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Shared Value vs. Don't Be Evil

Harvard Business Review

Michael Porter and Mark Kramer's article in January's HBR tries to advance our world's shared values by arguing that doing right is the best long-term business strategy. But first, let's praise Porter and Kramer. Their article puts Porter's reputational weight behind an idea that in itself has, well, shared value.

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Meet Your New R&D Team: Social Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

Gurus Michael Porter and Mark Kramer have tried to reframe the role of CSR by putting forth the concept of Creating Shared Value (CSV) as an alternate model, with "innovation and growth" as one of three primary value propositions. There are significant ethical issues with applying this model to HIV in the USA.

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Monitor, Libya, and the Perils of a Blurred-Line World

Harvard Business Review

firm — founded in 1983 by several folks with Harvard Business School ties (among them famed professor Michael Porter ) — is known for strategy consulting, not PR work. I'm fixated on it because the blurring of lines is among the defining characteristics of the business environment of the past couple of decades.

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The Big Picture of Business: Leadership for the New Order of Business Part 1

Strategy Driven

Business development. However, the manual writing of spreadsheets gave us the chance to digest and learn from the information, developing the skills to better program for our audience. ‘What the World Needs Now’ – Ethics and social responsibility must be parts of the business strategy. Running the business.