Social Connection - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 May 2019
News

INK: Maker’s Manual

and the larger world. A culmination of four years of extensive research, this book (excerpted below) chronicles some of the myriad ways alumni are living the mission through social impact. “It is impressive and inspiring to see the... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

08 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Building an Internship Program at Your Startup: An Interview with Facily’s Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999)

social e-commerce operated there in lower income areas. During that trip, he identified an opportunity to bring a similar model to Latin America and the entrepreneurship seed was planted yet again. It was time to leave the “dream job” and... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail

18 Aug 2020
Blog Post

4 Ways to Make Your Company Conversations Count

about your interview process, and social media links. Help students do the research before walking in your virtual door and conversations will be meaningful rather than simply informative. Another great way to engage with students and get... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

24 Feb 2023
News

Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in Palm Beach

Starting this past fall and continuing through the coming year, Dean Srikant Datar is traveling to meet with alumni around the world. On Thursday, February 23, more than 60 alumni and guests gathered in Florida to celebrate and connect... View Details

29 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Inventing Products is Less Valuable Than Inventing Ideas

In a well-marked line from the movie The Social Network, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg turns to the Winklevoss twins, who are suing him for stealing their invention, and says: "If you guys were the inventors of Facebook, you'd... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

01 Dec 2022
News

Contributing to a Better Future

role in determining what great business leadership looks like in the 21st century. NEW DIRECTOR SEES BUSINESS AS A VECTOR FOR SOCIAL CHANGE Drew Keller (MBA 2022), who was appointed director of the Institute for the Study of Business in... View Details

Keywords: April White

08 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Building the Bridge from Nonprofit to VC with Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)

philanthropic consulting portfolio Mbanusi led at MDC, along with his experience founding and leading a city-wide youth organizing initiative focused on educational completion and connection to living wage work opportunities, pointed him... View Details

17 Nov 2020
In Practice

How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other

promotions to control the flow of shoppers inside stores to meet social distancing requirements. Many started offering Black Friday deals in early November. Discounts appear to be larger than ever this year, likely reflecting soft... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Retail

14 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Pay-for-Performance Doesn’t Always Pay Off

their ability to reach if not surpass the goals, start banking on the extra money. In practice, however, the process of connecting pay to performance may be far trickier that it at first appears, according to HBS professor Michael Beer.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

02 Jun 2011
What Do You Think?

Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?

Summing Up Responses to this month's column devolved into a debate about the division of responsibility among institutions faced with the potential for a national bankruptcy. The majority argued that such bankruptcies shouldn't be permitted, largely because of immense... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

26 Jul 2018
News

Running the Numbers

enviable connection with its avid New England Patriots fan base. Other sports and entertainment organizations took note, and, in 2016, KAGR was spun off to help outside clients such as Ticketmaster, the NBA’s Philadelphia ’76ers, and the... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Investing in Career Switchers - Cyril Straughn-Turner & Invesco US

Impact of Exposure Ultimately, it was a connection through a HBS classmate that led to talks with Invesco US about their real estate investing internship program. Invesco US saw Straughn-Turner’s passion for the industry, appreciated the... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

14 Jul 2020
Blog Post

Creating Inclusive Recruiting Events in a Time of Innovation

scribes at HBS. Representation Matters Another critical element of inclusive events is choosing who will represent your company and being cognizant of sharing diverse voices across race, gender, ethnicity, disability, and other social and... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

20 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Markets or Communities? The Best Ways to Manage Outside Innovation

their four walls. Lots of critical knowledge resides with customers, suppliers, and academia; in other countries; and even with those that may not necessarily believe feel they are affiliated with the problem at hand. The solution then is to View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

13 Jun 2014
News

The Art of Effecting Change

director at Summit Partners, says her connection to the contemporary art world began casually. The mother of four had taken a break from real estate development (Rouse & Associates, then AEW Capital Management) after the birth of her... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Arts, Entertainment

22 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 23

opportunities to practice their skills in time frames connected to actual buying processes. They can do so by using the same technologies that are “disrupting” their customer-contact activities: videos and mobile apps that reps can view... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Web

Faculty & Research | MBA

Initiatives Initiatives are research-fueled “communities of engagement” where faculty, students, and alumni connect with practitioners in the field to develop insights that drive impact. They provide powerful platforms to address complex,... View Details

03 Feb 2020
What Do You Think?

Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?

Perspective (The ability to “constantly broaden (one’s) view of the world and see it as others do”) Diversity (“The tendency to challenge predetermined social roles”) Authenticity (Remaining open and vulnerable in order to View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Web

Affinity Groups | Employment

community for employees who share similar backgrounds or experiences. Affinity groups often provide staff with opportunities to connect, meet, and network with staff members they might not otherwise engage with in their day-to-day roles. These View Details

24 Jun 2014
News

The First Five Years: Beau D'Arcy (MBA 2010)

emails, texts, and social media messages of support from friends, family, and total strangers." How would you respond to skeptics who question whether such an ambitious project is possible? "It is not uncommon for somebody to judge my... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

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