Community Impact - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018

diversity of motivations for advice giving, it extends the set of advice-exchange outcomes to be considered beyond those previously emphasized. Second, it highlights previously unexplored aspects of the advisor role that are likely to View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

06 Jan 2017
News

Mental Illness and the Workplace

increased community resources. She spoke with Bulletin associate editor Julia Hanna about the work of the Stability Network and what she does to keep herself well. READ MORE Julia Hanna: Katherine, when did you first begin to realize that... View Details

13 Jan 2021
Blog Post

Staying Curious with the Harvard Innovation Labs Ahead of the 2021 Virtual President’s Innovation Challenge

conversations that move ventures forward. We know that participating fully in a community of passionate entrepreneurs facing similar challenges can buoy founders through successes and frustrations, which has a meaningful View Details

Portrait Project

Drew Johnson

childhood growing up in the quintessential midwestern neighborhood. What came next can only be described as the best in humanity: neighbors helping neighbors, an outpouring of support from communities nearby, and the kindness of total... View Details

Profile

Andres Sarmiento

Why was earning your MBA at Harvard Business School important to you? Working at American Airlines' through the bankruptcy process made me reconsider the form of impact that I intended to have. My career until that point had consisted in... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology; Services

Sarah Hodges

online learning community for IT, dev and creative training. Prior to Pluralsight, she co-founded Intelligent.ly, a leadership development company that impacted thousands of emerging leaders. View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital

07 Sep 2021
News

Funding His Purpose

left each meeting feeling like a better person,” Letelier recalls. Letelier launched SITAWI Finance for Good in 2008 to recapture that feeling—and to introduce new financial tools into Brazil’s nonprofit and impact sectors. “If you think... View Details

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Field Course: Scaling Minority Businesses - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Field Course: Scaling Minority Businesses Course Number 6614 Senior Lecturer Archie L. Jones Senior Lecturer Henry McGee Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits Project Educational Objectives This course is rooted in the belief that economic justice for View Details

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BiGS Fellows | Institute for Business in Global Society

our next cohort of Fellows, who will study the impact that models of enterprise ownership have on societal and organizational objectives. You can find the link to apply here . Applications are due by 11:59pm EST on January 19, 2025... View Details

November 2010
Case

Esquel Group: Building a Sustainable Partnership with Cotton Farmers in Xinjiang (A)

By: James K. Sebenius and Jason Cheng Qian

Esquel Group, leading manufacturer of quality shirts, sought to negotiate long-term partnerships with often-exploited farmers in Xinjiang (western China) to procure a superior cotton variety. Seeking to secure a large supply of specialty cotton in an ethical and... View Details

Keywords: Contracts; Agreements and Arrangements; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Leasing; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Partners and Partnerships; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Hong Kong; Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu

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21 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing

gun-shy private investors, Morino warned that a social impact bond program will work only if the government and the investors truly understand what constitutes success for any given community... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

24 May 2017
News

Angie Hicks, MBA 2000

relocating to Columbus, Ohio, where he had recently moved. Inspired by the difficulty he was having finding workers to renovate his house, he had a business idea that he wanted her to pursue. It was a referral agency for homeowners looking for service providers—similar... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Jan 2003
News

Daniel L. Vasella, M.D.

57th PMD, 1989 Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page ©Jason Grow EARLIER EDUCATION University of Fribourg and University of Bern, 1979 M.D. LIFELONG IMPACT OF HBS "HBS exposed me for the first time to a truly interactive and... View Details

06 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces 2024 Goldsmith Fellows

position the organization as India’s thought leader in the Global South. Sanklap also conceptualized Dasra’s impact dashboard and secured institutional funding to provide Dasra catalytic capital to grow by 200 percent in next five years.... View Details

Portrait Project

Sylvie Tran

companies to help enable enduring positive impact on developing countries. I want to help the world transition to clean and efficient energy by convincing everyone in my community to buy hybrid cars. That... View Details

01 Dec 2001
News

Reaching Out

plans to enter the private sector after graduation, but intends to continue his involvement in social enterprise. "Participating in the fellowship program," he says, "has convinced me that I can have an impact in the nonprofit sector,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance

26 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Alumni in Climate Networking Series: New York City

business and the environment. Email bei@hbs.edu to learn more about upcoming events. On October 3rd, BEI partnered with Erika Diamond (MBA Class of 2007) to bring together alumni dedicated to making an impact on climate change with their... View Details

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

How to Put Meaning Back into Leading

social component, where the pursuit of those ideals occurs in the context of enduring communal relationships. Our proposal then is to look at how a leader's choices about vision and design impact on these... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

March 2009 (Revised July 2014)
Case

PNC Financial: Grow Up Great (A)

By: Christopher Marquis, V. Kasturi Rangan and Alison Comings

In 2003, PNC Financial focused its corporate citizenship and philanthropic resources on a ten-year, $100 million investment in early childhood education called PNC Grow Up Great. The case tracks the origination of Grow Up Great, how it was developed and implemented... View Details

Keywords: Early Childhood Education; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Leadership; Brands and Branding; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Structure; Business and Community Relations