In China, a Labor Movement Aided by Modern Technology

Authors: Barboza, David; Bradsher, Keith
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The New York Times
Publication Year: 2010

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It is labor revolt by text message and video upload, underwritten by the Chinese government.

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Trouble in Paradise: Stakeholder Conflict in the Paseo Caribe Project

Authors: Toro, Gwendolyn; Sagebien, Julia; Quinones, Victor
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2010

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The case centres on the many controversies surrounding the Paseo Caribe real estate development project in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico.

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Arla Foods and the Cartoon Crisis (A, B, C)

Authors: Lane, Henry W.; Sondergaard, Mikael; Wesley, David T.A.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2010

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After a Danish newspaper publishes cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, consumers across the Middle East decide to boycott Danish goods. Arla Foods (Arla) is one of Europe's largest dairy companies. Suddenly, it finds itself caught in the middle of a crisis that appears to be beyond its control.

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Stakeholders and Corporate Environmental Decision Making: The BP Whiting Refinery Controversy

Author: Stinchfield, Bryan
Product Type: Cases
Source: The CASE Journal
Publication Year: 2010

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In 2007, BP (British Petroleum) sought and received regulatory approval to expand operations at its Whiting Refinery in northwest Indiana. Had the project gone forward as planned, the refinery would have discharged significantly higher levels of pollutants into Lake Michigan, but would have also contributed to economic development in the region.

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From Scholarly Dialogue to Social Movement

Author: Lavine, Marc
Product Type: Partner Pages
Source:
Publication Year: 2010

Taking a specific case in point – how businesses can foster sustainable peace, Marc Lavine focuses an analysis of how an academic inquiry can lead to a social movement with public policy dimensions. Read more->

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Center for Economic and Social Justice

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Product Type: Web Sites
Source: Center for Economic and Social Justice
Publication Year: 2010

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The Center for Economic and Social Justice is a non-profit, non-partisan education and research organization dedicated to promoting economic justice on a global scale by expanding capital ownership to a broader segment of society.

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PETA's Kentucky Fried Cruelty, Inc. Campaign

Authors: Seijts, Gerard; Sider, Michael
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2009

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A year and a half after calling off their campaign against fast-food giant McDonald's, the vegan campaign coordinator of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), contacted Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) to warn them that they would be the next target.

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Video: The Difference Makers: History of the CSR Movement with Sandra Waddock

Author: Waddock, Sandra
Product Type: Multimedia
Source: Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics
Publication Year: 2009

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The Difference Makers care about building a better world, and their way of doing that is to focus on bringing accountability, responsibility and transparency to big corporations.

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The Xiamen PX Project: the Rule of Contract or Citizens in China Today

Authors: Zhang, Weigi; Abrami, Regina M.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009

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This case examines the effect of environmental activism on China's investment climate, focusing on the petrochemical sector. This case is suitable for courses in international business, business and society, and doing business in China and/or the developing world.

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Tata Motors in Singur

Authors: Iyer, Lakshmi; Alfaro, Laura; Arora, Namrata
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009

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In October 2008, Tata Motors canceled their car manufacturing plant in West Bengal state, in the face of widespread farmer protests over land acquisition issues.

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