Profit - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Dec 2010
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an unsatisfactory outpatient experience at a government-run facility, she also received ineffective treatments from an untrained local practitioner. She is feeling increasing physical discomfort, general weakness, and growing alarm about her situation. The scene is the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Health, Social Assistance

21 Oct 2010
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Profiting from sexism

01 Mar 2017
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A Healthy Profit

Illustration by Suharu Ogawa Illustration by Suharu Ogawa Luxury cruise company Royal Caribbean’s connection to public health might not be immediately apparent. “People don’t think of it as a health company, obviously,” says Professor John Quelch, coauthor (with... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

28 Feb 2010
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Profit vs. patience

25 Feb 2020
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Profits and Purpose

Professor George Serafeim (left) and Professor Rebecca Henderson (right); image by John Ritter CEOs are increasingly being asked to take the lead on some of the most vexing problems of our time, from climate change and data privacy to issues of income or gender... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

19 Jan 2017
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Finding Purpose in Profit

expanding her focus to principles as well as profits has enabled her to become more the person she hoped to be when growing up. “I’m sure some measure of feeling abandoned—by my mom through death, by my dad through sadness and alcoholism,... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; B corporations

01 Oct 2018
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For Profit and Nonprofit

Carla Harris (MBA 1987) is vice chairman of Morgan Stanley and a 2018 recipient of the HBS Alumni Achievement Award. In this interview she talks about how her role allows the opportunity to work with nonprofits in a variety of ways. “Being a banker, I often get the... View Details

Keywords: Finance

01 Aug 2017
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Finding Purpose in Profit

Growing up, Kim Coupounas (MBA/MPA 1995) explored careers as varied as attorney and Anglican priest. “I knew that I wanted to lead and to fight for justice and social good,” she says. “Ironically, I’m doing that now but on a far different path than I originally... View Details