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The Corporation in Society (Interactive Course Syllabus)
Author: Walsh, James P.
Product Type: Syllabi
Source: Professor James P. Walsh, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
Publication Year: 2005
Perhaps the most difficult challenge for managers is to sustain their idealism and noble aspirations with the practical demands of getting their work done and satisfying their shareholders. A broad framework for understanding the role that companies play in society, and the expanded role that they are being asked to play, is indispensable for sorting out the questions and challenges they face. These challenges may be most acute for people as they begin their careers...
PolyMedica Corp. (A, B, C)
Authors: Hawkins, David F.; Cohen, Jacob
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2006
The Securities and Exchange Commission and investors question PolyMedica Corp.'s practice of capitalizing rather than expensing of direct-response advertising.
Amanco
Authors: Kaplan, Robert S.; Reisen de Pinho, Ricardo
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2007
The owners and senior executive team of Amanco, a producer of plastic pipe and complete water treatment systems, want strong financial returns but are also deeply committed to improving the environment and making a difference in people's lives. Illustrates the development of a management system using strategy maps and Balanced Scorecards to help a company implement its triple-bottom-line objectives of excellence in economic, environmental, and social performance.
Dynamic Data: Corporate Governance and Auditors' Evaluation of Accounting Estimates
Authors: Cohen, Jeffrey R.; Krishnamoorthy, Ganesh; Wright, Arnold M.
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: American Accounting Association Issues in Accounting Education, Volume 20, No. 1,
pp. 119-128.
Publication Year: 2005
Corporate governance issues have grown more salient in light of alleged corporate accounting scandals and the subsequent enactment of the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act (U.S. House of Representatives 2002) However, even in cases where no fraud has occurred and management is completely aboveboard, the role of various players in the corporate governance framework in maintaining a high quality financial reporting process cannot be overlooked...
Norway Sells Wal-Mart
Authors: Pozen, Robert C.; Sesia, Aldo
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2007
In June 2006, Norway's Pension Fund decided to divest its position in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. after an investigation by the Fund's Ethics Council...
The Importance of Cultural Framing to the Success of Social Initiatives in Business
Authors: Howard-Grenville, Jennifer; Hoffman, Andrew J.
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Academy of Management Executive. Vol. 17, Issue 2.
Publication Year: 2003
Cultural frames provide leverage for action on social initiatives, as shown in a case on the air pollution issue in semiconductor manufacturing.
Managerial Duties and Business Law
Authors: Useem, Jerry; Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr.
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 1995
Consists of excerpts from Principles of Corporate Governance, a set of legal guidelines that enumerates the principal duties of corporate managers and directors, including fiduciary duty, duty of care, and duty of fair dealing.
The Fall of D'Long
Authors: Gupta, V; Indu, P
Product Type: Cases
Source: ICMR Center for Management Research
Publication Year: 2007
The case discusses the rise and fall of China based D'Long Group.
WorldCom Inc.: Two Views
Author: Hawkins, David F.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2005
This case presents two perspectives of WorldCom: the company as viewed by security analysts and the inside view of the accounting fraud.
Milking Money out of Parmalat
Authors: Toninato, Francesca; Tapies, Josep
Product Type: Cases
Source: IESE Business School
Publication Year: 2005
At Parmalat's headquarters in Collecchio (Parma), top management was desperately trying to rescue the Group, negotiating a cash infusion of 3 billion euros with LBO funds, Blackstone and KKR, and the investment banking arm of Deutsche Bank.
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