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Pequeñas grandes lecciones de las empresas familiares
Miller, Danny; Le Breton-Miller, IsabelleArticle ART-2713Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, StrategyLas pymes carecen de la liquidez, economías de escala y alcance de las grandes corporaciones, por lo que la planificación a muy largo plazo puede parecer un lujo. Pero no tienen por qué renunciar a la longevidad. Los autores han analizado pymes de Norteamérica, Europa y Corea del Sur, muchas de ellas familiares, y concluyen que las de mayor éxito se guían por cuatro principios (continuidad, comunidad, conexiones y control) que han sabido converti...Starting at €8.20
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Hope for Special Hope (A)
Matherne, G. Paul; Goldberg, RebeccaCase DARDEN-OM-1679-EService and Operations ManagementThis case set follows Eric and Holly Nelson, founders of Special Hope Network, a nonprofit organization providing holistic therapy services for children with intellectual disabilities and their families in Lusaka, Zambia. Eric, a pastor, and Holly, a special needs teacher, had previously adopted three children with Down syndrome and moved to Zambia to form this enterprise. They worked hard to overcome systemic obstacles to their mission, includin...Starting at €8.20
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Hope for Special Hope (C)
Matherne, G. Paul; Goldberg, RebeccaCase DARDEN-OM-1681-EService and Operations ManagementThis case set follows Eric and Holly Nelson, founders of Special Hope Network, a nonprofit organization providing holistic therapy services for children with intellectual disabilities and their families in Lusaka, Zambia. Eric, a pastor, and Holly, a special needs teacher, had previously adopted three children with Down syndrome and moved to Zambia to form this enterprise. They worked hard to overcome systemic obstacles to their mission, includin...Starting at €5.74
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Translating Personal Tragedy into Action: Starting the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation
Matherne, G. Paul; Orr, Emily Jane; Behrman, KatelynCase DARDEN-E-0462-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn 2020, Jennifer and Corey Feist started the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Fund in memory of Jennifer’s sister. As the head of the emergency department at a Manhattan hospital, Lorna Breen had treated patients at hospitals overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic,Starting at €8.20
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The Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development: Tackling HIV/AIDS and Poverty in South Africa (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0303-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn 1998, Klaus Leisinger and Karin Schmitt of the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development in Basel, Switzerland, were approached by a sociologist who wanted help in launching a pilot program in Tanzania to deal with the crisis of the more than 8 million HIV/AIDS-orphaned children in sub-Saharan Africa. The proposed program was unusual in that it addressed the psychological and social traumas these children experienced. The other unusual a...Starting at €8.20
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Started as Crew (B): Darlene Calhoun and McDonald's
Werhane, Patricia H.; Hartman, Laura P.; Sheehan, Justin; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0309-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityMcDonald’s Corporation, the behemoth of the fast food industry, has taken its share of criticism - even ridicule - over the years. The image of the company suffered as the public began to perceive its jobs as dead-end, unskilled, and unstimulating. The term “McJob,” coined by an author in 1991, was slang for a low-paying job that required little skill and provided little opportunity for advancement. But in many ways, McDonald’s Corporation defied...Starting at €5.74
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BHP Billiton and Mozal (B)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Hartman, Laura P.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0317-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityBHP Billiton began construction of Phase 1 of the Mozal aluminum smelter in 1998. Because of the challenges that the community presented, BHP Billiton and its partners created the Mozal Community Development Trust (MCDT), which worked to improve the infrastructure, social services, and health care of the community. During the two construction phases, the project contributed more than USD160 million to the local economy, principally through the em...Starting at €5.74
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Great Lakes: Great Decisions (A)
Freeland, James R.; Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0325-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityOne of the few remaining producers of lead additives must decide whether to continue producing them for use abroad. Banned in the United States, lead additives were still legal in developing nations. Ellie Shannon, the division manager overseeing bromine production for the Indiana-based Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (Great Lakes), must advise Great Lakes' directors on whether the company should 1) continue production for the foreseeable future...Starting at €8.20
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WorldCom: Keeping Planes in the Air (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Sack, Robert J.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0335-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case focuses on the dilemma faced by Betty Vinson, a senior manager in the corporate accounting division of telecommunications giant WorldCom, when asked repeatedly to falsify financial information. The telecommunications industry was in a severe slump after the booming 1990s, and WorldCom’s stock price was suffering. WorldCom’s senior management was eager to continue the company’s string of ever-increasing operating results in hopes that th...Starting at €8.20
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Snow Brand Milk Products (C): 2009 - Remaining Challenges
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Koehn, Daryl; Saito, Akira; Wolfe, ReginaCase DARDEN-E-0349-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe turnaround at Snow Brand Milk Products was a real learning experience for all involved. The lessons were many, and while prioritizing them was difficult, it seemed clear that the most significant was the realization that the company existed to serve the consumer and, through that service, the broader society. This brief case outlines the successes that Nobuko Hiwasa pushed Snow Brand management to accomplish, and introduces the challenges tha...Starting at €5.74