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Chobani Founder Hamdi Ulukaya on the Journey from Abandoned Factory to Yogurt Powerhouse
Global Business Digital ArticleThe Chobani CEO and founder talks about the biggest challenges along the way. "I never thought about quitting," he says. -
Should Your Nonprofit Charge Its Beneficiaries?
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleNo matter how creative and ambitious they may be, nonprofits that rely solely on donations and grants to finance their growth often fall short. One way... -
Accountants Will Save the World
Global Business Digital ArticleFactor social benefits and the use of resources into a company's value. -
The 3-Stage Process That Makes Universities Prime Innovators
Business and society Digital ArticleHow these institutions carefully curate connections and relationships to take ideas from the drawing board into the marketplace. -
For Start-Ups Seeking Talent, a Lofty Purpose Can Backfire
Social entrepreneurship Magazine ArticlePeople fear it will limit career opportunities and financial gain. -
How the Data That Internet Companies Collect Can Be Used for the Public Good
Global Business Digital ArticleData collaboratives are the new public-private partnership. -
Put the "and" Back in "Sales and Marketing"
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleHow these two important functions can work better together. -
Transformational Entrepreneurship: Where Technology Meets Societal Impact
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleThe slow decline of industrial manufacturing in developed nations and recent failures of financial capitalism across the globe have sent us searching... -
An Apollo Program for American Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector
Organizational Development Digital ArticleIt's time. -
Key Traits of Social Entrepreneurs
John Elkington, founder and chief entrepreneur of SustainAbility, says social entrepreneurs are generating impressive results--and capturing the imaginations... -
It's Time to Invest in Climate Adaptation
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWe need measures to help people, animals, and plants survive the climate crisis. -
The Downside of Focusing on Women and Girls
Global Business Digital ArticleYesterday was International Women's Day and there were many articles and blog posts championing the idea that anti-poverty philanthropy should focus on... -
How Cities Are Using Analytics to Improve Public Health
Global Business Digital ArticleFrom restaurants to lead paint, data is making government more efficient. -
Nurturing Innovation
Innovation & Leadership Magazine ArticleDespite a multitude of initiatives in cross-sector collaboration and open innovation, businesses still struggle to support the development of game-changing... -
Getting Serious About Stakeholder Capitalism
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleBusiness can't thrive in an environment of unhealthy employees, customers, and communities, an at-risk planet, and a fractured society. To transition... -
Multiplication Philanthropy
Organizational Development Digital ArticleLeverage is the mantra of the times in philanthropy, and rightly so. People want to know that the charities they support are using donations as effectively... -
A New Approach to Funding Social Enterprises
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleAn increasing number of social entrepreneurs and investors are realizing that social enterprises of all sorts, including many organizations regarded as... -
The Reluctant Social Entrepreneur
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleKathy Giusti never had any desire to be an entrepreneur, especially not one in the nonprofit sector. She was on the fast track at a huge corporation-and... -
Unlock the Hidden Value of Your Data
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleIt's not just about your bottom line. -
The $300 House: Businesses Take Up the Challenge
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleEditor's note: This post was written with Christian Sarkar, a marketing consultant who also works on environmental issues. Last week, the Tata Group,...
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DHAN Foundation's Climate Change Initiative (Part A): Choosing Among Multiple Good Options
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details DHAN is a non-government organisation with a difference. It is neither a philanthropic organisation nor a service organisation but a development organisation... -
Janet Ames (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details The series of Janet Ames cases follow a fictional alumna of Harvard Business School into her consulting career in Boston. Over the series of cases, Ames... -
AquaSafi Purification Systems: Changing the Operating Model
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details AquaSafi Purification Systems Pvt. Ltd. (AquaSafi) was a social enterprise that aimed to provide clean water to people in the developing world. The organization... -
General Gale Pollock and Services for the Vision Impaired
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In July 2012, retired United States Army Major General Gale Pollock created Elevivo, a venture that worked on developing a comprehensive disease management... -
Public Entrepreneurs? Picking a Path
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Direct entry into government remained an uncommon post-HBS path, with only 1-2% of recent classes going directly into the public sector. But, for public-minded... -
Tata Chemicals Magadi: Confronting Poverty in Rural Africa
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In the summer of 2013, the managing director of Tata Chemicals Magadi, Africa's largest soda ash manufacturer and one of the oldest and largest export... -
Harry Susilo: Moral Leadership and Family Business Succession
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Sekar Group (Sekar), based in Surabaya, Indonesia, started in 1966 as a small business purchasing fish and shrimp. Led by its founder Harry Susilo, Sekar... -
Homage: Harnessing Technology to Tackle Singapore's Ageing Challenges
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Set in February 2018, the case follows Gillian Tee and Lily Phang, the co-founders of Homage, a Singapore-based tech startup providing on-demand home... -
Targeting Malaria: Comparing Charity and Social Marketing-Based Approaches
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In Africa, the usage of insecticide treated bed-nets (ITNs) has shown to be one of the best ways to prevent malaria. USAID, the principal U.S. agency... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Nonprofits and the Social Sectors (featuring "What Business Can Learn from Nonprofits" by Peter F. Drucker)
24.95View Details Nonprofits and the social sectors are taking on an increasing share of the world's most vital work. Make sure your organization is ready for the challenge.... -
Blue Ocean Strategy + Beyond Disruption Collection (2 Books)
Management Book55.00View Details The two landmark books, "Blue Ocean Strategy" and "Beyond Disruption," that together challenge everything you thought you knew about winning the future.... -
Pearson Affordable Learning Fund
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details An in-house venture capital fund for affordable private schools at the base of the pyramid established by Pearson, the world's largest education company,... -
Gildan Activewear Inc. (B) - 2016: Profitable and Socially Responsible
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case HEC175. In the early 1990s, the company now known as Gildan Activewear was a small children's wear firm with revenues of $40 million.... -
M-KOPA: Empowering Lives
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details The Pay As You Go solar power company in East Africa had sales of $71 million in 2019. It wished to grow to $300 million by 2025. M-KOPA, founded by three... -
Janet Ames (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details The series of Janet Ames cases follow a fictional alumna of Harvard Business School into her consulting career in Boston. Over the series of cases, Ames... -
Dialogue in the Dark, Hong Kong: A Role Model for Social Enterprises in the Making
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Dialogue in the Dark Hong Kong Limited (DiD HK) is a social enterprise founded in August 2008 with a vision of providing "insight for everyone". In line... -
RHCF: Reaching Primary Healthcare to the Base of the Pyramid
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case describes the evolution of Rural Health Care Foundation (RHCF), which provides primary healthcare services to the economically underprivileged... -
Finolex: Developing an Integrated Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Finolex Industries Limited was India's largest rigid PVC pipes and fittings manufacturer and the second largest PVC resin manufacturer. It was a family-led... -
Walmart: Love, Earth (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case is about Walmart's launch of Love, Earth-a one billion dollar line of sustainable jewellery-told from the perspective of an NGO activist. Perhaps...
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DHAN Foundation's Climate Change Initiative (Part A): Choosing Among Multiple Good Options
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details DHAN is a non-government organisation with a difference. It is neither a philanthropic organisation nor a service organisation but a development organisation... -
Janet Ames (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details The series of Janet Ames cases follow a fictional alumna of Harvard Business School into her consulting career in Boston. Over the series of cases, Ames... -
AquaSafi Purification Systems: Changing the Operating Model
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details AquaSafi Purification Systems Pvt. Ltd. (AquaSafi) was a social enterprise that aimed to provide clean water to people in the developing world. The organization... -
General Gale Pollock and Services for the Vision Impaired
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In July 2012, retired United States Army Major General Gale Pollock created Elevivo, a venture that worked on developing a comprehensive disease management... -
Public Entrepreneurs? Picking a Path
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Direct entry into government remained an uncommon post-HBS path, with only 1-2% of recent classes going directly into the public sector. But, for public-minded... -
Tata Chemicals Magadi: Confronting Poverty in Rural Africa
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In the summer of 2013, the managing director of Tata Chemicals Magadi, Africa's largest soda ash manufacturer and one of the oldest and largest export... -
Harry Susilo: Moral Leadership and Family Business Succession
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Sekar Group (Sekar), based in Surabaya, Indonesia, started in 1966 as a small business purchasing fish and shrimp. Led by its founder Harry Susilo, Sekar... -
Homage: Harnessing Technology to Tackle Singapore's Ageing Challenges
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Set in February 2018, the case follows Gillian Tee and Lily Phang, the co-founders of Homage, a Singapore-based tech startup providing on-demand home... -
Targeting Malaria: Comparing Charity and Social Marketing-Based Approaches
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In Africa, the usage of insecticide treated bed-nets (ITNs) has shown to be one of the best ways to prevent malaria. USAID, the principal U.S. agency...