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- 25 Sep 2019
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Corporate Purpose and Firm Ownership
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
On Purpose
Illustration by Nhung Lê Illustration by Nhung Lê When Jenny Cohen (MBA 1997), a longtime Disney exec, made the leap to executive VP of corporate social responsibility in early 2021, her first task was an especially existential one: “I spent a lot of time early on...
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- June 2019 (Revised July 2020)
- Module Note
Purpose Brands
By: Rory McDonald, Clayton M. Christensen and Shaye Roseman
McDonald, Rory, Clayton M. Christensen, and Shaye Roseman. "Purpose Brands." Harvard Business School Module Note 619-075, June 2019. (Revised July 2020.)
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Post-Soviet Purpose
HBS assistant professor Rawi Abdelal’s 2001 book National Purpose in the World Economy: Post-Soviet States in Comparative Perspective (Cornell University Press) was awarded the 2002 Shulman Prize for Outstanding Book on International...
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- December 30, 2013
- Other Article
Fundamental Purpose
Directing capital to companies that can use it productively
is ultimately the most profound benefit
investors can have on society.
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Porter, Michael E. "Fundamental Purpose." Value Investor Insight (December 30, 2013), 18–20.
- 15 Nov 2019
- News
Purposeful Leadership
- December 1995 (Revised November 1996)
- Background Note
Corporate Purpose and Responsibility
By: Lynn S. Paine
Presents several conceptions of corporate purpose and responsibility as articulated by a variety of groups and individuals during the period 1970-95. Included are materials from the Business Roundtable, the American Law Institute, the Royal Society of Arts and...
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Paine, Lynn S. "Corporate Purpose and Responsibility." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-201, December 1995. (Revised November 1996.)
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Funding His Purpose
nonprofit organization mobilized nine times more capital than in 2019 (reaching $36.2 million accumulated) and doubled the size of its workforce. In 2021, it is poised to grow its impact and staff even more. During the crisis, Letelier found the sense of View Details
- 11 Oct 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Corporate Purpose and Financial Performance
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Passion & Purpose
photography by Susan Young See full profiles and more photographs here. In August, five HBS alumni returned to campus to accept the School's highest honor. This year's award recipients have contributed significantly to their companies and communities. They are...
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- 13 Apr 2015
- News
Partners with Purpose
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
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...
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Jen McFarland Flint
- 25 Jun 2013
- News
A Common Purpose
For MBA 2007 Section E Cochairs Kara Medoff Barnett and Amy Belkin, their 5th Reunion was an opportunity to temper grief with renewed connections. In the fall of 2011, sectionmate Haydar Shaydullin was struck and killed by a car in Moscow where he worked for Morgan...
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- 15 Apr 2022
- News
Funding His Purpose
Leonardo Letelier (photo by Paula Giolito) Leonardo Letelier (MBA 2002) was looking for purpose in his career when he launched SITAWI Finance for Good in Brazil in the mid-2000s. The nonprofit, an early participant in what is now called...
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- 2022
- Book
From Strength to Strength: Finding Meaning, Success, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
By: Arthur C. Brooks
Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our achievements and our attachment to them, the more we notice our...
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Keywords:
Aging;
Meaning In Life;
Purpose;
Personal Development and Career;
Success;
Happiness;
Satisfaction
Brooks, Arthur C. From Strength to Strength: Finding Meaning, Success, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life. New York, NY: Portfolio/Penguin, 2022.
- 15 Nov 2021
- News
Putting Your Corporate Purpose to Work
- April 2021 (Revised December 2023)
- Case
The Mahindra Group: Leading with Purpose
By: Ranjay Gulati and Rachna Tahilyani
India headquartered Mahindra Group is a multibillion-dollar federation of companies operating across the globe. It is ahead of its time in articulating its purpose and mapping its values, something it had first done at inception and then refreshed yet again as ‘Rise’...
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Keywords:
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Culture;
Change Management;
Communication Strategy;
Family Ownership;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Revenue;
Auto Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Technology Industry;
Asia;
India;
Mumbai;
South Korea;
Italy;
United States
Gulati, Ranjay, and Rachna Tahilyani. "The Mahindra Group: Leading with Purpose." Harvard Business School Case 421-091, April 2021. (Revised December 2023.)
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Growing as a Purposeful Leader
Leaders today have to lead in the context of extraordinary changes and challenges. The demands of today's stakeholders have risen significantly, and what is expected of senior leaders is quickly evolving in terms of their mission (more than profit),... View Details
- 22 Mar 2021
- News