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Collaborating with Congregations: Opportunities for Financial Services in the Inner City
Economics Magazine ArticleBy pooling the resources of the poor and by sharing information, religious and financial institutions can work together to change inner-city economies. -
Gathering Green Data: Tools and Tips
Costing Digital ArticleIn my last post, I talked about the ways you can use green data — footprinting information on your products and services up and down the value chain — to create enormous value for your company. As they say, you can’t manage what you don’t measure. And those with the best information can cut costs, […] -
Companies that Practice “Conscious Capitalism” Perform 10x Better
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleWhy should that be a surprise? -
The Drucker Forum: Three Messages for Managers
Leadership Digital ArticleI recently returned from the Peter Drucker Global Forum Vienna, Austria, an event held as part of the centennial celebration of Peter Drucker’s birth. Having studied and written about Drucker extensively, spent years infusing his thinking into my own management consulting work, and befriended him late in his life, I take three messages from the […] -
A Question of Character
Leadership Magazine ArticleJoe Ryan turned a small-town cosmetics company into a national powerhouse, making employees happy and shareholders rich in the process. Does it really matter that he cheats on his wife? -
To Change the World, Fear Means Go
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleYou can't move away from what scares you. -
From Starbucks to Nike, Business Asks for Green Legislation
Sustainable business practices Digital ArticleWould it surprise you to learn that Starbucks is a leading advocate for action on climate change? Think about it. Starbucks’ success hinges on a robust coffee crop, which needs certain growing conditions. But the company is seeing the imprint of climate change on coffee growing regions around the world. Global rainfall and harvest patterns […] -
Copenhagen: Why the U.S. Should Build a Green City
Sustainable business practices Digital ArticleThe conversation at the Copenhagen climate conference is all about policy. But regulation won’t stop global warming by itself. Nor will simply spending money on clean technologies. In the US, President Obama has earmarked a half billion dollars of initial funding for a breathtaking array of renewable technologies. This looks like bold action, but it […] -
Ethics in Practice
Business ethics Magazine ArticleAs the 1990s overtake us, public interest in ethics is at a historic high. While the press calls attention to blatant derelictions on Wall Street, in the defense industry, and in the Pentagon, and to questionable activities in the White House, in the attorney general’s office, and in Congress, observers wonder whether our society is […] -
Cocreating Business's New Social Compact
Global Business Magazine ArticleMoving beyond decades of mutual distrust and animosity, corporations and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are learning to cooperate with each other.... -
Reimagining Capitalism
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleWhile the global financial meltdown and its aftershocks have unleashed a flood of indignation, condemnation, and protest upon Wall Street, the crisis has exposed a deeper distrust and implacable resentment of capitalism itself. Capitalism might be the greatest engine of prosperity and progress ever devised, but in recent years, individuals and communities have grown increasingly […] -
Philanthropy’s New Agenda: Creating Value
Corporate social responsibility Magazine ArticleSatisfied with doing good, too few foundations work strategically to do better. -
Is Germany a Model for Managers?
Labor Magazine ArticleMost American managers have a hard time making sense of Germany. It has a fraction of the resources and less than one-third the population of the United States. Labor costs are higher, paid vacations are at least three times as long, and strong unions are deeply involved at all levels of business, from the local […] -
Bringing the Environment Down to Earth
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleManagers should make environmental investments for the same reason they make other investments: because they expect them to deliver positive returns or to reduce risks. -
How Exactly Will We Move Away from Fossil Fuels?
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWe'll need three different efforts, all working in conjunction. -
Are Corporate Taxes Headed the Way of Prohibition?
Global Business Digital ArticleCorporate "inversion" deals to avoid U.S. taxes are a plague. But so is the U.S. corporate tax code. -
Starbucks’ “Race Together” Campaign and the Upside of CEO Activism
Government policy and regulation Digital ArticleIt matters for business and for policy. -
Want to Use Business to Make a Difference? Get Experience (But Not Too Much)
Organizational Development Digital ArticleNew research suggests that social entrepreneurs may benefit from short bursts of business exposure. -
The Ambitious Business Goals Aiming to Change the World
Organizational Development Digital ArticleFor example, Nissan is working toward a world with zero accidents. -
How Pharma Can Fix Its Reputation and Its Business at the Same Time
Competitive strategy Digital ArticleExpand access to medicine, and the rest will follow.
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Homage: Harnessing Technology to Tackle Singapore's Ageing Challenges
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Set in February 2018, the case follows Gillian Tee and Lily Phang, the co-founders of Homage, a Singapore-based tech startup providing on-demand home... -
Trinity College (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Trinity College was an elite, private, liberal-arts college of some 1,800 students located in Hartford, CT. When Tom Gerety was chosen as Trinity's 17th... -
Miracle Mangroves: Funding of Green Shields in the Bay of Bengal
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details The case captures the story of Worldview International Foundation (WIF), focusing especially in the 2012-2016 period during which the organisation started... -
Career at a Crossroad: Packing Up
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details Akhil Patel is passionate about his business idea: an innovative green technology fuel cell. He wants to dive in and commit to his startup, but Roopa... -
Jack Stack (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case describes Jack Stack's efforts to revive a diesel engine remanufacturing plant owned by International Harvester. Stack engineers a leveraged... -
The International Committee of The Red Cross: Development of an Ethical Procurement Policy
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details The Asia sourcing manager at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a humanitarian organization working in conflict areas, had contributed... -
Preventing slippery slope
Management Case Study8.95View Details The slippery slope illustrates how an initial, seemingly ethical action can trigger unintended events or consequences, leading to increasingly problematic... -
Fundacion Idel: Building Dignity for Argentinians with Disabilities
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Fundacion Inclusion y Desarrollo Laboral (IDEL) was a not-for-profit organization in Buenos Aires, Argentina, whose mission was to enhance the dignity... -
Rana Plaza: Workplace Safety in Bangladesh (B)
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details In the aftermath of the Rana Plaza building collapse, a group of international retailers and labor unions partnered to create a proposal for more stringent... -
Polyface: The Farm of Many Faces
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details This case explores a method of value creation through exploiting synergies that exist in an environment where there is diversity. The context of the case... -
Narayana Murthy and Compassionate Capitalism
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Narayana Murthy's roles at Infosys Technologies--as a co-founder, longtime CEO, and nonexecutive chairman and chief mentor--has been marked by explosive... -
Koppert Cress: Creation of New Markets
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Koppert Cress, a Dutch horticultural company founded by Rob Baan, specializes in growing and selling micro-vegetables that promote health or prevent disease.... -
First Green Bank: Bringing Bloom to Desert Landscapes
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details First Green Bank is a bank start-up in the midst of the financial crisis which aims to promote sustainability while making money as a bank. The case presents... -
ARCOR Group's Internationalization and the ARCOR Foundation in Brazil
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Created in 1991, the ARCOR Foundation had built a reputation for its social investment programs devoted to childhood-related issues as well as for its... -
Profamilia: Planning to Survive
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The Association for the Wellbeing of the Colombian Family, Profamilia, is a private, nonprofit organization founded in September 1965 by Dr. Fernando... -
Big City, Small Pay: Minimum Wage for Hong Kong?
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Unlike most developed economies around the world, Hong Kong did not have a minimum wage law to protect workers' livelihoods. Attempts by the Legislative... -
Negotiation brief for Euroland Motors
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplement for ES1221 -
MBC Group: Corporate Social Responsibility in the Middle East and North Africa
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Mariam Farag, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at MBC Group, a leading media company in the Middle East, seeks to grow her division and effect... -
Bimbo Group and Papalote Museo del Nino
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In the early 1990s, the Mexican Grupo Bimbo was a leader in the world food industry, operating in 16 countries. In November 1993, Papalote Children's...
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Collaborating with Congregations: Opportunities for Financial Services in the Inner City
Economics Magazine ArticleBy pooling the resources of the poor and by sharing information, religious and financial institutions can work together to change inner-city economies. -
Gathering Green Data: Tools and Tips
Costing Digital ArticleIn my last post, I talked about the ways you can use green data — footprinting information on your products and services up and down the value chain — to create enormous value for your company. As they say, you can’t manage what you don’t measure. And those with the best information can cut costs, […] -
Companies that Practice “Conscious Capitalism” Perform 10x Better
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleWhy should that be a surprise? -
The Drucker Forum: Three Messages for Managers
Leadership Digital ArticleI recently returned from the Peter Drucker Global Forum Vienna, Austria, an event held as part of the centennial celebration of Peter Drucker’s birth. Having studied and written about Drucker extensively, spent years infusing his thinking into my own management consulting work, and befriended him late in his life, I take three messages from the […] -
A Question of Character
Leadership Magazine ArticleJoe Ryan turned a small-town cosmetics company into a national powerhouse, making employees happy and shareholders rich in the process. Does it really matter that he cheats on his wife? -
Homage: Harnessing Technology to Tackle Singapore's Ageing Challenges
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Set in February 2018, the case follows Gillian Tee and Lily Phang, the co-founders of Homage, a Singapore-based tech startup providing on-demand home... -
Trinity College (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Trinity College was an elite, private, liberal-arts college of some 1,800 students located in Hartford, CT. When Tom Gerety was chosen as Trinity's 17th... -
Corporate Reputations: Should You Compete on Yours?
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleAlthough all companies would like a better corporate reputation, many are not sure what it takes to create a good reputation and others are not sure that... -
To Change the World, Fear Means Go
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleYou can't move away from what scares you. -
From Starbucks to Nike, Business Asks for Green Legislation
Sustainable business practices Digital ArticleWould it surprise you to learn that Starbucks is a leading advocate for action on climate change? Think about it. Starbucks’ success hinges on a robust coffee crop, which needs certain growing conditions. But the company is seeing the imprint of climate change on coffee growing regions around the world. Global rainfall and harvest patterns […]