By Lisa Feldman It surprises me, but many people still assume that MBA students focus only on traditional business careers. For a long time, it is true, business schools attracted a high proportion of young…
By Laura Boudreau This past Sunday, my roommate picked up her pink mustache and headed to work. Since quitting her job to return to graduate school, she has signed up as a driver for Lyft,…
For a fascinating glimpse of social entrepreneurs in Africa, including one Haas graduate on the front lines of health care, take a look at this recent photo essay in the Guardian on four path-breaking ventures…
Are women more ethical in business than men? Does corporate social responsibility boost shareholder value? What pushes otherwise honest public officials toward corruption? These were just some of the questions that Berkeley-Haas scholars explored in…
By Kristiana Raube “Are you getting it?” In unison, the students respond, “Yes, we are getting it.” I share the small wooden desk with Ama, a 9th grade student in the small town of Berekuso,…
By Nora Silver Did you follow the huge coordination problems of disaster-relief efforts in the Philippines? Have you wondered why some countries can’t provide clean water and sanitation? Do the problems of persistent poverty or…
By Jane Wei-Skillern Why do seemingly selfless nonprofit organizations have such a hard time working together? To their credit, social sector leaders increasingly recognize that it’s folly to go it alone in tackling complex social…
By Laura Callanan Don’t get me wrong: I love social innovation. Up until April I was a consultant in McKinsey’s Social Innovation Practice. I have spilt ink over some of the most popular social innovation…
By Kristi Raube || At the local public school my children attended, kids had one of two lunches: a pre-ordered healthy lunch from a local vendor, or, if you qualified, a government-funded free lunch. I’m not sure…
By Laura D’Andrea Tyson || Earlier this year, Robert Simons of Harvard Business School fired off a blistering indictment of American businesses and business schools. American companies, he charged, have become softheaded, unfocused, and uncompetitive, in part…