Social Enterprise
Social Enterprise
HBS pioneered the concept of “social enterprise” with the founding of its Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) in 1993. Under the early leadership of James Austin on the importance of collaborative relationships to the success of nonprofits and Allen Grossman and V. Kasturi “Kash” Rangan on new directions in nonprofit strategy, we adopted a problem-focused approach toward understanding the challenges associated with driving sustained, high-impact social change. Current research focuses on leadership of socially mission-driven organizations; the role of business leaders and corporate citizenship in driving social change; business models that address poverty; management of high-performing K-12 public school districts; and financing models for the non-profit sector.
Initiatives & Projects
The Social Enterprise Initiative, Business & Environment Initiative, and Health Care Initiative apply innovative business practices and managerial disciplines to drive sustained, high-impact social change.
Social EnterpriseBusiness & EnvironmentHealth CareRecent Publications
Giving-by-proxy Triggers Subsequent Charitable Behavior
- March 2023 |
- Article |
- Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
The END Fund: To Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases
- January 2023 |
- Case |
- Faculty Research
Marfrig's Quest for Greener Beef
- December 2022 (Revised January 2023) |
- Case |
- Faculty Research
How Do Investors Value ESG?
- 2022 |
- Working Paper |
- Faculty Research
The Evolution of ESG Reports and the Role of Voluntary Standards
- 2022 |
- Working Paper |
- Faculty Research
Ceibal: Sustaining and Scaling Educational Innovation in Uruguay
- October 2022 |
- Case |
- Faculty Research
Why Sharing Economic Growth with the Community Is Good Business
- October 25, 2022 |
- Article |
- Harvard Business Review (website)
SMART: AI and Machine Learning for Wildlife Conservation
- October 2022 (Revised December 2022) |
- Case |
- Faculty Research
Cost Plus Drugs
- October 2022 |
- Case |
- Faculty Research
EducationSuperHighway 2.0
- October 2022 |
- Case |
- Faculty Research