Social Venture - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

The Gulf: It’s a Family Affair

region are starting to pull back from their welfare state philosophies and encourage the privatization of the economies. These are gradual changes. The governments are trying to minimize social disruptions. But the broad implication is... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Andrea Schulman

01 Jun 2001
News

Point, Click, Give: Internet Fuels Philanthropic Fundraising Revolution

host of Web-based social enterprises (WEBSEs): nonprofit information hubs, online giving directories, click-to-donate sites, workplace-giving centers, charity shopping malls and auctions, and volunteer clearinghouses. These start-ups are... View Details

Keywords: Anne Kavanagh; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

30 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Searching for Professional Passion Through My VC Summer Internship

existential issues. With these thoughts in mind, I began my summer internship search. I sought out roles which would allow me to help work towards a personally and socially fulfilling mission. While this initially felt like a daunting... View Details

14 Jul 2021
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The First Five Years: Nicolas Manes (MBA 2020)

the pandemic impact you and your work? “The pandemic actually helped us, because it raised awareness about the importance of social and environmental responsibility. Also, customers became more prone to online purchasing and technology... View Details

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Courses by Faculty - Course Catalog

Jeffrey Bussgang Field Course: Venture Capital Journey Entrepreneurial Management Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Launching Tech Ventures Entrepreneurial Management, Technology & Operations Management Spring 2026 Q3Q4... View Details

07 Apr 2023
Blog Post

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

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

New Paths to Success in Asia

Businesses in the Asia-Pacific region today are caught up in a dizzying swirl of economic, cultural, political, technological, and social change. Enormous opportunities await managers who can harness these power currents to drive their... View Details

Keywords: by Alejandro Reyes & Deborah Blagg

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Managing & Investing in a Fast-Growing Emerging Market: India

style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">India -- Politics and government -- 21st century Social entrepreneurship -- India Add additional topic keywords, date ranges, and/or limit... View Details

28 Mar 2018
News

Fueling the Future

entrepreneur-in-residence at the Stevens Institute of Technology’s Venture Center in New Jersey, advising startups in the energy space, specifically clean-tech. She is also an adjunct professor, teaching entrepreneurial management.... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

12 Jan 2015
News

Good Investments

visits often require bus fare—while the Barared booths can be accessed on weekends and off-hours. And customers feel safe topping up their mobile phones here, says Reyes. They tell her that other companies take their money but fail to deliver the credits. Learn More... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; impact investing; ideas; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

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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

February 2023
Case

Enstitute

By: Lindsay N. Hyde, Thomas R. Eisenmann, Kumba Sennaar and Sarah Mehta

Shaila Ittycheria (MBA ’10) founded the nonprofit organization Enstitute, in 2012 in New York City. Determined to challenge the status quo within higher education, Shaila and her cofounder sought to expand opportunities for talented young people by placing them in... View Details

Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Operations; Business Startups; Business Growth and Maturation; Education Industry; Employment Industry; United States

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TripAdvisor

By: Sunil Gupta and Kerry Herman

By 2010, TripAdvisor was the largest travel site in the world operating in 24 countries and 16 languages, with listings for 455,000 hotels, 92,000 attractions and 564,000 restaurants in over 71,000 destinations worldwide. It had over 40 million reviews from 35 million... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Growth and Development Strategy; Social and Collaborative Networks; Internet; Service Industry; Travel Industry

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Bibliography - The Art of American Advertising

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

20 Jun 2016
News

Having an Impact on Development and Poverty Issues

financial valuation just like one would as a venture capitalist, but there’s an overlay of impact. And what I define as impact is that the companies we invest in are focused on providing products and services to underserved populations in... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

14 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

New Agenda for Corporate Accountability Reporting

How do you measure corporate accountability? And can you do it credibly? Since the financial crisis of 2008-2009, for-profit corporations are facing greater demand to disclose more than revenues and expenses on annual financial reports. In response, some are pointing... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting; Energy; Utilities

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Cristina Ros Blankfein

When Cristina Ros Blankfein and Jennifer Ross returned from their FIELD 2 expeditions, they were both feeling the entrepreneurial buzz that an international travel experience often spawns. But the idea that the close friends and section-mates eventually turned into a... View Details

01 Mar 2012
News

What Makes Israel Tick?

Israel is a paradox. It’s small, lacking in natural resources, preoccupied with security, and highly diverse. Yet it generates an outsized number of start-ups, attracts huge sums of venture capital, lures corporations to set up research... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2016
News

Feedback

March 2016 Early Observers Re: The New Space Race A nice overview, but what was neglected was the important contribution of earth observation (remote sensing) technology and spin-off ventures to the current array of commercial space... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Finance - Course Catalog

raise this capital, and under what terms can we raise it? How can entrepreneurship solve social problems and how should ventures be financed when there are benefits beyond the bottom line? And finally, but... View Details

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