Social Capitalism - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2005
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Faculty Books

of international capital markets. Several cases go inside multinational firms to consider how hedging strategies can be devised, how to value assets around the world, and how to pursue major financings that View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Mar 2005
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Health-Care Initiative to Leverage Ongoing Efforts

capital and innovation are among the topics related to health care for which case and course materials are now being developed, Clark noted, adding that the student-run HBS Healthcare Club and the Health Industry Alumni Association are... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

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Workplace Diversity: Data Sources

Gender Equality. Associations & Organizations AllRaise.org An organization supporting non-binary and women founders and funders in the technology space. They create an annual report tracking diversity in venture capital and as... View Details

01 Mar 2005
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Ideas: Books

Social Partnering in Latin America by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco, Gabriel Berger, Rosa María Fischer, Roberto Gutierrez, Mladen Koljatic, Gerardo Lozano, Enrique Ogliastri, and the SEKN Team (Harvard University Press) Professor Austin... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Nathan Zhao | MBA

of Harvard Undergraduate Capital Partners (HUCP), working with partner VCs to source Harvard student companies and conduct diligence to assist in deal flow. This exposed me to the ebbs and flows of the venture industry, and in particular... View Details

12 May 2011
Research & Ideas

The Difficult Transition from For-Profit to Nonprofit Boards

framework. Both organizations add value to society. They just do it in different ways. In short, there is much overlap between the skills needed and perspectives provided by leaders in the two types of organizations. This is a key reason why View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

13 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Six Steps for Reinvigorating America

Motivates values-based capitalism and drives companies to contribute to solving social and environmental problems while also providing employees stimulating and satisfying work. Restores trust by committing... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Apr 2019
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Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?

accompanied by lower inflation and interest rates—that justify deficit spending to produce both economic growth and social programs designed to improve our quality of life and reduce social inequality”... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

15 Jun 2021
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Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy

civic engagement. Black and brown social entrepreneurs who work on these issues “usually aren’t well known to funders with big pockets,” explains Shell, “and big funders don’t often give large sums to people they don’t know. In addition... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Dec 2009
News

The Fab Four

submitted were quite a bit different from what they first showed me.” A member of Staples’ original management team, Krasnow is currently a domain expert in marketing at Highland Capital Partners, a Boston-based venture View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

05 Aug 2015
News

Mobilizing the Public to Fight Bribery

worked for Goldman Sachs for two years, took a six-month backpacking sabbatical, and in 2009 landed an associate’s position with Bain Capital in London. Although he hadn’t really thought about getting an MBA, colleagues at Bain pointed... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

October 2019 (Revised November 2019)
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C16 Biosciences: Lab-Grown Palm Oil

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Olivia Hull

Synthetic biology start-up C16 Biosciences wants to solve a big problem: replace palm oil, a major contributor to deforestation and climate change, with a lab-grown substitute. CEO Shara Ticku has ambitious plans to supply her lab-grown palm oil to food manufacturers,... View Details

Keywords: Science-Based Business; Environmental Sustainability; Social Entrepreneurship; Product Development; Product Positioning; Venture Capital; Strategy; Decision Making; Food and Beverage Industry; Consumer Products Industry

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22 Apr 2020
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How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities

rising sea levels. Physical risks reflect “the potential for losses as climate-related changes disrupt business operations, destroy capital and interrupt economic activity,” according to Kevin Stiroh, executive vice president of the... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services

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Amy Sennett

especially for the poorest of the poor at the bottom of the socioeconomic pyramid.” As vice chair of the Club’s Microfinance and Social Investment Group, she “looks at ways global capital can flow to places... View Details

19 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Public Education Goes to School

ranking 16th out of 20 in the number of students who complete high school. Just as importantly, public education is facing a social justice issue that has the potential to undermine our democracy. Even with a dramatic increase in targeted... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark; Education

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Managing the Unknowable: The Effectiveness of Early-stage Investor Gut Feel in Entrepreneurial Investment Decisions

By: Laura Huang and Jone L. Pearce

Using an inductive theory-development study, a field experiment, and a longitudinal field test, we examine early-stage entrepreneurial investment decision making under conditions of extreme uncertainty. Building on existing literature on decision making and risk in... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Risk and Uncertainty; Decision Making; Emotions; Performance Effectiveness

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01 Dec 2022
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Business as a Force for Good in Society

and practice by translating research into action. The Institute’s initial priorities are climate change and environmental sustainability along with social and economic inclusion, particularly the study of how View Details

25 Feb 2020
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Profits and Purpose

students have a 35- or 40-year career in front of them, and we have a duty to prepare them for the competitive landscape in their careers. My hypothesis is that it is going to be a very different world, where natural capital and View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Jun 2013
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Alumni Books

how it works); illuminates the challenges of bringing billions of dollars in private capital to bear on social problems; identifies smart public policies that promote social... View Details

07 Apr 2023
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Career Advice: Pursuing a Dual Degree

communities. For example, I saw firsthand in Africa that communities with reliable infrastructure had more access to economic opportunity, which, in turn, offered social and economic mobility. I pursued the MS/MBA program to explore these... View Details

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