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Business and Society: Corporate Strategy, Public Policy, Ethics. 10th Edition
Authors: Post, James E.; Lawrence, Anne T.; Weber, James
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Boston: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002.
Publication Year: 2001
The first book to be published and the market leader in the field of business and society...
Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A1, A2, A, B)
Authors: Ferri, Fabrizio; Narayanan, V.G.; Weber, James
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2008
This case series helps to introduce students to shareholder activism by hedge funds and to corporate governance practices at public firms.
Mid-Missouri Energy
Authors: Reinhardt, Forest; Weber, James; Shelman, Mary
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2010
Mid-Missouri Energy is a farmer-owned cooperative created to take advantage of the growing interest in ethanol as an automotive fuel.
Clearwater Seafoods
Authors: Reinhardt, Forest; Weber, James
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
Clearwater harvested shellfish from the Canadian Atlantic fishery and sold this in markets around the world. They prided themselves on their sustainable fishing practices, which were not the norm for the industry. Seafood buyers traditionally bought on price. Clearwater's innovations and technology investments enabled it to produce a higher quality, value-added product, but it faced the challenge of convincing buyers to pay a premium price.
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...
Echoing Green
Authors: Battilana, Julie; DeLong, Thomas J.; Weber, James
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009
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This case presents the leadership challenges that Cheryl Dorsey, the president of Echoing Green, faces in early 2009. Dorsey has to decide whether, and if so, how to change Echoing Green's strategy as well as whether she is the right person to continue to lead the organization.
AFL-CIO
Authors: Khurana, Rakesh; Weber, James
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2007
The AFL-CIO Office of Investigation advocates for improved corporate governance at public companies, focusing on the problems of excessive chief executive compensation, improperly backdated stock options, insufficiently independent corporate board members, poor responsiveness to shareholders concerns, and a lack of transparency in the activities and decisions of boards. To advance its cause, the Office targeted Home Depot. This case illustrates how activist investors are affecting corporate boards by questioning the quality and practices of their governance practices.
AFSCME vs. Mozilo...and "Say on Pay" for All! (A) (Abridged)
Authors: Ferri, Fabrizio; Weber, James
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009
Richard Ferlauto, director of pensions and benefits policy at the AFSCME, the largest public sector workers union in the U.S., was responsible for protecting the pensions of its members. The case then looks at the issue of executive compensation and the idea that excessive compensation is a sign of poor governance.
Tennant Company: Innovating Within and Beyond the Core
Authors: Applegate, Lynda M.; Stuart, Toby; Weber, James
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2010
Tennant, a leading producer of floor cleaning equipment, must determine the business model to use for its new chemical free cleaning technology. Over time, it became clear that the technology had applications far beyond Tennant's core markets.
Mid-Missouri Energy: Ethanol from Corn
Authors: Reinhardt, Forest; Holbrook, Noel Michele; Weber, James; Sartor, Karla
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2010
Mid-Missouri Energy is a farmer-owned cooperative created to take advantage of the growing interest in ethanol as an automotive fuel.
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