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Cascade Engineering: Building Frontline Employee Programs for Triple Bottom Line Impact

Authors: Hu, Jennifer; Lowenberg, Melanie; Chojnacki, Rohini
Product Type: Cases
Source: The Aspen Institute Business and Society Program
Publication Year: 2012

Faculty Rating: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 807 views

Fred Keller stepped down from the podium at a local park in Grand Rapids, Michigan and stared at the Lifetime Achievement Award for Innovation in his hands. Under his watch as Founder and CEO of Cascade Engineering, the manufacturing company had blossomed into a successful and diversified enterprise. Keller considered Cascade’s future strategy: How could his company continue enabling success while maintaining the proper balance across its Triple Bottom Line mission?

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Managing Romance in the Office

Authors: Konrad, Alison; Mainiero, Lisa
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2011

Faculty Rating: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 905 views

This case provides six real-life examples of office romance. In each case, students have an opportunity to consider how well the parties to the romance have conducted a romance in a business context and what leaders could have done to manage the situation.

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Colombia

Strong Fundamentals, Global Risk

Authors: Musacchio, Aldo; Vietor, Richard H.K.; Schlefer, Jonathan
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2010

Faculty Rating: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 731 views

By mid-2009 Colombian President Alvaro Uribe had ended decades of virtual civil war and strengthened the business climate, but he faced tough economic challenges. Though he had instituted prominent market reforms and brought inflation down sharply, Colombia seemed stuck in a middle ground, industrially behind Brazil or Chile but ahead of poorer Latin American countries.

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Merrimack Tractors and Mowers: LIFO or FIFO?

Authors: Bruns, Sharon; Harmeling, Susan S.; Bruns, William J., Jr.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business Publishing Brief Cases
Publication Year: 2008

Faculty Rating: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 1933 views

At Merrimack Tractors and Mowers in 2008, product manufacturing costs are increasing faster than competitors' costs, and as a result earnings are likely to fall below those reported in 2007.

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Vodafone Italy: Designing Solutions for Effective Human Resource Management and Career Development

Authors: Bagdadli, S.; Bizzi, L.
Product Type: Cases
Source: SDA Bocconi
Publication Year: 2009

Faculty Rating: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 1221 views

The objective of this case is to stimulate reflection on organisational and human resource management problems occurring in companies facing rapid change.

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The Panic Of 1907

Authors: Bruner, Robert F.; Carr, Sean; Debaere, Peter
Product Type: Cases
Source: Darden Business Publishing
Publication Year: 2007

Faculty Rating: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 1198 views

The case discusses and analyzes the runup to the financial panic of 1907 and its aftermath.

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Echoing Green

Authors: Battilana, Julie; DeLong, Thomas J.; Weber, James
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009

Faculty Rating: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 1334 views

This case presents the leadership challenges that Cheryl Dorsey, the president of Echoing Green, faces in early 2009. Dorsey has to decide whether, and if so, how to change Echoing Green's strategy as well as whether she is the right person to continue to lead the organization.

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Coca-Cola India's Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

Authors: Purkayastha, D.; Faheem, Hadiya
Product Type: Cases
Source: ICMR Center for Management Research
Publication Year: 2009

Faculty Rating: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 2689 views

This case details the activities taken up by Coca-Cola India's management and employees to contribute to the society and community in which the company operates.

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El Castillo

The Eco-Fairy Castle

Author: Story, J
Product Type: Cases
Source: INSEAD
Publication Year: 2009

Faculty Rating: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 2166 views

Located in the province of Cordoba, Argentina, El Castillo is a castle built in the early twentieth century, and now run as a hotel by the Fabrega family who are in the business of international and ecological tourism. El Castillo emphasises that it is the only ecotourist facility in Argentina. The case may also be used to develop students skills in thinking about the future.

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Enel: CSR and Performance Measurement (A, B)

Authors: Pistoni, Anna; Songini, Lucrezia
Product Type: Cases
Source: European Academy of Business in Society
Publication Year: 2008

Faculty Rating: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 1133 views

Enel was Italy’s largest power company and Europe’s second largest listed utility in terms of installed capacity.

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Reasons and Rationalizations Exercise (Giving Voice to Values)

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Author: Gentile, Mary C.
Product Type: Cases; Exercises
Source: Giving Voice to Values Curriculum Initiative
Publication Year: 2008

Faculty Rating: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 4282 views

This exercise illustrates the basic strategy for addressing any values-based decision using the Giving Voice to Values approach.

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Does This Milkshake Taste Funny?

Authors: Cousins, R; Benitz, L
Product Type: Cases
Source: The Case Research Journal
Publication Year: 1998

Faculty Rating: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 3576 views

George Stein, a college student employed for the summer by Eastern Dairy, must decide if he is going to remove the filters from the plant's piping and thus allow the current production run of milkshake mix to become contaminated.

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Jain Irrigation Systems Limited: Inclusive Growth for India's Farmers

Authors: Goldberg, Ray A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Preble, Matthew
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012

Faculty Rating: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 499 views

Dr. and Anil Jain are trying to understand how they can take the success they have had in helping India's farmers boost production and productivity through JISL's micro-irrigation systems and continue to tailor their services to meet the needs of Indian farmers.

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ECG Group: Fraud and Liquidation of a Joint Venture in China

Authors: O'Connor, Neale; Loo, Grace
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Hong Kong
Publication Year: 2011

Faculty Rating: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 390 views

The case explores the challenges and difficulties of running a joint venture, especially when more than one jurisdiction is involved. It alerts students to the importance of a vigilant monitoring system in joint-venture exercises and challenges them to take on the role of a negotiator in a difficult business situation.

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Launch of the Ford Fiesta Diesel

The World's Most Efficient Car

Authors: Spital, Francis; Wesley, David T.A.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2010

Faculty Rating: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 1913 views

The case describes the challenges faced by Ford and other automobile manufacturers in an era of declining oil reserves and volatile fuel prices.

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Intuit

Author: Cespedes, Frank V.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009

Faculty Rating: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 995 views

This case study provides an overview of Intuit's growth and, in particular, the sales and service initiatives that historically fueled the company's growth from start-up to a corporation.

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Collective Bargaining: The General Motors-United Auto Workers Deal

Authors: Purkayastha, D.; Faheem, Hadiya
Product Type: Cases
Source: ICMR Center for Management Research
Publication Year: 2008

Faculty Rating: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 4957 views

This case is about the collective bargaining agreement between one of the world's leading automobile manufacturers, General Motors Corporation (GM), and the United Auto Workers (UAW) in late 2007.

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Motivating High Performers

Are Managers up to it?

Author: Patel, Taran
Product Type: Cases
Source:
Publication Year: 2006

Faculty Rating: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 2854 views

This case study highlights the complexity of managing high performers. It raises the issue of motivation and suggests that a competent manager needs to understand how different motivational tools are required to motivate different kinds of employees.

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Microsoft: Competing on Talent (A)

Author: Bartlett, Christopher A.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2005

Faculty Rating: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 4032 views

Describes the evolution of Microsoft's human resource philosophies, policies, and practices and how they were used as a core of the company's competitive advantage. In particular, the case focuses on how Microsoft has tried to retain its ability to recruit, develop, motivate, and retain first class talent as it grew from a start-up to a global behemoth...

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McDonald's in India

Author: Dash, Kishore
Product Type: Cases
Source: Thunderbird School of Global Management
Publication Year: 2005

Faculty Rating: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 6937 views

McDonald's relative success in India has several important lessons for global multinational corporations that are interested in exploring the challenges and opportunities in emerging markets. Given the unique cultural space of India, where most people do not eat beef and pork and prefer vegetarian foods, and where people's food habits are dominated by regional food preferences, how could a beef-based hamburger chain achieve success?

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Shell in Nigeria

Authors: Hendry, John; Mellor, Kate; Hak, Zain; Ade-Ajayi, Funmi; Vieira, Waldir; Zou, Yuan
Product Type: Cases
Source: Cambridge Judge Business School
Publication Year: 2000

Faculty Rating: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 3658 views

This case reviews the public controversy surrounding Shell's operations in Nigeria in the 1990s...

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Nestle: A Social Media Nightmare (A, B)

Authors: Seijts, Jana; Bigio, Benjamin
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2011

Faculty Rating: 3 stars3 stars3 stars3 stars3 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 2179 views

On March 17, 2010, the chairman of the board of directors was caught off guard because of a YouTube video created by the environmental activist group Greenpeace. Within 24 hours, the video had more than 100,000 views and anti-Nestlé campaigns quickly emerged on Facebook, Twitter and other social media networks around the world...

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Entrepreneurship Education And Social Justice

The Unexpected Connection

Authors: Kourilsky, M.; Walstad, W.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Senate Hall Academic Publishing
Publication Year: 2008

Faculty Rating: 3 stars3 stars3 stars3 stars3 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 750 views

It is the purpose of this paper to show that not only are the goals of social justice and entrepreneurship education capable of simultaneous realization, but also to argue that entrepreneurship education is a viable and even potent economic access strategy for enabling a social justice agenda.

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The Fuertes Vientos Wind Farm

Authors: Alemany, L.; Gonzalvo, D.
Product Type: Cases
Source: ESADE
Publication Year: 2008

Faculty Rating: 3 stars3 stars3 stars3 stars3 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 1082 views

This case presents the story of a wind farm start-up in the north of Spain. The main teaching objective is to understand the importance of financial planning for entrepreneurs.

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Google's HR Practices: A Strategic Edge?

Authors: John, D.; Girija, P.; Nightingale, F
Product Type: Cases
Source: IBS Research Center
Publication Year: 2008

Faculty Rating: 3 stars3 stars3 stars3 stars3 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 11820 views

This case helps students: (1) to analyze how employees help a company in differentiating itself from its competitors in knowledge-based industries; (2) to analyze how companies attract the best-knowledge workers and retain employees in a competitive environment; (3) to analyze the innovative HR practices and the 'Best Place to Work For' culture at Google; and (4) to analyze the future implications of Google's HR practices in the long run.

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Tempes Corporation

Authors: Cummings, Christopher A.; Lovejoy, William; Molinaro, Lawrence, Jr.
Product Type: Cases
Source: World Resources Institute
Publication Year: 1995

Faculty Rating: 3 stars3 stars3 stars3 stars3 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 1493 views

Tempes, a fictitious manufacturer of precision equipment for "extreme" sports, needs to decide between two different designs for its Water Moccasin, a device designed to provide readings of depth, pressure, and temperature.

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American Pharmaceutical

Balancing Corporate Profits with Global Demands for Affordable Medicine

Author: Richards, E.
Product Type: Cases
Source: CIBER Case Collection, Indiana University
Publication Year: 2002

Faculty Rating: 3 stars3 stars3 stars3 stars3 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 1276 views

The HIV/AIDS crisis has spurred growing demands for cheaper substitutes for these antiretrovirals, suggesting that more and more countries may permit the sale of cheaper substitutes even before the patents expire. While American Pharmaceutical may legally challenge such activities, it is not clear if the challenges would be legally successful or if they would be politically or commercially prudent.

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Alpha Motors, Ltd.: Integrating Life-Cycle Environmental Concerns into Product Design

Authors: Rothenberg, Sandra; Lenox, Michael; Jordan, Benjamin; Field III, Frank
Product Type: Cases
Source: World Resources Institute
Publication Year: 1998

Faculty Rating: 3 stars3 stars3 stars3 stars3 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 1305 views

Alpha Motors, a subsidiary of a large U.S. automaker, sought a life-cycle analysis (LCA) tool that could help product designers take account of environmental issues when making materials choices. The primary teaching objective of this case...

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Cafe Xaragua

Authors: Heisz, Mary; Lehnert, Robert
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2012

Faculty Rating: 2 stars2 stars2 stars2 stars2 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 433 views

While on his first visit to Haiti, the entrepreneur realized the potential for economic development in a country that was rich in certain resources and virtually unexplored by the private sector. He and his three partners quickly got started and imported their first burlap sack of coffee and by November 2011 began offering their product for sale, a premium coffee from Southeastern Haiti with a brand focused on assisting the redevelopment and sustainability of the Haitian coffee industry.

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Sustainability and Environmental Standards: Seeking Competitive Distinction at Damaí Lovina Villas

Authors: Darnall, Nicole; Milstein, Mark B.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Arizona State University; Cornell University
Publication Year: 2011

Faculty Rating: 2 stars2 stars2 stars2 stars2 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 772 views

General manager Glenn Knape is considering branding Damaí as a “green” hotel. Since the hotel already had numerous environmental initiatives in place, Knape questioned whether Damaí should participate in a voluntary environmental program and use its participation as a marketing tool to attract additional hotel business. Were these programs really worth the investment?

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Southwest 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

Faculty Rating: 2 stars2 stars2 stars2 stars2 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 30484 views

Southwest Airlines has consistently been successful in terms of profitability, good employee and union relations, and customer satisfaction – at a time when most airline carriers are struggling in all these areas. Central to the company's success is a culture of flexibility, family-orientation, and fun...

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Eat2Eat.com

Authors: Goodwin, Nigel; Hardy, Kenneth G.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2006

Faculty Rating: 1.5 stars1.5 stars1.5 stars1.5 stars1.5 stars [2 Faculty Ratings] 6398 views

Eat2Eat.com was an Internet-based restaurant reservation service covering a dozen cities in the Asia Pacific region. The case focuses on entrepreneurial marketing with sub-themes of financing and small enterprise management. It is a story of an entrepreneur who had an idea and enough money to launch it, but then struggles to achieve adequate scale...

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Cause-Related Marketing: 3M as a Corporate Sponsor of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Authors: Johnson, Allison; Dudo, Laurie
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2011

Faculty Rating: 1 stars1 stars1 stars1 stars1 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 701 views

This case examines the dynamics of the corporate sponsorship relationship and how it benefits both donors and recipients. Specifically discusses how 3M's brand manager for Post-it brand office products can further activate the relationship with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

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Seva Café: Food for the Soul

Authors: Gopalkrishnan, C; Patel, Anar
Product Type: Cases
Source: Institute of Management, Nirma University of Science & Technology
Publication Year: 2008

Faculty Rating: 1 stars1 stars1 stars1 stars1 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 1260 views

Seva Café, a unique social experiment promoted by Manav Sadhana and Gramshree, Civil Society Organizations working for social and economic upliftment in Gujarat, India, operated a small restaurant... By June 2007, the Café achieved financial break-even but the questions of sustainability and growth, among other things, of this unique experiment was still the uppermost concerns of the promoters.

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Global Climate Change and Emissions Trading

Authors: Uludere, N.; Reinhardt, Forest; Trumbull, G.; McGrath, Patia
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2006

Faculty Rating: 1 stars1 stars1 stars1 stars1 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 1203 views

This piece summarizes the science and economics of climate change, and encourages readers to contemplate the strategic and risk management problems that it presents to government officials and to business leaders in developed countries and in the developing world.

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Amway in China (A, B)

A New Business Model; Adapting to a Changing Environment

Authors: Tan, David; Tan, Justin
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2009

Faculty Rating: 1 stars1 stars1 stars1 stars1 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 7099 views

Amway is a large manufacturer of household products that uses the direct selling approach. It has expanded into different markets over the years, most recently the Chinese market. However, the company must look at its strategy after the Chinese government implements regulations on the direct marketing business model...

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Acteon Travel Agency, Greece

Author: Dana, Teresa
Product Type: Cases
Source: Nanyang Business School
Publication Year: 1998

Faculty Rating: 1 stars1 stars1 stars1 stars1 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 1419 views

Tourism is on the rise and this couldn't be truer for the Greek island of Ios. Acteon Travel is one of the best-represented agencies on the island. Questions arise as to the ethics surrounding how this company maintains its leadership position...

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Leading through Negotiation: Harnessing the Power of Gender Stereotypes

Author: Kray, Laura J.
Product Type: Cases
Source: California Management Review
Publication Year: 2007

Faculty Rating: 1 stars1 stars1 stars1 stars1 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 1850 views

With the controversy surrounding Larry Summers' comments about innate differences between men and women as a backdrop, examines whether and when gender differences exist in the competitive negotiation arena.

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Hewlett Packard Company in Vietnam

Author: Lau, Geok T.
Product Type: Cases
Source: North America Case Research Association, Case Research Journal, Spring, 2000; The Laurier Institute
Publication Year: 2000

Faculty Rating: 1 stars1 stars1 stars1 stars1 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 3909 views

In late 1995, John Peter, a marketing manager of Hewlett-Packard Asia Pacific Limited, was evaluating the division's strategic options for doing business in Vietnam. John needed to recommend whether HPAP should enter the Vietnam market in a more strategic fashion...  

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SG Cowen

New Recruits

Authors: DeLong, Thomas J.; Vijayaraghavan, Vineeta
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2006

Faculty Rating: 1 stars1 stars1 stars1 stars1 stars [1 Faculty Rating] 4067 views

This case emphasizes the role of culture in building a successful company as well as the difficulty in transforming a sense of that culture into concrete hiring decisions...

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MBC Ventures, Inc.: An ESOP with a Union Partner

Authors: Hoffman, Richard C.; Brown, Marvin O.; Shipper, Frank
Product Type: Cases
Source: Salisbury University
Publication Year: 2013

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MBC Ventures, Inc. (MBC), known as the Maryland Brush Company until a name change in 2011, is a 100 percent employee-owned United Steelworker ESOP established in 1990. Throughout its recent history, the 161 year old business has steadily increased its stock value. However, the future is less certain today as the firm’s traditional brush business has matured, and its recent efforts at diversification have yet to be realized. The firm has proven to be quite resilient over the years having averted closure after being sold by PPG Industries in 1990. In an unusual partnership, the United Steelworkers of America union helped the firm’s new owner-managers convert to an ESOP as part of a reorganization. This effort saved jobs and the company. Since that time, the firm’s employees have proven to be its most valuable asset and a key source of its competitive advantage.

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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: The Politics of Crisis Response (A, B)

Authors: Leonard, Herman B.; Giles, David; Howitt, Arnold
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Kennedy School
Publication Year: 2013

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Following the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in late April 2010, the Obama administration organized a massive response operation to contain the enormous amount of oil spreading across the Gulf of Mexico. This two-part case profiles the efforts of senior officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as they struggled to coordinate the actions of a myriad of actors, ranging from numerous federal partners (including key members of the Obama White House); the political leadership of the affected Gulf States and sub-state jurisdictions; and the private sector.

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All Good Bananas: Selling the FairTrade Message

Authors: Collins, Eva; Kearins, Kate; Tregigda, Helen; Bowden, Steve
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Waikato; Auckland University of Technology
Publication Year: 2013

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In June 2012, serial ecopreneur, Chris Morrison, was wondering just how many All Good Bananas he could sell into banana-hungry New Zealand. From trials bringing Fairtrade bananas to New Zealand in 2008, All Good Bananas had grown to take 5% of the market share in a fiercely competitive industry dominated by large multi-national corporations with a legacy of poor environmental and social practices in the countries where the bananas were grown.

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Ziqitza Health Care Limited: Responding to Corruption

Authors: Smith, N. Craig; Crawford, Robert J.
Product Type: Cases
Source: INSEAD
Publication Year: 2013

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Ziqitza Health Care Limited (ZHL) is an Emergency Medical Services company founded by five social entrepreneurs in India in 2002, which by 2012 operated 860 ambulances across five states. The case is focused on bribery, a problem in many parts of the world, but especially in India. It is highly topical given recent anti-corruption protests in India. It is also unusual (if not unique) because it was developed with the company’s participation (a taboo subject, bribery cases are typically “arm-chaired” or based on secondary sources). It provides not only a rich description as a basis for discussion of this difficult managerial issue—including how such solicitations typically arise—but also highlights the opportunities for organizations looking to respond appropriately and effectively to bribery requests.

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Husk Power Systems: Lighting up the Indian Rural Lives

Authors: Agarwal, Manish; Satish, D.
Product Type: Cases
Source: IBS Hyderabad
Publication Year: 2013

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Even in 2012, lack of electricity is a major issue in the Indian hinterlands. Many remote villages were not electrified and even those that were, have power supply for just a few hours in a month. This problem was acute in the state of Bihar in North India. Gyanesh Pandey, who grew up in Bihar experiencing the shortage of electricity, came up with a unique model to generate and distribute power to the poor who lived in the remote parts of India by using an indigenously developed modified gasifier system that runs on rice husk. The enterprise, Husk Power Systems (HPS), won many awards for its innovative business plan, social entrepreneurship, and for producing clean energy.

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Madécasse: Competing with a 4x Fairtrade Business Model

Authors: Marshall, Scott; Brown, Darrell; Sakarias, Bex; Cai, Min
Product Type: Cases
Source: Portland State University
Publication Year: 2013

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Brett Beach and Tim McCollum, co-founders of Madécasse, spent two years as Peace Corps volunteers in Madagascar. During that time, they fell in love with the country and its people. Recognizing the need of the Malagasy for stable jobs and fair wages and the connection between poverty and environmental destruction, Brett and Tim discussed possibilities for a social enterprise in the country.

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Embedding Sustainability At Novo Nordisk: The Compassion vs. Competitiveness Dilemma

Authors: Purkayastha, Debapratim; Rao, Adapa Srinivasa
Product Type: Cases
Source: IBS Hyderabad
Publication Year: 2013

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This case is about Novo Nordisk, one of the leading global healthcare companies. Novo Nordisk started to focus on sustainability when its predecessor Novo faced criticism regarding its business practices in the late 1960s. A pioneer in sustainability reporting, the company introduced several sustainability related initiatives like the Novo Nordisk Way of Management and the Triple Bottom Line philosophy. A new sustainability strategy was developed for Novo Nordisk in the year 2000 which put global health at the center of its sustainability initiatives. These initiatives led to the integration of sustainable development with the company’s business strategy. Novo Nordisk also put a lot of focus on reducing the impact of its business operations on the environment. It initiated a new innovative partnership model to reduce its CO2 emissions and this was followed by many other companies in the world.

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Protecting Our Oceans: Sustainability at Holland America Lines

Author: Silverman, Murray
Product Type: Cases
Source: San Francisco State University
Publication Year: 2013

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This is a case about the threats to the world’s oceans seen through the lens of the $30 billion per year cruise line industry. There is a focus on Holland America Lines (HAL) as a sustainability leader in the industry. HAL has implemented a number of beyond compliance and efficiency initiatives and is ISO 14001 certified. The cruise line industry, and the maritime industry in general, have significant impacts on the oceans through their emissions, discharges and shore practices. These impacts are not necessarily the primary stresses on our oceans, so the case provides a broad perspective on the threats to the oceans and the associated regulatory environment.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.: 'Food with Integrity’

Author: Subramanian, Ram
Product Type: Cases
Source: Montclaire State University
Publication Year: 2013

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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) was a Denver, Colorado-based chain that competed in the fast casual segment of the restaurant industry. The chain offered a range of Mexican food items in its 1,316 restaurants, which were predominantly in the United States. Founder and current co-CEO, Steve Ells had emphasized not only good tasting food but also a commitment to sustainability early on in the company’s history.

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Florida Ice & Farm: Sustainability Champion from an Emerging Economy

Authors: Ickis, John; Garcia, Ximena; Prado, Andrea
Product Type: Cases
Source: INCAE Business School
Publication Year: 2013

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This case describes how Florida Ice & Farm (FIFCO), Costa Rica’s leading beverage company, develops and implements a triple bottom line strategy that addresses not only its financial returns but also its social and environmental performance. This initiative was adopted during the financial crisis, severely testing FIFCO’s commitment to sustainability.

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