Social Enterprise Ideas at Work Articles
January 30, 2013

Risk, Innovation, and Social Value

Bruce Kogut, the director of the School's Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics, discusses the center's latest perspective about making the financial sector work for Wall Street and Main Street after the financial crisis.

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December 28, 2012

Sharing Central

New research reveals how connectivity in local social networks promotes cooperation.

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June 26, 2012

Planetary Economics

Geoffrey Heal

Global economic growth and sustainability can -- and should -- go hand in hand, argues Geoffrey Heal, who here offers, in the keynote address prepared for the Rio+20 sustainability summit, four crucial steps to building long-term fiscal and environmental prosperity.

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June 26, 2012

No News is Good News

When it comes to social responsibility, being too bad or too good can bring harmful headlines.

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February 28, 2012

Undersavers Anonymous

A simple text message can prompt the poor to double their savings.

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April 25, 2011

Can a Kinder, Gentler Company Earn a Bigger Bottom Line?

Corporate social responsibility, says Ray Fisman, can help companies earn consumers' trust, and perhaps even higher profits.

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May 20, 2010

Taking Attendance with Teachers

New research shows just how much teacher absences hurt student achievement.

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November 06, 2009

We Are What We Learn

Ray Fisman, director of the School’s Social Enterprise Program, discusses the influence educators can have on values, and the ethical responsibility that role confers — especially at business schools.

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May 28, 2009

Are Macro Changes in Store for Microlending?

New financial tools and technologies are poised to change the way microfinance is practiced, says Suresh Sundaresan.

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