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  • 2013
  • Working Paper

Punctuated Generosity: How Mega-events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy in U.S. Communities

By: Andras Tilcsik and Christopher Marquis
This article focuses on geographic communities as fields in which human-made and natural events occasionally disrupt the lives of organizations. We develop an institutional perspective to unpack how and why major events within communities affect organizations in the... View Details
Keywords: Natural Disasters; Situation or Environment; Balance and Stability; Organizations; Business and Community Relations; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; United States
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  • 01 Jun 2003
  • News

South Florida and Minnesota Launch Community Programs

A strong commitment to community service is a given for most HBS clubs — the challenge lies in determining the most efficient means of leveraging the skills and interests of club members to create change. New York, Boston, San Francisco,... View Details
Keywords: Alumni groups; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 12 Feb 2016
  • News

Creating Common Ground in Communities of Conflict

people he wanted to hurt, or why he must hurt them,” she recalls. That moment in December 2007 set in motion Mendhro’s vision for the Dreamfly, a global initiative designed to educate, expose, and empower people living in communities of... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
  • 31 Mar 2022
  • News

A Community Hunger Solution with Global Ambitions

Every evening on the streets of Pune, in western India, a 67-year-old man coordinates a food drive to benefit the people in his community. As a local leader in the Robin Hood Army, a nonprofit volunteer organization, he’s on the front lines of an ambitious mission to... View Details

    Punctuated Generosity: How Mega-events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy in U.S. Communities

    This article focuses on geographic communities as fields in which human-made and natural events occasionally disrupt the lives of organizations. We develop an institutional perspective to unpack how and why major events within communities affect organizations in the... View Details
    • June 2011
    • Teaching Note

    PatientsLikeMe: An Online Community of Patients (TN)

    By: Sunil Gupta and Jason Riis
    Teaching Note for 511093. View Details
    Keywords: Internet and the Web; Social and Collaborative Networks; Health Disorders; Growth and Development; Product Launch; Web Services Industry
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    • 14 Nov 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    The Network Effect: Why Companies Should Care About Employees’ LinkedIn Connections

    the value they produce. The researchers correlated the network data to measures of success in innovation, such as investments in research and development and the number of awarded patents and their impact. The study found that companies... View Details
    Keywords: by Ben Rand
    • 18 Apr 2019
    • News

    Community Celebrates Dedication of Schwartz Common and Pavilion

    by its landscape as its buildings,” said Dean Nitin Nohria. “As a complimentary network of thoughtful open spaces and architecture, the HBS campus supports and nurtures the community in living, learning,... View Details
    • 24 Apr 2014
    • News

    A 'reluctant entrepreneur' draws on the HBS network

    Cancer survivor Kathryn Giusti (MBA 1985) gives a talk about being a "reluctant entrepreneur" in founding the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. (Published April 2014) View Details
    • 26 Oct 2023
    • Blog Post

    Alumni in Climate Networking Series: New York City

    Are you interested in connecting with other alumni leveraging their careers to combat climate change? BEI invites HBS Alumni to join our Alumni in Climate Networking Series for a chance to connect with local alumni to discuss ideas,... View Details
    • 11 May 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Targeting High Ability Entrepreneurs Using Community Information: Mechanism Design in the Field

    Keywords: by Reshmaan Hussam, Natalia Rigol, and Benjamin N. Roth
    • 2011
    • Working Paper

    Inside the Black Box of the Corporate Staff: An Exploratory Analysis Through the Lens of E-Mail Networks

    The corporate staff is central in theories of the multi-business firm, but empirical evidence on its function is limited. In this paper, we examine the high-level role of two units of a corporate staff through analysis of electronic communications. We find sharp... View Details
    Keywords: Theory; Business Ventures; Internet and the Web; Communication; Employment; Management Teams; Networks
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    • 2014
    • Working Paper

    Mobilizing Culture for Public Action: Community Participation and Child Rights in Rural Uttar Pradesh

    By: Akshay Mangla
    Community-based initiatives that work to empower the poor and promote their participation have gained strong support among scholars and practitioners of development. Yet the questionable assumptions about culture and development that inform these initiatives render it... View Details
    Keywords: India; Culture; Child Rights; Caste Relations; Child Education; Child Health; India
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    • Forthcoming
    • Article

    The Effect of a System for Sharing Best Practices Within Pre-existing Peer Networks

    By: Shelley Xin Li and Tatiana Sandino
    Peer networks, such as enterprise social networks (ESNs), can facilitate knowledge transfer across employees. However, such systems can also lead to information overload or difficulty in finding useful information. We examine data from a natural field experiment where... View Details
    Keywords: Retail; Best Practices; Enterprise Social Media; Management Accounting And Control Systems; Social and Collaborative Networks; Communication Technology; Knowledge Sharing; Sales; Social Media; Retail Industry
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    • November 2017 (Revised September 2020)
    • Supplement

    Miami's Tech Future (B): Building the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

    By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter
    In 2017, Miami was rated #1 among U.S. cities for startups, but about 40th for “scale-ups” – growth companies. This case shows how leaders of incubators and accelerators supported startups and a culture of entrepreneurship, but also describes some factors limiting... View Details
    Keywords: Scaling; Growth; Startup; Community Engagement; Community Impact; Community Relations; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Information Technology; Growth and Development Strategy; Business and Community Relations; Miami; Florida
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    • 28 Sep 2023
    • Blog Post

    Kicking Off Alumni in Climate Networking Series in Boston

    Are you interested in connecting with other alumni leveraging their careers to combat climate change? BEI invites HBS Alumni to join our Alumni in Climate Networking Series for a chance to connect with local alumni to discuss ideas,... View Details
    • June 2009 (Revised June 2009)
    • Case

    VidaGas: VillageReach - The Mozambican Foundation for Community Development Joint Venture

    This case describes the evolution of a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) distributor start-up, incubated by two not-for-profit NGOs to help improve the vaccine cold chain in Northern Mozambique. These NGOs must face the decision whether and how to sell their participation in... View Details
    Keywords: Joint Ventures; Supply Chain; Health Care and Treatment; Investment; Non-Governmental Organizations; Energy Sources; Energy Industry; Health Industry; Mozambique
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    • 21 May 2018
    • News

    Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area

    Clubs News Clubs News Since its launch in 1986, the HBS Association of Northern California’s Community Partners (HBSCP) program has deployed the expertise of more than 1,000 alumni volunteers to enhance the impacts of hundreds of Bay Area... View Details
    Keywords: Margie Kelley
    • 16 Jul 2024
    • Blog Post

    Driving Positive Impact on Community and Climate with Ben Schutzman (MBA 2016)

    transportation angle of cities and, more specifically, how we can positively impact people in communities with better infrastructure and transportation services. Tell us a little bit about your career journey since graduating. I knew that... View Details
    • 21 Dec 2022
    • News

    HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion

    iStock MESSAGE FROM DEAN SRIKANT DATAR On February 27, Dean Srikant Datar sent a message to the HBS community regarding the invasion of Ukraine, noting the resources available to those looking to offer support and highlighting learning... View Details