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- December 30, 2013
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Fundamental Purpose
Directing capital to companies that can use it productively
is ultimately the most profound benefit
investors can have on society. View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Fundamental Purpose." Value Investor Insight (December 30, 2013), 18–20.
- 2011
- Book
Higher Ambition: How Great Leaders Create Economic and Social Value
By: Michael Beer, Russell A. Eisenstat, Nathaniel Foote, Tobias Fredberg and Flemming Norgreen
Beer, Michael, Russell A. Eisenstat, Nathaniel Foote, Tobias Fredberg, and Flemming Norgreen. Higher Ambition: How Great Leaders Create Economic and Social Value. Boston: Harvard Business Press, 2011.
- December 1995
- Article
Social Structure and Alliance Formation Patterns: A Longitudinal Analysis
By: Ranjay Gulati
Gulati, Ranjay. "Social Structure and Alliance Formation Patterns: A Longitudinal Analysis." Administrative Science Quarterly 40, no. 4 (December 1995): 619–652. (This paper was part of my dissertation, which received the Free Press Best Dissertation Award at the Academy of Management in 1994.)
- February 1998
- Background Note
The Size of the Global Poverty Sector
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Patricia Walker
Keywords: Wealth and Poverty
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Patricia Walker. "The Size of the Global Poverty Sector." Harvard Business School Background Note 598-067, February 1998.
- 08 Jun 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Food Security and Human Mobility During the Covid-19 Lockdown
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change
for tomorrow. The BEI aims to leverage HBS’s unique platform to help move the needle on climate change and accelerate climate solutions. Critical issues such as these are also among the focal points for HBS’s new Institute for the Study of Business in Global View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 2013
- Book
Flourishing: A Frank Conversation About Sustainability
By: John Ehrenfeld and Andrew J. Hoffman
Flourishing: A Frank Conversation about Sustainability invites you into a conversation between a teacher, John R. Ehrenfeld, and his former student now professor, Andrew J. Hoffman, as they discuss how to create a sustainable world. Unlike virtually all other... View Details
Ehrenfeld, John, and Andrew J. Hoffman. Flourishing: A Frank Conversation About Sustainability. Stanford University Press, 2013. (Finalist for the 2014 Best Book Award, Social Issues in Management Division, Academy of Management.)
- 25 May 2021
- Panel Discussion
Understanding the Moment
By: Lynn S. Paine, Walter Robb, H. W. Brands and Suzanne Vautrinot
How can we put recent developments in American history, and recent trends in thinking about the responsibilities of business, into perspective? What is the role of the corporation in supporting democracy and civil society? Our panelists—Lynn S. Paine, Walter Robb, H.... View Details
"Understanding the Moment." National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Texas Tricities Chapter, May 25, 2021. (Panel moderator.)
- January 2007 (Revised May 2009)
- Case
Kibera and the Kenya Slum Upgrading Project (A)
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas, Arthur I Segel, Marc Diaz and John Dean Shepherd
Kenya's Minister of Housing faces tremendous pressures in dealing with the pervasive housing troubles in his country. Kibera is the largest slum in Africa and home to more than 800,000 residents, yet only measures two square kilometers, roughly half the size of... View Details
Retsinas, Nicolas P., Arthur I Segel, Marc Diaz, and John Dean Shepherd. "Kibera and the Kenya Slum Upgrading Project (A)." Harvard Business School Case 207-017, January 2007. (Revised May 2009.)
- July 2003
- Article
Community, Joining, and Specialization in Open Source Software Innovation: A Case Study
By: Georg von Krogh, Sebastian Spaeth and Karim R. Lakhani
Keywords: Civil Society or Community; Applications and Software; Information; Information Technology Industry
von Krogh, Georg, Sebastian Spaeth, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Community, Joining, and Specialization in Open Source Software Innovation: A Case Study." Research Policy 32, no. 7 (July 2003): 1217–1241.
- July 2007
- Article
Community Isomorphism and Corporate Social Action
By: Christopher Marquis, Mary Ann Glynn and Gerald F. Davis
Marquis, Christopher, Mary Ann Glynn, and Gerald F. Davis. "Community Isomorphism and Corporate Social Action." Academy of Management Review 32, no. 3 (July 2007): 925–945. (Read an interview about this paper in HBS Working Knowledge.)
- July 1, 2024
- Article
Research: Speed Matters When Companies Respond to Social Issues
By: Alison Wood Brooks, Jimin Nam, Maya Balakrishnan and Julian De Freitas
Companies and their leaders face new pressures to make public statements about controversial and sometimes divisive social and political issues. New research shows that timing matters: consumers perceive a relationship between speed and authenticity, and discount... View Details
Brooks, Alison Wood, Jimin Nam, Maya Balakrishnan, and Julian De Freitas. "Research: Speed Matters When Companies Respond to Social Issues." Harvard Business Review (website) (July 1, 2024).
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Joel Shapiro Untitled 2003 | About
Joel Shapiro Untitled , 2003 Joel Shapiro (American, born 1940), Untitled , 2003, bronze. HBS Art and Artifacts Collection , 2005.22 . © 2023 Joel Shapiro / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York . Joel Shapiro (American, born 1940),... View Details
- January 2025
- Supplement
Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Young Minister Confronts the Challenges of Montgomery (B)
By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Derek C. M. van Bever
Recounts a pivotal moment in Martin Luther King Jr.'s life during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, where a profound prayer amidst threats to his life renewed his faith and resolve to lead the movement. This transformative experience marked the beginning of his lifelong... View Details
Keywords: Spirituality; Civil Rights; Manging Uncertainty; Leadership; Decision Making; Values and Beliefs; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Power and Influence; Alabama
Hsieh, Nien-hê, and Derek C. M. van Bever. "Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Young Minister Confronts the Challenges of Montgomery (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 425-074, January 2025.
- 15 Oct 2024
- News
Ratan Tata, Visionary Business Leader, Dies at 86
Ratan Tata (AMP 71, 1975), who was one of India’s most admired leaders, died on October 9, in Mumbai. The Tata Group announced his death in a statement. He served as chairman and chief executive of the Tata Group from 1991 to 2012, during which time profits multiplied... View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- News
Protecting the Power Grid
feared—but Japanese emergency crews were able to replenish the spent-fuel pool water in the nick of time, preventing massive evacuation of Tokyo. US regulators took notice. In 2012, Popik and Mott cofounded the nonprofit Foundation for Resilient View Details
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Lynda Benglis Cloak-Wave Pedmarks 1998 | About
Lynda Benglis Cloak-Wave Pedmarks , 1998 Lynda Benglis (American, born 1941), Cloak-Wave Pedmarks , 1998, bronze with black patina. Courtesy the artist and Cheim & Read . © 2020 Lynda Benglis/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York . Lynda... View Details
- 04 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Global Poverty
Every night on the outskirts of Manila, thousands of people lie down to sleep amid acres of rotting food and industrial detritus in a vast urban dumping ground called Payatas. At dawn, they rise and swarm across a featureless landscape of trash and filth, hunting for... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 11 Jul 2013
- Other Presentation
Achieving Economic and Social Progress in Latin America: The New Learning (Video)
Michael E. Porter addressed the United Nations 6th Ministerial Forum for Development. Topics include: Social Progress Index, CSV and Competitiveness. View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Achieving Economic and Social Progress in Latin America: The New Learning (Video)." Ministerial Forum for Development, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), New York, NY, July 11, 2013.