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- 23 May 2019
- News
Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, MBA 1995
honesty and sincere devotion. He’s not inclined to—or even capable of—sugarcoating the truth. At the same time, everyone close to him completely relies on his unwavering support. It is no surprise that this combination of traits has enabled him to become one of... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 08 May 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Corporate Environmental Impact: Measurement, Data and Information
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Back at the Ranch
The summer training program at Bear Hug Cattle Company starts truly at square one. “The first day is about teaching the guys how to just be out here and not die,” says lead instructor Zach Aguilar, gazing out from under his broad-brimmed hat to the grassy rangelands of... View Details
- March 2022
- Supplement
Ukraine: On the Border of Europe and Eurasia (B)
By: Rawi Abdelal, Jonathan Schlefer and Cressida Arkwright
Supplements the (A) case. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 raised questions about democratization and a possible reshaping of the global order. It arose from deep roots in the history of both nations but also turned on contingent decisions by their... View Details
Abdelal, Rawi, Jonathan Schlefer, and Cressida Arkwright. "Ukraine: On the Border of Europe and Eurasia (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 722-066, March 2022.
- December 2011 (Revised February 2012)
- Case
Doug Rauch: Solving the American Food Paradox
By: Jose B. Alvarez and Ryan Johnson
Keywords: Food; Policy; Social Issues; Business Model; Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; United States
Alvarez, Jose B., and Ryan Johnson. "Doug Rauch: Solving the American Food Paradox." Harvard Business School Case 512-022, December 2011. (Revised February 2012.)
- 19 Feb 2024
- News
How Companies Should Weigh In on a Controversy
- 29 Apr 2022
- News
How Business Coalitions Can Have a Strong Local Impact
- February 1998 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Burma Pipeline, The
By: Debora L. Spar and Lane LaMure
In 1996, Unocal Corp. joined forces with the French Total company to construct an ambitious natural gas pipeline from the Andaman Sea across the southern tip of Burma and into Thailand. At an estimated cost of $1.2 billion, the pipeline was designed to bring sorely... View Details
Keywords: Political Risk; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Foreign Direct Investment; Energy Industry; Asia
Spar, Debora L., and Lane LaMure. "Burma Pipeline, The." Harvard Business School Case 798-078, February 1998. (Revised March 2000.)
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
Inside Chinese Business: A Guide for Managers Worldwide reveals the social and cultural values that underpin Chinese business practices and influence day-to-day corporate decisions. Written by Ming-Jer Chen, an expert on business strategy... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Faculty Research Online
objectively. In this excerpt from “Failing to Learn and Learning to Fail (Intelligently)” in the June 2005 issue of Long Range Planning, Professor Amy Edmondson and coauthor Mark Cannon (PHDOB ’98) offer a process for analyzing what went... View Details
- 15 Sep 2020
- News
Lifting Fallen Families
In 1989, Sergeant William Delaney Gibbs was killed in combat in Panama as he participated in Operation Just Cause, which was set to remove Manuel Noriega from power. Gibbs was 22 years old and just months away from becoming a dad to a baby girl due that March. “That... View Details
- Web
The General Shoe Company, 1921 | Baker Library
immigration, and social unrest. Among the factors students might consider in addressing the problem were assembly line production, worker fatigue, workplace supervision, wages, and inflation. Other HBS cases also focused on View Details
- 07 Nov 2018
- News
A Market-Based Approach to Solving the World’s Water Crisis
where we've reached more than 3 1/2 million people alone. “When you look at the solutions that are being brought to bear in solving the water crisis, there are many. And we need to have many different solutions with such a complex issue... View Details
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Guanxi versus Networking: Distinctive Configurations of Affect- and Cognition-based Trust in the Networks of Chinese and American Managers
By: Roy Y.J. Chua, M.W. Morris and P. Ingram
This research investigates hypotheses about differences between Chinese and American managers in the configuration of trusting relationships within their professional networks. Consistent with hypotheses about Chinese familial collectivism, an egocentric network survey... View Details
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Managerial Roles; Relationships; Cognition and Thinking; Emotions; Social and Collaborative Networks; Trust; China; United States
Chua, Roy Y.J., M.W. Morris, and P. Ingram. "Guanxi versus Networking: Distinctive Configurations of Affect- and Cognition-based Trust in the Networks of Chinese and American Managers." Journal of International Business Studies 40, no. 3 (April 2009): 480–508.
- February 1991 (Revised March 1993)
- Supplement
USSR--1990, Supplement
Provides an update of key social, political, and economic outcomes in the Soviet Union over the period April 1990 to February 1991. View Details
Keywords: Social Issues; Outcome or Result; Government and Politics; Economy; Transition; Soviet Union
Emmons, Willis M., III. "USSR--1990, Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 391-161, February 1991. (Revised March 1993.)
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Trisha Prabhu | MBA
Trisha Prabhu Government (Tech Science), Secondary in Economics Cabot 2022 Cohort 3 I'm passionate about using technology to solve social issues and build social enterprises.... View Details
- 06 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces 2024 Goldsmith Fellows
innovative ideas and best practices, enhancing my approach to addressing complex social issues in the Global South.” Emilie Umuhire. Emilie brings six years of experience in multiple roles at One Acre Fund.... View Details
- May 2022 (Revised May 2024)
- Case
The Freedom Fund (A): Ending Modern Slavery
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Courtney Han
The Freedom Fund founded in 2013 to end modern slavery had raised more than half its intended target (by 2025) of $200 million. In 2021, impressed by its decentralized-partnering style of operations, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott awarded the Fund a gift of $35 million... View Details
Keywords: Social Issues; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Spending; Decisions; India; Thailand; Ethiopia
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Courtney Han. "The Freedom Fund (A): Ending Modern Slavery." Harvard Business School Case 522-099, May 2022. (Revised May 2024.)
- 08 Dec 2017
- News
Harvard Business Grads Are Putting Politics Above Profits
face,” Matt Segneri (MBA 2010) told the Wall Street Journal this week. Segneri, who directs the School’s Social Enterprise Initiative, said the number of HBS grads getting into politics has spiked recently and includes members of both... View Details
Keywords: politics