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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, […] -
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 […] -
Companies that Practice “Conscious Capitalism” Perform 10x Better
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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? -
AI Fairness Isn’t Just an Ethical Issue
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleEliminating algorithmic bias can unlock value for your company. -
Inner Life of Executive Kids: A Conversation with Child Psychiatrist Robert Coles
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIn the last 20 years, business has become the dominant institution in American society, in many respects usurping the role once played by religion. As... -
Capital Versus Talent: The Battle That's Reshaping Business
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleFor much of the 20th century, labor and capital fought bitterly for control of the industrialized economy. The titans of industry ultimately won a resounding... -
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 […] -
How to Talk to Your CFO About Sustainability
Sustainable business practices Magazine ArticleUse this tool for measuring the financial return on ESG activities. -
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 […] -
How Nonprofit Leaders Can Keep Their Organizations Afloat
Organizational Development Digital ArticleFive steps they can take today. -
Philanthropy’s New Agenda: Creating Value
Corporate social responsibility Magazine ArticleSatisfied with doing good, too few foundations work strategically to do better. -
How Do You Rank the World's Best CEOs?
Global Business Digital ArticleOne list of their companies, sorted three ways. -
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. -
When to Walk Away from a Deal
Mergers and acquisitions Magazine ArticleEven well-run companies get “deal fever.” By asking the right questions, you can bolster your due diligence and avoid bad bargains. -
Is the End of GE Capital Good News for Ecomagination?
Sustainable business practices Digital ArticleIt’s a victory of making stuff over making markets. -
To Protect Consumer Data, Don't Do Everything on the Cloud
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleEdge computing can often deliver the same results with less risk.
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Food Security: Business Models in the United States and India, Case A: Food Gatherers in the United States
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This three-part case provides the opportunity to engage students in an examination of how cross-cultural considerations can affect managerial, legal,... -
Go Red For Women: Raising Heart Health Awareness
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In 2003, the $654 million American Heart Association (AHA) approached Cone, Inc. (a brand and communications agency) to develop a corporate sponsorship... -
Gun Safety in America: Three Leaders Propose Innovative Solutions
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Gun violence was a significant problem in America. Three Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellows Christy Wood, Russell Sternlicht, and Gareth Glaser... -
Heineken NV: Workplace HIV/AIDS Programs in Africa (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Second in a three-part series that explores the multifaceted organizational and strategic choices that companies now face as a result of the global AIDS... -
CSR at Torrent Group
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has emerged as an important area of corporate attention in an informationally integrated world. Corporates are realizing... -
Turnaround at Norsk Gjenvinning (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case 116012. -
Introducing iSnack 2.0: The New Vegemite
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Vegemite is an iconic Australian breakfast spread and is often seen as a quintessential Australian product. This case focuses on Kraft's decision to revitalize... -
Theaster Gates: Artist as Catalyst for Community Development
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details The case study describes the work of Theaster Gates to revitalize the South Side of Chicago. As an independent philanthropist and artist, Gates has engaged... -
Food Security: Business Models in the United States and India, Case C: Dabbawalas in India-Roti Bank
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details This three-part case provides the opportunity to engage students in an examination of how cross-cultural considerations can affect managerial, legal,... -
Centro de Gestion Hospitalaria
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The Centro de Gestion Hospitalaria (Hospital Management Center), a nonprofit organization created in Colombia in 1992 "to promote and lead health management... -
Fish Friendly Farming: Water, Wine, and Fish - Sustainable Agriculture for a Thirsty World
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case study focuses on Fish Friendly Farming, part of a nonprofit organization, the California Land Stewardship Institute. The FFF program is an... -
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.: Universal Design Marketing Strategy
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details This case addresses the new opportunities and challenges in design and marketing to customers who are elderly or have disabilities. A product manager... -
Implementation of a New Country-Wide Social Safety-Net Program: The Jamaica PATH Program Part A
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In 2002 the Jamaican government redesigned its social safety net programs for children and the elderly. Their goal was to simplify and better target support... -
E+Co: A Tipping Point for Clean Energy Entrepreneurship (A)
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details This case describes E+Co's approach to promoting clean energy entrepreneurship in developing countries and its current strategic challenge; how to scale... -
Wok: A Sustainable Restaurant Chain?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Wok is a restaurant chain founded in Bogotá in 1998. By 2011, Wok was on its path to becoming the first "green" restaurant chain in Colombia, following... -
Ferris Valley Foods Company: Corporate Social Responsibility and Reentry
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Ned Larsen, the CEO of Ferris Valley Foods Company (FVF), located in westernMichigan, was focusing on the issue of hiring ex-felons. He planned to ask... -
Knights Apparel and the Alta Gracia Factory: Paying a Living Wage
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In 2014 The Alta Gracia clothing factory in the Dominican Republic was doing something quite unusual in the industry; it was paying its employees a living... -
Corporate Responsibility & Community Engagement at the Tintaya Copper Mine (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Engaging local stakeholders and building strong relations has become a strategic imperative for multinational firms in the often politically charged mining,... -
American Red Cross Blood Services: Northeast Region
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Recounts the financial difficulties and management changes experienced by American Red Cross Blood Services: Northeast Region (NER) during the 1980s.... -
Cherkizovsky Group (C)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case.
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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, […] -
Food Security: Business Models in the United States and India, Case A: Food Gatherers in the United States
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This three-part case provides the opportunity to engage students in an examination of how cross-cultural considerations can affect managerial, legal,... -
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 […] -
Go Red For Women: Raising Heart Health Awareness
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In 2003, the $654 million American Heart Association (AHA) approached Cone, Inc. (a brand and communications agency) to develop a corporate sponsorship... -
Gun Safety in America: Three Leaders Propose Innovative Solutions
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Gun violence was a significant problem in America. Three Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellows Christy Wood, Russell Sternlicht, and Gareth Glaser... -
Companies that Practice “Conscious Capitalism” Perform 10x Better
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleWhy should that be a surprise? -
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? -
AI Fairness Isn’t Just an Ethical Issue
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleEliminating algorithmic bias can unlock value for your company. -
Inner Life of Executive Kids: A Conversation with Child Psychiatrist Robert Coles
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIn the last 20 years, business has become the dominant institution in American society, in many respects usurping the role once played by religion. As...