Mission And Purpose - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Dec 2023
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The Musts of 2023

(AMP 1999, 2021): My name is Kelly Mackey, AMP 2021. My favorite podcast has to be Deep Purpose by Ranjay Gulati. I read his book, I joined one of his classes last year, and it's been fantastic. So much so... View Details

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Events - Business & Environment

schools, industries, and disciplines to build connections. In addition to fostering meaningful connections among alumni from diverse backgrounds and fields, attendees will have the opportunity to learn more... View Details

04 Jun 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Can a Continuously-Liquidating Tontine (or Mutual Inheritance Fund) Succeed where Immediate Annuities Have Floundered?

Keywords: by Julio J. Rotemberg; Financial Services

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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online

Featured Exercises Record business transactions as journal entries Construct a trial balance 8.5 hrs Module 3 Financial Statements Understand the content and purpose of the income statement View Details

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Davida Bynum

system in our classroom. Throughout the year, we learned about the science and technology of astronauts, robotic engineering, and mission control specialists which culminated... View Details

18 Sep 2017
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'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing

funny—but remember your brand’s purpose Social media is a place where people appreciate humor—as long as it fits with the brand image, Avery says. Squatty Potty does an excellent job of engaging its audience with amusing View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Technology

12 Apr 2022
Blog Post

The Many Languages of Medicine to Impact Care Delivery

alongside physicians and students alike who believed there was a dire need to leverage technology to address the social needs of the patients we cared for. Our mission for the DIH is to support innovation... View Details

08 Feb 2023
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Alumni-Cofounded Company Sells to CVS for $10.6 Billion

2019. Oak Street Health CEO Mike Pykosz, a 2007 Harvard Law School alumnus, told the Journal that “[this] agreement with CVS Health will accelerate our ability to deliver on our mission and continue... View Details

17 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

How Managers Stifle Creativity

they're clearly oriented toward maintaining the status quo. They're suspicious of new ideas. Sometimes the organization has a culture where new ideas are evaluated harshly, and people see that. It speaks much louder than any corporate... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

01 May 2020
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5 Reasons to Join a Club at HBS

Social Enterprise Club’s conference, are on the leading edge of new technologies and exploring the purpose of business today as we know it. Students have the opportunity to hear from some of the world’s... View Details

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Business for Social Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

HBS Online Online certificate courses for professionals. Understand what it takes to combine purpose and profit and how businesses can face today's global challenges. Power... View Details

21 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?

hamper productivity through “human obstruction” tactics, by purposely and surreptitiously making poor decisions and being uncooperative. “Making a faulty decision may be simply... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

07 Jun 2021
Blog Post

The Value of the HBS Case Method – Lessons from an SVMP Participant

program, I felt a sense of relief and spent the day thinking “mission accomplished.” However, the mission is just beginning. Coming from a non-traditional background, there was a sense of hesitation View Details

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Planned Giving - Alumni

provides secure, fixed payments for life to one or two people, and will ultimately support the HBS purpose you specify. To learn how to do this through your IRA, please contact us (see below). Charitable... View Details

20 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms

Like: Where Does CEO Activism Go From Here? What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose Stereotypes and Politics Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

01 Dec 2023
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Venturing Forth

having blown billions.) But as the industry slows, it could be an opportunity to reassess the way they do business. “We are very data-driven, and all the data shows that diversity in teams can actually lead to out-performance,” Rupp... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

February 2020 (Revised March 2020)
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Prime Coalition: Catalytic Capital for Climate Innovation

By: Ramana Nanda, Benjamin N. Roth and Olivia Hull

With long development timelines and high risk, new energy technologies were often left to languish in the “valley of death,” unable to raise enough funds to bring a product to market. In 2014, Sarah Kearney founded the nonprofit Prime Coalition to solve this problem.... View Details

Keywords: Energy Conservation; Renewable Energy; Social Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Investment; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Mission and Purpose; Science-Based Business; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Enterprise; Energy Industry; Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry; United States

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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

History, Business Law NJ Genny Allard Bergen County Technical School, Teterboro Teterboro, NJ Subjects: Introduction to Law and Justice, Constitutional Law NJ George Alvarez Bergenfield High School Bergenfield, NJ Subjects: US History I... View Details

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Team - Case Method Project

specialization in urban and colonial studies from Columbia University. She has a deep passion for engaged pedagogy and historiography, both of which inform her mission to make... View Details

29 Oct 2012
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Are You Paying a Tip--or a Bribe?

about and weighs the past and future. In some places, tips are provided not so much to reward good service but to encourage good service in the future—a perception that brings the tip closer to the View Details