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Workaround: Which Integration Ideas to Explore?
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny; Leiner, Benjamin; Vambre, DavidCase DARDEN-E-0476Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAnna Bender, VP of product at Workaround, a large human resources (HR) software firm, had just been presented with a number of different recommendations from her employees on how to integrate the functionality and data from a recently acquired software company that had a leading chat app into Workaround’s offerings. Although she was impressed by many of the suggestions, Bender was also ethically conflicted about some of them. The business opportu...Starting at €8.20
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Software Sense: Making the Case for the Long-Term View
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny; Tomlinson, BrianCase DARDEN-E-0436Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityBeth Collins, CFO of Software Sense, an American multinational computer hardware and software developer, contemplated various ways that her publicly traded company could embrace a more long-term orientation in its quarterly reports and throughout its reporting ecosystem. Like other publicly traded companies, Software Sense faced constant pressure from investors and analysts to increase short-term financial-performance metrics, particularly in its...Starting at €8.20
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The Ethics of Consulting
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Pritmani, Tanvi; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0431Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe consulting field, with its variety of different experiences and scenarios, often presents numerous challenges and conflicts for those involved. These vignettes, some based on actual situations, present a number of dilemmas in which the protagonists must determine the right course of action, often when that is not easily identifiable. These vignettes identify situations in which one’s values, ethical judgment, and sense of fairness might be te...Starting at €8.20
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Prime Coalition: Estimating Climate Impact
Rigol, Natalia; Roth, Benjamin N.; Trelstad, Brian; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-824119-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityA case on CRANE, a tool to help investors and green technology companies estimate the future climate impact of new technologies and products, called emissions reduction potential (ERP). The case includes material on CRANE's methodology for estimating future carbon emissions, including the variables and parameters of the tool's model. CRANE was created by Prime Coalition (Prime), which organized hundreds of investors to establish industry standard...Starting at €8.20
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Four Tenets to Fix Capitalism & Unlock Your Business's Potential
Sisodia, RajArticle ART-2921-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EconomicsFree-market capitalism is under fire. Yet, according to the author, it is still the best system for social cooperation and human progress -- if done properly. Drawing on his research, the author casts his vision of Conscious Capitalism, based on four interconnected, mutually reinforcing tenets: a higher purpose; stakeholder integration; conscious leadership; and a conscious culture. He refutes those who say Wall Street will never buy it. Instead,...Starting at €8.20
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Netflix and Dave Chappelle (A)
Kaufmann; Lauren; Botha; Helet; Mead; JennyCase DARDEN-E-0499-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn late 2021, Netflix leadership had to deal with some fierce employee and public blowback after airing The Closer, a comedy special by comedian Dave Chappelle. In the special—the last of six that Chappelle was contracted to make for Netflix—his targets included the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, plus others (LGBTQ+) community, particularly the transgender and nonbinary segments of that population. Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sar...Starting at €8.20
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Narayana Hrudayalaya Heart Hospital: Cardiac Care for the Poor (A)
Tarun Khanna; V. Katsuri RanganCase HBS-505078-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityDescribes the mission, vision, and strategy of a team of entrepreneurs headed by a charismatic heart surgeon who founded a heart hospital in Bangalore, India. The purpose of the hospital was to offer health care for the masses. This tertiary care hospital performed over 4,000 surgeries a year (approximately half on pediatric patients), which is more than that performed by The Cleveland Clinic and the Mayo Clinic (ranked #1 and #2 in the United St...Starting at €8.20
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What Went Wrong with Boeing's 737 Max
George, William W.; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-320104-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibilitythe crash of Lion Air flight 610 on October 29, 2018, in Indonesia, and the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 on March 9, 2019, in Ethiopia. The evolution of Boeing's organization and management is described, focusing on the span from Boeing's 1997 merger with rival McDonnell Douglas through the development of the 737 Max and the crashes. The case examines the antecedents and possible causes of the crashes, both through the lens of industry...Starting at €8.20
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Responsibilities to Society
Hsieh, Nien-heCase HBS-317065-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis module note for students outlines an approach to help managers deliver on their responsibilities in relation to society. The approach frames these responsibilities in terms of potential harms to third parties beyond investors, customers, and employeeStarting at €8.20
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Responsibilities to Employees
Hsieh, Nien-heCase HBS-315067-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe note provides a framework to conceptualize managers' responsibilities to employees in relation to economic, legal and ethical considerations. The note frames the central ethical challenge for managers as exercising power in a fair manner. The fair exeStarting at €8.20