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Guth v. Loft
Authors: Paine, Lynn S.; Bruner, Christopher M.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2005
Provides a brief overview of the Supreme Court of Delaware's opinion in the 1939 case of Guth v. Loft, a widely cited application of the "corporate opportunity doctrine..."
Broken Trust: Role of Professionals in the Enron Debacle
Author: Nanda, Ashish
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2003
Discusses the role of professionals in the Enron debacle. Argues that professionals failed to prevent or predict Enron's collapse because of the conflicts of interest they faced...
Business School Faculty Respond to the BP Oil Leak
Authors: James, Erika H.; Holcomb, John; Seawell, Buie; Moore, Steven; Volschenk, Jako; Miller, Samuel
Product Type: Notes; Interviews
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2010
In June, 2010, Aspen CBE put out a call for business faculty to let us know how they plan to teach on the BP disaster in the coming semester. Below are some of their thoughts.
The Hurricane Katrina Multidisciplinary Service-Learning Project
Author: Bentley College
Product Type: Notes
Source: Bentley College, Bentley Service-Learning Center, Waltham, Massachusetts
Publication Year: 2006
The Hurricane Katrina Service-Learning Project was developed by the Bentley Service-Learning Center in November and December 2005 in response to the devastating impact of the hurricane on the Bayou La Batre Rural Health Clinic in southern Alabama. The project used an integrated, team-based approach to rebuild and improve the business processes of the Clinic...
What Is an Organization's Culture?
Authors: Christensen, Clayton M.; Shu, Kirstin
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2006
A synopsis of writings on organizational culture...
Six Critical Conversations about Business and the Environment (HBR Green Conversation Report)
Authors: Bishop, Steve; Walker, Brian; Woody, John G.; Rose, Stuart; Samuelson, Judith; Khurana, Rakesh; Nohria, Nitin; Hoffman, Andrew J.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business Publishing
Publication Year: 2008
Environmental issues will shape the business landscape for decades to come, affecting areas such as competitive strategy, government and investor relations, supply chain, marketing, finance - even your ability to attract and retain people.
Accounting for Marketable Securities and the "Recycling" of Income
Author: Miller, Gregory S.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
Gives an overview of accounting for equity investments less than 20%. Uses this accounting to introduce the issue of amounts included in the statement of comprehensive income during a different time period from its inclusion in net income (sometimes called “recycled earnings”).
Platform-Mediated Networks
Author: Eisenmann, Thomas R.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2007
Defines platform-mediated networks and introduces concepts central to their study.
Alleviating Poverty and Malnutrition
Authors: Goldberg, Ray A.; Herman, Kerry; Winig, Laura
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2007
Introduces students to successful models for alleviating poverty and malnutrition through public-private cooperatives.
LTCM's Profit Motive
Authors: Reiling, Henry B.; Wall, Kevin F.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2007
This case summarizes the court decision in Long Term Capital Holdings v. United States, upholding the IRS's contention that a transaction between Long Term and a putative investor lacked economic substance. LTC was also penalized $16 million for the extent of its tax inaccuracies.
Bribery in Business
Author: Paine, Lynn S.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
Provides a brief overview of the concept of bribery and the principal rationales prompting restrictions on such conduct. Also, reviews some of the most important U.S. and international laws prohibiting various forms of bribery.
A Strategic Perspective on Bankruptcy
Authors: George, Bill; McLean, Andrew N.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
This case suggests that among certain stakeholders, bankruptcy has come to be viewed as merely a vehicle for corporations to circumvent their obligations.
Accounting for Employee Stock Options
Author: Bradshaw, Mark T.
Product Type: Notes
Source:
Publication Year: 2007
The accounting for employee stock options has been a controversial and complex topic for decades. The debate has continued to the present time because of the high visibility of company executives who have made fortunes under their stock option programs.
Even Bigger Change
Author:
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2005
Presents a framework for leading change in institutions or society, showing leaders how to manage political, economic, or social change by mapping their targets (policy, programs, or people/culture) and choice of action vehicle (single organizations or coalitions of organizations).
Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)
Author: Murray, T.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Wits Business School - University of the Witwatersrand
Publication Year: 2007
This is a background note on public private partnerships (PPPs) in South Africa. The debate for and against the PPP option for service delivery and PPP performance are examined.
Rating Environmental Performance in the Building Industry: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED(R))
Authors: Lotspeich, C.; Keach, S.; Larson, A.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Darden Business Publishing
Publication Year: 2003
In 2000, the US Green Building Council created the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. This case discusses the impact of this in promoting high performance buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work.
Strategies Beyond the Market
Authors: Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Yao, Dennis
Product Type: Notes
Source:
Publication Year: 2007
Many companies that compete successfully in the market environment stumble when it comes to dealing with governments and social groups. This case provides a toolset that strategists can use to contend with and exploit forces in a company's government, legal, and social environment.
The Normative Foundations of Business
Authors: Dees, J. Gregory; Elias, Jann
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 1997
This Harvard Business School Note explores a wide range of philosophical and economic ideas in its discussion of the appropriate role for business in a capitalist society.
HIV/AIDS in South Africa--2001, Background Note
Authors: Podolny, Joel; Bahl, Kanika; Newsome, John
Product Type: Notes
Source: Stanford University
Publication Year: 2002
Provides a background for cases that deal with the issue of HIV/AIDS in South Africa, creates a context for understanding the impact of the disease at the business and macroeconomic level, and examines the various strategies that companies can employ in dealing with the issue.
When Investing and Social Objectives Meet
Authors: Miller, Gregory S.; Sjoman, Anders
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2006
Introduces students to a group of investors and stakeholders who evaluate firms at least partially on factors other than eventual investment payoff. Focuses on investors who evaluate and attempt to impact firms' ethical, corporate governance, or other "societal" practices...
Innovating in Health Care—Framework
Author: Herzlinger, Regina E.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
Contains the framework for the second-year Innovating in Health Care course. Delineates the role of six exogenous forces on new ventures: structure, financing, regulations, consumers, accountability, technology, and public policy...
Environment, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation: Systems Efficiency Strategies for Industrial and Commercial Facilities
Authors: Lotspeich, C; Larson, A
Product Type: Notes
Source: Darden Business Publishing
Publication Year: 2005
This technical note provides whole-systems strategies for improving resource efficiency in industrial and commercial buildings.
Note on Accountability in the U.S. Health Care System
Author: Herzlinger, Regina E.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
This note illustrates the concept of health care accountability through a series of case studies from the perspective of six key stakeholders: consumers, providers, employers, employer coalitions, health plans, and the government.
Assessing Equity Risk in Firms with Leveraged ESOP Financing
Author: Chaplinsky, Susan J.
Product Type: Cases; Notes
Source: University of Virginia
Publication Year: 2008
This note explores the financing implications of leveraged ESOP financing.
Strategic Compliance Management
Author: Bagley, Constance E.
Product Type: Notes
Source:
Publication Year: 2006
This note argues that managers and their firms perform more effectively when they comply with applicable laws and search for innovation opportunities created by regulation and deregulation.
Corporate Governance in China
Authors: McFarlan, F. Warren; Xu, Joanne; Manty, Tracy Yuen
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009
This note introduces the current corporate governance system in China, identifies its key problems and assesses recent improvements and future challenges.
Illustrating the Financial Benefits of Green Chemistry
Author: Larson, A
Product Type: Notes
Source: Darden Business Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
This technical note forms the basis of a discussion on the economic value added of green chemistry principles. Students can learn how to: (1) increase net profit operating after tax (NOPAT) by increasing sales; (2) increase NOPAT by decreasing operating expenses; (3) reduce weighted average cost capital (WACC), driving down risk by decreasing risk perceived by capital providers; and (4) reduce invested capital.
Legal Aspects of Management: Anticipating and Managing Risk
Author: Bagley, Constance E.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2006
This module deals with the way firms should approach business risks in order to avoid legal liability and how firms can use contracts to allocate risk.
Lobbying
Authors: Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Cantrill, Libby; Wu, Patricia
Product Type: Notes
Source: While questionable lobbying practices have always existed, the incidence of full-fledged lobbying scandals reached a fevered pitch in the mid-2000s. This note describes how companies engage the political and legal system and the rules and ethics associated with doing so.
Publication Year: 2007
Environmental Health: Chemicals in Breast Milk
Author: Larson, A
Product Type: Notes
Source: Darden Business Publishing
Publication Year: 2004
Many synthetic chemicals released into the environment, intentionally or not, can be found in breast milk. The presence of those chemicals remains a cause for concern among health officials, individuals, and the companies whose products or manufacturing process release toxins into our environment.
Fighting Malnutrition and Hunger in the Developing World
Authors: Goldberg, Ray A.; Petkoski, Djordjija; Herman, Kerry
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009
The millennium objectives of reducing poverty and malnutrition are not being met. How do the private, public, and NGO sectors of society work together to achieve better results and include the recipients in the process?
Deception in Business
Author: Paine, Lynn S.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
Discusses several of the most important prohibitions on deception found in U.S. law...
Moral Theory and Frameworks
Authors: Harris, Jared; Wicks, Andrew C.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Darden School of Business
Publication Year: 2009
This technical note outlines background theories of ethics that are relevant to managerial decision-making and develops a framework that managers can use to enhance their ability to make good choices.
Note on Socially Responsible Investing
Authors: Sucher, Sandra J.; Beyersdorfer, Daniela
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009
This note describes Socially Responsible Investing, providing a brief history, description of different socially responsible investing approaches, and overview of selected players and institutions involved in the socially-responsible investing field.
Moral Reasoning
Author: Sucher, Sandra J.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2003
We encounter moral or ethical challenges in our professional lives, in our close relationships, and as members of the broader communities that we are part of. This methodology demonstrates how moral reasoning works and how it can be integrated into a problem-solving format...
Note on Human Behavior
Authors: Nohria, Nitin; Gurtler, Bridget
Product Type: Notes
Source:
Publication Year: 2004
In simple terms, we conclude that virtuous behavior stems from a person of integrity with strong character and immoral behavior from a person of little integrity with weak character.
Beyond the Myth of the Perfect Mentor
Authors: Hill, Linda A.; Kamprath, Nancy
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 1998
In this note, we explore the process by which a network of developmental relationships can be cultivated in place of one “perfect mentor.” We also discuss the benefits of such relationships for those in the minority.
A Technical Note on Angel Investing in Emerging Markets
Author: Rodriguez, P.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Darden Business Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
This note discusses the practice of angel investing, particularly its meaning and suitability to emerging markets.
Understanding the Credit Crisis of 2007 to 2008
Authors: Segel, Arthur I.; Creo, Ben
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2008
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This note examines the background of the credit crisis of 2007-2008, discusses potential causes of it, and considers its ramifications. The exhibits contain a variety of pertinent data regarding the rise of securitization, debt levels, and typical aspects of financial crises. A new matrix is introduced for thinking about a country's potential economic performance at any point in time.
Transnational Corporations, International Agencies/Organizations, and Employee Ownership
Author: Clem, Stephen
Product Type: Notes
Source: Kent State University
Publication Year: 2009
As business has become more global, there seems also to have developed a concurrent and growing trend toward the globalization of various kinds of employee ownership plans among multinational or transnational corporations.
An Introduction to Ethics
Author: Wicks, Andrew C.
Product Type: Notes
Source: University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
Publication Year: 2009
This technical note provides an introduction into some of the key concepts of ethics relevant to thinking about business.
Legal Aspects of Management: Increasing and Capturing the Value of Knowledge Assets
Author: Bagley, Constance E.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2006
This case discusses the ways in which intellectual property protections enable firms to secure and protect competitive advantage, and includes examples from several high-profile companies.
Employee Ownership in Privatization
Author: Bell, Dan
Product Type: Notes
Source: Kent State University
Publication Year: 2001
To successfully privatize an enterprise through employee ownership, the state must be willing to sell, the employees must be interested in buying, the managers must be competent, there must be a market for its products or services, the operation must be competitive, labor-management cooperation must be achievable, and sufficient financing should be available.
Leading Teams Note, Module Note
Author: Polzer, Jeffrey T.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009
This note, which describes the architecture and processes that characterize effective teams, begins by detailing the steps involved in designing a team, from diagnosing the complexity, interdependence, and objectives of the task to harnessing the key resources teams need from their environment.
Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plans
Author: Hennessy, Peter R.
Product Type: Cases; Notes
Source: University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
Publication Year: 1991
This note provides background information on leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Trusts (ESOTs) and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs).
Protecting Foreign Investors
Author: Wells, Louis T.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
Examines the roles of bilateral investment treaties and regional economic agreements in making arbitration accessible to an increasing number of foreign investors. Also presents several criticisms of the current system for ensuring the safety of foreign investment in emerging markets.
A Technical Note on Corruption
Author: Rodriguez, P.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Darden Business Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
Corruption undermines, erodes, and threatens to destroy our economic and political systems; it also robs free markets of the very competitive forces that connect private activity with social well-being.
Agricultural Cooperatives: Origins, Structure, Financing and Partnerships
Authors: Goldberg, Ray A.; Preble, Matthew
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2010
This technical note explains how agricultural cooperatives are structured and financed, as well as how they form partnerships with one another and other elements of the food system.
Lecture 12: Climate Change
Author: Seagle, Carol
Product Type: Notes; Teaching Modules
Source: Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC-Chapel Hill
Publication Year: 2009
Objective's for this class:
-Increased understanding of how businesses can position themselves for competitiveness in response to the challenges posed by climate change and its consequences
-Increased familiarity with climate change regulation and other key climate change concepts
Lecture 1: Bringing the Environment Down to Earth and into the Board Room
Author: Seagle, Carol
Product Type: Notes; Teaching Modules
Source: Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC-Chapel Hill
Publication Year: 2009
Road Map for This Class 1.News and Introduction to the course and the class 2.Overview of topics to be covered in detail throughout course 3.Description of course assignments 4.Discussion about the Reinhardt article 5.Presentation of ancillary data regarding the state of business implementation of environmental strategy
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