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Vodafone Italy: Designing Solutions for Effective Human Resource Management and Career Development
Authors: Bagdadli, S.; Bizzi, L.
Product Type: Cases
Source: SDA Bocconi
Publication Year: 2009
Faculty Rating: 
[1 Faculty Rating] 1221 views
The objective of this case is to stimulate reflection on organisational and human resource management problems occurring in companies facing rapid change.
Nestle: A Social Media Nightmare (A, B)
Authors: Seijts, Jana; Bigio, Benjamin
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2011
Faculty Rating: 
[1 Faculty Rating] 2179 views
On March 17, 2010, the chairman of the board of directors was caught off guard because of a YouTube video created by the environmental activist group Greenpeace. Within 24 hours, the video had more than 100,000 views and anti-Nestlé campaigns quickly emerged on Facebook, Twitter and other social media networks around the world...
The Fuertes Vientos Wind Farm
Authors: Alemany, L.; Gonzalvo, D.
Product Type: Cases
Source: ESADE
Publication Year: 2008
Faculty Rating: [1 Faculty Rating] 1082 views
This case presents the story of a wind farm start-up in the north of Spain. The main teaching objective is to understand the importance of financial planning for entrepreneurs.
Acteon Travel Agency, Greece
Author: Dana, Teresa
Product Type: Cases
Source: Nanyang Business School
Publication Year: 1998
Faculty Rating: [1 Faculty Rating] 1420 views
Tourism is on the rise and this couldn't be truer for the Greek island of Ios. Acteon Travel is one of the best-represented agencies on the island. Questions arise as to the ethics surrounding how this company maintains its leadership position...
GlaxoSmithKline $3 Bn Settlement
Authors: Satish, D.; Kumar, B. Sravana
Product Type: Cases
Source: IBS Center for Management Research
Publication Year: 2013
Whistleblowers and the US Justice Department alleged that from 1999 through 2010, GlaxoSmithKline was engaged in a fraudulent scheme to deceive and defraud patients, regulators, and federal health programs. The case brings to light the issues and circumstance which led to the lawsuit being filed against GSK and the issues in question in the pharmaceutical industry. The case also brings out the important role played by the whistleblowers in bringing out the unethical practices in the business.
Lon'dow'n Olympics: Environmentalism vs Corporate Commercialism?
Author: Ratna, Garima
Product Type: Cases
Source: Amity Research Centre
Publication Year: 2013
London Olympics 2012 had become a battle ground of paradoxes. According to human rights and environmental activists, the choice of sponsors associated with the sporting event did not gel well with the ideals upheld by the Olympic Movement. According to experts, London Olympics 2012 had become a tug-of-war between environmentalism and corporate capitalism.
The Business Case for Being a Responsible Business
Authors: Exter, Nadine; Turner, Charlotte
Product Type: Essays and Concept Papers
Source: Business in the Community; Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility, Cranfield School of Management
Publication Year: 2011
The way we do business is changing. What is needed is a form of capitalism that is driven by businesses which not only think about the short term returns but also about building longer term sustainable businesses that create economic, environmental and social value...
Creating Sustainable Businesses through Social Intrapreneurism
Authors: Grayson, David; Spitzeck, Heiko; Alt, Elisa; McLaren, Melody
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility, Cranfield School of Management
Publication Year: 2013
This Occasional Paper explores the “enabling environment” for social intrapreneurs and identifies key factors that enable (and disable) innovation...
Overcoming Short-Termism within British Business: The Key to Sustained Economic Growth
Author:
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: The Labour Party, UK
Publication Year: 2013
This Review looks at ‘short-termism’ within British business: the pressure to focus on short-term results to the possible detriment of the long-term health of a company, or even a whole industry. The investigation confirmed that short-termism constrains the ambition of UK business, holding back its development and inhibiting economic growth...
San Leon Energy: Hydraulic Fracturing in Poland
Authors: Rice, Condoleezza; Zegart, Amy; Myers, Astasia S.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
San Leon Energy, an Irish energy firm, was committed to developing large unconventional shale gas reserves in Poland. To reach these reserves, San Leon needed to use a technique called hydraulic fracturing ("fracking”). The Polish government supported fracking…. Yet in 2011 and 2012, environmental protests worldwide grew, causing several countries, including Bulgaria, France, Ireland, Romania, and parts of Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom to issue temporary fracking bans.
Cadbury: An Ethical Company Struggles to Insure the Integrity of Its Supply Chain
Authors: Chatterjee, Sumana; Elias, Jaan
Product Type: Cases
Source: Yale School of Management
Publication Year: 2008
In 2000 and 2001, revelations that the production of cocoa in the Côte d’Ivoire involved child slave labor set chocolate companies, consumers, and governments reeling. The stories of child slave labor on Côte d’Ivoire cocoa farms hit Cadbury especially hard. Furthermore, Cadbury’s culture had been deeply rooted in the religious traditions of the company’s founders, and the organization had paid close attention to the welfare of its workers and its sourcing practices.
JP Morgan: Lessons Learned
Author: Sapp, Stephen
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
Following the revelation of a US$2 billion loss on trading at JP Morgan’s chief investment office in London, the company’s board of directors is tasked with recommending changes to its risk management practices and corporate governance structure...
Why Are Business Leaders Prioritising Sustainability?
Author:
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: Temple Group; Sustainable Business; Edie.net
Publication Year: 2012
Despite economic pressures, sustainability remains very firmly on the boardroom agenda. This report examines the current sustainability landscape to investigate where boardroom priorities actually are, how deeply embedded sustainability has become, or remained, in business operations and how that will change over the next few years.
A Blueprint for Better Business
Author:
Product Type: Cases
Source: Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales Working Group
Publication Year: 2012
There is increasing recognition among business leaders that the internal culture of business, including its underlying values, beliefs and principles, has to be candidly examined to see in what way it has contributed to the breakdown of trust. Are business people too narrowly focused on the bottom line, on maximising shareholder value in the short term? Do these perspectives blind them to the effects of their actions on wider society? This document examines examples of some of the personal dilemmas and frustrations of the business life.
Schuberg Philis
Authors: DeLong, Thomas J.; Beyersdorfer, Daniela
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
A growing workload and 100% promise to customers have increased the pressure on Schuberg Philis' non-hierarchical teams of engineers, as well as the hiring speed, which some fear could dilute their corporate culture...
A.P. Moller - Maersk Group: Evaluating Strategic Talent Management Initiatives
Authors: Groysberg, Boris; Abbott, Sarah L.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
Bill Allen and Maria Pejter of Maersk Group's Human Resources Department, discuss talent management issues: an increase an employee turnover; internal training and development programs; hiring experienced talent from outside the firm; rehiring former employees ("boomerangs"); and increasing employee diversity.
Rospil.info
Authors: Healy, Paul M.; Ramanna, Karthik; Shaffer, Matthew
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
What should business leaders do about corruption? In December 2011, four HBS alumni met to debate how to engage the unprecedented protests against Vladimir Putin's corrupt government...
Maersk Line and the Future of Container Shipping
Authors: Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Reinhardt, Forest; Nellemann, Frederik
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
Maersk Line was hoping that customers would increasingly make sustainability a purchasing criterion, thus differentiating Maersk Line from competing carriers. Could sustainability really provide Maersk Line with a competitive advantage in an industry that was considered to be commoditized?
Inspirational Guide for the Implementation of PRME: Placing Sustainability at the Heart of Management Education
Author: GSE Research Limited
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: GSE Research Limited; United Nations Global Compact, Principles for Responsible Management Education
Publication Year: 2012
While consensus has been reached by the majority of globally focused management education institutions that sustainability must be incorporated into management education curricula, the relevant question is no longer why management education should change, but how? This Guide addresses frequently asked questions concerning the implementation of principles for responsible management education by highlighting real world examples with cases from dozens of institutions in countries around the world...
Willful Blindness: When a Leader Turns a Blind Eye
Author: Heffernan, Margaret
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Ivey Business Journal
Publication Year: 2012
When the British Member of Parliament, Adrian Sanders, asked Rupert and James Murdoch if they were familiar with the term “willful blindness,” their silence said it all. The MP defined it for them: “If there is knowledge that you could have had, should have had but chose not to have, you are still responsible.” Then and now, willful blindness was a concept that should send shivers down the spines of any executive...
The Cornerstones of Good Business Practices
Author: Dahlvig, Anders
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Ivey Business Journal
Publication Year: 2012
Retailer IKEA did not become one of the most admired companies in the world by trial and error. The company was built on a carefully, well-thought-out foundation that remains firmly in place almost 40 years after the company was founded...
Tough Decisions at Marks and Spencer
Authors: Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Armbrester, Kyle
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
In 2007, under the leadership of CEO Stuart Rose, the iconic British retailer Marks and Spencer, with great fanfare, announced its "Plan A" initiative. Based on the five essential pillars of climate change, waste, sustainable materials, fair partnership, and health, the plan sought to transform the company's practices. Key aspects of Plan A included more sustainable sourcing and influencing the business practices of the company's supply chain; communication to employees, customers and investors; and employee engagement. The case concludes with the tradeoffs involved in the decision of whether or not to install refrigerator doors in the grocery section of its stores. While the energy savings and reduced carbon emissions are relatively clear and easy to measure, the impact on customers and revenues is harder to assess...
Aviva Investors
Authors: Serafeim, George; Eccles, Robert G.; Armbrester, Kyle
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
The case describes Aviva Investors' policies on materiality, engagement, and its corporate responsibility voting policy. It then explores how the company is implementing these policies in the case of a particular company, the FTSE 100 diversified mining company Vendanta.
DONG Energy: Clean and Reliable Energy
Authors: Bower, Joseph L.; Corsi, Elena
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
The head of Denmark's largest energy group ponders how to use their limited resources to advance the delivery of clean and reliable energy...
Speeding Ahead to a Better Place
Authors: Ofek, Elie; Wagonfeld, Alison Berkley
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
Shai Agassi, CEO of Better Place, is in the midst of planning a paradigm shift in clean transportation. In an attempt to wean the world from using gasoline-powered vehicles, his company is playing the role of innovator and integrator for new vehicles, charging spots, and battery switch stations.
Scrums, Sprints, Spikes and Poker: Agility in a Bulgarian Software Company
Authors: Miree, Lucia; Galletly, John
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
Telerik’s human resource practices were innovative and flexible and its benefits and compensation package had allowed Telerik to attract a high quality workforce. Its recent innovations in benefits, including concierge services and stock options, had given Telerik an edge in human capital with an employee turnover rate of under five per cent...
Le Moulin Blanc
Author: Kispal-Vitai, Zsuzsanna
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
A young entry-level employee starts work in the hotel industry in a Central East European country. The case explores the nature of HR operations in the light of ethics and sustainability...
Max Foundation (A, B)
Authors: Van Wassenhove, Luk; Thierry, Martijn
Product Type: Cases
Source: INSEAD
Publication Year: 2011
This series describes how a couple who lost a child create a social venture and how concepts and tools from the business world can be used in the humanitarian sector.
Primark: £10? Ooh that's Expensive!
Authors: Villanueva, Julián; Nueno, José Luis; Ziskind, Julie
Product Type: Cases
Source: IESE Business School
Publication Year: 2011
Could Mr. Marchant continue to make Primark a UK success while at the same time adapting its unique business model to suit new geographies? Could he once and for all dispel the perennial controversy regarding Primark's one weak link: suppliers' use of cheap factory labor?
From In-house to Joint R&D: The Way Forward for Nokia Denmark
Authors: Larsen, Marcus Moller; Pedersen, Torben
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
Motivated by the need to release pressure on its in-house capacity, Nokia Denmark decided to outsource certain product development projects to the Taiwanese company Foxconn in a joint R&D setup. However, by 2010, the rising pressure from the corporate headquarters and the competitive market environment on products and costs, Nokia Denmark thus faced a central question on how to proceed with the R&D setup...
Liberte, Egalite, Sororite: How Should France Achieve Boardroom Parite?
Authors: Groysberg, Boris; Fischer-Groban, Hilary
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2011
The French government is considering mandating a gender quota for corporate boards...
ABB's Hydropower Sustainability Dilemma
Authors: Busch, Timo; Dessain, Vincent; McCarthy, Kathleen
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2011
Adam Roscoe, head of sustainability at ABB Group, had to evaluate the content and the business consequences of a letter written by the non-profit organization International Rivers. The letter discussed the alleged violations of sustainability criteria when building the Nam Theun 2 dam in Laos. Roscoe needed to assess what implications the letter had for ABB.
Zotter - Living by Chocolate
Authors: Khaire, Mukti; Aichinger, Stefan; Hoffman, Monika; Schnoedl, Maximilian
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2011
Zotter is an Austrian company that was a pioneer in the organic and Fairtrade chocolate movement. While the founder has many ideas for the firm, it is not clear which path would be optimal for the kind of growth he desires.
Total’s Carbon Capture and Storage Project at LACQ (A, B)
Authors: McDaniels, Devin; Bowen, Frances
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2011
This case series outlines the strategic choices facing Jean-Michel Gires, Total E&P France’s (TEPF) VP sustainable development, in designing and implementing a community engagement strategy.
The Energetic Society: In Search of a Governance Philosophy for a Clean Economy
Author: Hajer, Maarten
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Publication Year: 2011
To combine economic growth and a pleasant environment, society needs to scale back its resource use and the ensuing pressures on the environment, by a factor of five. The challenge is to do more with less; something for which there is no instant solution. Innovation will be required and may be stimulated by a government that sets clear objectives. This involves a number of key elements, such as promoting a motivating perspective that would stimulate people, introducing dynamic regulations that reward innovation and remove restrictive rules, and being open to learning from society.
Get Me Rewrite: What's Next for Murdoch's Media Empire?
Author:
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Knowledge@Wharton
Publication Year: 2011
Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of New York-based News Corp., has built a fortune on the scandals of others. Now, at age 80, Murdoch finds himself at the center of his own ever-widening scandal, one that threatens his hold on a $40 billion global media empire.
Getting What We Wish for: The Realities of Business Education for a Global Economy
Authors: de Rijke, Paul; Plucker, Jonathan A.
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Business Horizons
Publication Year: 2011
Business schools around the world have embraced globalization and, as a result, attempted to attract international students to their programs. Teaching diverse student groups has many advantages, but is not without its challenges...
Religion in the Workplace: The British Airways Cross Controversy
Authors: Roth, Alexandra; Wesley, David T.A.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2011
British Airways takes a strictly secular approach to religion in the workplace, banning any outward symbols of faith. One employee who originally complied with the ban protested after she found out that the company had made accommodations to other faiths, such as allowing Sikhs to wear turbans.
Oddo Securities - ESG Integration
Authors: Serafeim, George; Healy, Paul M.; Sesia, Aldo
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2011
The case describes the process of integrating environmental, social, and governance issues into valuation models and research analyst recommendations.
Utilis: Designing, Producing, and Selling Rapid Deployment Shelters for a Troubled World
Authors: Leonard, Herman B.; Beyersdorfer, Daniela; Harrow, Simon
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2011
How can a company that supplies disaster response and humanitarian agencies best handle the intrinsically unpredictable and highly volatile demand for its products?
Asis Electronics
Authors: Lane, Henry W.; Wesley, David T.A.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2011
After the controller for Asis Electronics is asked to sign the annual compliance document, he must decide whether or not to report suspected irregularities...
Wealth Management Crisis at UBS (A, B)
Authors: Healy, Paul M.; Serafeim, George; Lane, David
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2011
This case describes the challenges that UBS faced as a result of the U.S. Department of Justice investigation for tax fraud...
The Viability of Emplyee-Owned Firms: Evidence from France
Authors: Estrin, Saul; Jones, Derek C.
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Industrial and Labor Relations Review
Publication Year: 1991
This study examines data on French producer cooperatives for the years 1970-79 to test the widely accepted theoretical prediction that employee-owned firms either will fail as commercial undertakings or degenerate into capitalist firms as the proportion of hired workers who are not members of the cooperative firm increases.
European Federation of Employee Shareownership
Author: European Federation of Employee Share Ownership
Product Type: Web Sites
Source: European Federation of Employee Share Ownership
Publication Year: 2011
The European Federation of Employee Share Ownership (EFES) acts as the umbrella organization of employee owners, companies and all persons, trade unions, experts, researchers, institutions looking to promote employee ownership and participation in Europe.
GSK's Andrew Witty: Addressing Neglected Tropical Diseases and Global Health Issues (A, B)
Authors: Rouse, Michael J.; Sehgal, Chander
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2011
Andrew Witty reflected on his vision for big pharma as a catalyst for change which focussed on two key issues: 1) promoting innovation for the products that treat or prevent neglected tropical diseases and 2) improving access to medicines in the world's poorest countries.
An Intern's Dilemma
Authors: Sucher, Sandra J.; Preble, Matthew
Product Type: Mini-Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2011
An HBS student is asked to misrepresent himself during the course of his summer internship by his employer in order to obtain data from industry competitors.
Chernobyl: Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the Environment
Authors: Yablokov, Alexey V.; Nesterenko, Vassily B.; Nesterenko, Alexey V.
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters; Journal Articles
Source: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Publication Year: 2009
The present volume probably provides the largest and most complete collection of data concerning the negative consequences of Chernobyl on the health of people and on the environment. The main conclusion of the book is that it is impossible and wrong “to forget Chernobyl.” Over the next several future generations the health of people and of nature will continue to be adversely impacted.
Nuclear Or Not? Does Nuclear Power Have a Place in a Sustainable Energy Future?
Author: Elliott, David
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication Year: 2010
With the nuclear issue back on the agenda worldwide, this highly topical collection steers a path through these controversies, presenting the views of proponents of nuclear expansion, examining the challenges that face them and exploring the arguments of those who support alternative approaches.
Social Intrapreneurs — An Extra Force for Sustainability
Authors: Grayson, David; McLaren, Melody; Spitzeck, Heiko
Product Type: Essays and Concept Papers
Source: Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility, Cranfield University
Publication Year: 2011
Social intrapreneurs are people within a large corporation who take direct initiative for innovations which address social or environmental challenges profitably. This occasional paper examines how individuals, businesses and Civil Society organisations interact to create sustainable value for business and for society at large. It focuses on the contribution that social intrapreneurs can make to this.
The Whistleblower: Sex Trafficking, Military Contractors, and One Woman's Fight for Justice
Authors: Bolkovac, Kathryn; Lynn, Cari
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication Year: 2011
When Nebraska police officer and divorced mother of three Kathryn Bolkovac saw a recruiting announcement for private military contractor DynCorp International, she applied and was hired. The lack of proper training provided sounded the first alarm bell, but once she arrived in Sarajevo, she found out that things were a lot worse.
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