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- 01 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Does Market Capitalism Have a Future?
prosperity that has been generated by the functioning of market capitalism. Across the board, however, the primary concern was that the way the system currently functioned was associated with a great disparity of wealth and income in many... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Is Market Capitalism Headed for Trouble?
disparity of wealth and income in many countries and across regions. In turn, they thought these gaps could lead to populist politics that would adversely affect the conduct of capitalism. A second major... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
An American Odyssey
usually expressed as reparations for slavery,” he says. “That’s because it also includes an accounting for the transfer of income and wealth from African Americans to whites, as a class, that took place during Jim Crow segregation, from... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Up Your Time Affluence
wealth weakly predicts happiness. “It’s okay to be money-focused,” says Whillans. “But beyond a certain point, the amount of money you have has little bearing on happiness levels.” Finding quality time in an already hectic schedule can... View Details
- 07 May 2025
- News
Scaling New Heights
Brianna Brown, chief product officer at City Fresh Foods in Boston. (Photo/video credit: Susan Young) City Fresh Foods has long served nutritious meals to students, seniors, and daycare centers in Greater Boston’s under-resourced communities. But when the company saw... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 10 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Perspectives on Anti-Racism in the HKS Curriculum
action from leaders in government and business alike. This course gave me a foundational understanding of how American capitalism originated and continually perpetuates the racial wealth View Details
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Digital Designs on the Inner City
for the creation of jobs and wealth among urban families. Moderator Randall Pinkett of M.I.T. Laboratory Anne Habiby, executive vice president of the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, a national nonprofit founded by HBS professor... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Value of Difficult Conversations
The Tulsa Massacre, which took place from May 31 to June 1, 1921, remains one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history. Ashley McCray (MBA 2022) was a little nervous as she prepared to join 700 of her first-year classmates... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Earl “Butch” Graves Jr. (MBA 1988)
can address the wealth gap that exists in this country. It doesn’t require a PhD, but it does require a sense of moral obligation. I believe if I can give you positive energy, you’ll return it. That’s the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
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The Ownership Project | Institute for Business in Global Society
of the Institute for Business in Global Society at Harvard Business School, The Ownership Project addresses this gap by systematically and comprehensively expanding the theoretical, empirical, and practical study of ownership through... View Details
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Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society
effectively. Emerging best practices for racial equity (pdf) As we engage with leaders at the forefront of addressing racial equity, this report delves into the effectiveness of current strategies,... View Details
- 02 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
WE RISE
invested in founders has its origins in the same historical forces that shaped most industries: When the VC model emerged in the 1940s, white men dominated the workforce. The persistence of the gender gap is harder to explain but is often... View Details
- 23 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
We Rise
invested in founders has its origins in the same historical forces that shaped most industries: When the VC model emerged in the 1940s, white men dominated the workforce. The persistence of the gender gap is harder to explain but is often... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
venture capitalists and the amount invested in founders has its origins in the same historical forces that shaped most industries: When the VC model emerged in the 1940s, white men dominated the workforce. The persistence of the gender View Details
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Diversity on Boards - Alumni
Paper Proceedings. By: Alicia DeSantola, Lakshmi Ramarajan and Julie Battilana Women on Boards: Another Year, Another Disappointment February 2014, Harvard Business Review Digital Articles. By: Boris Groysberg and Deborah Bell Dysfunction in the Boardroom:... View Details
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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private Partnerships SEI25 Skills View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Democratizing Funding, Diversifying Funders
(founded in 2013) and too small (valuation of $55 million) to pass muster for listing on any exchange. But for the 1,080 people who otherwise would have been shut out of owning a piece of the startup—lacking the wealth or credentials to... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 12 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
Buy-In from Black Patients Suffers When Drug Trials Don’t Include Them
ask them whether a drug will “work in people like me.” Beyond the health and financial ramifications of overlooking large population segments, the research offers a call to action for drugmakers at a time when companies face pressure to confront View Details
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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private Partnerships SEI25 Skills View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Real Estate: A Local Business Goes Global
trend is not going away. This trend is being driven by two things. The first is the wealth buildup in Asia. The domestic real estate markets in Asia are still small, so Asian real estate investors have turned to Europe and the United... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate