Purpose - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Aug 2019
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A New Purpose for the Corporation

Offering an update of their statement on “the purpose of a corporation”, the Business Roundtable, an influential group of some of America’s top chief executives, noted that “we share a fundamental commitment to all of our... View Details

March 24, 2020
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A Time to Lead with Purpose and Humanity

By: Hubert Joly

In these unprecedented times, corporate leaders are being put to the test. Many just last summer had signed the Business Roundtable Statement of Purpose that committed their companies to serving all stakeholders. The pandemic is the first test of these principles. The... View Details

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February 2002
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Business Partnering Frontiers: Social Purpose Alliances

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Alliances; Society

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11 Apr 2017
News

Damaging Your Phone, Accidentally on Purpose

24 Apr 2014
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Find your passion through purposeful action

Roseann Hassey (MBA 1987) talks about providing service to communities in need in New Orleans, Mexico, South Africa, and Haiti. (Published April 2014) View Details

2017
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Corporate Moral Agency, Positive Duties, and Purpose

By: Nien-hê Hsieh

A long-standing question in business ethics is whether business enterprises are themselves moral agents with distinct moral responsibilities. To date, the debate about corporate moral agency has focused on responsibility for past wrongdoing that involves violating... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Moral Sensibility; Mission and Purpose

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15 Jun 2018
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The Importance of Purpose in Technology & Innovation

October 2019
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Business Model Exercise: Purpose and Overview

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Christopher Payton

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What Is the Purpose of Business?

By: Rakesh Khurana and Herbert Gintis

Keywords: Business Ventures

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17 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Navigating Tradeoffs: How Purpose Becomes a Company's ‘Lighthouse in the Storm’

Every business leader faces difficult tradeoffs when working to make a company both profitable and purposeful. But leaders who articulate a company’s deep purpose can tap into that broader vision to help them navigate short-term decisions... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

08 Mar 2017
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Energy Efficiency as a Common Purpose

about this electrical phenomenon. I’ve been engrossed with it ever since. “As president and CEO for Arkansas Electric Cooperative, one of the greatest learnings for me from AMP was to focus on our purpose and to relentlessly drive the... View Details

13 Apr 2022
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Ranjay Gulati (Harvard Business School) - Finding a Deeper Purpose

05 May 2021
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How Do You Embed a Sense of Purpose Into a Company?

May 2014
Article

From Purpose to Impact: Figure Out Your Passion and Put It to Work

By: Nick Craig and Scott Snook

We offer opinions on leadership. A need is seen for executives to have a strong belief in the purpose of their lives as individuals and within an organization to be effective leaders and to accomplish their personal goals. Executives are urged to examine their lives to... View Details

Keywords: Leadership

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