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Corporate Social Responsibility Forum
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Authors: Harris, Brynn; Ogilvy, Allison
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Source: Eugene D. Fanning Center for Business Communication
Publication Year: 2006
Google, Inc. announced that it would provide access to the Internet in China through a new portal, Google.cn. At the same time, Google executives agreed to censor all search results which included content considered objectionable by the Chinese government. Within days, headlines were screaming across the United States and around the world, accusing Google of abandoning its principles all in pursuit of profit.
Eradicating Mud Cookies: Global Executives Try to Connect Profit to Social Good
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Source: Knowledge@Wharton
Publication Year: 2009
Thirty-nine executives -- from countries as diverse as Nigeria, India, Russia, South Africa and The Netherlands -- were challenged to devise a profitable business plan to address social ills around the globe. The effort, part of the Aresty Institute of Executive Education's Advanced Management Program, called on participants' expertise in such fields as oil, aerospace, finance, fashion, entertainment and HIV/AIDS education.
Promotion of Female Executives: An Executive's Tough Decision
Author: Pence Dudgeon, J.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Tecnologico de Monterrey
Publication Year: 2007
This case emerged from discussion with my students about the situation of the Mexican professional woman. It is based on a variety and combination of real experiences and situations that the author has experienced in Mexico.
The Role of the Corporation in Fostering Sustainable Peace
Authors: Fort, Timothy L.; Schipani, Cindy A.
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 35, #2, pp 389-436.
Publication Year: 2002
This article demonstrates that there is a plausible, conceptual relationship among corporate governance, business ethics, and sustainable peace.
Scott Bader
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Source: Employee Ownership Association
Publication Year: 2009
Ownership of chemical company Scott Bader is unusual. Since 1963 it has been wholly owned by a charitable trust, the Scott Bader Commonwealth.
African Choices
Author: Nnanna, Godwin
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: China Dialogue
Publication Year: 2007
Many Western companies have irreversibly damaged their reputations in Africa through a tragic disregard for local communities. Chinese corporations can avoid making the same mistakes, says Godwin Nnanna...
World Health
Author: Bhalotra, Sarita
Product Type: Syllabi
Source: Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Publication Year: 2005
This course is a primer on major issues in health care in developing nations. Topics include descriptions of disease incidence and prevalence including infectious, chronic, and mental disease; determinants of health including culture and behavior; the role of nutrition, education, reproductive trends and poverty; demographic transitions including aging and urbanization; and the globalization of health.
Multinational Corporations in Apartheid-era South Africa: The Issue of Reparations
Authors: Jones, Geoffrey G.; Reavis, Cate
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009
Considers the lawsuits filed on behalf of victims of apartheid against multinationals who operated in South Africa prior to 1994.
Commercial Surrogacy and Fertility Tourism in India
Author: Points, Kari
Product Type: Cases
Source: Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University
Publication Year: 2009
Discusses the institutional complexities around the surrogacy and birth of a child with a Japanese biological father and three mothers–the intended Japanese mother who had contracted for the surrogacy, the Indian egg donor, and the Indian gestational surrogate.
Intellectual Property: The Ground Rules
Authors: Conley, J.; Orozco, D.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Kellogg School of Management
Publication Year: 2005
Provides a comprehensive and easy-to-understand overview of the IP rights regimes, consisting of trade secrets, patents, copyrights, trade dress, and trademarks.
A Slippery Place in the U.S. Work Force
Author: Preston, Julia
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The New York Times
Publication Year: 2009
The faithful stand and hold their hands high, raising a crescendo of prayer for abundance and grace. In the evangelical church where they are gathered, the folding chairs are filled with immigrants from Latin America.
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Authors: Althaus, R.; Rosenbloom, A.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Neilson Journals Publishing
Publication Year: 2007
This case explores the ethical dilemmas faced by Wolfgang Thierse and other board members of the Memorial Foundation for the Murdered Jews of Europe.
Benetech: Connecting Technology and Social Need
Author: Weatherhead School of Management
Product Type: Mini-Cases
Source: Case Western Reserve University
Publication Year: 2005
The Benetech Initiative is a non-profit venture that provides social benefits by harnessing the power of technology.
Bad Business: What Happens When Companies Trade with Abusive Regimes
Author: Knowledge@Wharton
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Knowledge@Wharton
Publication Year: 2008
Is selling police equipment to a notoriously brutal government tantamount to assisting in torture?
Hana's Dilemma: Suck It Up or Quit?
Author: Osland, Asbjorn
Product Type: Cases
Source: San Jose State University
Publication Year: 2009
Hana Tan, a recently employed college graduate with a general business degree, was in the midst of her training program when her manager’s manager, a fellow named Eric, humiliated her in front of her training group. She wondered, “Should I quit?"
Rights-Based Approaches to Development
Author: Green, Maria
Product Type: Syllabi
Source: Brandeis University, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Publication Year: 2006
This course relates to the field of sustainable development as follows: It examines the role that the internationally recognized rights of individuals can play in the development process.
Gambling and Death in Vietnam (A, B)
Authors: Mead, Jenny; Wicks, Andrew C.; Weillaert, Simon
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
Publication Year: 2008
What should a manager with a multinational corporation do when his employee confides that he may have accidentally killed someone?
Podcast: Say What You Think, Then Take Action
Author: Newsom, Gavin
Product Type: Multimedia; Speeches
Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business
Publication Year: 2008
San Francisco Mayer Gavin Newsom tells of the courage and persistence it takes as a leader to make real social change.
Mightier Than the Sword
Author: Mertus, Julie
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Harvard International Review, Spring 2003, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p.84
Publication Year: 2003
This article explores U.S. President George W. Bush's human rights policy as evidenced in U.S. national security strategy.
Bayer CropScience in India (A, B)
Authors: Dhanaraj, Charles; Branzei, Oana; Subramanian, Satyajeet
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2011
The case explores value-driven strategy formulation and implementation by bringing to the fore issues of ethics, responsible leadership, social intitiatives in emerging markets and the global-local tensions in corporate social responsibility. It examines how Bayer CropScience addressed the issue of child labour in its cotton seed supply chain in rural India between 2002 and 2008.
Water4Life
Authors: Oyevaar, Martin; Lommerse, Gerard
Product Type: Cases
Source: Global Minded
Publication Year: 2006
The Water4Life case looks at Sustainable Development and International Development in combination with Entrepeneurship.
Business and Human Rights
Authors: Paine, Lynn Sharp; Adamsons, Lara
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2009
This note addresses some of the most frequently asked questions about the relation between human rights and business.
The Aspen Institute
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Publication Year: 1950
The Aspen Institute is an international non-profit organization dedicated to informed dialogue and inquiry on issues of global concern. Founded in 1950, it has pursued its mission of fostering enlightened leadership through seminars, policy studies and fellowship programs.
GE Healthcare in India: An Ultra(Sound) Strategy?
Authors: Mead, Jenny; Harris, Jared; Jain, Mayank
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
Publication Year: 2008
This case outlines the dilemma of when the GE Healthcare’s ultrasound machines were implicated in many cases of prenatal sex determination in India. Many women were relying on ultrasound machines to determine the gender of their fetus and, if it were a girl, having abortions.
Leading Business Practices for Human Rights
Author: Berdish, David
Product Type: Syllabi
Source: The University of Michigan, Ross School of Management
Publication Year: 2005
The people in this course will learn about the problems, policies, risks and opportunities for leadership and how corporations can influence the global economy and positively impact the societies in which they operate.
Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs
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Source: Carnegie Council
Publication Year: 2007
The Carnegie Council explores the relationship between ethics and world affairs and describes itself as "a premier forum on ethics and international policy..."
The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a Corporate Code of Conduct
Author: Frankental, Peter
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Business Ethis: A European Review. Vol. 11, Issue 2.
Publication Year: 2002
This article offers the 1948 United Nations Declaration of Human Rights as a code of conduct. The author, of Amnesty International UK, discusses the changing business context and its effect on the firm's reputation and brand.
Human Rights and Cyberspace
Author: Schultz, William F.
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: New Perspectives Quarterly. Vol. 19, Issue 2.
Publication Year: 2002
This article discusses the use of the Internet in different countries as a tool to bring about change. The case of China is elaborated on.
Changi General Hospital: Balancing Work-Life In A Health Care Organisation
Authors: Tan, J.; Allampalli, D.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Asian Business Case Centre
Publication Year: 2008
Bono and U2
Authors: Koehn, Nancy F.; Miller, Katherine; Wilcox, Rachel K.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009
This case traces the 30-year development of the rock band U2 and the development of its four members as artists, business leaders, and humanitarians (with particular attention paid to lead singer Bono's global humanitarian work).
Global Interdependence Initiative
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Publication Year: 2007
The Global Interdependence Initiative seeks to broaden and give more effective voice to the constituency in the United States for more responsible, cooperative behavior by the US government-- especially in response to global challenges such as widespread poverty and poor health.
Female Empowerment: Impact of a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines
Authors: Ashraf, Nava; Karlan, Dean; Yin, Wesley
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009
We examine whether access to and marketing of an individually-held commitment savings product leads to an increase in female decision-making power within the household.
Business for Social Responsibility
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Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) is an international nonprofit helping companies succeed while respecting "ethical values, people, communities and the environment"...
Human Rights Strategies For Corporations
Author: Rice, David
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Business Ethics: A European Review. Vol. 11, Issue 2.
Publication Year: 2002
This article discusses cooperation between business and NGOs.
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
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Publication Year: 2005
The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre collaborates with Amnesty International and a range of academic and human rights institutes internationally, and draws attention to the links between business and human rights...
A Holistic Approach to CSR
Author: Quam, Lois
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Corporate Responsibility Officer
Publication Year: 2009
By integrating social responsibility and corporate practices, UnitedHealth Group and others are seeing healthy results.
World Monitors
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WORLD MONITORS INC. (WMI) is a consulting group based in New York City that provides expertise to multinational companies, non-governmental and multilateral organizations seeking to align their business practices with human rights standards around the world. We understand the diverse and often conflicting needs of business enterprises and their stakeholders and work to find solutions.
Procter & Gamble: Children's Safe Drinking Water (A, B)
Authors: Hartman, Laura; Mead, Jenny; Sheehan, Justin
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
Publication Year: 2008
With a long history of scientific research and innovation in health, hygiene, and nutrition, P&G considered ways it could address the safe drinking-water crisis as the new millennium approached.
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.
Tobacco Industry Interference & Implementation of FCTC Article 5.3
Author: Corporate Accountability International
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: StopCorporateAbuse
Publication Year: 2007
The purpose of this document is to expose tobacco industry interference in countries that have ratified the FCTC, to highlight measures currently being taken to prevent this interference, and to call for coordinated action by Parties to safeguard treaty implementation against commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry.
Hard Choice: A Job or a Baby
Author: Epie, C.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2009
After several miscarriages, medical tests reveal that high stress is preventing a Nigerian woman from carrying a pregnancy to its term. She asks for a transfer to a less hectic department but her requests are turned down. The husband steps in, demanding that she quits.
Brewing Justice: Fair Trade Coffee, Sustainability, and Survival
Author: Jaffee, Daniel
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: University of California Press
Publication Year: 2007
Fair trade is a fast-growing alternative market intended to bring better prices and greater social justice to small farmers around the world. But is it working?
King’s Medical Group Delivers Imaging Services to the Underserved
Author: Weatherhead School of Management
Product Type: Mini-Cases
Source: Case Western Reserve University
Publication Year: 2006
King’s Medical Group is a US for-profit, faith-based company that is guided by the fundamental philosophy that everyone should have access to state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging services.
The Children Behind Our Cotton
Author: Environmental Justice Foundation
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: Environmental Justice Foundation
Publication Year: 2007
Six of the world’s top seven cotton producers have been reported to use children in the field. Forced child labour – a clear contravention of the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour – is disturbingly common.
Human Rights in the Marketplace
Author: Ewert, Lowell
Product Type: Syllabi
Source: Conrad Grebel University College
Publication Year: 2009
In practical terms, the focus of this class will be to examine how business at a macro level has been, and can be, a positive partner for promoting peace and justice in areas in which it is engaged, with the people it employs and with those who encompass its primary market.
Beyond Gender and Negotiation to Gendered Negotiations
Authors: Kolb, Deborah; McGinn, Kathleen L.
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2008
Where do we start if we are interested in understanding how gender plays out in negotiations that take place within organizations?
China's Migrant Workforce and the Reform of Its Housing Registration System
Authors: Schuetz, Marcus; Ramon-Berjano, Carola
Product Type: Cases
Source: Asia Case Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong
Publication Year: 2009
This case discusses the housing registration system that was implemented in China in the late 1950s which categorised individuals into two groups: urban and rural. This case highlights rural - urban disparities and the resulting migration to urban areas.
Ethical Globalization Initiative
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he Ethical Globalization Initiative was founded by Mary Robinson (President of Ireland (1990-1997), and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights), the Aspen Institute, the International Council on Human Rights Policy, and State of the World Forum. Its focus is on "integrating human rights norms and standards into efforts to shape a more ethical globalization...
Communion in Crisis
Author: Ogden, Joslyn
Product Type: Cases
Source: Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University
Publication Year: 2009
This case study considers the nature of unity and division within the religious community. It considers the history of the Anglican Communion and its structure and historical debates over homosexuality. It also illustrates the significant diversity of perspectives within the communion based on doctrinal, social, and geographical grounds.
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