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- 10 Apr 2013
- Other Presentation
Social Progress Index
By: Michael E. Porter, Scott Stern and Roberto Artavia Loria
Social Progress Index 2013 Launch
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Porter, Michael E., Scott Stern, and Roberto Artavia Loria. "Social Progress Index." Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, Skoll Foundation, Oxford, England, April 10, 2013.
- 26 Apr 2012
- Other Presentation
Regional Competitiveness and the Role of Business
Regional competitiveness and CSV presentation at "Encuentro de Comisiones Regionales de Competitividad," Bogotá
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Porter, Michael E. "Regional Competitiveness and the Role of Business." Encuentro de Comisiones Regionales de Competitividad, Bogotá, Colombia, April 26, 2012.
- 1974
- Book
Arming America: How the U.S. Buys Weapons
By: J. Ronald Fox
Keywords:
War
Fox, J. Ronald. Arming America: How the U.S. Buys Weapons. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1974.
- November 2010
- Case
Bling Nation
By: William A. Sahlman and Liz Kind
Bling Nation, a Palo Alto, CA startup, was founded in 2007 as a mobile payment service provider that bypassed industry participants such as Visa and MasterCard. Bling Nation partnered with local community banks and merchants in small towns. The banks provided their...
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Culture
Sahlman, William A., and Liz Kind. "Bling Nation." Harvard Business School Case 811-029, November 2010.
- 2007
- Book
Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector
"Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector provides an excellent overview of the many tools available to... View Details
Wei-Skillern, Jane, James Austin, Herman Leonard, and Howard Stevenson. Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector. SAGE Publications, 2007.
- July 1998
- Supplement
The Welfare to Work Partnership, Video
Keywords:
Welfare
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "The Welfare to Work Partnership, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 399-506, July 1998.
- August 1968
- Article
Commitment and Social Organization: A Study of Commitment Mechanisms in Utopian Communities
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "Commitment and Social Organization: A Study of Commitment Mechanisms in Utopian Communities." American Sociological Review 35 (August 1968): 499–517. (Sociology: Students and Society, by J. Rabow. Los Angeles: Goodyear, 1972; Currents of Unrest: An Introduction to Collective Behavior, by O.E. Klapp. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall (Tables); Social Psychology for Sociologists, by D. Field. London: Nelson, 1974; The Sociology of Religion, by S. Bruce. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar, 1994.)
- 1972
- Article
Symbolic Interactionism and Politics in Systemic Perspective
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "Symbolic Interactionism and Politics in Systemic Perspective." Sociological Inquiry 42, nos. 3-4 (1972). (Also in Perspectives on Political Sociology, edited by A. Effrat. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1972.)
- 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
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Watching the Brain Think and the Surprises of Science
unimaginable at the time they are made. Who would have predicted the changes in society that have come from classification of the elements into the periodic table, or from quantum mechanics, or the World Wide Web? Who would have guessed...
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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.")
- Web
Buy Now, Pay Later: Pre-Industrial Credit in Practice
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction Credit in Pre-Industrial Society Imagining Pre-Industrial Credit Credit and...
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- 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...
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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).
- April 2008
- Article
Getting Clear About Communities in Open Innovation
By: Joel West and Karim R. Lakhani
West, Joel, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Getting Clear About Communities in Open Innovation." Industry and Innovation 15, no. 2 (April 2008).
- 2007
- Book
Business Solutions for the Global Poor: Creating Social and Economic Value
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, John A. Quelch, Gustavo Herrero and Brooke Barton
Rangan, V. Kasturi, John A. Quelch, Gustavo Herrero, and Brooke Barton. Business Solutions for the Global Poor: Creating Social and Economic Value. John Wiley & Sons, 2007.
- 01 Sep 1974
- Conference Presentation
Social Multiplier Effects in Community Economic Development
By: R. M. Kanter and B. A. Stein
- 01 Nov 1974
- Conference Presentation
A Comparative Framework for Socialization Practices in Traditional and Modern Communes
By: R. M. Kanter
- 19 Jul 2011
- News
Brightening the Future
School is really about developing leaders who make a difference in the world,” he observes. “By adjusting their business paradigms to put more emphasis on adding value to society and focusing on the needs of the poor, business leaders can...
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- 15 Mar 2010
- HBS Case
Developing Asia’s Largest Slum
Located in Mumbai, India, Dharavi is home to an estimated 700,000 people living on just 551 acres. Featured in the 2008 Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, Dharavi embodies the characteristics of a slum as defined by the United Nations: inadequate access to safe...
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