Publications

March 2008 (Revised March 2009)
Case

Transforming AMFAM

By: Rakesh Khurana, Rajiv Lal and Cathy Ross

On a winter day in December 2007 at the American Family Mutual Insurance Company (AMFAM) headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin, Dave Anderson and Jack Salzwedel remained in the conference room after the senior management meeting had concluded. Anderson, CEO of AMFAM since... View Details

Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Governing and Advisory Boards; Marketing; Mission and Purpose; Strategic Planning; Insurance Industry; United States

Web

Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society

industrial policies are essential for addressing key national challenges, offering insights on designing effective government actions that balance past lessons with innovative approaches. The new industrial state? (pdf) This report... View Details

31 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 31, 2009

and local governments should invest in it. But the idea of investing in ECD for economic development was new and had never been tested on a large scale, particularly in the way that Rolnick and Grunewald recommended in a later paper—using... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Mar 2017
Blog Post

3 Lessons I Learned as a Social Enterprise Summer Fellow

possible early in my career. However, I think business school offers a great opportunity to think about one's career in a different way, because (a) we now have a greater ability to add value to a variety of organizations so this... View Details

May 2019 (Revised June 2019)
Background Note

Responsibilities in the Supply Chain

By: Nien-hê Hsieh

Companies are increasingly called upon to take responsibility for what occurs in their supply chains. One particular area of debate is a company’s responsibility for working conditions in supplier factories. This note provides a framework for managers to grapple with... View Details

Keywords: Supply Chain; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Working Conditions; Safety; Corporate Accountability

07 Nov 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017

however, things look different. While there are instances of democracy in the business landscape, hierarchical forms of organization remain dominant, and organizational democracy commands only scant attention in organizational theory. The... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Mar 2013
News

Alumni News | Bookshelf

how to develop sustainable processes for finding great ideas, driving them toward commercial success, and tracking their impact in the market and on the firm's resources. Your factory needs four building blocks, the authors tell us: a growth blueprint, production... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

Profile

Stephanie Tilenius

and Master’s, she received a prestigious Presidential Management Intern Program position that put her to work on trade relations with Japan. “I quickly realized,” says Stephanie, “that there was no way we were going to drive real reform in the real estate and banking... View Details

01 Mar 2009
News

Where Are They Now?

in management control systems through research focused on the various issues related to the design and effects of performance measurement, evaluation and incentive systems, and, more recently, corporate control and governance systems. “In... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2016
News

Alumni Books of 2016

that flourished and those that failed, they describe the practices that characterize entrepreneurial individuals, families, and organizations and offer pragmatic advice. The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle... View Details

March 2020 (Revised September 2020)
Case

Opportunity Insights: Research and Policy for Social Mobility

By: Scott Duke Kominers, Jeffrey Huizinga and Allison Ciechanover

Opportunity Insights -- a non-profit that researches drivers of economic opportunity and develops policy solutions to help families achieve better life outcomes -- seeks to expand its impact. View Details

Keywords: Economic Opportunity; Social Mobility; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Issues; Housing; Policy; Opportunities

August 2007 (Revised January 2009)
Case

Stryker Corporation: Capital Budgeting

By: Timothy A. Luehrman

Examines some parts of Stryker Corporation's systems and procedures for approving and authorizing capital spending of many different types, including buildings, machinery, and working capital for existing businesses, as well as transactions with third parties such as... View Details

Keywords: Working Capital; System; Organizational Culture; Policy; Capital Budgeting

June 1995
Teaching Note

Basic Industries TN

By: Joseph L. Bower

Teaching Note for (9-313-121). View Details

Keywords: Policy; Capital Budgeting; Risk and Uncertainty; Organizations; Business Conglomerates; Technology; Construction Industry