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What Does It Mean Being a Decent Boss (B)
Ramus, Tommaso; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-190-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn March 2007, less than one year after his appointment as CEO, René Obermann received an e-mail from a 48-year old technician working in the T-Com Berlin department. The letter was carbon copied to some members of the Board of Management, union representatives and some other employees. It rapidly spread throughout the organization and become viral in Germany. The following is an extract of the letter: Your continuous messages to the workforce wi...Starting at €5.74
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The Indego Africa Project (A and B): Financials
Plana Olías, Alicia; Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BES-1-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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The Indego Africa Project (B): Genesis and launch of a competitive social enterprise
Plana Olías, Alicia; Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-204-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipPart B of the case The Indego Africa Project (A). Matt Mitro, a project finance attorney at an international law firm, and his father, Tom Mitro, founded Indego Africa on June 21, 2007. The organization (where "Indego" means "independence, development, governance") started as an Africa-centered nonprofit organization incorporated in Texas whose mission was to help Rwandan women by empowering them economically. Matt Mitro chose the nonprofit corp...Starting at €5.74
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The Indego Africa Project (A): Genesis and launch of a competitive social enterprise
Plana Olías, Alicia; Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-203-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipMatt Mitro, a project finance attorney at an international law firm, and his father, Tom Mitro, founded INDEGO AFRICA (meaning INdependence, DEvelopment and GOvernance) on June 21, 2007. INDEGO started as an Africa-centered non-profit organization incorporated in Texas whose mission was to help Rwandan women through their economic empowerment. Matt chose the non-profit corporate form in order to emphasize the social mission and attract people to ...Starting at €8.20
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The EDP Foundation - Teaching Note
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoTeaching Note BET-7-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis is a quite flexible case that can be used in a variety of ways in courses on the management of non-profit and social enterprises, business ethics and corporate social responsibility, corporate communication, crisis management, decision making, etc. The main theme concerns the management of stakeholders' expectations in the context of compensatory programs.Starting at €0.00
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What Does It Mean Being a Decent Boss (A)
Ramus, Tommaso; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-189-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and CommunicationThis case analyzes a pre-crisis situation experienced by René Obermann, while he was serving as CEO of Deutsche Telekom. He received a letter from a technician, who complained about the top management style being focused on short-term results instead of on the company's long-term stability.Starting at €8.20
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Addiopizzo Travel: Fighting Mafia through market-based strategies
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, Tommaso; La Cara, BarbaraCase BE-188-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipAddiopizzo Travel is a travel agency and tour operator that pursues socially responsible tourism in Sicily (Italy) with a special focus on the fight against mafia. The mission of Addiopizzo Travel is to support a clean, anti-mafia economy by attracting non-Sicilian tourists (Italians and foreigners) and directing them to mafia-free facilities, i.e., hotels, restaurants, and other business activities that have obtained Addiopizzo anti-mafia certif...Starting at €8.20
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United Breaks Guitars
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-202-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Service and Operations ManagementUnited Continental Holdings, generally referred to as United for short, is one of the largest airlines in the world. Although it has its headquarters in Chicago (Illinois, United States), it operates nine different hubs, the other eight being Denver, Guam, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark (New Jersey), San Francisco, Tokyo (Japan) and Washington D.C. Like many companies in the transport sector, United claims: ?Our goal is to make every flight a posit...Starting at €8.20
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Fast Building (A)
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-193-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate GovernanceThis is a two-part case study that describes a situation of passive extortion faced by Andrew Smith, the director of the Military Construction division at Fast Building, a small European company operating in the construction sector. Fast Building works in two sectors: the restructuring of ancient buildings and the construction of military installations. It has operated for more than 15 years, having participated in and won international competit...Starting at €8.20
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Fast Building (B):
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-194-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate GovernanceThis is a two-part case study that describes a situation of passive extortion faced by Andrew Smith, the director of the Military Construction division at Fast Building, a small European company operating in the construction sector. Fast Building works in two sectors: the restructuring of ancient buildings and the construction of military installations. It has operated for more than 15 years, having participated in and won international competit...Starting at €5.74