Social Venture - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018

addresses interventions that firms, governments, and other parties deploy to shape household financial outcomes: education and information, peer effects and social influence, product design, advice and disclosure, choice architecture, and... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Sustainability Resources for HBS MBAs

network Aspen Institute Business & Society Program Company lists Dow Jones Sustainability Index FTSE4Good Calvert Responsible Index Events/Conferences Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) Cleantech Group Forum... View Details

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Sustainability through Partnering: Conceptualizing Partnerships between Businesses and NGOs

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Business Ventures; Non-Governmental Organizations

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September 2019
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pymetrics (B)

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In March 2013, pymetrics CEO Frida Polli visited Harvard Business School to listen to a section of MBA students from the class of 2013 discuss her business plan and provide feedback on the tests they had taken to identify career opportunities. Polli had developed a... View Details

Keywords: BrainTech; Hiring; Hiring Of Employees; Recruiting; Personality; Personality Traits; Startup; Start-up; Startups; Start-ups; Employment; Strategic Evolution; Psychodynamics; Psychology; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Business Startups; Strategy; Personal Characteristics

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Career Support & Exploration Funds | MBA

entrepreneurial ventures. Students who have received need-based HBS Scholarship are eligible to apply. Social Enterprise Loan Repayment Assistance Program (SELRAP) SELRAP provides need-based assistance to reduce the debt burden of alumni... View Details

25 Feb 2020
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3-Minute Briefing: Ellen Pao (MBA 1998)

Tech has real social and ethical responsibilities, but we’ve seen that the current leadership of these platforms is not willing to make changes to promote a healthier ecosystem. When I was at Reddit, its culture needed a lot of work, and... View Details

Keywords: April White; photo by Eric Millette

February 2003
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Silvio Napoli Cross Cultural Management

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Presents an interview with Silvio Napoli regarding cultural aspects of an Italian manager in a Swiss company opening an Indian subsidiary. Issues range from personal and family adjustment to management style, corporate culture, and differences in national... View Details

Keywords: Management Style; Business Subsidiaries; Nationality; Organizational Culture; Personal Characteristics; Business Startups; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Italy; Switzerland; India

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08 May 2012
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the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-093.pdf Componential Theory of Creativity Author:Teresa M. Amabile Abstract The componential theory of creativity is a comprehensive model of the social and psychological components necessary... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy

and prosperous than others. And the third, which arose from the second, examines how you can take competitive thinking and apply it to social problems such as the environment, inner cities, and health care. Most of my readers have tended... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter

15 Dec 2015
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December 15, 2015

grounded in the competitive dynamics that may otherwise drive a race-to-the-bottom. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50203 forthcoming Journal of Business Ethics Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation for Corporate View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

13 Jul 2020
News

Locally Grown

photo by David Tejada Aravaipa Ventures was inspired by the smell of clean, crisp Colorado air. Founder Robert Fenwick-Smith (MBA 1988) and his family had moved from France to Boulder in 2007 as he contemplated his next professional move... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 1997
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Bruce Rauner (MBA '81) Endows New Professorship

I was eager to go into business, become as successful as I could, and then use my resources as much as I could to help social causes that were important to me, especially those relating to education and the environment." "I saw no reason... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

01 Apr 1998
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Microfinance's Big Payoff: Michael Chu and ACCION International

utilizes the one asset that exists in abundance in even the poorest and most fragile social sectors - people's self-initiative. It increases the productivity of the person engaged in economic activity, thereby creating new wealth, rather... View Details

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Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer View Details

14 May 2008
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Getting Down to the Business of Creativity

professor Mary Tripsas introduces conceptual models to help students launch and creatively manage new businesses, including both stand-alone start-ups and ventures operating within an established organization. "Whenever a firm... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Dec 2020
Blog Post

Hiring a Career Switcher: The Value of the MS/MBA

interests were extremely broad, especially when I considered different functions” she recalled. Adam’s analytical aptitude coupled with his appetite for understanding climate change solutions resonated with Breakthrough Energy Ventures... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

25 Feb 2025
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Alumni Career Journey: Lee Scott (MBA 2023) - Scaling Climate Tech Innovation

and the school’s social impact coursework—including an amazing IFC to Denmark and the Netherlands focused on decarbonization. Tell us about your career journey since graduating. Were your roles always related to climate and, if not, how... View Details

October 2022 (Revised January 2023)
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Century Bank: Closing Time?

By: Lauren Cohen, Grace Headinger and Bill Kwon

Barry Sloane, second-generation Chairman, President, and CEO of his family’s bank, Century Bank, weighed whether to sell to Eastern Bank. As a small regional bank, Century faced a number of challenging trends, such as digitization and market share decline in the coming... View Details

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November 2008 (Revised May 2009)
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BMW's Project Switch (B): Importers vs. National Sales Companies

By: Das Narayandas, Kerry Herman and Laura Winig

BMW is faced with potential channel conflicts across several EU country markets. The case concludes the (A) case's exploration of BMW's approach to redesigning the channel in Greece. The case provides details on both headquarter and country head perspective on BMW's... View Details

Keywords: Business Units; Business Headquarters; Marketing Strategy; Distribution Channels; Conflict and Resolution; Auto Industry; European Union

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February 2021 (Revised March 2025)
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Walt Disney: Changing the World

By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun

This case describes the rise of Walt Disney, founder of the worldwide entertainment company. The case describes how Disney, as a young artist, created memorable figures such as Mickey Mouse and went on to produce Academy-award-winning films and build the world’s most... View Details