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- 12 Nov 2021
HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association & Harvard University Veterans Day Celebration with General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr.
Please join veterans of the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association and the Harvard Veterans Alumni Organization for their annual Veterans Day Celebration. The purpose of this event, organized each year by veteran groups across Harvard... View Details
- Portrait Project
Brendan Sullivan
strong sense of purpose as a physician. Without realizing it, I was learning to demand the best of myself in order to help others. For this gift, I have a gratitude to my parents that cannot be adequately spoken, only lived. View Details
- Portrait Project
Aalek Mehta
I found purpose in a dusty back alley in Mumbai, in the innocent voice of an eight-year-old boy zipping around a dilapidated orphanage without a care in the world. Harish's only possessions were his smile and a positive outlook I envied.... View Details
- 09 Oct 2017
- News
Saving an American Publishing Icon
discovered in the Declaration of Founding Principles for the Atlantic, dating back to 1857, their proposition of ‘no party or clique.’ Our purpose is clarity of thought.” (Published October 2017) View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Scaling Peaks for Cancer Research
Institute and The Jimmy Fund in Boston. “We’re trying to set a record, but the main purpose of what we are doing is to raise money for pediatric cancer research,” says Serafini. View Details
- 28 Feb 2025
- News
Joy to the World
community as well. There's kind of different domains in the research of happiness. There's the kind of pleasure happiness, and there is purpose happiness as well. And this is one that in particular may not be linked to every moment being... View Details
- June 2024
- Module Note
Value Creation Potential of New Business Models
By: David J. Collis
A business model is composed of three elements. These describe a generic way of creating value and identify the maximum potential value of that model for customers. The elements of a business model are the “job to be done” for the customer, the asset configuration, or... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Corporate Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Competitive Strategy; Value Creation
Collis, David J. "Value Creation Potential of New Business Models." Harvard Business School Module Note 724-491, June 2024.
- 13 Jan 2014
- News
Resolve to Make Your Business Human Again
- Portrait Project
CiCi Barrett
remission, cancer remained in my life. My dad’s leukemia diagnosis when I entered high school turned depression and fear into fury and drive. Cancer fueled me. I entered college with the sole purpose of curing it. But I slowly realized... View Details
- Career Coach
Troy Peterson
unique paths, recognizing that most careers are far from linear. He believes that discovering fulfilling work and crafting an impactful career journey requires continuous introspection and purposeful effort. Troy enjoys working through... View Details
- April 2009 (Revised October 2010)
- Case
Planned Parenthood Federation of America in 2008
By: Allen S. Grossman, Thomas J. Steenburgh, Lauren Susan Mehler and Matthew Benjamin Oppenheimer
As with many national non-profits, Planned Parenthood is organized as 100 separate 501(c)3 organizations. What is the best structure for Planned Parenthood to fulfill its mission? View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Structure; Nonprofit Organizations
Grossman, Allen S., Thomas J. Steenburgh, Lauren Susan Mehler, and Matthew Benjamin Oppenheimer. "Planned Parenthood Federation of America in 2008." Harvard Business School Case 309-104, April 2009. (Revised October 2010.)
- Web
Introduction - The Request - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
The Message The Product The Production The Worker The Audience Bibliography The Request: Genesis of the Collection The guiding purpose . . . of the collection of industrial photographs is the foundation for a better understanding of... View Details
- 12 Mar 2019
- News
Acting Naturally
what comes next in everything that we do. We have a very diverse group of people that we work with, because the business is complex. And somehow it all works, where everybody has bought into this common purpose of creating natural... View Details
- 08 Jan 2019
- News
Raising Prospects for Female Funders
have a lot of fun. We are launching Rising Tide Europe 3. Our purpose is to invest in the best projects; sometimes they are women-led, other times they are not. “What we are achieving is that more women are discovering the fascinating... View Details
- January 1983 (Revised May 1984)
- Case
Beliefs of Borg-Warner
Shows how the Borg-Warner Corporation developed a statement of values and beliefs under the leadership of its chief executive officer, James F. Bere. The "Beliefs," a set of general principles intended to guide business behavior, now must be given operational meaning... View Details
Goodpaster, Kenneth E., and Dekkers L. Davidson. "Beliefs of Borg-Warner." Harvard Business School Case 383-091, January 1983. (Revised May 1984.)
- October 2023
- Supplement
Rheaply: Circularity For Every Business Supplement 2
By: Rembrand Koning and Alicia Dadlani
Pitch deck explaining the later vision of the company that was presented by the CEO to potential investors. View Details
- 2023
- Chapter
Business, Climate Change and the Anthropocene
By: Andrew J. Hoffman and Sukanya Roy
This chapter will assess climate change as a concern for business, both as a stand-alone issue and as part of the broader shift that scientists are calling the Anthropocene. It will begin by examining the extent to which the market – comprised of corporations, the... View Details
Hoffman, Andrew J., and Sukanya Roy. "Business, Climate Change and the Anthropocene." Chap. 23 in Corporate Sustainability: Managing Responsible Business in a Globalised World, edited by Andreas Rasche, Mette Morsing, Jeremy Moon, and Arno Kourula, 484–505. Cambridge University Press, 2023.
- November–December 2022
- Article
To See the Way Forward, Look Back
By: Ranjay Gulati
Most business leaders focus on the future much more than on the past, believing that their job is to embrace disruption and innovation, transform their organizations, and explore new frontiers. But decades of research on companies worldwide shows that most successful... View Details
Gulati, Ranjay. "To See the Way Forward, Look Back." Harvard Business Review (November–December 2022): 53–57.
- January 2014
- Supplement
Dana Hall: Funding a Mission (D)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Kaitlyn Szydlowski
This case is a sequel to Dana Hall: Funding a Mission (A), (B) and (C) cases. It focuses on the causes of recent fund-raising success and the complex resource allocation problems the School faces as it tries to deliver on its mission. In conjunction with the (A), (B) &... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy; Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Finance; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Kaitlyn Szydlowski. "Dana Hall: Funding a Mission (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 114-031, January 2014.