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The Embeddedness of Social Entrepreneurship: Understanding Variation across Local Communities
By: Christian Seelos, Johanna Mair, Julie Battilana and M. Tina Dacin
Social enterprise organizations (SEOs) arise from entrepreneurial activities with the aim to achieve social goals. SEOs have been identified as alternative and/or complementary to the actions of governments and international organizations to address poverty and...
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Seelos, Christian, Johanna Mair, Julie Battilana, and M. Tina Dacin. "The Embeddedness of Social Entrepreneurship: Understanding Variation across Local Communities." In Communities and Organizations. Vol. 33, edited by Christopher Marquis, Michael Lounsbury, and Royston Greenwood, 333–363. Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Emerald Group Publishing, 2011.
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates
Many institutions promote and even mandate moral behavior and values among their members, but how they do it differs greatly. Some organizations such as religious groups may proscribe very specifically what is acceptable behavior—think the Ten Commandments. But others...
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- 03 Dec 2008
- What Do You Think?
Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?
Summing Up The current global recession has, judging from responses to this month's column, many origins, among them housing and credit. All, of course, are traceable to human responses to both perceived opportunities and calamities, which in turn have been engineered...
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by Jim Heskett
- 13 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Improving Public Health for the Poor
Microfinance—essentially small loans that help impoverished individuals create jobs, small businesses, and stronger communities—may offer a window on new methods for widening access to healthcare for the poor. Led by Harvard Business School senior lecturer Michael Chu...
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- Book Review
Review of Tobacco in History: The Cultures of Dependence, by Jordan Goodman
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Koehn, Nancy F. "Review of Tobacco in History: The Cultures of Dependence, by Jordan Goodman." Journal of Economic History 55, no. 4 (December 1995): 968–971.
- 2000
- Article
The Struggle for Mau Mau Rehabilitation in Late Colonial Kenya
Elkins, Caroline M. "The Struggle for Mau Mau Rehabilitation in Late Colonial Kenya." International Journal of African Historical Studies 33, no. 1 (2000): 25–57.
- February 10, 2023
- Article
The Case for Having a Boring CEO
CEOs who avoid the cameras and minimize drama offer valuable leadership lessons. Their lifestyles aren’t splashed on the pages of magazines. They don’t speak out on every public issue, and their pronouncements are balanced and cautious. Sometimes when I name them as my...
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Keywords:
CEO;
Leadership;
Company Management;
Personal Brand;
Reliability;
Humility;
Public Opinion
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "The Case for Having a Boring CEO." Wall Street Journal (online) (February 10, 2023).
- June 1987
- Article
Permanent Homelessness in America?
By: Brian Hall and Richard B. Freeman
Hall, Brian, and Richard B. Freeman. "Permanent Homelessness in America?" Population Research and Policy Review 6, no. 1 (June 1987).
- March–April 1978
- Article
Testing Social Theories in Marketing Settings
By: D. A. Leonard and E. M. Rogers
Leonard, D. A., and E. M. Rogers. "Testing Social Theories in Marketing Settings." American Behavioral Scientist 21, no. 4 (March–April 1978).
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Misery Loves Companies: Rethinking Social Initiatives by Business
By: Joshua D. Margolis and James P. Walsh
Margolis, Joshua D., and James P. Walsh. "Misery Loves Companies: Rethinking Social Initiatives by Business." Administrative Science Quarterly 48, no. 2 (June 2003): 268–305.
- March – April 1975
- Article
Social Cost/Benefit Analysis for MNC's
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
Wells, L. T., Jr. "Social Cost/Benefit Analysis for MNC's." Harvard Business Review 53, no. 2 (March–April 1975). (Also reprinted in Frederick D.S. Choi, Essentials of Multinational Accounting: An Anthology. UMI, 1979; and Douglas N. Dickson (ed.) Managing Effectively in the World Marketplace. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1983.)
- 25 Mar 2021
- News
Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy
equity and increase diversity and inclusion, Nohria strengthened core aspects of the HBS experience. The impact of these achievements on the School and on society at large will be felt for many years to come. To show appreciation for his...
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Retirement Plan or Life Insurance - Alumni
cost basis (whichever is less). Or you can name HBS as the beneficiary of your life insurance policy to benefit the School at your passing. Benefits May help reduce your income and estate taxes Doesn’t change your current cash flow or financial planning Membership in...
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- 2007
- Working Paper
Geography, Poverty and Conflict in Nepal
By: Quy-Toan Do and Lakshmi Iyer
This paper conducts an empirical analysis of the geographic, economic and social factors that contributed to the spread of civil war in Nepal over the period 1996-2006. This within-country analysis complements existing cross-country studies on the same subject. Using a...
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Do, Quy-Toan, and Lakshmi Iyer. "Geography, Poverty and Conflict in Nepal." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-065, April 2007. (Revised February 2009, previously titled "Poverty, Social Divisions and Conflict in Nepal.")
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Finnegan Heads HBS Fund
Finnegan Paul Finnegan (MBA ’82) recently assumed the role of HBS Fund Chair, the School’s chief fundraising volunteer. “When you look at the major problems society faces — financial reform, global health, education in-equity, the...
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- April 2022
- Supplement
Connecting Students in Chattanooga (B)
By: Jan W. Rivkin and Manjari Raman
Keywords:
K-12 Education;
Pandemic;
COVID-19;
Accessibility;
Education;
Urban Development;
Wealth and Poverty;
Education Industry;
Tennessee
Rivkin, Jan W., and Manjari Raman. "Connecting Students in Chattanooga (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 722-451, April 2022.
- 25 Feb 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Thick as Thieves? Dishonest Behavior and Egocentric Social Networks
- 19 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
Studying How Income Inequality Shapes Behavior
It's clear that inequality in America has grown at a fast clip in recent years. From 1980 to 2010, the top 1 percent's share of income has doubled from 10 percent to 20 percent, while the income share of the bottom 90 percent fell from 65 percent to 52 percent. Those...
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by Michael Blanding
- 28 Oct 2011
- Working Paper Summaries