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- 01 Jun 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Social Reporting
to investors and other stakeholders during a financial crisis? How do I drive CSR through my organization? What's The Best Way To Report Nonfinancial Metrics? One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting Stakeholders expect... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 15 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise
but in many cases they won't. If you are looking for a social and not an economic return, then loyalty to the program rather than an exit strategy may be a better use of funds. The venture philanthropy... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
- Research Summary
Overview
Yanhua Bird's research encompasses two streams: (1) entrepreneurship and social innovation — how the design and structure of alternative forms of enterprises influence their activities and success, with a focus on peer-to-peer markets and social enterprises, and (2)... View Details
- January 2009 (Revised May 2011)
- Case
China Mobile's Rural Communications Strategy
By: William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan, G.A. Donovan and Tracy Manty
China Mobile was the world's leading mobile communications service provider with over 400 million customers. In some cities, its penetration rate was over 100%. With such huge successes, Chairman Wang Jianzhou was exploring ways to expand its customer base. Nearly... View Details
Keywords: Communication Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Investment; Rural Scope; Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Telecommunications Industry; China
Kirby, William C., F. Warren McFarlan, G.A. Donovan, and Tracy Manty. "China Mobile's Rural Communications Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 309-034, January 2009. (Revised May 2011.)
- 9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 04 Sep 2019
- HBS Online
HBS Online Sustainable Business Strategy
Learn how to become a purpose-centered business leader while examining the critical role that businesses play in solving the world's big problems, including climate change, income inequality, and social injustice. Program Dates: September 4, 2019 - September 25, 2019 View Details
- 9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 17 Apr 2019
- HBS Online
HBS Online Sustainable Business Strategy
Learn how to become a purpose-centered business leader while examining the critical role that businesses play in solving the world's big problems, including climate change, income inequality, and social injustice. Program Dates: April 17, 2019 - May 8, 2019 View Details
- 12 May 2015
- Other Presentation
Shared Value and Strategy (Video)
Harvard Business School Professor Michael E. Porter presents at the Shared Value Leadership Summit on how creating both business and social value makes a company stand out against the competition. View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Shared Value and Strategy (Video)." Shared Value Leadership Summit, FSG, New York, NY, May 12, 2015.
- 14 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact
major social problem, the harder it becomes to measure your impact because it is tougher to isolate cause and effect. It's no longer a simple linear relationship, but a complex set of relationships." A nonprofit's operational View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- July 1994
- Background Note
Retail Expansion Strategies
By: David E. Bell
Describes issues that should be considered by a retailer who is thinking of expanding the number of stores from one or two to many. View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Cognition and Thinking; Expansion; Retail Industry
Bell, David E. "Retail Expansion Strategies." Harvard Business School Background Note 595-005, July 1994.
- Web
Business for Social Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Since its inception, the Social Enterprise Initiative has explored the role of business in creating social value. Early efforts in the late 1990s included hosting a research conference on business leadership... View Details
- Web
Strategy for Universities & Nonprofits - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
helps leading universities and nonprofits develop a strategic focus and deliver more value to the people and communities they serve. Strategy for Non-Profits The Museum Value Chain Choosing how to perform and integrate these activities... View Details
- February 2022
- Case
Launching the Social
By: Tom Eisenmann, Lindsay N. Hyde and Tom Quinn
This case features the same protagonists as Ample Hills Creamery (HBS No. 822-073), and can be used as a continuation of that story.
Ample Hills Creamery started in 2010 as a temporary ice cream pushcart in Brooklyn, New York City. On the strength of inventive... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Small Business; Brands and Branding; Partners and Partnerships; Expansion
Eisenmann, Tom, Lindsay N. Hyde, and Tom Quinn. "Launching the Social." Harvard Business School Case 822-074, February 2022.
- March 2023
- Case
Ownership Works: Scaling a Profitable Social Mission
By: Ethan Rouen, Dennis Campbell and Andrew Robinson
Pete Stavros was on a high after his latest experiment with employee ownership. As the head of industrial investments for KKR, Stavros orchestrated the sale of CHI Overhead Doors, which turned into KKR’s best investment in more than two decades and created $360 million... View Details
Rouen, Ethan, Dennis Campbell, and Andrew Robinson. "Ownership Works: Scaling a Profitable Social Mission." Harvard Business School Case 123-079, March 2023.
- 04 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Putting Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector
of social entrepreneurship require not only the creative combination and adaptation of social and commercial approaches, but also the development of new conceptual frameworks and View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- April 1992 (Revised July 1993)
- Case
Conoco's: "Green" Oil Strategy (A)
Conoco faces challenges in formulating a proactive environmental strategy for its proposed oil development in Ecuador's pristine tropical rain forest region. The case outlines the innovative process in which Conoco collaborated with a wide range of often conflicting... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Ethics; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Outcome or Result; Problems and Challenges; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Conflict Management; Ecuador
Salter, Malcolm S., and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. Conoco's: "Green" Oil Strategy (A). Harvard Business School Case 392-133, April 1992. (Revised July 1993.)
- 04 Dec 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Intelligent Design of Inclusive Growth Strategies
- 09 Apr 2008
- News
Melinda Gates Comments on the Future of Social Enterprise
- Article
Humblebragging: A Distinct—and Ineffective—Self-Presentation Strategy
By: Ovul Sezer, Francesca Gino and Michael I. Norton
Self-presentation is a fundamental aspect of social life, with myriad critical outcomes dependent on others’ impressions. We identify and offer the first empirical investigation of a prevalent, yet understudied, self-presentation strategy: humblebragging. Across nine... View Details
Keywords: Humblebragging; Impression Management; Self-presentation; Interpersonal Perception; Competence; Liking; Sincerity; Behavior; Perception; Interpersonal Communication; Personal Characteristics
Sezer, Ovul, Francesca Gino, and Michael I. Norton. "Humblebragging: A Distinct—and Ineffective—Self-Presentation Strategy." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 114, no. 1 (January 2018): 52–74.
- Web
Strategy - Faculty & Research
Strategy Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students June 2025 Case AI Wars in 2025 By: Andy Wu and Anna Yang In June 2025, Google leaders in Mountain View, CA convened after its parent company... View Details
- Article
The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Investment Recommendations
By: Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim
Using a large sample of publicly traded U.S. firms over 16 years, we investigate the impact of corporate socially responsible (CSR) strategies on security analysts' recommendations. Socially responsible firms received more favorable recommendations in recent years... View Details
Keywords: Public Ownership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Strategy; Experience and Expertise; Value Creation; Public Equity; Markets; Investment; Perception; United States
Ioannou, Ioannis, and George Serafeim. "The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Investment Recommendations." Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings (2010).