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Career Mentoring for Women: New Horizons/Expanded Methods
Authors: Dworkin, Terry; Virginia, Maurer; Schipani, Cindy A.
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Business Horizons
Publication Year: 2012
Although women make up nearly half of the workforce in the United States, the number of women who hold senior management positions in large U.S. firms continues to be disproportionately low. We demonstrate that the use of strong mentoring programs holds great promise as a way to increase the number of women in senior management roles...
The Business Case For Happiness
Authors: Aaker, Jennifer L.; Leslie, Sara Gaviser; Schifrin, Debra
Product Type: Cases
Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
Many leaders don’t know how much importance to place on happiness, if the concept is even on their radar screen. However, research shows¯time and time again¯that there are bottom line benefits that happiness provides...
Under The Label: Sustainable Seafood
Authors: Zwerdling, Daniel; Williams, Margot
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles; Multimedia
Source: NPR
Publication Year: 2013
An NPR Special Series of reports on sustainable seafood, including issues around labeling, certification, and the challenges of the Marine Stewardship Council system.
Gary Hirshberg and Stonyfield Farm
Authors: Koehn, Nancy F.; Khan, Nora N.; Legris, Elizabeth
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
This is the story of one entrepreneur's vision and journey to create a market-leading, environmentally responsible business founded on the principles of product quality, organizational alignment and sustainability. Throughout, readers will encounter the challenges that Hirshberg, his colleagues and his family confronted as they (all) worked to create a business with a firm commitment to both sustainability and high quality...
Memo to CEOs: There's More to Managing Than Profits
Author: Porter, Michael E.
Product Type: Multimedia
Source: ReutersTV
Publication Year: 2013
In this 21 minute interview, Michael Porter, a Harvard professor and expert on U.S. competitiveness, says chief executives must shift their thinking away from simply making money to also considering how their companies' actions affect the nation...
Ten Steps to Sustainable Business in 2013
Authors: Rowe, Anthea; Bansal, Pratima
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Ivey Business Journal
Publication Year: 2013
This article lists and describes the ten initiatives that company leaders believe will enable them to shape a future that is more sustainable...
PerkinElmer: Old Instrument Reuse and Recycling
Authors: Veleva, Vesela; Montanari, Anna; Clabby, Peter; Lese, Jonathan
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2013
This case examines the business options for implementing a company-wide product take-back program. It focuses on PerkinElmer, a $1.9 billion global technology company developing diagnostics and biomedical products for the environmental and human health sectors. The company, which operates in more than 150 countries, is committed to community engagement, sustainable and ethical business practices and eco-innovative products, including a commitment to continuously reducing the environmental and health impacts of its products throughout their useful lives…
Rio Tinto and the Resolution Copper Mining Joint Venture (A, B, C)
Authors: Werhane, Patricia H.; Starr, Justin; Mead, Jenny; Gorman, Michael
Product Type: Cases
Source: Darden School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
From its inception, the Resolution Copper Mining (RCM) joint venture faced a number of significant technical, political, and environmental challenges as it attempted to develop a strategy for mining a copper ore body located under the Tonto National Forest in Superior, Arizona.
Going Flat: Pursuit of a Democratic Organizational Structure
Authors: Parmar, Bidhan; Abell, Julia
Product Type: Cases
Source: Darden School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
A 2010 MBA graduate explored her options for full-time employment. She found the Ethical Business Company and was instantly intrigued. Not only did the company consult on many of the ethical issues that were important to her, but it also had a flat organizational structure.
Alphabet Energy: Thermoelectrics and Market Entry
Authors: Alexander, Beverly; Boscoe, Adam; Cabot, Mason; Dawsey, Philip; Barreau, Luc Emmanuel; Griffith, Russell
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: California Management Review
Publication Year: 2012
Alphabet Energy was founded in 2009 with a new thermoelectric technology that had the potential to advance energy efficiency by recovering heat wasted in combustion and mechanical processes. By 2010, Alphabet was facing its biggest challenge yet-how to select its initial market.
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