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Treat Nonprofits as Strategic Partners, Not Just Philanthropic Recipients
Nonprofit organizations Digital ArticleThey can help you gather intelligence, build coalitions, and shape the larger business environment. -
Research: How School Shootings Are Felt in Local Economies
Business and society Digital ArticleAnd what businesses can do to help restore psychological safety in their communities. -
3 Policies to Guide a Pro-Growth, Pro-Worker Economy Under Trump
Government Digital ArticleNew models could create a needed jolt of energy to workers, government agencies, and the economy alike. -
5 Rules for Companies Navigating Geopolitical Volatility
Risk management Digital ArticleHow companies can adapt, innovate, and grow as global turbulence presents new risks. -
How Foreign Investment Is Boosting U.S. Manufacturing
Government Digital ArticleNew research shows how foreign-owned factories tend to be more productive, higher paying, and more technologically advanced. Here’s how U.S. companies benefit. -
One Way to Help Employees Build Emergency Savings
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleMost workers in the U.S. can’t afford unexpected expenses. A partnership between an asset firm and a non-profit created a system for building a cushion. -
AI and the New Digital Cold War
Public-private partnerships Digital ArticleCompanies and countries need to prioritize collaboration and transformation over competition and disruption. -
How Software Companies Can Enter the U.S. Defense Market
Government Digital ArticleCumbersome old Pentagon procurement processes are falling away, and VCs are paying attention. -
How Global Information Sharing Can Help Stop Cybercrime
Cybersecurity and digital privacy Digital ArticleTo fight cybercriminals, governments and companies need a clear and centralized view of where and how they operate. -
The Case for Investing in Digital Public Infrastructure
Business and society Digital ArticleHow businesses and governments can work together to build digital foundations that benefit everyone. -
What Role Should Business Play in Society?
Public-private partnerships Big IdeaWe must reconsider how value is created in capitalist economies. -
100 Years of HBR
Strategy Big IdeaAs HBR turns 100, we look back on our original mission, how we’ve changed, and what the future holds. -
Moderna v. Pfizer: What the Patent Infringement Suit Means for Biotech
Business and society Digital ArticleAfter an unusual period of cooperation, drug companies are suing each other again. -
How Biden’s “Internet for All” Initiative Can Actually Fulfill Its Mission
Government Digital ArticleThe administration’s big investment in expanding broadband access faces three major challenges. -
Reducing Racial Disparities in Cancer Treatment Demands Collective Action
R&D Digital ArticleThe development of Covid-19 vaccines illustrates how public-private partnerships can rapidly accelerate progress. -
How Business Coalitions Can Have a Strong Local Impact
Business and society Digital ArticleBest practices based on an analysis of more than 40 regional initiatives. -
Creating High-Impact Coalitions
Leadership Magazine ArticleCEOs can lead the charge on society’s biggest problems. -
Making Small Farms More Sustainable — and Profitable
Business and society Digital ArticleA case study of Better Life Farming, an innovative public-private partnership in India, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. -
Case Study: What Role Should a Company Play in a National Crisis?
Corporate social responsibility Magazine ArticleA leading family business considers whether to do more than underwrite disaster relief. -
Private Investors Can Help End Poverty. They Just Need to Think Small and Local.
Economics Digital ArticleLessons from the United Nations Capital Development Fund.
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The Canada Infrastructure Bank: Charging Ahead
Public-private partnerships Case Study11.95View Details In May 2022, Melissa Chow, director of investments at the Canada Infrastructure Bank, reviewed a funding proposal from ZAP, a Canadian EV charging company... -
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025
Operations and supply chain management Case Study11.95View Details The state of Uttar Pradesh and the Prayagraj Mela Authority prepared to host the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a once-in-144-years religious gathering expected... -
Danec
Environmental sustainability Case Study11.95View Details Eduardo Berg, the general manager of DANEC, a vertically integrated Ecuadorian producer, processor and marketer of palm oil and palm oil-based products,... -
MTR: Mass Transit as Private or Public Good?
Business models Case Study11.95View Details The MTR Corporation Limited (MTR) is a publicly-traded Hong Kong company that operates the city's mass transit railway system. Thanks to its Rail + Property... -
China Railway in Gabon: Project-Based or Continuous Cooperation?
Public-private partnerships Case Study11.95View Details In July 2022, China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation Limited (CRRC) shipped 220 open train wagons to Gabon, a resource-rich country in Central Africa... -
Does Milwaukee Keep the Bucks? The Role of NBA Arenas and Sport-anchored Urban Revitalization
Entrepreneurial financing Case Study11.95View Details This case explores factors leading to the development of Fiserv Forum and the Deer District, a state-of-the-art sports arena and adjacent entertainment... -
Pyxis: Powering a Sustainable Maritime Future with Electric Vessels
Climate change Case Study11.95View Details In January 2025, Tommy Phun, founder of maritime start-up Pyxis, reflected on the start-up's remarkable progress over the past three years. Headquartered... -
A Blue Ocean Strategy for Morocco: Sustainability Through Clean Energy
Climate change Case Study11.95View Details This case examines Morocco's initiatives to move from fossil fuel dependency to leadership in production of several types of renewable energy. This comes... -
The Hyderabad Metro from Idea to Execution: The World's Largest Metro Rail Project under a Public Private Partnership
Project management Case Study11.95View Details The Hyderabad Metro Rail project, executed through a complex PPP model, presented unique challenges. Reddy and his team encountered significant obstacles,... -
Barcelona Supercomputing Center: A strategic partner for industrial innovation
Open innovation Case Study11.95View Details The case study centers on the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), a leading European research center specializing in high-performance computing (HPC),... -
Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited: Discovering Energy Storage Tariff
Public-private partnerships Case Study11.95View Details In March 2024, the global energy storage market witnessed a landmark event. The Indian public utility Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited was able to lower... -
PPGI: Aiming to Build Trust and Collaboration Between Government and Business
Business ethics Case Study11.95View Details The case highlights the background to the development of the Private Public Growth Initiative (PPGI), especially in relation to its work with the tourism... -
Mayor Munoz's Grand Challenge: The Acho Bullring Controversy
Crisis management Case Study11.95View Details On March 22, 2020, a controversy erupted following Jorge Munoz's (Mayor of Lima, Peru) TV announcement that the city was considering using the Acho Bullring... -
The Mosquito Network: Global Governance in the Fight to Eliminate Malaria Deaths
Business and society Case Study11.95View Details Malaria, a deadly disease transmitted by the bites of infected mosquitoes, had been effectively eliminated from the developed world since the end of the... -
Investing in Water at Fish Springs Ranch: Water Flows to Money, and the Money Is in Reno
Environmental sustainability Case Study11.95View Details Steven Erickson, cofounder of the hedge fund Anbec Partners, is trying to determine whether the all-cash offer D.R. Horton has just made for Vidler Water... -
196 Acres and a Mission: What's Responsible Housing for the Hoos?
Income inequality Case Study11.95View Details What does a university owe to the community where it is based? The idea of an anchor institution reflects the relational dynamics between a large entity... -
Suez and Veolia in Hot Water
Public-private partnerships Case Study11.95View Details The case, "Suez and Veolia in Hot Water," takes the merger between Suez and Veolia, the two largest global water and waste multinationals, as a starting... -
Kitson & Partners: Climate Change and the Future of Real Estate in Florida
Climate change Case Study11.95View Details Highlighting the successful implementation of a sustainable large-scale residential development that defied powerful Hurricane Ian, this case focuses... -
Electric Moto-Taxis Innovation in Low-Income Countries: A Rider's Perspective in Kampala
Emerging markets Case Study11.95View Details First Place Winner; 2023 Energy Innovation in LMICs Global Case Writing Competition Sammy Kalunji, 36, a low-income self-employed motorcycle taxi microentrepreneur... -
Gigawatt Global: Electricity in Africa Fueled by the Power of Purpose
Corporate social responsibility Case Study11.95View Details Third Place Winner; 2023 Energy Innovation in LMICs Global Case Writing Competition Gigawatt Global Coöperatief U.A., a multinational renewable energy...
