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How Manu Chandaria Mastered the African Market
Author: Knowledge@Wharton
Product Type: Interviews
Source: Knowledge@Wharton
Publication Year: 2013
In an interview with Knowledge@Wharton conducted by Ivorian entrepreneur and author Eric Kacou, Kenyan business tycoon Manu Chandaria reveals some of his secrets to business success in Africa. Chandaria discusses how other businesses and entrepreneurs can follow his lead and pursue socially responsible practices that benefit the communities in which they work.
Yvon Chouinard
Author: From Scratch Radio
Product Type: Interviews; Multimedia
Source: NPR
Publication Year: 2011
Yvon Chouinard’s company Patagonia has been a model of business and environmental responsibility since its inception in 1973.
Creating a High-Performing Workplace
Author: Staubus, Martin
Product Type: Interviews
Source: The Beyster Institute
Publication Year: 2011
Beyster Institute Senior Consultant Martin Staubus is teaching a course entitled "Management 269: Creating a High-Performing Workplace." In this interview, Professor Staubus describes the course's five themes.
Getting Excited About Work: How Managers Can Build Employee Engagement
Author: Knowledge@W.P. Carey
Product Type: Interviews; Multimedia
Source: Knowledge@W.P. Carey
Publication Year: 2011
Employee engagement -- the powerful phenomenon that can propel companies to new levels of profitability -- is never more important than in times of economic stress. But can you define it? And do you know how to make it happen in your business?
Can an Ethical Approach Boost a Business's Bottom Line
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Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles; Interviews
Source: Knowledge@Emory
Publication Year: 2010
The scandal resulting from Toyota Motor Corp.’s failure to adequately address life-threatening malfunctions in several of its car models has once more underscored the importance of ethics in corporate decision making.
Jonathan F. P. Rose
Author: Marino, Vivian
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles; Interviews
Source: The New York Times
Publication Year: 2010
Mr. Rose, 58, is the founder and president of the Jonathan Rose Companies, which specializes in sustainable development.
Business School Faculty Respond to the BP Oil Leak
Authors: James, Erika H.; Holcomb, John; Seawell, Buie; Moore, Steven; Volschenk, Jako; Miller, Samuel
Product Type: Notes; Interviews
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2010
In June, 2010, Aspen CBE put out a call for business faculty to let us know how they plan to teach on the BP disaster in the coming semester. Below are some of their thoughts.
Video: Why Climate Change Belongs on the Front Burner in the Business World
Author: Lubber, Mindy
Product Type: Multimedia; Interviews
Source: Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Publication Year: 2010
Mindy Lubber, president of Ceres, discusses the emerging importance of climate change to major corporations, investors, shareholders, etc.
Deloitte Chairman Sharon Allen on Ethics, Decision Making and Career-Life Balance
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Product Type: Interviews; Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Knowledge@Emory
Publication Year: 2009
Deloitte LLP Chairman Sharon Allen has garnered many “firsts” in her life. She was the first woman elected to serve on the $11 billion company’s U.S. board of directors and the first woman to chair its U.S. board.
Ethics Risk
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Product Type: Multimedia; Interviews
Source: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University
Publication Year: 2009
Patrick McGurn of RiskMetrics talks about measuring and minimizing ethics risk. McGurn, special counsel to ISS Governance Services, addresses how to incent executives to do the right thing.
Testimony of Wendell Potter
Author:
Product Type: Interviews
Source: ConsumerWatchdog
Publication Year: 2009
Muhammad Yunus
Author: Knowledge@Wharton
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles; Interviews
Source: Knowledge@Wharton
Publication Year: 2009
What began with a loan of $27 to 42 women in a small village 33 years ago has grown into a global microcredit movement that has changed the lives of millions of poor people around the world. Muhammad Yunus, founder and managing director of Bangladesh's Grameen Bank, was the guest speaker at Wharton's MBA commencement on May 17 and the recipient of an honorary doctor of laws degree during the University of Pennsylvania's commencement on May 18. Yunus spoke with Knowledge@Wharton about his successes, challenges and upcoming initiatives.
Video: Efficiency
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Product Type: Multimedia; Interviews
Source: E&ETV
Publication Year: 2009
With the Obama administration focusing on addressing some of the low-hanging fruit like conservation and energy efficiency to tackle our energy and climate challenges, energy efficiency has become a key issue in policy discussions in the United States. Stigson explains how government and industry can work together to expand and promote energy efficiency.
Sustaining an Emotional Business
Author: Hopkins, Michael S.
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles; Interviews
Source: MIT Sloan Management Review
Publication Year: 2009
Georges Kern, chief executive officer of IWC Schaffhausen, shares how his company’s green move electrified consumers and employees.
The Bernard Madoff Case: Trust Takes Another Blow
Author: Knowledge@Wharton
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles; Interviews
Source: The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Publication Year: 2009
These are tough times for trust.
Q & A: William Brindley
Author: Nee, Eric
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles; Interviews
Source: Stanford Social Innovation Review
Publication Year: 2009
William Brindley helps international aid organizations use information technology to save lives.
The Business of Sustainability
Authors: Berns, Maurice; Townend, Andrew; Khayat, Zayna; Balagopal, Balu; Reeves, Martin; Hopkins, Michael S.; Kruschwitz, Nina
Product Type: Interviews
Source: MIT Sloan Management Review
Publication Year: 2009
Sustainability is garnering ever-greater public attention and debate. The subject ranks high on the legislative agendas of most governments; media coverage of the topic has proliferated; and sustainability issues are of increasing concern to humankind.
Interview with Prof. Mark Finster, School of Business, University of Wisconsin Madison
Author: Shattuck, Rachel
Product Type: Interviews
Source:
Publication Year: 2009
Podcast: Fill Rooms With Committed Teachers
Author: Kopp, Wendy
Product Type: Multimedia; Interviews
Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business
Publication Year: 2008
Founder Wendy Kopp shares why and how she started Teach for America in 1980.
Q & A: David Gergen
Author: Phills, James A., Jr.
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles; Interviews
Source: Stanford Social Innovation Review
Publication Year: 2008
In this interview with James A. Phills Jr., the Stanford Social Innovation Review’s academic editor, Gergen discusses his views on social innovation, why social entrepreneurs should be more engaged in politics, and how the federal government can work with and even fund social entrepreneurs.
Podcast: Philanthropy Today
Author: Arrillaga, Laura
Product Type: Multimedia; Interviews
Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business
Publication Year: 2008
Philanthropy expert Peter Hero interviews Laura Arrillaga, the founder and chairman of Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund, about developments that are now making philanthropy a powerhouse for social change.
Cleaner Energy for China: An Interview with the Chairman of ENN Group
Authors: Wang, Michael; Xu, David
Product Type: Journal Articles; Interviews
Source: McKinsey & Company
Publication Year: 2008
Although it is difficult for privately held companies to compete in China’s energy sector, ENN Group found its niche in producing and distributing cleaner energy.
The ROI of CSR
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Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles; Interviews
Source: Columbia Business School
Publication Year: 2008
Geoffrey Heal discusses his new book, in which he considers how a firm's environmental and social performance affect its competitiveness and financial performance.
e-Waste: West Africa Continues to Drown in the Rich World's Obsolete Electronics
Author: Consumers International
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports; Interviews
Source: Consumers International
Publication Year: 2008
Every month, hundreds of tons of obsolete computers, televisions and other household consumer electronics are arriving at ports in Ghana and Nigeria.
Naturally Successful: Entrepreneurship That Redefines the Bottom Line (DVD)
Author: Arnold Creek Productions
Product Type: Multimedia; Interviews
Source: Arnold Creek Productions, Inc.
Publication Year: 2008
"Naturally Successful" features interviews with some of the country's top business consultants, educators, authors and speakers who are inspiring entrepreneurs worldwide.
Strategy's strategist: An interview with Richard Rumelt
Authors: Lovallo, Dan P.; Mendonca, Lenny T.
Product Type: Journal Articles; Interviews
Source: The McKinsey Quarterly
Publication Year: 2007
A giant in the field of strategy ruminates on strategic planning, diversification and focus, and the role of the CEO...
15 Minutes with Hannah Jones
Author: Phills, James A., Jr.
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles; Interviews
Source: Stanford Social Innovation Review
Publication Year: 2007
What goes in and out of fashion changes continually, and the apparel industry likes it that way because it creates a constant demand for new products. But it also poses a challenge for Nike as the company attempts to reduce its environmental footprint and become greener.
Countrywide Feels the Heat
Author: Bartiromo, Maria
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles; Interviews
Source: BusinessWeek
Publication Year: 2007
Angelo Mozilo, CEO of Countrywide Financial (CFC), is taking serious flak for the mammoth mortgage company's role in the housing meltdown. I caught up with Mozilo twice in the space of a week—first for an exclusive interview on CNBC following Bank of America's (BAC) $2 billion infusion into Countrywide, and then on the heels of a New York Times story taxing Mozilo and Countrywide with allegedly engaging in questionable lending practices...
Video: Eco Biz- Green MBA
Author: Samuelson, Judith
Product Type: Multimedia; Interviews
Source: Sundance Channel
Publication Year: 2007
Executive Director Judith Samuelson was featured on the Sundance Channel's EcoBiz series, which highlights profiles of people making big ecological advances within the business world. In this short video, Judith discusses her work to green the MBA and bring today's business world in line with an environmentally challenged world.
Interview: Boeing 'Really Excited' about Biofuels
Author:
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles; Interviews
Source: EurActiv.com
Publication Year: 2007
The US plane-maker has told EurActiv of its plans to fly aircrafts on a 50% biofuels blend in a bid to reduce its carbon footprint. However, it says that it does not expect much from the inclusion of aviation in the EU's CO2-trading scheme...
Focusing on the Customer: An Interview with the Head of Merrill Lynch's Operations and IT
Author: Weinberg, Allen
Product Type: Journal Articles; Interviews
Source: The McKinsey Quarterly
Publication Year: 2007
Merrill Lynch has combined operations with IT in a single unit. Diane Schueneman, the head of the company's Global Infrastructure Solutions, explains how she is changing both to focus on the customer.
Brief Bio: David Bonderman
Author:
Product Type: Web Sites; Interviews
Source:
Publication Year: 2007
Biographical references on David Bonderman, Founder, Texas Pacific Group.
Brief Bio: C. John Wilder
Author:
Product Type: Web Sites; Interviews
Source:
Publication Year: 2007
Biographical information on C. John Wilder, President and CEO, TXU Corp.
Brief Bio: Fred Krupp
Author:
Product Type: Web Sites; Interviews
Source:
Publication Year: 2007
Biographical information on Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense.
Brief Bio: William K. Reilly
Author:
Product Type: Web Sites; Interviews
Source:
Publication Year: 2007
Biographical information on William K. Reilly, Board Member and Senior Advisor to Texas Pacific Group (TPG).
Brief Bio: Jim D. Marston
Author:
Product Type: Web Sites; Interviews
Source:
Publication Year: 2007
Biographical information on Jim Marston, Attorney, and Texas Regional Director, Environmental Defense.
Brief Bio: Henry Kravis
Author:
Product Type: Web Sites; Interviews
Source:
Publication Year: 2007
Biographical Information on Henry Kravis, Founder, Kolhberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Investing in Sustainability: An Interview with Al Gore and David Blood
Authors: Mendonca, Lenny T.; Oppenheim, Jerry
Product Type: Interviews
Source: The McKinsey Quarterly
Publication Year: 2007
As McKinsey research indicates, executives around the world increasingly recognize that the creation of long-term shareholder value depends on a corporation's ability to understand and respond to increasingly intense demands from society. No surprise, then, that the topic of socially responsible investing has been gaining ground as investors seek to incorporate concepts like sustainability and responsible corporate behavior into their assessments of a company's long-term value...
Q&A: Strategies for Growth
Author: Huang, Keith
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles; Interviews
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Publication Year: 2007
The question of when and how to grow your business is one of toughest decisions an executive can make, and often the impetus can come too late or with drastic consequences. Often executives miss the best option for growth even though it is right in the company's own backyard, says Chris Zook, a partner and head of global-strategy practice for consultants Bain & Co. in Amsterdam...
When Chinese Companies Go Global: An interview with Lenovo's Mary Ma
Authors: Orr, Gordon; Xing, Jane
Product Type: Journal Articles; Interviews
Source: The Mckinsey Quarterly
Publication Year: 2007
CFO Ma describes the unique challenges awaiting Chinese companies that seek growth through international acquisitions...
Exploring Business's Social Contract: An Interview with Daniel Yankelovich
Authors: Mendonca, Lenny T.; Miller, Matt
Product Type: Journal Articles; Interviews
Source: The McKinsey Quarterly
Publication Year: 2007
As more and more executives come to recognize that a company's reputation is an important strategic asset, many are understandably confused as they ponder the numerous social and political issues that now stand alongside simple profit as a measure of long-term corporate health...
The Ethical Mind: A Conversation with Psychologist Howard Gardner
Authors: Fryer, Bronwyn; Gardner, Howard
Product Type: Journal Articles; Interviews
Source: Harvard Business Review
Publication Year: 2007
It's now more important than ever that those at the top mend relationships with customers, employees, and other stakeholders.
How Environmentalists Shaped TXU Deal
Authors: Krupp, Fred; Inskeep, Steve
Product Type: Interviews
Source: npr.org
Publication Year: 2007
Environmental advocacy groups were called in to help structure the deal for TXU Corp., the Texas electrical utility. Fred Krupp, president of Environmental Defense, speaks with Steve Inskeep about the process of winning environmental commitments from TXU's suitors...
Leading Change: An Interview with TXU's CEO
Author: Strickland, Warren L.
Product Type: Journal Articles; Interviews
Source: The McKinsey Quarterly
Publication Year: 2007
In the 1980s, a massive industrial restructuring of electricity and natural-gas sectors in the U.S. got under way as corporations scurried to position themselves for the coming era of deregulation, volatile energy markets, and intense competition...
Leading Change: An Interview with the Managing Director of Tata Motors
Author: Kumra, Gautam
Product Type: Journal Articles; Interviews
Source: The McKinsey Quarterly
Publication Year: 2007
The transformation of Tata Motors into a highly successful, well-diversified, and globally ambitious automobile giant represents one of India's most remarkable corporate-success stories in recent times.
Governing China's boards: An interview with John Thornton
Authors: Barton, Dominic; Huang, Richard He
Product Type: Journal Articles; Interviews
Source: The McKinsey Quarterly
Publication Year: 2007
As a banker at Goldman Sachs in the 1980s and 1990s, John Thornton made his mark blazing new financial trails with clients in Europe and Asia—trails that eventually led him to the presidency of that prestigious investment bank. Three years ago, Thornton set out on a radically different path: he retired from Goldman to start up a leadership program at Beijing's elite Tsinghua University...
Promoting growth and social progress: An interview with the president of Chile
Authors: Larraguibel, Gonzalo; Larraguibel, Marcelo
Product Type: Journal Articles; Interviews
Source: The McKinsey Quarterly
Publication Year: 2007
Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile, is one of Latin America’s most prominent leaders. A moderate Socialist who has pledged to combine pursuit of the country’s free-market policies with social measures to narrow the gap between rich and poor, her actions and pronouncements are of special interest to the outside world at a time of turbulent political change elsewhere in the region...
One Business's Commitment to Society: An Interview with the President of the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development
Author: Kumra, Gautam
Product Type: Journal Articles; Interviews
Source: The McKinsey Quarterly
Publication Year: 2006
Since the creation of the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development in 1979, it has been in the thick of efforts to tackle the Third World's health- and poverty-related problems. Besides contributing to the fight against tuberculosis and malaria, for instance, the organization has pioneered novel techniques to teach people suffering from leprosy that it is a treatable disease, introduced new programs to support the orphans of AIDS, and launched a potentially groundbreaking experiment to bring health insurance to Africa's rural poor...
Shaking Up the Labor Movement: An Interview with the Head of the Service Employees International Union
Author: Mendonca, Lenny T.
Product Type: Interviews
Source: McKinsey Quarterly
Publication Year: 2006
Last July, in Chicago, Andy Stern broke up the AFL-CIO's 50th-anniversary celebration by leading 4.6 million workers in three dissident unions out of the largest US labor organization...
Insuring the future: Foundation secure, co-founder focuses on giving back
Author: Engstrom, Tim
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles; Interviews
Source: Fort Myers News-Press
Publication Year: 2006
Oswald Trippe & Co. will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year, but longevity isn’t what cofounder and chief executive officer Gary Trippe lists as his top accomplishment.
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