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29 May 2008
News

Six HBS Students Honored for Service to the School and Society

21 May 2018
News

Students Win Dean’s Award for Service to the School and Society

3 Dec 2014
Other Presentation

The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value

This presentation given by Professor Michael Porter covers the role of business in society, the concept of shared value, the difference between CSR and CSV, the three levels of shared value, implications for government and civil society, and examples of companies that... View Details

Keywords: Society; Value Creation; Competitive Advantage; Civil Society or Community; Business and Community Relations; Government and Politics

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Democratizing development: Inequality in Latin America | Institute for Business in Global Society

Businesses traditionally have focused on investing, innovating, and creating wealth. Recently, however, there has been a growing call for business leaders to take a more active role in creating an economic system that works for everyone. In November 2023, the Institute... View Details

27 May 2014
News

Winners of Dean’s Award for Service to the School and Society Announced

28 May 2025
News

James Bedford Wins Dean's Award for Service to the School and Society

22 May 2017
News

Three Graduating Students Receive Dean’s Award for Service to School and Society

25 May 2022
News

Four HBS Students Win Dean’s Award for Service to the School and Society

21 Jan 2025
News

How One Coffee Shop Is Brewing Change for Business and Society

08 Jul 2014
News

Seeking "big solutions" to increase the value of nature for business and society

Carter Roberts (MBA 1988) is leading the World Wildlife Fund to "connect the dots" between business and societal goals to increase our perception of the value of the natural world. (Published July 2014) View Details

20 May 2016
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Competing to Change the World: Creating Shared Value

The principle of shared value involves creating economic value in a way that also creates value for society by addressing its needs and challenges. Shared value is becoming an integral part of strategy and is defining a whole new set of best practices that companies... View Details

Keywords: Society; Shared Value; Value Creation; Strategy; Civil Society or Community

18 May 2016
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Competing to Change the World: Creating Shared Value

The principle of shared value involves creating economic value in a way that also creates value for society by addressing its needs and challenges. Shared value is becoming an integral part of strategy and is defining a whole new set of best practices that companies... View Details

Keywords: Society; Shared Value; Value Creation; Strategy; Civil Society or Community; United States

02 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Cassidy Wald Wins Dean's Award for Service to the School and Society

co-president of the Future of Work Club, Wald combined her passion for empowering diverse workforces with her interest in rapidly evolving workforce technology and employee cultures—matters upon which she will continue to focus throughout her career. “As a View Details

9 Jun 2011
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Creating Shared Value: Redefining Capitalism and the Role of the Corporation in Society

This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's books and articles, in particular, Competitive Strategy (The Free Press, 1980); Competitive Advantage (The Free Press, 1985); "What is Strategy?" (Harvard Business Review, Nov/Dec 1996); and On Competition... View Details

Keywords: Society

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The Green Industrial Strategy Project | Institute for Business in Global Society

collaboration between the Institute for Business in Global Society (BiGS) at Harvard Business School and the Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) at UC Berkeley, with support from the Center for... View Details

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We Have a Rare Opportunity to Create a Stronger, More Equitable Society

By: Shai Davidai, Martin Day, Daniela Goya-Tocchetto, Oliver Hauser, Jon M. Jachimowicz, M. Usman Mirza, Nailya Ordabayeva, L. Taylor Phillips, Barnabas Szaszi and Stephanie Tepper

Income inequality in the United States was at historic levels before the coronavirus hit. Now, as the disease—and the social and economic implications it brings—spread across the country, it is likely to create even deeper fissures between the poor and rich. View Details

Keywords: Socioeconomic Status; Coronavirus; Inequality; Work; Income; Equality and Inequality; Health Pandemics; Gender; Money; Policy; Race; Society