situations to reveal the beauty inside. I will soothe the anxious men who come to me for engagement rings. I will mentor difficult underprivileged children even when they spit at me out of frustration. I will bear the... View Details

25 May 2021
Blog Post

The Surprising Power of Nostalgia at Work

actually works. When people engage in nostalgia, they’re accessing personally meaningful autobiographical events typically shared with family, friends, and other close connections. It isn’t just a happy trip down memory lane — in fact,... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Dec 2010
News

IXP Heads to Haiti, Points Beyond

In January, some 500 students participating in the Immersion Experience Program (IXP) will head to an expanded roster of international and domestic destinations to engage in field-based learning. Now in its fifth year, the program... View Details

Keywords: IXP

08 May 2015
News

An alternative view of the role of the corporation in society

Do corporations do well by doing good? Or do firms that engage in environmental and social initiatives destroy shareholder wealth? George Serafeim, the Jakurski Family Associate Professor of Business... View Details

01 Jun 2008
News

Understanding the Digital Frontier

public forums to what they read. So your strategy to engage this segment would be to de-emphasize blogging and underscore forums, ratings, and reviews. Social networks should be monitored to collect the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Management

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