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- October 2020 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
The Bronx Community Foundation
By: Brian Trelstad and Aldo Sesia
Derrick and Desmon Lewis were both successful professionals in the consulting and banking industries. They were born and raised in The Bronx, New York City’s poorest borough. The Lewis brothers had always wanted to give back to the community. In 2016 they launched a... View Details
Keywords: Community Foundations; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Relationships; Business Model; Social Issues; New York (city, NY); United States
Trelstad, Brian, and Aldo Sesia. "The Bronx Community Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 321-011, October 2020. (Revised June 2021.)
- Web
Wyss House | About
development of environmental management cases and supported the School’s social enterprise efforts, establishing the Hansjörg Wyss Visiting Scholars Fund in 2003. In 2007, he received the School’s highest... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
An Engine of Innovation
community. In terms of funding, we provide Spark Grants and Social Impact Fellowships. Another source is the Allston Venture Fund, which is a syndicate of venture capital firms that invest in some of the companies. Additionally, there is... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
enterprise which, in turn, could start to reach out towards other nationalities. During these years also Unilever's strategic thinking became more focused, with an emphasis on reconfiguring the geographical basis of its business. This was... View Details
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Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family Business - A Chronicle of the China Trade
Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership Networked Business Research Associates View Details
- November 2023 (Revised October 2024)
- Supplement
Accounting Outages at Plug Power? (C)
By: Jonas Heese, Joseph Pacelli and James Barnett
Set in June 2023, the C case explores Plug Power’s recovery from its financial restatements, how it benefited from government subsidies, and new strategic alliances. View Details
Keywords: Environmental Accounting; Financial Reporting; Ethics; Finance; Management; Social Enterprise; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; United States; Europe
Heese, Jonas, Joseph Pacelli, and James Barnett. "Accounting Outages at Plug Power? (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 124-019, November 2023. (Revised October 2024.)
- July 2013 (Revised May 2024)
- Case
BMVSS: Changing Lives, One Jaipur Limb at a Time
By: Srikant Datar and Saloni Chaturvedi
Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) is an Indian not-for-profit organization engaged in assisting differently-abled persons by providing them with the legendary low-cost prosthesis, the Jaipur Foot, and other mobility-assisting devices, free of cost. Known... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Financial Condition; Health Care and Treatment; Diversity; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Growth and Development Strategy; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Health Industry; India; Asia
Datar, Srikant, and Saloni Chaturvedi. "BMVSS: Changing Lives, One Jaipur Limb at a Time." Harvard Business School Case 114-007, July 2013. (Revised May 2024.)
- 03 May 2021
- Blog Post
Celebrating the First HBS African-American Mother-Daughter Duo
that she might not have felt as comfortable with otherwise, like following her passion to found and build The Partnership, a sustainable social enterprise that has forever changed the fabric of Boston’s... View Details
- 17 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Quiet Quitters Need More Than Money to Re-Engage
Employees are feeling alienated Abdelal and DeLong see all of these phenomena as stemming from a common cause: the rise of contractual relationships with employees in place of emotional investment. “We’ve moved more and more from the human side of View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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Rare Disease Day – Small Numbers, Big Challenges… and Big Opportunities - Blog: Health Supplement
initiatives, I learned of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative and their non-profit board resources . The team also introduced me to the Health Care Initiative, who were able to connect me to their vast... View Details
- 25 Apr 2023
- Cold Call Podcast
Using Design Thinking to Invent a Low-Cost Prosthesis for Land Mine Victims
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Introducing One-Step Photography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership Networked Business Research... View Details
- 14 Jun 2023
- News
Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in East Asia
Study of Business in Global Society (BiGS), which he described as an interdisciplinary research enterprise that will position HBS as an intellectual hub for examining the most critical issues and opportunities of our times—from climate... View Details
- 14 Dec 2020
- News
Nonprofit Boards: It is Time to Lift Your Gaze and See the System
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
From Emerging Economies to the Global Market: The Case of Embraer
How can a company from an emerging economy manage to make waves in global business? Ask Embraer. The Brazilian firm also known as Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. is the fourth largest commercial aircraft manufacturer in the world, behind Boeing, Airbus and... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 15, 2016
protection affects innovation in China in the years around the privatizations of state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Innovation increases after SOE privatizations, and this increase is larger in cities with strong IPR protection. Our results... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Financing the Climate Transition in India
potential for higher social returns in developing countries, 80% of climate finance still flows to developed nations. The pivotal moment for India lies in the current decisions shaping whether it follows a high or low carbon pathway. 4)... View Details
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
Has Entered the Mainstream By: Chatterji, Aaron K., and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—Leaders in all sectors, from business to sports to education, are increasingly wading into controversial political and social issues. Based on interviews... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: A Sense of Urgency
The enterprise continued to make money even as it turned slowly to lose market share in a post-monopoly world. The positive net income helped greatly in supporting complacency. In frustration, his change agents waited and waited for a... View Details
Keywords: by John P. Kotter
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Industry Information - Alumni
fashion and luxury through the lens of digital and tech. (Tiered subscription model) + – Social Enterprise Stanford Social Innovation Review Professional journal that targets... View Details