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Frequently Asked Questions | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

What is the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative? The HBS Social Enterprise Initiative applies innovative business practices and managerial disciplines to drive sustained, high-impact social change. It's grounded in the View Details

10 Oct 2023
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Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

communities; better quality of life and good jobs. The Justice40 InitiativeDirects 40% of some federal investments to disadvantaged communities.[5] About $29 billion falls under this program.[6] Examples and... View Details

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Hybrid organizing

By: Julie Battilana

While historically the commercial and social sectors have evolved on fairly separate tracks, over the last 30 years we have witnessed a blurring of the boundaries between these two sectors. In an effort to account for this transition, Professor Battilana’s second... View Details

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Companies: social responsibility

most sustainable corporations. The following websites give background information on social responsibility issues and companies: Benefit Corp Information Center: Benefit corporations have a corporate View Details

06 Sep 2022
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Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment

prior to HBS was the Under Secretary of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) at the Brazilian Ministry of Economy. Jeremy Fischer (MBA 2023, Section H), Summer Internship: MBA Associate at Energize Ventures Energize Ventures’ View Details

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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective - Recruiting

in an area of interest and working directly with a portfolio company. Projects are customized to align with company needs and students’ interests and experiences. “Students... View Details

19 Apr 2023
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A Kick Start for Latin American Startups

beneficial. "It really helps companies gain more traction quickly." For Saggioro Leal and Lemann, success for these startups means more than just a return on investment. They want to build a movement. The deeper View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

04 May 2021
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Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS

history of prejudice that these attitudes stem from. But he also demonstrated the U.S.’s ongoing need for purposeful and inclusive leadership, and I hope to spend my career... View Details

27 Nov 2006
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What’s to Be Done About Performance Reviews?

discussion, one that is often hard to summarize. But in an attempt to do it, here is my "take" on what you have said collectively. Everyone sensed the imperfections in performance reviews and the difficulty of discussing them... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

25 Mar 2015
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Tate’s Digital Makeover Transforms the Traditional Museum

mission is built on the idea of curating artwork in a way that leads visitors through an intentional, physical experience. "Web 2.0 is scary to some museums, and some companies in general, because it... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

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A Commitment to Sustainability | About

CY 2023 Our Commitment Harvard Business School (HBS) is committed to Harvard’s Sustainability Action Plan and the University’s mission to accelerate the adoption of systems and... View Details

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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

higher education and beyond can realize change by working with, not against, change-makers even when board members and community leaders stand in opposition. Bold collaboration, significant due diligence,... View Details

01 Jun 2022
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Is Stakeholder Management Facing New Headwinds?

debate between economists such as the Chicago school’s Milton Friedman, who argued that the sole purpose of business is to generate profit for (and presumably transfer wealth to) shareholders by any legal View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

30 Jun 2021
In Practice

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021

What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details

Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland

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Robert M. Tichio

To prove. That faith is more important than fact. That my church can be more empowering than a boardroom. This is what I wish to prove with my one precious life. To become a father, son, brother and husband, not simply be one. That each... View Details

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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Chertavian & Alexis Lefort Aug 2024 | HBS Publishing An overview of the various roles a non-profit board of directors plays, including the board's principal responsibilities and how those evolve as organizations grow View Details

15 Feb 2024
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Startup Shepherds

By their count, Catalina Daniels and Jim Sherman (both MBA 1991) listened to approximately 300 startup pitches in 2016, the first year the HBS classmates worked side by side as angel investors in New York. “You meet a lot of very smart people, with what sound like good... View Details

Keywords: April White

03 May 2021
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Celebrating the First HBS African-American Mother-Daughter Duo

with the mission to inspire healthy lifestyles and unlock access to wellness for all. At SoHookd, we are committed to making wellness more desirable, accessible, and... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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In My Humble Opinion: Growth Investor

students then receive 20 percent of the profits over five years in the form of scholarship funds. Late last year PD got a celebrity boost when Bobo met former Yankees star Alex Rodriguez at a Jennifer Lopez concert in Las Vegas. A-Rod and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

When Benchmarks Don’t Work

information technology and applications. If customized analytic and decision-support services and IT partnerships are part of the mission of the... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan; Service

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