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The Global Compact Leaders Summit: Final Report
Author: Cooperrider, David
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: United Nations Global Compact Office, P. 1-42
Publication Year: 2002
On 24 June 2004, Secretary-General Kofi Annan convened the Global Compact Leaders Summit at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Nearly 500 leaders attended the Summit - including chief executive officers, government officials, and the heads of various labour groups, civil society organizations and UN agencies - to discuss and debate the Global Compact and the topic of global corporate citizenship, and to produce strategic recommendations and action imperatives related to the future evolution of the initiative.
Corporate Global Citizenship
Author: Tichy, Noel M.
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Jason Aronson, Inc.
Publication Year: 1998
As the world's human population skyrockets and resources grow scarce, the multinational corporation--with its ability to mobilize massive human and capital resources across geopolitical boundaries--may be mankind's best defense against an onslaught of social ills.
International Place (A, B)
Authors: Goetzmann, William; Tarsis, Irina
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2006
First International Place, one of Boston's premier office buildings, was the subject of a control contest in 2005, as the New York real estate firm Tishman Speyer purchased the mortgage on the property through a sealed bid auction process and then sought to foreclose on the property...
Building Sandcastles: The Subprime Adventure
Author: Retsinas, Nicolas P.
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Harvard Business School Working Knowledge
Publication Year: 2007
The subprime empire began with a tangible structure: a house. For the buyer, that house was a home. It represented upward mobility, a hedge against inflation, a stake in the community. As home prices rose, millions of renters, particularly those with less-than-stellar credit, yearned to seize the American dream. But traditional banks shunned "credit-impaired" borrowers. These borrowers were ripe for a deal that was too good to be true...
Facing the Future: Business, Society and the Sustainable Development Challenge
Author: The Prince of Wales Institute
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: University of Cambridge Program for Industry, 2005
Publication Year: 2005
This collection of contributions from 35 leading thinkers and practitioners associated with the University of Cambridge's Program for Industry has been published to launch the second decade of the Business & the Environment Program. It focuses on engaging the world of business in a reflective, challenging conversation about its pivotal role in shaping humanity's future and furthering sustainable development.
Mission Main
Author: Vogel, John H., Jr.
Product Type: Cases
Source: The Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, Dartmouth, New Hampshire
Publication Year: 2000
This case traces the growth of the Boston Financial Corporation, by tracing the changes in tax laws which have governed real estate investment. The major change to the tax code, which created the Low Income Housing Tax Program in 1986, is discussed in great detail as an incentive for developers to create quality, affordable housing for low income people ...
The Competitive Advantage of the Inner City
Author: Porter, Michael E.
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Harvard Business Review Article, #95310
Publication Year: 1995
The author argues that a sustainable economic base can be created in the inner city, through private, for-profit initiatives and investment based on economic self-interest and genuine competitive advantage...
Countrywide Feels the Heat
Author: Bartiromo, Maria
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles; Interviews
Source: BusinessWeek
Publication Year: 2007
Angelo Mozilo, CEO of Countrywide Financial (CFC), is taking serious flak for the mammoth mortgage company's role in the housing meltdown. I caught up with Mozilo twice in the space of a weekâfirst for an exclusive interview on CNBC following Bank of America's (BAC) $2 billion infusion into Countrywide, and then on the heels of a New York Times story taxing Mozilo and Countrywide with allegedly engaging in questionable lending practices...
David Marshall: China's 'Wake-up Call' for American Real Estate
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Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Knowledge @ Wharton
Publication Year: 2007
David G. Marshall, CEO of Amerimar Realty in Philadelphia, has made a career of seeking out bitter lemons and turning them into sweet -- and profitable -- lemonade. Through the years, he has taken over distressed properties such as The Rittenhouse in Philadelphia, Pier 39 in San Francisco and Denver Place in Colorado and turned them into successful enterprises...
Royal Rentals: First Hires and Fundraising
Authors: Lee, Moses; Goldstein, Amy
Product Type: Cases
Source: Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan
Publication Year: 2011
This case study focuses on the challenges that Michael Rose, founder of Royal Rentals, faced when his first hire, Jerry Andrews, decided to stop working full time. Jerry needed cash compensation because he had a family to support and two children in college. Consequently, he took a full time job with a different company, and offered to continue to work on Royal Rentals in a limited role as a part-time consultant. Just as Jerry was torn between his commitment to the company and the welfare of his family, Michael was torn between his loyalty to Jerry and the good of his company.
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