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  • 19 Feb 2016
  • Working Paper Summaries

‘Does 'What We Do' Make Us 'Who We Are'? Organizational Design and Identity Change at the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati, Ryan Raffaelli, and Jan Rivkin; Public Administration
  • 04 Aug 2023
  • Blog Post

Four Remarkable Stories of HBS MBA Students Tackling Climate Change

businesses to access financing for solar,” Chidalu explains. (01:11) In 2022, Chidalu founded her fintech company Earthbond, with the mission to empower Nigerians and their businesses with affordable financing for clean and reliable... View Details
  • 25 Aug 2014
  • Blog Post

Working in Tech 4Dev

enterprise-focused and still in beta mode, but Ushahidi’s greater mission of technology for development—“tech4dev”—is worth writing more about. The company uses cloud-based technologies—your smartphone, your computer, and even SMS, to... View Details
Keywords: Technology
  • Profile

Benjamin Peterson

In his two-year mission service in Haiti, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Ben Peterson experienced something that “completely changed my worldview. I had a privileged life. I had never lived in poverty, had never... View Details
  • 25 Feb 2022
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories

stories of the business leaders–CEOs, founders, advisors, and more–who are enabling climate solutions to thrive by seeing new business opportunities and focusing on the people who make those solutions both necessary and possible. To accomplish the View Details
  • Web

Leadership Collaborative | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

A Peer Group of Mission Driven Leaders A new program of the Social Enterprise Initiative, the Leadership Collaborative is designed to connect and support alumni deeply engaged in social impact as a career. This community will serve as a... View Details
  • 31 Oct 2018
  • News

Preaching with a Choir

to take it to more places in the world. The mission of the choir is to be an ambassador for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who's our sponsor, and we wanted to be able to fully utilize all the resources that were... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2018
  • News

Sustaining HBS’s Unique Economic Model

Harvard Business School’s continued excellence requires ongoing investment—in people, programs, and ideas. The HBS economic model is tightly aligned with its mission of educating leaders who make a difference in the world, where the... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2002
  • News

Serving through TechnoServe

Paul and Susan Tierney in Ghana. With a mission to create economic value in Latin America and Africa by supporting local entrepreneurs, TechnoServe uses its $15 million budget and four hundred employees to provide business resources to... View Details
  • Web

MOC Network - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

area of competitiveness. The mission of the network is to provide an institutional setting that teaches the MOC theoretical framework, generates knowledge through collaborative research, and influences policy makers and leaders in the... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2023
  • News

Making Dreams Attainable

backgrounds, and viewpoints have the opportunity to attend HBS, pursue their passions, and realize their promise, even if they have limited means. Alumni and friends who give to HBS, including those who give annually to the HBS Fund, are making an investment in the... View Details
  • Alumni Changing the World

James Reinhart

James Reinhart, MBA/MPA-ID 2009, is on a mission to keep clothing out of landfills. Co-founder and CEO of thredUP, Reinhart thought of his secondhand clothing business while at HBS and has since built a colossal logistics and supply chain... View Details
  • Article

The Messy but Essential Pursuit of Purpose

By: Ranjay Gulati
Most forward-thinking executives have embraced the notion that purpose-driven companies can solve social and environmental problems while also generating wealth, creating win-win outcomes that benefit everyone. But ideal solutions are rare. Many purpose-driven... View Details
Keywords: Purpose; Sustainability; Mission and Purpose; Social Issues; Environmental Sustainability; Profit; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Decision Making
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  • November 15, 2021
  • Article

Putting Your Corporate Purpose to Work

By: Hubert Joly
Making a company purpose come to life is an arduous journey that requires a multi-pronged and sustained approach. Yet as hard as it is, the journey is well worth it and will yield positive transformation not only for the company, but also for the people who work there.... View Details
Keywords: Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Business and Stakeholder Relations
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  • October 1993 (Revised November 1994)
  • Case

Michigan Manufacturing Corp.: The Pontiac Plant--1988

By: Clayton M. Christensen
Michigan Manufacturing is a broad-line maker of components for the automotive industry. It has developed a network of nine plants as its product line has grown. Newer, higher-volume products tend to be made in newer, focused, high-volume plants, while older product... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Profit; Brands and Branding; Mission and Purpose; Networks; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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  • May 1988
  • Background Note

Roles and Relationships of Business and Government

By: George C. Lodge
Synthesizes a wide range of literature and experience concerning comparative government-business relations, focusing especially on Japan, Europe, and the United States with some references to Brazil and Mexico. Designed for discussion in two consecutive class sessions.... View Details
Keywords: Economic Systems; Framework; Government and Politics; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Structure; Business and Government Relations; Mathematical Methods; System; Japan; Europe; Mexico; United States; Brazil
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  • 01 Oct 1997
  • News

A Message from Dean Clark

I know you will join me in congratulating the Class of 1972 as they observe this important milestone. This is an exhilarating time to be associated with HBS. The mission of the School - to educate leaders - has never been more important,... View Details
  • 20 Apr 2016
  • News

Steps to Success

among all they’ve accomplished.” As remarkable an achievement as Fass Koffe is, it’s but one of several the Oregon-based nonprofit has completed since its founding in 2008 with a mission to empower poor and displaced communities in the... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
  • 25 May 2016
  • Blog Post

Meet the Africa Business Club

community with Harvard Business School. MISSION The HBS Africa Business Club, founded on November 12, 1997, is dedicated to increasing the awareness of business opportunities on the African continent. Our activities are professional,... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 25 Aug 2021
  • News

Reimagining Chicago’s Schools

Chicago high-rise in the fall of 2019, giving even more of the city’s students the chance to experience a tailored high school public education. For Zaikos, the mission is personal, having spent most of her life in Chicago and raised her... View Details