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- 01 Sep 2009
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Over the Top
excessive compensation has contributed to lowering the legitimacy of the free market system because it ends up making the system look more like a game than an institution producing goods and services that advance the general View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Revitalizing America
help address urgent priorities that the public cares about and bring communities together for the common good. An early slogan for AmeriCorps, the lead program of America's Corporation for National and Community Service, was "getting things done." YouthBuild USA, for... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Jun 2007
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Mission Possible
opportunity to create and spread innovative solutions to some of society’s most pressing problems. In doing so, they joined a groundswell of interest in social entrepreneurship. Just as entrepreneurs spot missed opportunities in business... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
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Bringing Hope to a Violent Land
terror, psychological devastation, and social disruption to a horrific degree. “Despite the peace agreement between north and south, people are not returning home,” Van Gerpen says. “They are unsure about security, which is very important... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
HBS Faculty Member Honored
Between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility,” the coauthors propose a way for firms to contribute to social welfare without sacrificing corporate success.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
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Prognosis
research, please visit www.hbs.edu/healthcare/. We’ve seen real disparity in patient outcomes with this disease. How is the hospital responding to this, and what can we learn from it? PS: This pandemic has really underscored the importance of the View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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For African farmers looking to escape poverty, honey brings sweet success
To date, HCA has helped more than 9,000 small-scale beekeepers (nearly half are female), and is aiming to impact one million people by 2020. The social enterprise is now embarking on a massive investment with equity partners and scaling... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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Helping smallholder farmers feed the world
training to impoverished communities worldwide, to create healthy local economies. “More than three million children under age five die each year from preventable, hunger-related causes,” he explains. “That shocks me. I have to make my View Details
- 16 Feb 2011
- News
Healthy Growth
about what we contribute to the world,” adds Ayers, who concedes that feeling good isn’t difficult in a company with a bright future. “Work is always more fun when you’re growing!” View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Plight of the Global Poor
global poverty for some time. They believe that in pursuing its own self-interest in opening and expanding the BOP market, business can make a profit while serving the poorest of consumers and contributing to development. As Rangan... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Community Investment
the HBS Initiative on Social Enterprise, which focuses its teaching, research, and collaborative efforts on nonprofit organizations, other private social-purpose enterprises, and the role of business leadership in the View Details
- 30 Sep 2015
- News
The Power of Service
While studying at HBS, Jennifer Eplett Reilly (MBA 1990) was also working on the opening chapter of a remarkable social enterprise success story. “Our idea was to call upon diverse young people to give a year of service addressing the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Student Snapshot
gave up. What are your post-HBS plans? I plan to stay in this sector my entire life. I’d like to use Catalyst Alliance as a means to attract more MBAs into social nterprise — I want to contribute to making... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Growing Together
alumni, and other social enterprise practitioners has allowed us to continually refine our research and teaching and, in turn, add value to the growing field of social enterprise. With the anticipated growth... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Building Community in the Bay Area
skills into community service. Since that time, more than 400 HBS alumni have volunteered business consulting assistance to over 150 nonprofit organizations throughout the Bay Area, including museums, symphonies, and social service and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
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One-on-One with Edwin Reed
what sorts of activities do you oversee? Allen’s corporations provide myriad social services and operate a school, a resource center for battered women, senior-citizen complexes with 630 units, a for-profit transportation company, and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
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Faculty Research Online
currently practiced, contributes much to creativity and innovation, says Professor Emeritus Jim Heskett. What changes will allow managers, particularly in larger organizations, to add value to the creative process? Visit... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
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The Long View
in the academic literature, social scientists should focus their research on larger public problems. "That resonated with me," says Moss, who in 2005 founded the Tobin Project in collaboration with Poorvu Family Professor of Management... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Funding His Purpose
well situated to respond to the coronavirus crisis, as social organizations rushed to respond to increased need and companies were eager to contribute to the effort. SITAWI served as a liaison between the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
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Making Change
Since 2009, HBS has given special recognition to seven social-impact organizations by awarding Social Entrepreneurship Fellowships (SEF) to their young alumni founders. Here's a status report on how the fellows and their ventures are... View Details