Nehemiah Manufacturing turned a social mission of hiring convicted felons into a competitive advantage, with decreased turnover and higher staff loyalty. In this podcast, Harvard Business School professor Michael Chu discusses the challenges and opportunities of combining profit with social impact in a new case study.
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by Nina Buchmann, Erica Field, Rachel Glennerster, and Reshmaan Hussam
In this study, households that were encouraged to switch water sources to avoid arsenic exposure experienced a significant rise in infant and child mortality, likely due to diarrheal disease from exposure to unsafe alternatives. Public health interventions should carefully consider access to alternatives when engaging in mass behavior change efforts.
Throwing the Baby Out with the Drinking Water: Unintended Consequences of Arsenic Mitigation Efforts in Bangladesh
In this study, households that were encouraged to switch water sources to avoid arsenic exposure experienced a significant rise in infant and child mortality, likely due to diarrheal disease from exposure to unsafe alternatives. Public health interventions should carefully consider access to alternatives when engaging in mass behavior change efforts.