Social Venture - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Oct 2013
News

The Green Giant

Gillette prior to attending HBS, and is known for bringing a business-centric focus to the conservation movement. He credits a taste for entrepreneurship developed in b-school and a bit of luck for his change in career paths. In the late 1980s, he was collaborating on... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; World Wildlife Fund

23 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Status: When and Why It Matters

Stuart, and Wang came to a very similar conclusion for the effect of status on citations to academic articles. Both studies provide compelling evidence that the purely symbolic value of status is considerably lower than we commonly think. Status And View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

March 2000
Article

Strategic Collaboration between Nonprofits and Businesses

By: J. E. Austin

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Strategy; Business Ventures

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Field Course: Startup Operations - Course Catalog

fall cohort Application can be found here . Accepted students will be notified by August 21, 2024 Application FAQ can be found here . All ventures enrolled in the course may be eligible to receive non-dilutive grant funding. Career Focus... View Details

17 Apr 2019
News

Two Alumnae Among Time’s Most Influential of 2019

Aileen Lee (photo by Carlos Chavarría) Lee is the founder of All Raise, a nonprofit that is “dedicated to diversity in founders and funders.” Her entry is written by Kirsten Green, founding partner of both the VC firm Forerunner Ventures... View Details

07 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Pursuing a Deadly Opportunity

There is a market for everything—even dead bodies. Medical students use cadavers to gain experience, and their future patients are better off for it. Traditionally, cadavers have been obtained through university programs, but now entrepreneurial View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health

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Club Conferences | MBA

Club Women in Investing Conference November 17, 2024 Women in Investing Club Health Care Conference December 8, 2024 Health Care Club 2025 VCPE Conference February 1, 2025 Venture Capital & Private Equity Club AASU H. Naylor Fitzhugh... View Details

07 Jun 2018
News

Sowing the Seeds of Leadership

Condo says, “but they also learn about business plans, seed money, and marketing.” All 100 students in each undergraduate class create and operate sustainable agribusiness ventures during their first three years of study. Condo calls... View Details

24 Jun 2015
HBS Case

Upgrading School with a Startup Mentality

in the past year. The designation is an important one for AltSchool, since it credentials their pursuit of both a social mission and real profits. That dual mission, in turn, accounts in large part for how the company was able to raise... View Details

Keywords: Re: John Jong-Hyun Kim; Education

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Archival Collections - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer View Details

01 Dec 1998
News

Goodbye and Hello to MBAs

released these statistical profiles of the two classes. Class of 1998 Placement Employment by Industry* Consulting: 30% Investment Banking (including Sales & Trading): 15% High Tech & Telecommunications: 13% Venture Capital: 10%... View Details

Career Coach

Grace Jemison

within digital health, providers, and social impact. Having worked and interned in these industries, she understands how winding and frustrating the process can be, and is happy to help you understand the various roles, how to reach out... View Details

Career Coach

Jon Puz

roles have included general management, strategy, business development, sales, account management, product, operations, marketing, technology, finance, HR and more. Jon has partnered with a variety of investors, including angel, venture... View Details

06 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces 2024 Goldsmith Fellows

business as a lever for social good,” she said. Sankalp Shanker. Sankalp comes to HBS from Dasra, an Indian venture philanthropy nonprofit that has channeled $400 million to over 1,500 nonprofits. In his... View Details

September – October 1982
Article

Can Industry Survive the Welfare State?

By: Bruce R. Scott

Keywords: Business Ventures; Social Issues

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01 Dec 2011
News

Attn: Alumni Entrepreneurs

In February, for the third annual Alumni New Venture Contest, HBS clubs worldwide will judge business plans from teams led by HBS alumni. Regional winners will participate in educational, mentoring, networking, and media sessions at the... View Details

Keywords: contests

22 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 22

approach across multiple business units. Social Entrepreneurs as Institutional Entrepreneurs: The Case of Sekem Authors:Tomislav Rimac, Johanna Mair, and Julie Battilana Publication:In Using a Positive Lens to Explore View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Sep 2021
News

Summer Fellowship Recipient is a Changemaker in Tanzania

at Harvard designed to foster student startups. In 2021, the company was a finalist in the HBS New Venture Competition’s social enterprise track and participated in the Harvard i-lab’s View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Apr 1997
News

How Green Is the Valley: HBS Students Explore Booming California Industries

equally interested and perhaps equally inexperienced in high technology, are carrying such enthusiasm even further. Rather than wait for Silicon Valley to come to the School, two student organizations - the CMC (Communications, Media & Computing) View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

02 Dec 2020
News

HBS Alumni Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 List

annual list features “young entrepreneurs, activists, scientists and entertainers” from a wide diversity of categories, ranging from sports to venture capital to social impact. The HBS alumni featured... View Details

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