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Sinyi Real Estate in Taiwan
Terence Tsai; Borshiuan Cheng; Shubo Philip LiuCase IVEY-9B08M077-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAs the economies of Greater China continued the process of rapid transformation and industrialization, newly industrialized countries (NICs), such as Taiwan and mainland China, experienced dramatic changes in their business settings. Accompanying the industrialization of east Asian economies, business ethics were in a state of flux, as traditional values were often swept aside to justify profit maximization. In this ever-changing business environ...Starting at €8.20
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Charles Pratt and the First Nations University (B)
Davidson, Martin N.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0950-ELeadership and People ManagementCan you imagine stepping up to lead an organization in the midst of crisis? In the A case, a professor of business administration at the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) has submitted his résumé at the close of an assembly meeting to be considered along with five others to take over the role of interim president. As he waits for the decision, he thinks about the situation ahead of him. Public accusations of fiscal mismanagement and vio...Starting at €5.74
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Impact Makers
Werhane, Patricia H.; Hess, Edward D.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0342-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityMichael Pirron was a health care services consultant who had always dreamed of starting a "Nonprofit Competitive Business" with a social mission. In 2006, he launched Impact Makers, a new hybrid entity that crossed the nonprofit/for-profit lines. Although it was a small business like many others (paying competitive salaries, bidding for work, providing professional services at market prices), Impact Makers had several unique components: It would ...Starting at €8.20
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Mistry Architects (C)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Eccles, Robert G.; Sinha, MonaCase HBS-609086-EThis case is a follow-up of "Mistry Architects: Innovating for Sustainability" (A) (Case 609-044) and (B) (Case 609-086). In Case (A) Sharukh and Renu Mistry founded and run an architectural firm dedicated to being both client-oriented and environmentally responsible. The case uses a difficult design decision in a tsunami rehabilitation project to illustrate the challenges faced by professional services firms, and the role of innovation in meetin...Starting at €5.74
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Mistry Architects (B)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Eccles, Robert G.; Sinha, MonaCase HBS-609064-EThis case is a follow-up of Mistry Architects: Innovating for Sustainability (A) (Case 609-044). In Case (A) Sharukh and Renu Mistry found and run an architectural firm dedicated to being both client-oriented and environmentally responsible. The case uses a difficult design decision in a tsunami rehabilitation project to illustrate the challenges faced by professional services firms, and the role of innovation in meeting the needs of multiple sta...Starting at €5.74
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Mistry Architects (A)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Eccles, Robert G.; Sinha, MonaCase HBS-609044-EDescribes an architecture firm founded and run by a husband and wife team, Sharukh and Renu Mistry, that emphasizes "green" building. The firm presents an unusual mix of projects - spanning the spectrum from larger corporate projects to small private homes. The mix also includes more profitable work and projects deliberately selected for social good, including the design of orphanage communities for SOS Childrens International and other non-profi...Starting at €8.20
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The Greening of Petrobras
Gabrielli, José SergioArticle HBS-R0903B-ELeadership and People ManagementOver the past eight years Brazilian energy giant Petrobras has transformed itself from a notorious environmental offender into a global leader in sustainability. In this article the CEO, a onetime leftist activist who believes business should drive social improvement, describes how the company turned itself around. When Gabrielli took the reins, Petrobras was coming out of a tumultuous period. The state-owned monopoly had become a publicly traded...Starting at €8.20
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Shaklee Corporation: Corporate Social Responsibility, Teaching Note
Marquis, Christopher; Rangan, V. KasturiTeaching Note HBS-509061-EMarketingTeaching Note for [509031].Starting at €0.00
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Corporate Greenhouse Gas Accounting: Carbon Footprint Analysis
Larson, Andrea; Teichman, WilliamTechnical Note DARDEN-ENT-0113-EEntrepreneurshipStakeholder climate change actions worldwide have prompted companies to measure their greenhouse gas emissions and reduce their carbon footprints by decreasing energy and fuel use. In the process, they are cutting costs, decreasing exposure to severe weather, reducing energy vulnerability, and potentially opening up revenue sources for carbon credit sales in the emerging markets for carbon trading. This note is effective in MBA, undergraduate and...Starting at €8.20
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Wal-Mart China: Sustainable Operations Strategy
David J. Robb; Ben Hopwood; Lei Wang; Jun ChengCase IVEY-9B08D009-EService and Operations Management, StrategyA German expatriate had moved to China in 2005 to take up a merchandizing position at the Wal-Mart China headquarters in Shenzen. By 2008 he had been promoted to the new position of senior director for sustainability for Wal-Mart China (retail) and Global Procurement. His new position required that he lead the rapidly-approaching inaugural Wal-Mart Sustainability Summit. The senior director must ensure that Wal-Mart China's five Strategic Value N...Starting at €8.20