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Access: Outsourcing
Authors: Johnson, Jennifer; Scully, Maureen
Product Type: Teaching Modules
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2009
Faculty Rating: 
[1 Faculty Rating] 3127 views
How businesses can access the benefits of a global marketplace without falling prey to the accompanying risks is a critical question.
Access Teaching Module
Authors: Johnson, Jennifer; Scully, Maureen
Product Type: Teaching Modules
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2009
Faculty Rating: [1 Faculty Rating] 11235 views
Access, to new markets and materials, to new sources of labor and information, to new communities and new ideas, is crucial to business, and can also serve as a way to spread the benefits of economic development to people and their communities. How does access bring value to business and society and can it also be used to reduce the downside of globalization?
Shell in Nigeria
Authors: Hendry, John; Mellor, Kate; Hak, Zain; Ade-Ajayi, Funmi; Vieira, Waldir; Zou, Yuan
Product Type: Cases
Source: Cambridge Judge Business School
Publication Year: 2000
Faculty Rating: 
[1 Faculty Rating] 3609 views
This case reviews the public controversy surrounding Shell's operations in Nigeria in the 1990s...
Eat2Eat.com
Authors: Goodwin, Nigel; Hardy, Kenneth G.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2006
Faculty Rating: [2 Faculty Ratings] 6325 views
Eat2Eat.com was an Internet-based restaurant reservation service covering a dozen cities in the Asia Pacific region. The case focuses on entrepreneurial marketing with sub-themes of financing and small enterprise management. It is a story of an entrepreneur who had an idea and enough money to launch it, but then struggles to achieve adequate scale...
TED Talks: Video Collection
Author:
Product Type: Reading Collections
Source: TED
Publication Year: 2013
This video collection of TED Talks highlights social, environmental and ethical issues related to business and can be used as an introduction to this varied video library on fascinating ideas by remarkable people.
Low-carbon, Indigenous Innovation in China
Author: Vietor, Richard H.K.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
For the past seven years or so, the Chinese government has been powering ahead with industrial policies to promote low-carbon energy technologies--wind, solar, electric batteries and vehicles, nuclear power, and even carbon capture and sequestration. The net effects of these initiatives leave low-carbon energy industries in the United States in the dust...
Samasource: Give Work, Not Aid
Authors: Gino, Francesca; Staats, Bradley R.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
Different from traditional business process outsourcing companies, Samasource relied on a marginalized population of workers to execute the work. The case explores how the company can grow its capability to help individuals around the globe through the provision of digital work.
Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design
Author: Petrosky, Henry
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2008
Success through Failure shows us that making something better--by carefully anticipating and thus averting failure--is what invention and design are all about. Petroski explores the nature of invention and the character of the inventor through an unprecedented range of both everyday and extraordinary examples--illustrated lectures, child-resistant packaging for drugs, national constitutions, medical devices, the world's tallest skyscrapers, long-span bridges, and more. Stressing throughout that there is no surer road to eventual failure than modeling designs solely on past successes, he sheds new light on spectacular failures...
Google Books: Liberating the World’s Information, or Appropriating It?
Authors: Stromberg, Eric; Sheth, Romeen
Product Type: Cases
Source: Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University
Publication Year: 2011
Discusses the ethical and political issues arising from Google’s plan to digitize the world’s books.
Insider Trading 2011: How Technology and Social Networks Have 'Friended' Access to Confidential Information
Author: Knowledge@Wharton
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Knowledge@Wharton
Publication Year: 2011
Raj Rajaratnam, founder of the Galleon Group hedge fund in New York, has been found guilty on all counts in one of the largest insider trading cases in U.S history. Amid the discussions on that case and on insider trading generally, the role of technology in communicating information has often been overlooked.
The Future of Work: What It Means for Individuals, Businesses, Markets and Governments
Author: Bollier, David
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: The Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program
Publication Year: 2011
The Future of Work examines the challenges to conventional notions of work and organization brought on by new digital technologies and trends. As the velocity of change increases, institutions and individuals must adapt.
The Future of Fashion
Authors: Johnson, Jennifer; Wu, Gina
Product Type: Teaching Modules
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2010
The Future of Fashion
Authors: Johnson, Jennifer; Wu, Gina
Product Type: Teaching Modules
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2010
Learning Objective: To understand the role of ethics and sustainability in the business-consumer relationship. The importance of ethical and sustainable production to consumers has undoubtedly grown in recent years, but how much do these concerns influence actual economic behavior? Is it enough for companies to appear to be acting ethically, or do consumers insist that firms walk the walk as well as talk the talk? Encourages debate over the relationship between corporate social responsibility and competitive advantage, the depth of consumer commitment to ethical production, and the role of reputation and public opinion.
The Future of Fashion
Authors: Johnson, Jennifer; Wu, Gina
Product Type: Teaching Modules
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2010
Learning Objective: To discuss workforce management issues in global supply chains, highlighting the tension between distributed labor and centralized responsibility. The material allows students to discuss both sides of the labor debate: it shows that even low-wage employment can be used as a path to economic development, and also that the global search for low-wage labor has lead to human rights abuses and other ethical problems. It also highlights the potential advantages of human capital investment for innovation and operations, if properly developed.
The Future of Fashion
Authors: Johnson, Jennifer; Wu, Gina
Product Type: Teaching Modules
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2010
Learning Objective: To highlight issues of globalization and the more recent efforts to use it in ways that benefit both businesses and society. Students have the opportunity to question the use of globalization to reduce costs and extend markets, often at the price of labor and environmental abuses. This section outlines the push for a more sustainable approach to global business, including moves toward localization, increased access for both buyers and sellers, non-Western perspectives, and the expansion of the typical consumer base to include the base of the pyramid.
The Future of Fashion
Authors: Johnson, Jennifer; Wu, Gina
Product Type: Teaching Modules
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2010
Learning Objective: To highlight the effects of unsustainable resource use, giving students a window to discuss the widespread implications of resource management throughout a product's lifecycle. This section illustrates the history of resource degradation, particularly in developing countries, and how many companies and societies are moving, if incrementally, toward more sustainable practices.
Teaching Module on the Future of Fashion
Authors: Johnson, Jennifer; Wu, Gina
Product Type: Teaching Modules
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2010
This Teaching Module uses the context of the fashion industry to discuss topics that are shaping the future of all industries. These topics include sustainable resource management, the challenges and opportunities of global growth, workforce management, and the role of ethical consumption in business.
Sony and the JK Wedding Dance
Authors: Deighton, John; Kornfeld, Leora
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2010
Executives at Sony Music Entertainment faced a dilemma: a user-generated video featuring controversial artist Chris Brown's music was netting millions of views per week on YouTube. Sony held the copyright to the song, and was entitled to issue a takedown notice to the party that uploaded the video. How should Sony act?
Employee Ownership and the Entrepreneurial Spirit: The Case of HCSS
Authors: Roche, Olivier; Shipper, Frank
Product Type: Cases
Source: The Perdue School of Business at Salisbury University
Publication Year: 2010
Heavy Construction Systems Specialists, Inc. [HCSS] designs and sells hi-tech software to the heavy/highway construction industry. The case describes a unique corporate culture that has made HCSS a business success in a highly competitive industry.
Farming Pharmaceuticals: Ventra Bioscience and the Controversy Over Plant-made Medicines
Author: Lawrence, Anne T.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2009
How can a biotechnology start-up navigate a complex regulatory and stakeholder terrain to bring to market an innovative product with potentially significant public health benefits? This case focuses on the challenges facing Ventria Bioscience, a small biotechnology firm based in California.
Farmstar Goes Global: Corporate Entrepreneurship Bringing Sustainable Value Innovation to Agribusinesses
Authors: Warr, Benjamin; Van Wassenhove, Luk; Carrick-Cagna, Anne-Marie
Product Type: Cases
Source: INSEAD
Publication Year: 2010
Farmstar provides farmers with recommendations throughout the growing season and enabled subscribers to manage their crops with unprecedented precision. The technology’s potential was enormous...
Welcome to the Future: Smart Services Improve Quality, Lower Cost, Foster Innovation, and Help the Environment Too
Author: Knowledge@W.P. Carey
Product Type: Web Sites
Source: Knowledge@W.P. Carey
Publication Year: 2009
At the 20th Annual Compete Through Service Symposium, hosted by the Center for Services Leadership at the W. P. Carey School of Business, business leaders from all industries gathered to discuss (in part) how technology can help companies differentiate themselves in the market.
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
It is labor revolt by text message and video upload, underwritten by the Chinese government.
Sustainability Report from the International Association for Soaps, Detergent, and Maintenance Products
Author: A.I.S.E.
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products
Publication Year: 2009
A cleaning industry viewpoint on how to be proactive in addressing consumer concern over sustainability and environmental issues.
Personal Rapid Transport at Vectus, Ltd.
Author: Edelman, Benjamin
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009
Like cars and taxis, PRT vehicles carried small groups - often just a single passenger - with no need to wait for a shared vehicle to arrive or for others to board.
Mapping Polluters, Encouraging Protectors
Authors: Toffel, Michael W.; King, Andrew A.
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: HBS Working Knowledge
Publication Year: 2008
Where are the biggest polluters? And what is your company doing to protect the environment?
File-Sharing and Copyright
Authors: Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Strumpf, Koleman
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009
In this essay, we ask whether the new technology has undermined the incentives of authors and entertainment companies to create, market and distribute new works.
America's Energy Future
Author: American Energy Innovation Council
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: American Energy Innovation Council
Publication Year: 2010
As business leaders, we feel that America’s current energy system is deficient in ways that cause serious harm to our economy, our national security, and our environment. To correct these deficiencies, we must make a serious commitment to modernizing our energy system with cleaner, more efficient technologies.
The Clean Tech Revolution: The Next Big Growth and Investment Opportunity
Authors: Pernick, Ron; Wilder, Clint
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: HarperBusiness
Publication Year: 2007
In "The Clean Tech Revolution," authors Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder uncover how businesses, investors, and individuals stand to profit from the next wave of clean tech innovation.
Mobility Innovation for a Better Place (A)
Authors: Orsato, R; Van Wassenhove, Luk; Hemne, S.
Product Type: Cases
Source: INSEAD - The Business School for the World
Publication Year: 2009
In 2007, Shai Agassi raised $200 million to launch Better Place. By deploying a network of charge spots, switch stations and systems that optimised the use of electric vehicles, the company had the potential to become a major player in the transport industry.
Q & A: William Brindley
Author: Nee, Eric
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles; Interviews
Source: Stanford Social Innovation Review
Publication Year: 2009
William Brindley helps international aid organizations use information technology to save lives.
The Market for Digital Inclusion: Social, Commercial and Government Enterprise Models
Authors: Kayser, O.; Santos, Felipe
Product Type: Cases
Source: INSEAD The Business School for the World
Publication Year: 2009
This analysis showed that CDI's model although apparently much cheaper that Telecentros, was not necessarily more cost effective. The learning from this study was that there were ways of improving the model without increasing the per-unit cost.
Innovation, Ethics, and Business
Author: Martin, Kirsten E.
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics
Publication Year: 2008
Many may question whether acknowledging the ethics of innovation would make the technology less scientific or objective. Ignoring the moral implications of an innovation, however, does not make the implications go away.
Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability
Author: Patterson, Arthur
Product Type: Journal Articles; Multimedia
Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business
Publication Year: 2010
Students apply engineering and business skills to design product prototypes, distribution systems, and business plans for entrepreneurial ventures in developing countries. The aim is to address challenges faced by the world's poor.
The Power of Social Technology (PoST)
Author:
Product Type: Multimedia; Web Sites; Partner Pages
Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business
Publication Year: 2010
The goal of this course is to investigate how social technology (e.g., blogs, websites, podcasts, widgets, community groups, social network feeds) can change attitudes and behaviors in ways that cultivate social change. We study the strategies and tactics used by companies and causes that have successfully catalyzed social persuasion.
Changing the World, One Laptop at a Time
Author:
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Knowledge@SMU
Publication Year: 2009
What started out as little more than a concept, has now developed into fully functioning computers, gainfully placed in the hands of nearly one million children in 31 developing countries, including Afghanistan, Haiti, Rwanda, Lebanon and Mongolia.
Have a Nice Day
Author: Friedman, Thomas L.
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The New York Times
Publication Year: 2009
Applied Materials is one of the most important U.S. companies you’ve probably never heard of.
Profitable Pollution Prevention: Concept, Fundamentals & Development
Authors: Lou, H.R.; Huang, Y.L.
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: Lamar University
Publication Year: 2000
This paper explores the opportunity for developing a new generation of P2 technologies that can also make profits for plants.
The Land of 'No Service'
Author: Friedman, Thomas L.
Product Type: Journal Articles; Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The New York Times
Publication Year: 2009
While maintaining “No Service” in the wild is essential for Africa’s ecotourism industry, the rest of the continent desperately needs more connectivity if it is to prosper.
Introduction to Sustainability in Business-Concepts & Issues
Author: Drobny, Neil L.
Product Type: Syllabi
Source: Fisher College of Business
Publication Year: 2009
Introduction to Sustainability in Business – Concepts and Issues will trace the historical evolution of present day expectations on corporations and other organizations for taking on environmental and social responsibilities that may seem unrelated to their core mission.
Yahoo! and Customer Privacy (A)
Authors: Freeman, R. Edward; Fruscello, Thomas W.; Mead, Jenny; Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
Publication Year: 2008
This case explores the decision facing Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang when he is confronted with a request by the Chinese government to release the name of one of its users for alleged violations of Chinese law.
Grease is the Word: Feasibility of Biodiesel Production in Meadville, PA
Author: Bowden, Richard D.
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: Allegheny College
Publication Year: 2008
This study estimates the amount of waste cooking oil produced annually in Meadville, PA, and canvasses 56 local restaurants to determine their willingness to participate in a biodiesel program. Based on potential supply and production cost findings, a biodiesel project could provide the City of Meadville with annual savings of approximately $20,000 in operating its fleet of vehicles.
Market and Cost Analysis of Switchgrass in Northwestern Pennsylvania
Authors: Onyeiwu, Stephen Z.; Greely, Kathy; Mourer, Ben; Villa, Mateo
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: Allegheny College, West Penn Alternative Energy Fund
Publication Year: 2008
A survey of nearly 50 enterprises and organizations in the region concludes that there is a sizable market for biomass in NWPA. While a relatively thriving biomass market in wood pellets and stoves already exists in the residential sector, none of the businesses interviewed uses biomass, and most have not heard of switchgrass as an alternative source of energy.
JuicyCampus
Authors: Born, Andrew; Closter, Gordon; Esecson, Austin; Norman, Wayne
Product Type: Cases
Source: Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University
Publication Year: 2008
Discusses ethical issues related to the interactive website, JuicyCampus.com, which solicited user-generated anonymous gossip from college students across the country.
KiOR: Catalyzing Clean Energy
Authors: Nanda, Ramana; Stuart, Toby
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009
Biofuels start-up KiOR was developing a proprietary technology that had the potential to dramatically impact the emerging renewable energy landscape: a process that converted cellulosic biomass into "bio-crude," a hydrocarbon mixture with properties to those of crude oil.
iPremier (A): Denial of Service Attack (Graphic Novel Version)
Authors: Austin, Robert D.; Short, Jeremy C.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009
Describes an IT security crisis, and raises issues of risk management, preparation for crisis, management of crises, computer security, and public disclosure of security risks.
Cellular Telecommunications: An Industry Driven by Intellectual Property and Technical Standards
Authors: Burgelman, R.; LaBrecque, M.; Hoyt, D.; Silverman, A.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Stanford Business School
Publication Year: 2009
This note reviews the development of the cellular telecommunications industry, with particular emphasis on the role of intellectual property and technical standards.
Tesla Roadster: The Car of the Future?
Authors: George, S; Prasad, V.
Product Type: Cases
Source: ICMR Center for Management Research
Publication Year: 2009
This case discusses the efforts of Tesla Motors Inc in developing and marketing the Tesla Roadster, an electric car powered by Lithium-ion batteries.
The Rise and Fall of Ramalinga Raju
Authors: Gupta, V.; Indu, P.
Product Type: Cases
Source: ICMR Center for Management Research
Publication Year: 2009
This case discusses the rise and subsequent fall of one of the visionary leaders in the Indian IT sector, Ramalinga Raju.
Lessons from Computer Intrusion at TJX
Authors: Ngugi, Benjamin; Dardick, Glenn S.; Vega, Gina
Product Type: Cases
Source: The CASE Journal
Publication Year: 2009
In January, 2007, TJX reported that it had suffered from a computer intrusion. Ensuing investigations concluded that TJX was collecting unnecessary information, keeping it for too long and employing obsolete and insufficient safeguards.
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