Dow Corning and the Silicone Breast Implant Controversy

Author: Lawrence, Anne T.
Product Type: Cases
Source: North American Case Research Association, Case Research Journal, Fall 1993; The Laurier Institute
Publication Year: 1993

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Keith R. McKennon, the new CEO of Dow Corning Corporation, had to decide what to do next as the silicone breast implant controversy reached crisis proportions...

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United Airlines

Author: Kochan, Thomas A.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Rebuilding the Social Contract at Work: Lessons from Leading Cases, Institute for Work and Employment Research, MIT Sloan School of Management
Publication Year: 1999

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In 1994 United Airlines became the largest employee majority-owned enterprise in the United States, with various groups of employees – most represented by unions – having purchased 55% of its stock in exchange for various concessions. The employees accepted pay cuts and made other concessions, but were also granted representation on the company's board of directors...

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RJR Nabisco

Author: Ruback, Richard S.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2006

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This case gives students the opportunity to explore issues facing the board of directors in a leveraged buyout...

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The Shakedown: Should Customer Strategy Solutions Pay Off the Tax Officials?

Author: Bodrock, Phil
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business Review.
Publication Year: 2005

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Customer Strategy Solutions, a California-based developer of order fulfillment systems, is facing a shakedown. Six months after the firm's CEO, Pavlo Zhuk, set up a software development center in Kiev, local bureaucrats say the company hasn't filed all the tax schedules it should have...

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Life, Death, and Property Rights: The Pharmaceutical Industry Faces AIDS in Africa

Authors: Spar, Debora L.; Bartlett, Nicholas
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2005

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This case was analyzed for the 2003 Walter V. Shipley Business Leadership Case Competition. In the final years of the 20th century, the world was hit by a plague of epidemic proportions--AIDS, a life-threatening disease that remained stubbornly immune to any cure or vaccine

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Wal-Mart: 21st Century Leadership

Author: Scott, Lee
Product Type: Speeches
Source: www.WalMart.com
Publication Year: 2005

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On October 24, 2005, Lee Scott, CEO of Wal-Mart, delivered a groundbreaking and, some would argue, long overdue speech commiting the world's largest corporation to become a significant positive force for social and environmental stewardship.

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Doing Better at Doing Good: When, Why and How Consumers Respond to Corporate Social Initiatives

Authors: Bhattacharya, C.B.; Sen, Sankar
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: California Management Review
Publication Year: 2004

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Although companies are devoting significant resources to corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, insights into the optimal formulation, implementation, and effectiveness estimation of CSR strategies are currently scarce. This article takes an in-depth look at when, why, and how CSR works from a consumer's perspective...

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Computone Corporation: An Instructional Case in Earnings Management and Revenue Recognition

Authors: Stallworth, H. Lynn; Braun, Robert L.
Product Type: Cases
Source: American Accounting Association
Publication Year: 2007

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This case demonstrates how the company employed earnings manipulation techniques that resulted in violations of GAAP through improper revenue recognition...

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The Moral Muteness of Managers

Authors: Bird, Frederick B.; Waters, James A.
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: California Management Review, vol. 32 (no. 1), pp. 73-88. 1989.
Publication Year: 1989

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Ernst & Young LLP

Authors: Hawkins, David F.; Cohen, Jacob
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2006

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The history of Ernst & Young provides a platform to discuss the issues related to the sale of the consulting business as well as the founding of the legal unit. It dovetails with the issues raised at Arthur Andersen regarding the role of the Big Four accounting firms and how they deal with issues of conflict of interest and internal controls to ensure independence.

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