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Donella Rapier Archives | Social Enterprise
25th anniversary blog series, which highlig... Living the HBS Mission with BRAC Donella Rapier Hrithik Bansal 26 Oct 2017 During the year, we’ll be connecting with some of our 2017-18 HBS Leadership Fellows, who will sh... INITIATIVES... View Details
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Confronting Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities
mobilizing the $100 trillion bond market for climate change solutions. Climate Policy Initiative - An independent non-profit organization whose mission is to help governments, businesses, and financial institutions drive growth... View Details
- 11 Mar 2019
- News
Enabling Big Thinking
physics. “Because of the mission of the trust, it suited us to support research at HBS,” says Cameron, who recently took over for his father as chair of the trust and is also board chair of the educational philanthropy SHINE. Guiding the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Q&A with Janet Cahill
know that HBS is using my gifts wisely? HBS employs a disciplined budget process—making trade-offs when necessary and focusing new investment in areas of strategic importance to extend the mission of the School. In the spirit of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Technology Making HBS More Accessible
Deborah (MBA 1987) and Steve (MBA 1986) Quazzo Deborah (MBA 1987) and Steve (MBA 1986) Quazzo believe in the mission of Harvard Business School. “Educating leaders who will have a positive impact on their communities throughout the world... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
We Have Liftoff
area, and catch up with other teams passing through. Archway Health Advisors David Terry (MBA 1998) Describe your company in fewer than 140 characters: The mission of Archway Health Advisors is to fix health care through payment reform.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Using IT to Heal U.S. Health Care
2004. Brailer’s mission is to give every American an electronic health-care record by 2014 and to link those records to a national medical data network. “It’s time to put health information technology center stage,” Brailer told some 300... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Letters to the Editor
mission in life. Often they kill peaceful Muslims who get in their way. In “Beacon of Liberty,” his My Two Cents column in the December Bulletin, Sharjeel Kashmir (PLDA 4, 2007) writes that Muslims “are all collectively paying for the... View Details
- 28 May 2021
- Blog Post
Taking Measure on Memorial Day
in support of Operating Iraqi Freedom. According to an article published in The Crimson in April 2003, because of his acceptance to HBS, he had not been required to fly his final mission but chose to do so anyway. HBS is a place that is... View Details
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Central & Eastern European Club | MBA
mission of the Emerging Europe Association is to facilitate professional, cultural and social activities aimed at HBS students interested in Emerging Europe. We aspire to increase awareness of growing business opportunities, cultural... View Details
- 6 PM – 8 PM EDT, 13 Sep 2018
- HBS Alumni Events
HBS Alumnae Circles Washington DC Open House
HBS Alumnae Circles are taking new members - are you interested?
Register for this upcoming open house to learn more. View Details
- 6 PM – 8 PM EDT, 06 Sep 2018
- HBS Alumni Events
HBS Alumnae Circles Boston Open House
HBS Alumnae Circles are taking new members - are you interested?
Register for this upcoming open house to learn more. View Details
- 31 Mar 2017
- News
Turning Teachers into Leaders
a large failing school in the Bronx. Seeing the students have to walk through metal detectors, seeing the teachers struggling to teach with even the most basic resources lacking, really inspired me on an emotional level that this is something I want to do. “Education... View Details
- August 2021
- Supplement
Danone S.A.: Becoming a Mission-Driven Company (C)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Emilie Billaud
Describes the events that took place in the first year after Danone became France’s first “entreprise à mission” (mission-driven company). View Details
Keywords: Business and Stakeholder Relations; Corporate Governance; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Environmental Sustainability; Goals and Objectives; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; France; Europe
Esty, Benjamin C., and Emilie Billaud. "Danone S.A.: Becoming a Mission-Driven Company (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 722-356, August 2021.
- August 2021
- Supplement
Danone S.A.: Becoming a Mission-Driven Company (B)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Emilie Billaud
Describes the events that took place in the first six months after Danone became France’s first “entreprise à mission” (mission-driven company). View Details
Keywords: Business and Stakeholder Relations; Corporate Governance; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Environmental Sustainability; Goals and Objectives; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; France; Europe
Esty, Benjamin C., and Emilie Billaud. "Danone S.A.: Becoming a Mission-Driven Company (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 722-355, August 2021.
- December 2019 (Revised June 2025)
- Case
Mãe Terra and Unilever (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Ruth Costas and Priscilla Zogbi
The case concerns the sale of Mãe Terra, one of Brazil's leading brands for packaged organic foods, to the consumer goods giant Unilever in 2017. Working with Unilever management, Mãe Terra’s CEO Alexandre Borges must determine whether and how to keep Mãe Terra's B... View Details
Keywords: Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Brand Management; Sustainability; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Environmental Sustainability; Organizational Culture; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Brazil; Latin America
Paine, Lynn S., Ruth Costas, and Priscilla Zogbi. "Mãe Terra and Unilever (A)." Harvard Business School Case 320-075, December 2019. (Revised June 2025.)
- September 2006 (Revised October 2007)
- Case
Shinsei Bank: Developing an Integrated Firm
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Masako Egawa
Tom Pedersen, newly appointed chief learning officer (CLO) of Shinsei Bank in Japan, pondered how he could facilitate development of an integrated culture and transformation of the organization. Shinsei Bank had not developed longstanding tradition or a strong... View Details
Keywords: Integration; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Talent and Talent Management; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Cooperation; Diversity; Japan
DeLong, Thomas J., and Masako Egawa. "Shinsei Bank: Developing an Integrated Firm." Harvard Business School Case 407-006, September 2006. (Revised October 2007.)
- Portrait Project
Kishan Madamala
something. Emotions became fleeting. I trusted logic and fact instead. I hugged that lawn mower out of instinct. It was naïve and uncalculated. Yet there was a certain truth to that gut feeling. My mission is to get back to that place.... View Details
- 28 Apr 2021
- News
Michael Collins, ‘Third Man’ of the Moon Landing, Dies at 90
Courtesy NASA Courtesy NASA Michael Collins (AMP 69, 1974), pilot of the historic 1969 Apollo 11 voyage, died this week in Florida. Collins played a critical support role on that mission as his crewmates Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin... View Details
- 06 Jun 2018
- News
The Business of Social Justice
Heidi Brooks (MBA 2003) is the chief operating officer of the Schott Foundation for Public Education, a nonprofit organization focused on strengthening public education through grants and advocacy. The foundation’s mission aims at ending... View Details