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22 May 2017
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Three Graduating Students Named Recipients of Dean’s Award for Service to School and Society

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Helping and harnessing business to address society’s greatest challenges. | Institute for Business in Global Society

Helping and harnessing business to address society’s greatest challenges. At the Institute for Business in Global Society (BiGS), we empower business leaders to make an impact on the biggest challenges of our time. Together, we are... View Details

17 Dec 2014
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Facilitating an understanding of business and society in Turkey and the surrounding region

As executive director of HBS’s Istanbul Research Center, Esel Çekin (AMP 184, 2013) serves as a bridge between the business world in Turkey and, more frequently, the broader Middle East with HBS faculty, alumni, and students. The Istanbul native’s deep knowledge of her... View Details

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Private and Civil Society Governors of Mercury Pollution from Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining: A Network Analytic Approach

By: Kristin Sippl

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is both a subsistence livelihood for millions of people and the leading source of mercury pollution globally. The United Nation’s 2013 Minamata Convention on Mercury aims to address this challenge, but such public regulatory... View Details

Keywords: Artisanal And Small-scale Mining (ASM); Private Governance; Gold; Mercury; Mining; Governance; Networks; Pollutants; Research

15 May 2019
News

Jeremy Grantham on the Battle to Save Society from Climate Change: ‘We’re Not Winning’

In a recent interview with the Financial Times , Jeremy Grantham (MBA 1966) noted his pessimism about the global attitude towards climate change. “My odds are about 50:50 that we will protect society in somewhat the same shape as we’ve... View Details

May 23, 2011
Article

Leading and Lagging Countries in Contributing to a Sustainable Society

By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim

To determine the extent to which corporate and investor behavior is changing to contribute to a more sustainable society, researchers Robert Eccles and George Serafeim analyzed data involving over 2,000 companies in 23 countries. One result: a ranking of countries... View Details

Keywords: Change; Society; Corporate Disclosure; Natural Environment; Rank and Position; Social Issues; Financial Statements; Behavior

March 2002
Article

Does Civil Society Stop the Downward Spiral of Bad Government or Speed it Up?

By: Arthur C. Brooks

12 Jan 2011
News

Making the Case for “Shared Value” for Business and Society

September 2015
Article

Codes in Context: How States, Markets, and Civil Society Shape Adherence to Global Labor Standards

By: Michael W. Toffel, Jodi L. Short and Melissa Ouellet

Transnational business regulation is increasingly implemented through private voluntary programs—like certification regimes and codes of conduct—that diffuse global standards. But little is known about the conditions under which companies adhere to these standards. We... View Details

Keywords: Transnational Regulation; Labor Standards; Consumer Politics; Codes Of Conduct; Compliance; Governance Compliance; Operations; Globalization; Labor

2006
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Effective Management of Social Enterprises: Lessons from Businesses and Civil Society Organizations in Iberoamerica

By: James E. Austin, Roberto Gutierrez, Enrique Ogliastri and Ezequiel Reficco

Keywords: Management; Social Enterprise; Learning; Business Ventures; Organizations; Africa

May 13, 2021
Article

How to Lead in the Stakeholder Era

By: Hubert Joly

The world is clearly facing multifaceted crises: a health crisis, an economic crisis, a societal crisis, a racial crisis, an environmental crisis, and rising geopolitical tensions. In the face of these challenges, there is a growing realization that business and... View Details

Keywords: Business And Society; Stakeholder Capitalism; Leadership; Business and Stakeholder Relations

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15 Apr 2015
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The Social Progress Paradigm Shift

By: Michael E. Porter

The last 50 years have been dominated by the idea that economic growth is the most direct route to better lives for the world's expanding population. But the signs are everywhere—environmental destruction, inequality, injustice—that economic development alone is not... View Details

Keywords: Society; England; Social Entrepreneurship; Civil Society or Community; Economic Growth; Innovation and Invention; England

April 2012
Article

Proposing a Welfare Framework for the Society and Local Community Stakeholders: A Mixed Method Study

By: Shashank Shah

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Community Engagement; Philanthropy; India

28 May 2013
News

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

27 May 2020
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Nine Harvard Business School Students Win Dean’s Award for Service to the School and Society

23 May 2016
News

Three Members of the Harvard MBA Class of 2016 Recognized for Service to School and Society

January 2012
Article

Creating a Sustainable Society through Integrated Reporting Delivered via Cloud Computing

By: Kyle Armbrester and Robert G. Eccles

Keywords: Integration; Reports; Technology

29 May 2008
News

Six HBS Students Honored for Service to the School and Society

March 11, 2020
Editorial

A Bolder Vision for Business Schools

By: P. Tufano

Business schools teach to a model that dates back to the 1950s. Given the growing demands on business to take a lead in confronting societal challenges, business schools need to update how they train business leaders and how they compete, argues Oxford’s Saïd School... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools; Business And Society; Business Education; Leadership Development; Business and Stakeholder Relations