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- June, 2023
- Article
Walking the Purpose-Talk Inside a Large Company: Sustainable Product Development as an Instance of Divergent Change
By: Marissa Kimsey, Thijs Geradts and Julie Battilana
There is a growing interest in large companies pursuing a new purpose—changing their core reason for being from a singular focus on financial gain to a renewed responsibility to people and the planet alongside profit. Yet knowledge of how a large company can walk that... View Details
Kimsey, Marissa, Thijs Geradts, and Julie Battilana. "Walking the Purpose-Talk Inside a Large Company: Sustainable Product Development as an Instance of Divergent Change." Special Issue on Corporate Purpose. Strategy Science 8, no. 2 (June, 2023): 311–321.
- 6 Jul 2021
- Interview
Best Buy's Hubert Joly on Walking the Talk of Stakeholder Capitalism
By: Hubert Joly and Alison Beard
Hubert Joly, former chairman and CEO of Best Buy, says that now is the time for companies to get serious about operating to benefit not just shareholders but also employees, customers and broader society. In the face of environmental crisis, racial turmoil, and rising... View Details
Keywords: Stakeholder Capitalism; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Mission and Purpose; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
"Best Buy's Hubert Joly on Walking the Talk of Stakeholder Capitalism." Episode 808, HBR IdeaCast (podcast), Harvard Business Review Group, July 6, 2021. (Interview with Alison Beard.)
- 15 Mar 2024
- News
Hungry for Change
the mission of bringing healthier foods to the world,” explains Flynn. But that ambition quickly expanded as she began to research the grocery and packaged food industry. Flynn came to believe packaged food isn’t only a detriment to the... View Details
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Eligibility & Criteria | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
organizations/management issues for profit organizations in which the mission and the core activities of the organization have a direct social purpose business approaches where the core focus is social impact, including environmental... View Details
- 29 Sep 2020
- News
A Righteous Path
who would not otherwise be able to afford an advocate. But that’s not enough, says Leimsider. In his time as executive director, Leimsider has helped Safe Passage clarify its strategic goals. “We have a very specific understanding of what our job is. Our View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
C.D. Spangler Jr., MBA 1956
When Dick Spangler was tapped to lead HBS's first capital campaign with a mission to raise $500 million, he regarded the request as "the ultimate cold call." But it was one he was pleased to answer. In his initial campaign letter to... View Details
- 10 Oct 2018
- News
Working with a Giver’s Spirit
Manny Ayala (MBA 1992) is managing director of Endeavor Philippines, a branch of the global Endeavor organization, which fights poverty by finding and supporting high-impact entrepreneurs. “Our mission statement is to create an economic... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
Support for the Healers
has never been more important.” Central to Point of Care’s mission is the belief that patient care improves when health care providers are well supported. In addition to her finance, HR, and strategy responsibilities, Sandford also... View Details
- 3 PM – 8 PM EDT, 30 Oct 2017
HBS Alumnae Circles Open House and Training 2017: Washington, D.C.
HBS Alumnae Circles are taking new members - are you interested?
Register for this upcoming open house to learn more. View Details
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Enterprising Women
by the firm's mission and saw that it had been self-sufficient for nearly seven years, Fisher's task became much easier: In three stages, over the course of 2000, she raised venture capital funds of $11 million, $48 million, and $75... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 13 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
LGBTSA Spotlight: Alterrell Mills
what factors to consider when applying to graduate school. Why do you think it’s important for the club to exist on campus? I think it’s incredibly important for the LBGTSA to exist on campus because it demonstrates that HBS fully supports its View Details
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Equip our students to become leaders for racial equity. - Advancing Racial Equity
not only with HBS’s mission and values but also with our educational aims and heritage. HBS has long been a school of general management, focused on training students to understand and influence complex systems. Changing the systems in... View Details
- 31 Mar 2022
- News
A Community Hunger Solution with Global Ambitions
Every evening on the streets of Pune, in western India, a 67-year-old man coordinates a food drive to benefit the people in his community. As a local leader in the Robin Hood Army, a nonprofit volunteer organization, he’s on the front lines of an ambitious View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
A For-Profit Business That Makes Education Accessible
Swedish in advance of a trip. “People are studying practical skills, like project management, and with more commitment than ever before.” The company’s mission is to provide the necessary resources for learners who lack access to the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 29 Jan 2021
- News
Holding Business to Account
fall of 2020, Boston Common had $3 billion in assets under management and a mission to be, as Aiyer explains, “responsible investors who pursue financial returns but who also use the unique access and voice we have as investors to engage... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
A Measured Approach
Illustration by Vahram Muradyan The mission of Educate Girls, a nongovernmental organization in Mumbai, is to get 3 million out-of-school girls in India into the classroom and to provide remedial education. To do that they first have to... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
A Wider Net
of dollars to do so. That’s our number one challenge right now: how to visibly grow the participation levels in US Soccer Federation programs and bring in more of the underserved communities.” The mission is personal for him. Soccer was a... View Details
- 24 Oct 2018
- News
Exploring the Future of Work for Women
mission is an extension of the HBS mission,” says Hughes, “in that we continue to educate leaders who make a difference in the world and who make San Diego a great place to live and work.” A Global Gathering Former classmates reconnected... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
We are poised on the cusp of a new millennium, with all the promise and possibility such a milestone implies. At HBS, our mission for the 21st century - to educate leaders - is rooted in the traditions established by those who founded the... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
the results of our ongoing investment in information technology. Innovative technologies are making possible new ways of learning -- including distance learning or e-learning -- that will extend and enhance our ability to pursue the View Details
Keywords: Educational Services