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PowerPoint: The Role of Business in Society
Authors: Kane, Matthew; Roberts, Alexander
Product Type: Multimedia
Source: The Aspen Institute Business and Society Program
Publication Year: 2006
A Powerpoint presentaion, written for the Idealist.org C.O.O.L. conference and opportunities fair, on how business can make a positive impact on society...
Sustainable Value: How the World's Leading Companies Are Doing Well by Doing Good
Author: Laszlo, Chris
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Stanford Business Books
Publication Year: 2008
In "Sustainable Value," Chris Laszlo illustrates how the competitive strategies of some of the world's largest businesses are changing as their leaders begin to take on a number of the world's most important social, environmental, and economic issues.
The Children's Investment Fund, 2005
Authors: Cohen, Randolph B.; Sandbulte, Joshua B.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
TCI, The Children's Investment Fund, is a London-based hedge fund. The firm donates a significant fraction of the fees it earns to a charitable foundation. In 2005, TCI took a large stake in Deutsche Borse, the stock exchange in Frankfurt. Its battle with management disrupted a proposed merger and caused the CEO to exit. Addresses a variety of issues in the investments business, including: How do stock pickers create value? What are the benefits of long-term vs. short-term orientation, buying vs. selling short, and a generalist vs. a specialist approach? What is the role of shareholder activism in corporate governance? Do the investment business and charitable giving mix?
John Mackey and Whole Foods Market
Authors: Koehn, Nancy F.; Miller, Katherine
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2007
This case discusses the rapidly growing business of organic foods, analyzes entrepreneurial agency in the context of a young market, and examines the role of social as well as organizational leadership in the 21st century.
GlaxoSmithKline and AIDS Drugs Policy
Authors: Baron, David P.; Lim, Soon Jin; Liu, Deborah
Product Type: Cases
Source: Stanford University
Publication Year: 2003
GlaxoSmithKline had to determine how to address the AIDS crisis in Africa while maintaining business viability in developing countries in the midst of all the pressures.
Energy Efficiency Teaching Module
Author: Johnson, Jennifer
Product Type: Teaching Modules
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2009
At its core, energy efficiency is about doing more with less. In times of a down economy and uncertain energy prices, the importance of saving energy seems clear; over the long term, however, how does a focus on energy efficiency make sense for business? Business is both uniquely suited to address the problems of energy efficiency and to reap the potential rewards of those solutions, if it is able to meld social and profit constraints into a plan for an innovative energy future. The purpose of this Module is to discuss energy efficiency as a strategic solution rather than a defensive reaction, and to present ways to manage challenges and make the most of opportunities at this intersection of business and society.
Wal-Mart: 'On the Side of the Angels'
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Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Business Week Online
Publication Year: 2007
CEO Lee Scott talks about going green, aiming for the affluent, battling opponents, and what it's like to be a major issue in the 2008 Presidential campaign...
Web-Conference: The Stakeholder Approach in the Marketing Discipline
Authors: Korschun, Daniel; Viswanathan, Madhu; Gentile, Mary C.
Product Type: Multimedia
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2009
On September 3rd, 2009, Aspen CBE hosted a we-conference: The Stakeholder Approach in the Marketing Discipline.
Essilor's "Base of the Pyramid" Strategy in India
Authors: Benkirane, K.; Roger-Machart, C.; Garrette, Bernard
Product Type: Cases
Source: HEC Paris
Publication Year: 2008
The case presents a BOP project that Essilor, the world leader in ophthalmic lenses with 3 billion euros sales, has been implementing in India.
Dole to Make Banana and Pineapple Supply Chain Carbon Neutral
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Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: GreenBiz.com
Publication Year: 2007
Dole Food Co. announced plans Friday to make its banana and pineapple supply chain carbon neutral...
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