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  • September 2023
  • Article

Corporate Purpose in Public and Private Firms

By: Claudine Gartenberg and George Serafeim
Analyzing data from approximately 1.5 million employees across 1,108 established public and private US companies, we find that the strength of employee beliefs related to purpose is weaker in public companies. Among public companies, those beliefs are stronger for... View Details
Keywords: Purpose; Corporate Purpose; Culture; Corporate Culture; Public And Private Organizations; Hedge Fund; Executive Pay; Corporate Governance; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Culture; Mission and Purpose; Employees; Attitudes; Executive Compensation; Ownership
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  • November 1995 (Revised March 2004)
  • Case

Massachusetts General Hospital: CABG Surgery (A)

By: Steven C. Wheelwright and James Weber
A cross-functional team at Massachusetts General Hospital tries to reengineer the service delivery process (the "care path") for heart bypass surgery (CABG) in order to shorten hospital stays (and lower costs) while maintaining/enhancing the quality of care provided. View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Medical Specialties; Business Processes; Mission and Purpose; Product Positioning; Product Marketing; Management Practices and Processes; Customer Satisfaction; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Fair Value Accounting; Ethics; Pharmaceutical Industry; Health Industry; Massachusetts
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  • 21 Oct 2008
  • First Look

First Look: October 21, 2008

the Army conducting this process in an ideal manner? The case examines the Special Forces training in light of the types of missions soldiers are expected to execute and asks students to consider whether the Special Forces recruitment and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Aug 2005
  • HBS Case

Classic Cases Live On at HBS

occasionally faint during some of the surgery scenes.) Heskett says studying Shouldice helped him conceptualize the strategic-service vision that he and HBS colleagues would develop into a framework for success for service firms. "The case endures," he... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
  • Web

Supplemental Financial Information - Annual Report 2017

revenues come from Executive Education and HBP—business units that are highly sensitive to the economy. Consequently, maintaining an ample balance of unrestricted reserves outside of the endowment is crucial in providing HBS with sufficient liquidity to fulfill its... View Details
  • Web

CFO Letter - Annual Report 2017

unrestricted reserves balance. Unrestricted reserves are crucial in providing HBS with sufficient financial flexibility to execute on its mission and sustain the campus through economic cycles over the long term. The School’s cash flow... View Details
  • Web

CFO Letter - Annual Report 2016

its mission and to sustain the campus through economic cycles over the long term. Further, the HBS surplus contributes to the overall financial health of Harvard University. Fiscal 2017 Outlook Looking ahead to fiscal 2017, our financial... View Details
  • 25 Feb 2020
  • News

Teachable Moments

of employees, entire organizations vanish. The vanishing act cannot be blamed solely on competitive forces. Most organizations that self-destruct experience failure because employees were not committed to the mission and direction of the... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2005
  • News

Answering the Call

the surgery scenes.) Heskett says studying Shouldice helped him conceptualize the strategic-service vision that he and HBS colleagues would develop into a framework for success for service firms. “The case endures,” he declares, “because the View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • Forthcoming
  • Article

How Important Is Editorial Gatekeeping? Evidence from Top Biomedical Journals

By: Joshua L. Krieger, Kyle R. Myers and Ariel D. Stern
We examine editors' influence on the scientific content of academic journals by unpacking the role of three major forces: journals' missions, aggregate supply of and demand for specific topics, and scientific homophily via editorial gatekeeping. In a sample of top... View Details
Keywords: Editors; Biomedical Research; Editorial Gatekeeping; Scientific Homophily; Intellectual Capital; Mission and Purpose; Journals and Magazines; Intellectual Property; Innovation and Invention; Human Capital; Higher Education; Publishing Industry
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Content & Community for Students | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Molly: Our mission is to inspire, educate, and connect leaders who aim to create positive change in the world. I see the club's role as twofold: we provide both content and community . For content : we host keynote speakers, panelists,... View Details
  • 14 Oct 2022
  • Blog Post

Video Perspectives: Rachel H Chung

potential and derail ambitions in myself and also in others. However, on the flip side, I've also seen how practicing to say, I can, celebrating failure, even taking your first step towards realizing your mission can really unlock... View Details
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Heritage & Identity Months at Baker | Baker Library

Heritage & Identity Months at Baker Surfacing Library Collections. Amplifying Diversity. These exhibits are part of an ongoing strategy to recognize one another's humanity, value the lived experiences of others, and build meaningful relationships to achieve Baker... View Details
  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

Bringing women to the boardroom table

Placing female candidates on boards of public and private companies is Beth A. Stewart’s mission as CEO of Trewstar. The search firm addresses the inequity of board representation—only 16 percent of Fortune 500 companies have a woman... View Details
  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

The art of thinking creatively

Gerald W. Schwartz’s (MBA 1970) endeavors to enhance education at HBS are visible in the very halls he once traversed. On a mission to introduce thought-provoking artwork into the main classroom buildings at the School, Schwartz hopes to... View Details
  • 01 Jan 2013
  • News

Five Receive 2013 HBS Alumni Achievement Award

Video Embed The mission of Harvard Business School is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. Every day more than 78,000 HBS graduates strive to make these words a reality in a wide array of organizations that affect the... View Details
Keywords: awards; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Retail Trade
  • 07 Nov 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017

Kanter, 2009; Porter & Kramer, 2011). Particularly striking is the marked growth of social enterprises, which adopt a social mission as their principal objective but sustain themselves through commercial activities (Battilana and Lee,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 16 Mar 2003
  • Research & Ideas

At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?

involves work in our educational program and in our research. The mission of the Harvard Business School is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world, and who make the world a better place. I believe we have a responsibility... View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
  • Profile

Stephanie Atiase

over time,” Stephanie says, “I came to see that business was about more than making money. I firmly believe that business is a way to have a huge impact socially. For-profits with a social mission can be stronger than traditional... View Details
  • 28 Nov 2022
  • Blog Post

College Students, Take a Sneak Peek at the HBS MBA

Peek and the registration process here or through our FAQs below. What is the mission of Peek? Peek is intended as an introduction to the MBA experience and the benefits of business school. As an attendee, you will learn how to thrive in... View Details