Social Change - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2023
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Turning Point: Sum of the Parts

mother’s norm of doing what you can to help others. Hoping to also satisfy my father, I applied to HBS in the spirit of kaizen. Being admitted promised to change my life in many positive ways, but I felt out of place as a former barrio... View Details

Keywords: happiness; purpose; meaning; work-life balance; social pressures

01 Jun 2023
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Action Plan: Net Proceeds

properly composted; otherwise, the material is no better than current products. Get involved now. People at the height of their careers, who control budgets, manage people, and shape company policy, can drive change and direct resources... View Details

Keywords: April White; recycling; corporate social responsibility; waste management; water; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services

11 Jul 2014
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The Long Road Taken

Keywords: Harvard College; higher education, teaching, china, social entrepreneurship; dean appointment; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2020
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Action Plan: Finding Fluency

Duolingo shifted from being a tool for travelers to a classroom assistant for parents educating their children at home and a much-needed distraction for adult learners. Marketing evolved, too, responding to these new and changing consumer... View Details

Keywords: April White; foreign language; education and technology; digital marketing; change management; COVID-19; Educational Services

01 Sep 2017
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Read All About It: Journalism Can Be Profitable

some sort of compensation for it—through donations or subscriptions. That is the path forward. How is social media changing the consumption of information and the consumer’s ability to access a diversity of... View Details

Keywords: April White; New York Times; newspapers; Google; Wirecutter; social media; Facebook; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Sep 2013
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Who Are We?

SOCIAL MEDIA James Kondo Managing Director, East Asia, Twitter M. James Kondo 103 alumni work in social media 41 at Facebook 31 at LinkedIn 7 at Twitter High Tech: 135 at Google 104 at Microsoft 23 at Apple... View Details