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The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits
Author: Friedman, Milton
Product Type: Essays and Concept Papers; Magazine / Newspaper Articles; Speeches
Source: The New York Times Magazine, September 13, 1970.
Publication Year: 1970
"When I hear businessmen speak eloquently about the "social responsibilities of business in a free-enterprise system," it's obvious that they believe that they are defending free enterprise
Advertising Ethics Cases: Reasons, Rationalizations, Biases, and Heuristics
Author: Drumwright, Minette E.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Available on CasePlace.org
Publication Year: 2005
Six fictionalized scenarios of ethical dilemmas in advertising.
Arthur Andersen LLP
Authors: Hawkins, David F.; Cohen, Jacob
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2006
This case highlights the history of Arthur Andersen and the collapse of the firm following the Enron Corp. audit and the Department of Justice obstruction of justice conviction. To encourage the discussion of the role of audit firms, the accounting industry, and internal controls.
Values in Tension: Ethics Away from Home
Author: Donaldson, Thomas
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Harvard Business Review
Publication Year: 1996
This article discusses the principles of cultural relativism and cultural absolutism, in developing a pragmatic and philosophical approach to ethical decision-making for businesses operating abroad.
Doing Better at Doing Good: When, Why and How Consumers Respond to Corporate Social Initiatives
Authors: Bhattacharya, C.B.; Sen, Sankar
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: California Management Review
Publication Year: 2004
Although companies are devoting significant resources to corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, insights into the optimal formulation, implementation, and effectiveness estimation of CSR strategies are currently scarce. This article takes an in-depth look at when, why, and how CSR works from a consumer's perspective...
Ernst & Young LLP
Authors: Hawkins, David F.; Cohen, Jacob
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
The history of Ernst & Young provides a platform to discuss the issues related to the sale of the consulting business as well as the founding of the legal unit. It dovetails with the issues raised at Arthur Andersen regarding the role of the Big Four accounting firms and how they deal with issues of conflict of interest and internal controls to ensure independence.
How Advertising Practitioners View Ethics: Moral Muteness, Moral Myopia, and Moral Imagination
Authors: Drumwright, Minette E.; Murphy, Patrick E.
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Copyright © 2004 by American Academy of Advertising. From Journal of Advertising, vol. 33, no. 2 (Summer 2004). Used with permission of M.E. Sharpe, Inc. All rights reserved. Not for reproduction.
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Publication Year: 2004
This study examines how advertising agency personnel perceive, process, and think about ethical issues
What Happened at Enron?
Author: Moffett, M
Product Type: Cases
Source: Thunderbird School of Global Management
Publication Year: 2004
On 2 December 2001, Enron Corporation filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11. One of the most highly publicized business debacles in history - its settlements, criminal charges, civil charges, and workouts will continue for years. But outside of the courts and sensational press, what really happened?
Productivity of Growing Global Energy Demand
Author: McKinsey Global Institute, The
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: The McKinsey Global Institute
Publication Year: 2006
To date, the global debate about energy has focused too narrowly on curbing demand. Instead, the best way to meet the challenge of growing global energy demand may be to focus on energy productivity, which reconciles both demand abatement and energy-efficiency.
Ann Hopkins (A)
Author: Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 1991
Intended to help students understand the many barriers organizations face as their members and their management ranks grow more diverse. As a case on business ethics, it encourages students to discuss what "fairness" and "diversity" mean when an organization is also trying to create a sense of teamwork and "fit."
Managing Diversity at Spencer Owens & Co.
Authors: Ely, Robin J.; Vargas, Ingrid
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2006
Spencer Owens & Co, a disguised consulting firm, focuses on domestic and international economic development. As an extension of the firm's commitment to social justice, 20 years ago, Spencer Owens management introduced an affirmative action hiring and promotion program...
Everyday High Health Costs; One Giant's Struggle Is Corporate America's, Too
Author: Abelson, Reed
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The New York Times
Publication Year: 2005
Back in the spring, amid relentless criticism that Wal-Mart Stores was failing to provide affordable health care to employees, executives at the company decided to take a detailed look at its benefits. Wal-Mart knew its health costs were spiraling upward out of control, said M. Susan Chambers, the senior executive who led the initiative, but it was surprised to discover that its critics had a point...
The End of Corporate Imperialism
Authors: Prahalad, C.K.; Lieberthal, Kenneth
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Harvard Business Review
Publication Year: 2003
As they search for growth, multinational corporations will have no choice but to compete in the big emerging markets of China, India, Indonesia, and Brazil. Although it is still common to question how such corporations will change life in those markets, Western executives would be smart to turn the question around and ask how multinationals themselves will be transformed by these markets...
What Are Mergers Good For?
Author: Morgenson, Gretchen
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The New York Times
Publication Year: 2005
To most investors, mergers are the stock market's equivalent of catnip. Takeover bids typically provide a nice boost to investors' portfolios and confirm their stock-picking smarts. And to hear the executives orchestrating them tell it, they always produce greater profits at the combined company down the road...And yet, for all the profit and promise that mergers seem to hold, the truth about companies combining their operations is a darker one. Academic research suggests that few mergers add up to significantly more prosperous or successful companies...
A Road Map for Natural Capitalism
Authors: Lovins, Amory B.; Lovins, L. Hunter; Hawken, Paul
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Harvard Business Review
Publication Year: 1999
No one would run a business without accounting for its capital outlays. Yet most companies overlook one major capital component--the value of the earth's ecosystem services...
Deloitte & Touche (A, B)
Author: Roessner, Jane
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 1999
Deloitte & Touche discovered it was losing talented women and CEO Mike Cook wanted to stop the loss, especially as the accounting and consulting fields became more competitive...
Aguas del Tunari in Bolivia: The Water War
Author: von der Porten, Suzanne
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source:
Publication Year: 2007
In February and April of 2000, tens of thousands of citizen protesters seized the streets of their home city Cochabamba, Bolivia to protest the privatization of their water and sewer system by Aguas del Tunari, a subsidiary of US-based Bechtel Corporation...
Corporate Social Responsibility: Doing the Most Good for Your Company and Your Cause
Authors: Kotler, Phillip; Lee, Nancy
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: John Wiley & Sons
Publication Year: 2004
Today, corporations are expected to give something back to their communities in the form of charitable projects. In Corporate Social Responsibility, the authors explain why charity is both good P.R. and good for business.
AIDSCAP Nepal: A Case Study
Authors: Sriram, Ven; Manu, Franklyn
Product Type: Cases
Source: NACRA, Case Research Journal / Laurier Institute
Publication Year: 2000
Ravin Lama's advertising agency was responsible for developing a two phased multimedia campaign for the AIDS Control and Prevention Project (AIDSCAP) in Nepal...
Does Doing Good Always Lead to Doing Better?
Authors: Sen, Sankar; Bhattacharya, C.B.
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Journal of Marketing Research, American Marketing Association, v38, 2.
Publication Year: 2001
In the face of marketplace polls that attest to the increasing influence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on consumers' purchase behavior, this article examines when, how, and for whom specific CSR initiatives work.
Leadership Development at Goldman Sachs
Authors: Groysberg, Boris; Snook, Scott; Lane, David
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
No one sitting on the Goldman Sachs management committee had relied on a formal leadership program to reach the top. How do you convince hard-nosed bankers to leave their desks and invest precious time focusing on what many perceived as “soft” issues?
Designing Sustainability at BMW Group: The Designworks/USA Experience
Authors: McElhaney, Kellie A.; Hill, Natalie
Product Type: Cases
Source: Global Compact Learning Forum United Nations, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, California
Publication Year: 2002
This case study describes how an industrial design company developed a Sustainability Management System (SMS) standard, designed and implemented an SMS throughout its business, and then became the first company in the world to achieve third-party SMS certification...
Xerox's Sustainability Calculator Tracks Environmental Impact of Office Equipment
Author: GreenBiz.com
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: ClimateBiz.com
Publication Year: 2008
Xerox's Sustainability Calculator adds to the company's Office Services, which focus on optimizing office processes.
Proving Leo Durocher Wrong: Driving Work/Life Change at Ernst & Young
Authors: Friedman, Stewart D.; Thompson, Cynthia; Carpenter, Michelle; Marcel, Dennis
Product Type: Cases
Source: Wharton Work/Life Integration Project
Publication Year: 2002
Ernst & Young, LLP (E&Y), one of the "Big 5" accounting and consulting firms in the United States, has invested heavily over the last several years in the transformation of the organization and its culture to make it more supportive of life beyond work...
Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group
Authors: Upton, David; Steinman, Christine
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 1996
Examines two dilemmas often faced by an operations consultant. First, the dual responsibility to both client and consulting firm. Second, the management of the often competing pressure to deliver immediate results, at the same time laying the foundation for long-term performance improvement.
Pluria Marshall Jr. and the Wave Community Newspapers
Authors: Fairchild, Gregory B.; Stunson, Charles; Yemen, Gerry
Product Type: Cases
Source: Darden Business Publishing
Publication Year: 2001
Pluria Marshall, Jr., president of Marshall Media, was offered an opportunity to purchase a chain of thirteen newspapers called the Wave Community Newspapers. The Los Angeles Times had decided to pass on the deal which bothered Marshall. He had surmised that the Times's strategy was to merge the Wave with the Times's own weekly neighborhood paper and better serve the ethnically diverse and segregated neighborhoods of greater Los Angeles...
Green Is Good For Business
Author: Walsh, Dennis
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Corporate Responsibility Officer
Publication Year: 2007
Companies like General Electric and DuPont use sustainable practices to reshape their supply chain management, while Nike and Wal-Mart focus their environmental efforts on one of the most widely traded resources in the world...
Case Studies in Sustainability Management and Strategy
Author: Hamschmidt, Jost
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Greenleaf Publishing
Publication Year: 2007
These cases explore both the opportunities and pitfalls companies and NGOs face in targeting sustainability issues and how their values and core assumptions impact their business strategies. They deal with a myriad of issues including supply chain management, stakeholder dialogue, social entrepreneurship, sustainable marketing, ethics, governance, the business case for sustainability, partnerships, purchasing and climate change...
For Business Ethics
Authors: Jones, Campbell; Parker, Martin; Ten Bos, Rene
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Routledge
Publication Year: 2005
For Business Ethics is a daring adventure into the world of business ethics. It offers a clear and accessible introduction to business ethics and also expands business ethics beyond its current narrow confines...
Ions Consulting: The MP^2 Training Program
Authors: Cotte, June; Lee, Seung Hwan (Mark)
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2007
An HR director developed a mentoring program designed to transfer knowledge from older, more experienced project consultants to junior and newly hired inexperienced associates. The program met with great resistance from all levels of the organization.
How to choose between growth and ROIC
Authors: Jiang, Bin; Koller, Timothy
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: McKinsey Quarterly
Publication Year: 2007
One key to creating value is understanding how to manage the subtle balance between growth and returns on invested capital. Empirical evidence suggests that companies enjoying strong ROIC can afford to let it decline over the short term to pursue growth—and that companies with low returns are better off improving ROIC than emphasizing growth...
Developing a Management System's Approach to Sustainability at BMW Group (Part 1 of 2)
Authors: McElhaney, Kellie A.; Toffel, Michael W.; Hill, Natalie
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Corporate Environmental Strategy: International Journal of Corporate Sustainability
Publication Year: 2009
This article describes how DesignWorks/USA, a subsidiary of BMW Group, developed a Sustainability Management System (SMS) by integrating the management of environmental, social and traditional business issues.
The Prominent Dr. Rombach
Author: Morris, Tom
Product Type: Cases
Source: NACRA, Case Research Journal / Laurier Institute
Publication Year: 1997
John Cannon is in a quandary. Is a a request for a $25,000 contribution in effect a bribe, or simply a donation for some progressive and legitimate research?
The Value of Corporate Values
Authors: Van Lee, Reggie; Fabrish, Lisa; McGaw, Nancy
Product Type: Essays and Concept Papers
Source: The Aspen Institute Business and Society Program; Booz Allen Hamilton
Publication Year: 2005
An Aspen Institute / Booz Allen Hamilton global survey of corporate behavior finds that leading companies are crafting a purpose drive identity...
Glegg Water Company and E-Cell
Authors: Bansal, Pratima; Maud, Ryan
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2002
Glegg Water Company refined a more environmentally sound and reliable process to make it available to high water flow operation. In spite of the clear technological superiority, Glegg was finding it difficult penetrating the market.
DVD: Architecture to Zucchini
Author:
Product Type: Multimedia
Source: Arnold Creek Productions
Publication Year: 2005
Architecture to Zucchini, a DVD, is an exploration of socially responsible businesses and the passionate leaders who drive them. These are the pioneers who have put the principles of sustainability to work. It features insights from leaders of nationally recognized organizations that serve industry, education, communities and government. Through interviews and tours, these pioneers reveal the impact of merging economic, social and environmental considerations in their business plans and operations. They share everything from lessons learned to the challenges they've faced – even the unexpected opportunities for strategic alliances, within and outside their industries.
Blue Ocean Strategy
Authors: Kim, W. Chan; Mauborgne, Renée
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Harvard Business School Press
Publication Year: 2005
Blue Ocean Strategy presents a systematic approach to making the competition irrelevant and outlines principles and tools any company can use to create and capture blue oceans. A landmark work that upends traditional thinking about strategy, this book charts a bold new path to winning the future...
Sustainable Development, Sustainable Profit
Authors: Mair, Johanna; Seelos, Christian
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: European Business Forum. Issue 20. Winter 2005
Publication Year: 2005
No wonder managers are irritated. The promise of growth is already built into today's share prices, as a reminder of investors expectations of future cash flows. This poses a dilemma...
Padilla Speer Beardsley
Author: The National Center for Employee Ownership
Product Type: Mini-Cases
Source: The National Center for Employee Ownership
Publication Year: 2008
Padilla Speer Beardsley created an ESOP in 1992 and is currently a 100% ESOP-owned S corporation.
Give My Regrets to Wall Street
Authors: Frigo, Mark L.; Litman, Joel
Product Type:
Source: Harvard Business Review
Publication Year: 2004
It's been only four years since First Rangeway Consulting went public, but to CEO Kenneth Charles, it seems like a lifetime. In the grand old days of its IPO, the company couldn't grow fast enough to meet customer demand...
Creative Consulting
Author: Ettington, Deborah R.
Product Type: Cases
Source: North America Case Research Association, Case Research Journal, Fall, 1999; The Laurier Institute
Publication Year: 1997
After college, Lou Neuman started his own computer consulting firm. Quite successful in a short time, Lou had a number of ideas for the direction of his company, but had many other appealing options to consider as well.
Sloan & Harrison: Non-Equity Partner Discontent
Authors: Groysberg, Boris; Sherman, Eliot
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2008
The law firm, Sloan & Harrison, was dealing with some discontent among its junior non-equity partners.
Costume Rentals, LLC
Authors: Kunkemueller, Laura; Oster, Sharon M.; Garstka, Stanley J.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Yale School of Management, The Program on Social Enterprise
Publication Year: 2003
Costume Rentals, LLC (CR) has many issues to resolve in deciding whether or not to partner with another theater...
Put Your Values to Work
Authors: McGaw, Nancy; Fabish, Lisa
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Harvard Business Review
Publication Year: 2006
What does it take to nurture corporate values, embed values in everyday decisions, and reap the benefits...
List of IESE Published Social Entrepreneurship Teaching Materials
Author: Mair, Johanna
Product Type: Reading Collections
Source: IESE Business School
Publication Year: 2007
A collection of Johanna Mair's social entrepreneurship teaching materials published at IESE.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Authors: Paine, Lynn S.; Weber, James
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2004
Describes the evolution and passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 from the perspective of the senior counsel on capital markets for the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services...
Sony, Waste Management Launch E-waste Recycling Program
Author:
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Greener Computing
Publication Year: 2007
Sony and Waste Management partnered last week to launch a nationwide E-waste recycling program that could eventually lead to drop-off sites being located within 20 miles of the majority of the U.S. population...
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
Author: PCAOB
Product Type: Web Sites
Source:
Publication Year:
North Highland: A Remarkable Consulting Firm Built on a Culture of Ownership
Author: Meyertholen, Emily
Product Type: Cases
Source: The Beyster Institute
Publication Year: 2008
Own your life, own your career, own your company. That's the philosophy that built this employee-owned company into a highly respected and successful consulting firm.
Guidelines for Social Return on Investment
Authors: Lingane, Alison; Olsen, Sara
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: California Management Review Volume 46 No. 3, Spring, 2004
Publication Year: 2004
Presents 10 standard guidelines for calculating social return on investment (SROI)--quantitative summaries of companies' social and environmental impacts, actual or projected.
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