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The 3-Stage Process That Makes Universities Prime Innovators
Global Business Digital ArticleHow these institutions carefully curate connections and relationships to take ideas from the drawing board into the marketplace. -
Accountants Will Save the World
Global Business Digital ArticleFactor social benefits and the use of resources into a company's value. -
Innovating for Shared Value
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleAt its best, business is about innovating to meet society's needs and to build a profitable enterprise. But many corporate leaders are struggling to achieve... -
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,... -
Nurturing Innovation
Innovation Magazine ArticleA great idea isn’t enough. Leaders must create an environment that allows teams to collaborate successfully over time. -
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. -
For Start-Ups Seeking Talent, a Lofty Purpose Can Backfire
Innovation & Leadership Magazine ArticleAnnouncing that your firm has set out to make the world a better place can help you recruit employees-if your company is large and established. For new... -
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... -
How Cities Are Using Analytics to Improve Public Health
Global Business Digital ArticleFrom restaurants to lead paint, data is making government more efficient. -
Women Entrepreneurs for Peace in Afghanistan
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleAs Afghan-U.S. relations continue to deteriorate, it's hard to imagine that the two nations can find political common ground. But the language of business... -
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... -
It’s Time to Invest in Climate Adaptation
Sustainable business practices Digital ArticleWe need measures to help people, animals, and plants survive the climate crisis. -
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 Microwork Solution
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWhat's the best way to lift people out of poverty? The social entrepreneurs in the new "impact sourcing" industry believe the answer is providing work,... -
Should Your Nonprofit Charge Its Beneficiaries?
Nonprofit organizations Magazine ArticleNominal fees can help organizations have a greater impact. -
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... -
Key Traits of Social Entrepreneurs
John Elkington, founder and chief entrepreneur of SustainAbility, says social entrepreneurs are generating impressive results--and capturing the imaginations... -
Why Leaders Struggle Today
Joseph L. Badaracco, professor at Harvard Business School, describes responsible leadership as a good struggle. -
An Apollo Program for American Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector
Organizational Development Digital ArticleIt's time. -
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...
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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... -
Miracle Mangroves: Funding of Green Shields in the Bay of Bengal
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details The case captures the story of Worldview International Foundation (WIF), focusing especially in the 2012-2016 period during which the organisation started... -
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... -
Getting Beyond Better: How Social Entrepreneurship Works
32.00View Details Who drives transformation in society? How do they do it? In this compelling book, strategy guru Roger L. Martin and Skoll Foundation President and CEO... -
Rwanda Trading Company: Facing a Cash Flow Crisis
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case is about a for-profit social enterprise in Rwanda named the Rwanda Trading Company (RTC) which purchases coffee beans from coffee growers in... -
Narayana Hrudayalaya Heart Hospital: Cardiac Care for the Poor (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Describes the mission, vision, and strategy of a team of entrepreneurs headed by a charismatic heart surgeon who founded a heart hospital in Bangalore,... -
E+Co: A View from the Boardroom
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details E+Co, an award-winning impact investment focused on the introduction of clean-energy technologies in developing countries, made 287 investments totaling... -
iCare Benefits: Assisting Low Income Retail Consumers in Vietnam (B)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details Case A is set in 2016. Trung Dung is the founder of iCare Benefits (iCare), a social enterprise established to aid low-income workers. His background... -
Natura Cosmeticos, S.A.
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Rodolfo Guttilla, Director of Corporate Affairs for Natura Cosméticos S.A. (Natura), prepared for a meeting with key stakeholders to discuss the future... -
Mother Earth: Great Design, Great Values
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The case "Mother Earth - Great Design, Great Values" can be used in a Competition and Strategy course to illustrate a firm employing a focused differentiation... -
Peace Games: A Non-Profit's Journey from Birth to National Expansion (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details As a Harvard University freshman in 1992, Eric Dawson began working on a social service project known as Peace Games, a one-day festival to teach school-age... -
Tanner Pharmaceuticals and the Price of a New Drug
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details One of the most profitable products for Tanner Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Tanner), a major U.S. pharmaceutical company, was a vaccine with the brand name Zorstat.... -
Voluntary Producer Responsibility: Carton Packaging Recycling in U.S.
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case tackles the issue of recycling of poly-coated beverage cartons in the United States. In 2008, recycling access to the commodity was low, putting... -
Familia Torres: From Sustainability to Regenerative Agriculture
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Familia Torres, a Spaniard winery, had been working actively since 2008 to mitigate and adapt to climate change through its Torres & Earth program. At... -
Career Karma: Growth in a Time of Global Uncertainty (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Career Karma is a startup focused on helping individuals looking to transition careers into computer engineering roles or similar fields by preparing... -
Verdeagua: What Is At Stake When Investing in a Certified B Corporation?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Simultaneously to creating economic value, the two founders were committed to creating social value and respecting the environment. Social value stemmed... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Nonprofits and the Social Sectors (Paperback + Ebook)
Leadership & Managing People Special Offer34.95View 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.... -
Sustainability in the Arab World: The Aramex Way
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In 1982, Fadi Ghandour founded Aramex, a leading provider of logistics and transportation solutions with headquarters in Amman, Jordan. From its early... -
SPARK Schools: Kindling Innovation in South Africa's Primary Schools
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In response to the education crisis in South Africa, two young MBA graduates start SPARK Schools, a network of low-fee, private primary schools; however,... -
El Sistema: Vision, Process, Impact
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case study describes the journey of "El Sistema", a classical music education programme in Venezuela that illustrates the transformative power of...
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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... -
Miracle Mangroves: Funding of Green Shields in the Bay of Bengal
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details The case captures the story of Worldview International Foundation (WIF), focusing especially in the 2012-2016 period during which the organisation started... -
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... -
Getting Beyond Better: How Social Entrepreneurship Works
32.00View Details Who drives transformation in society? How do they do it? In this compelling book, strategy guru Roger L. Martin and Skoll Foundation President and CEO... -
Rwanda Trading Company: Facing a Cash Flow Crisis
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case is about a for-profit social enterprise in Rwanda named the Rwanda Trading Company (RTC) which purchases coffee beans from coffee growers in... -
Narayana Hrudayalaya Heart Hospital: Cardiac Care for the Poor (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Describes the mission, vision, and strategy of a team of entrepreneurs headed by a charismatic heart surgeon who founded a heart hospital in Bangalore,... -
E+Co: A View from the Boardroom
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details E+Co, an award-winning impact investment focused on the introduction of clean-energy technologies in developing countries, made 287 investments totaling... -
iCare Benefits: Assisting Low Income Retail Consumers in Vietnam (B)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details Case A is set in 2016. Trung Dung is the founder of iCare Benefits (iCare), a social enterprise established to aid low-income workers. His background... -
Natura Cosmeticos, S.A.
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Rodolfo Guttilla, Director of Corporate Affairs for Natura Cosméticos S.A. (Natura), prepared for a meeting with key stakeholders to discuss the future... -
Mother Earth: Great Design, Great Values
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The case "Mother Earth - Great Design, Great Values" can be used in a Competition and Strategy course to illustrate a firm employing a focused differentiation...