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Five Ways to Rethink Your Job Description - Recruiting
process. Make the beginning easy to scan so candidates quickly know if the job is a good match. Consider writing a few attention-grabbing introductory sentences before more specific headlines and bullets. But be View Details
- 21 Mar 2012
- News
O'Donnells donate $30 million to Harvard
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
HBSAAA Conference Addresses Pathways to Power
conferences, held in a different U.S. city each year, have provided access to an impressive roster of corporate executives and public-sector officials, often drawn from the host city's leading industries and...
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- October 2020 (Revised March 2022)
- Supplement
The What Works Centre: Using Behavioral Science to Improve Social Worker Well-being (B)
By: Ashley V. Whillans and Shibeal O'Flaherty
This case describes the experiences of Michael Sanders—the Chief Executive of the What Works Center for Children’s Social Care—as he led the design and implementation of a program of research aimed at improving the social care system in the United Kingdom (UK) at the...
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Non-cash Compensation;
Behavioral Science;
Employees;
Well-being;
Compensation and Benefits;
United Kingdom
Whillans, Ashley V., and Shibeal O'Flaherty. "The What Works Centre: Using Behavioral Science to Improve Social Worker Well-being (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 921-022, October 2020. (Revised March 2022.)
- October 2020 (Revised March 2022)
- Case
The What Works Centre: Using Behavioral Science to Improve Social Worker Well-being (A)
By: Ashley V. Whillans and Shibeal O'Flaherty
This case describes the experiences of Michael Sanders—the Chief Executive of the What Works Center for Children’s Social Care—as he led the design and implementation of a program of research aimed at improving the social care system in the United Kingdom (UK) at the...
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Non-cash Compensation;
Behavioral Science;
Employees;
Welfare;
Compensation and Benefits;
Well-being;
United Kingdom
Whillans, Ashley V., and Shibeal O'Flaherty. "The What Works Centre: Using Behavioral Science to Improve Social Worker Well-being (A)." Harvard Business School Case 921-020, October 2020. (Revised March 2022.)
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
How to Close the Health Gap
In developed countries, tuberculosis has been nearly eradicated, thanks to good nutrition and antibiotics. But those remedies are not available to 90 percent of the world’s population, and 1.7 million people...
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- 02 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
ALUMNI WORK TO REVERSE BIAS THROUGH PHILANTHROPY
pillars of underfunded structural challenges: policing and criminal justice reform; economic empowerment; health care equity; and youth education, empowerment, and civic engagement. Black and brown social entrepreneurs who work on these...
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- 14 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?
these charges removed from the credit card ecosystem. Meanwhile, this holiday shopping season users ought to exercise special caution. A link promising extra savings may not be what it seems. Be careful even...
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- 06 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Short Intensive Programs 2024 Preview: From Climate Change to Formula 1
Schlesinger. “These courses offer great topics with faculty who really care about the space and are willing to experiment with modalities, technologies, approaches, and guests—almost all courses make very...
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- 30 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
HBS Grad Drives Lori Systems to Success
student-organized conference at HBS; in 2014, the event attracted more than 1,400 participants. Personally, HBS would be "an opportunity to explore areas I wouldn't otherwise have access to," says...
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- September 2014 (Revised May 2017)
- Case
Fresno's Social Impact Bond for Asthma
By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez
In 2014, Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) were quickly gaining popularity as an investment vehicle which joined together private investors and nonprofits to tackle social issues. Although numerous SIB projects and proposals had cropped up across the U.S. following the launch...
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Social Enterprise;
Health Care;
Marketing;
Bonds;
Financing;
Asthma;
Air Pollution;
Air Quality;
Chronic Disease;
Public Health;
Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Finance;
Health Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Quelch, John A., and Margaret L. Rodriguez. "Fresno's Social Impact Bond for Asthma." Harvard Business School Case 515-028, September 2014. (Revised May 2017.)
- 18 Aug 2014
- Research & Ideas
Have a Better Idea To Improve Health Care?
analysis program for health care providers. Innovations will be judged on the basis of their impact on cost, quality, or access to health care; evidence of initial success; and...
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- June 10, 2021
- Article
How to Be a Purpose-Driven Leader in a Capitalist World
By: Celia Bravard, John Pontillo and Andrew J. Hoffman
Today’s business school education isn’t suited to the big challenges facing the world — climate change, economic inequality and racial injustice — that the leaders of tomorrow will be expected to solve. So, how can students and young professionals succeed in a system...
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Values and Beliefs;
Mission and Purpose;
Social Issues;
Power and Influence;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Opportunities
Bravard, Celia, John Pontillo, and Andrew J. Hoffman. "How to Be a Purpose-Driven Leader in a Capitalist World." Harvard Business Review (website) (June 10, 2021).
- 03 Jun 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
It Is Okay for Artists to Make Money…No, Really, It’s Okay
- 11 Feb 2022
- News
Get to Know Past NVC Winners: Vaxess
- 16 Nov 2016
- News
Is Your Company Committed to Being "Healthy"?
- 20 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Moving from Supply Chains to Supply Networks
about processing speed. We also have the capacity to store programs in memory without having to access data from the disc. EE: Does a clear-cut strategy exist for achieving...
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by Staff
- 13 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely
with managers is valuable—and it’s especially important for newly hired workers. In fact, Bojinov recommends: “Go to your remote workers first.” “Managers have to be careful of...
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by Lane Lambert