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- 12 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities
I've experienced first-hand the excitement and pain that come as companies with a few founders scale to hundreds or thousands of employees. At somewhere around 75 to 100 employees, running a business becomes more complicated, demanding more of leadership, teams, and... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 2014
- Chapter
Corporate Social Responsibility and Multinational Corporations
By: Nien-he Hsieh and Florian Wettstein
A central question that arises from the perspective of global ethics is what standards ought to apply to the activities of multinational corporations (MNCs). This chapter surveys the contemporary theoretical literature on this question. The first section provides... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Corporation; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Standards
Hsieh, Nien-he, and Florian Wettstein. "Corporate Social Responsibility and Multinational Corporations." Chap. 19 in The Routledge Handbook of Global Ethics, edited by Darrel Moellendorf and Heather Widdows, 251–266. London: Routledge, 2014.
- July 2023
- Article
Deep Responsibility and Irresponsibility in the Beauty Industry
By: Geoffrey Jones
This article employs the concept of deep responsibility to assess the social responsibility of the beauty industry over time. It shows that many of today’s problems with the industry have deep historical roots. Products have too many ingredients that are potential... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Jones, Geoffrey. "Deep Responsibility and Irresponsibility in the Beauty Industry." Entreprises et histoire 111, no. 2 (July 2023): 113–125.
- 25 Jun 2015
- News
Responsible investment: Vice versus nice
- 13 Feb 2024
- Cold Call Podcast
Apple’s Dilemma: Balancing Privacy and Safety Responsibilities
Keywords: Re: Nien-he Hsieh & Henry W. McGee
- 2023
- Working Paper
Deep Responsibility and Irresponsibility in the Beauty Industry
By: Geoffrey Jones
This working paper employs the concept of deep responsibility to assess the social responsibility of the beauty industry over time. It shows that many of today’s problems with the industry have deep historical roots. Products have carried too many health hazards.... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Accountability; Ethics; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Jones, Geoffrey. "Deep Responsibility and Irresponsibility in the Beauty Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-058, March 2023.
- 22 Aug 2017
- News
Corporate Responsibility In The Age Of Trump
- 01 Apr 2015
- News
Sustainability Reporting: The Lawyer’s Response
- 16 Feb 2023
- News
A Higher Degree of Responsibility
- 08 Feb 2021
- News
Company Culture Is Everyone’s Responsibility
- October 2008 (Revised October 2009)
- Case
Shaklee Corporation: Corporate Social Responsibility
By: Christopher Marquis, V. Kasturi Rangan and Alison Comings
Having bought Shaklee Corporation from Yamanouchi, Roger Barnett, its owner and CEO, wrestled with the question of how to grow the company and its reputation for environmental sustainability. In addition to preserving the "network marketing" nature of its sales channel... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Channels; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Reputation
Marquis, Christopher, V. Kasturi Rangan, and Alison Comings. "Shaklee Corporation: Corporate Social Responsibility." Harvard Business School Case 509-031, October 2008. (Revised October 2009.)
- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Take Responsibility for Rising Stars
leaders, operating managers, not HR executives, are at the front line of planning and development. In fact, many senior executives now hold their line managers directly responsible for these activities. In this worldview, it is part of... View Details
- summer 2008
- Article
Corporate Social Responsibility Through an Economic Lens
By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Robert N. Stavins and Richard H.K. Vietor
Business leaders, government officials, and academics are focusing considerable attention on the concept of "corporate social responsibility" (CSR), particularly in the realm of environmental protection. Beyond complete compliance with environmental regulations, do... View Details
Keywords: Profit; Governance Compliance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Shareholder Relations; Environmental Sustainability
Reinhardt, Forest L., Robert N. Stavins, and Richard H.K. Vietor. "Corporate Social Responsibility Through an Economic Lens." Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 2, no. 2 (summer 2008).
- June 1994 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
Safeway, Inc.'s Leveraged Buyout (C): Media Response
Focuses exclusively on the controversy by presenting the media responses to the LBO and its aftermath, including full text of Faludi's interview with Safeway CEO Peter Magowan, and her subsequent Journal article. View Details
Wruck, Karen, and Steve-Anna Stephens. "Safeway, Inc.'s Leveraged Buyout (C): Media Response." Harvard Business School Case 294-141, June 1994. (Revised December 1997.)
- May 1992 (Revised July 1995)
- Case
Capital Holding Corp.: Reengineering the Direct Response Group
By: Donna B. Stoddard
Describes a major change initiative--reengineering--that is underway at Capital Holding Corp.'s Direct Response Group. The reengineering initiative involved changes to the organization's structure, control systems, and information systems. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation
Stoddard, Donna B. "Capital Holding Corp.: Reengineering the Direct Response Group." Harvard Business School Case 192-001, May 1992. (Revised July 1995.)
- 15 Jan 2011
- News
Revisiting the rights and responsibilities of business
- 1993
- Chapter
Quick Response in Manufacturing-retail Channels
By: J. H. Hammond
Hammond, J. H. "Quick Response in Manufacturing-retail Channels." In Globalization, Technology, and Competition: The Fusion of Computers and Telecommunications in the 1990s, edited by S. P. Bradley, J. A. Hausman, and R. L. Nolan. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1993, Korean ed.
- 2016
- Report
Michelin: Socially Responsible Industrial Restructuring
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Susan J. Winterberg
Sucher, Sandra J., and Susan J. Winterberg. "Michelin: Socially Responsible Industrial Restructuring." Report, 2016.
- January 2004 (Revised April 2005)
- Background Note
Personal Values and Professional Responsibilities
Describes some of the classic conflicts managers face in trying to live and work by their personal values and uses Hirschman's "exit, loyalty, and voice" framework to suggest ways for resolving these conflicts. View Details
Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Personal Development and Career; Conflict of Interests; Conflict and Resolution
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Personal Values and Professional Responsibilities." Harvard Business School Background Note 304-070, January 2004. (Revised April 2005.)
- 1994
- Book
Business Ethics: Roles and Responsibilities
Badaracco, J. L., Jr. Business Ethics: Roles and Responsibilities. Homewood, IL: Irwin, 1994.