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- February 2023
- Article
The Effect of Systems of Management Controls on Honesty in Managerial Reporting
By: Aishwarrya Deore, Susanna Gallani and Ranjani Krishnan
While budgetary controls with capital rationing are optimal in theory and widespread in practice, empirical research documents their association with higher employee dishonesty compared to budgetary controls without rationing. In this study, we examine whether... View Details
Keywords: Directing Controls; Misreporting; Mission Statements; Participative Budgeting; Stewardship Theory; Systems Of Management Controls; Capital; Budgets and Budgeting; Mission and Purpose
Deore, Aishwarrya, Susanna Gallani, and Ranjani Krishnan. "The Effect of Systems of Management Controls on Honesty in Managerial Reporting." Art. 101401. Accounting, Organizations and Society 105 (February 2023).
- 2007
- Report
Aggregating Impact: A Funder's Guide to Mission Investment Intermediaries
By: Mark R. Kramer and Sarah E. Cooch
Despite the wide range of impact investment intermediaries that are available and the advantages they can offer, many funders remain unaware of this growing trend to deliver both social impact and financial returns. This study from 2007 provides an overview of these... View Details
Keywords: Financial Intermediaries; Foundations; Impact Investment; Development Economics; Mission and Purpose; Investment; Strategy
Kramer, Mark R., and Sarah E. Cooch. "Aggregating Impact: A Funder's Guide to Mission Investment Intermediaries." Report, FSG, November 2007.
- August 6, 2009
- Article
The Shifting Mission of Health Care Delivery Organizations
By: Richard Bohmer and Thomas Lee
Bohmer, Richard, and Thomas Lee. "The Shifting Mission of Health Care Delivery Organizations." New England Journal of Medicine 361, no. 6 (August 6, 2009).
- September 1997
- Article
Beyond Strategy, Structure, Systems to Purpose, Process, People: Reflections on a Voyage of Discovery
By: C. A. Bartlett and S. Ghoshal
Bartlett, C. A., and S. Ghoshal. "Beyond Strategy, Structure, Systems to Purpose, Process, People: Reflections on a Voyage of Discovery." Monash Mt. Eliza Business Review 1, no. 1 (September 1997): 54–61.
Igor I. Sikorsky
Sikorsky was a pioneer in the aircraft industry. The father of the helicopter, Sikorsky patented and flew the first helicopter in 1939. Revolutionizing the transport industry, Sikorsky Aircraft eventually supplied helicopters for both military and commercial View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- January 1983 (Revised May 1984)
- Case
Beliefs of Borg-Warner
Shows how the Borg-Warner Corporation developed a statement of values and beliefs under the leadership of its chief executive officer, James F. Bere. The "Beliefs," a set of general principles intended to guide business behavior, now must be given operational meaning... View Details
Goodpaster, Kenneth E., and Dekkers L. Davidson. "Beliefs of Borg-Warner." Harvard Business School Case 383-091, January 1983. (Revised May 1984.)
- October 2023
- Supplement
Rheaply: Circularity For Every Business Supplement 2
By: Rembrand Koning and Alicia Dadlani
Pitch deck explaining the later vision of the company that was presented by the CEO to potential investors. View Details
- 2023
- Chapter
Business, Climate Change and the Anthropocene
By: Andrew J. Hoffman and Sukanya Roy
This chapter will assess climate change as a concern for business, both as a stand-alone issue and as part of the broader shift that scientists are calling the Anthropocene. It will begin by examining the extent to which the market – comprised of corporations, the... View Details
Hoffman, Andrew J., and Sukanya Roy. "Business, Climate Change and the Anthropocene." Chap. 23 in Corporate Sustainability: Managing Responsible Business in a Globalised World, edited by Andreas Rasche, Mette Morsing, Jeremy Moon, and Arno Kourula, 484–505. Cambridge University Press, 2023.
- November–December 2022
- Article
To See the Way Forward, Look Back
By: Ranjay Gulati
Most business leaders focus on the future much more than on the past, believing that their job is to embrace disruption and innovation, transform their organizations, and explore new frontiers. But decades of research on companies worldwide shows that most successful... View Details
Gulati, Ranjay. "To See the Way Forward, Look Back." Harvard Business Review (November–December 2022): 53–57.
- January 2014
- Supplement
Dana Hall: Funding a Mission (D)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Kaitlyn Szydlowski
This case is a sequel to Dana Hall: Funding a Mission (A), (B) and (C) cases. It focuses on the causes of recent fund-raising success and the complex resource allocation problems the School faces as it tries to deliver on its mission. In conjunction with the (A), (B) &... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy; Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Finance; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Kaitlyn Szydlowski. "Dana Hall: Funding a Mission (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 114-031, January 2014.
- Web
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we collect. What is the Purpose of Processing? Please see our Privacy Notice for details on our purposes of processing personal data. What is Our Legal Basis of Processing? Where a Relevant Law requires a... View Details
- October 2003
- Book Review
Review of Leading with Purpose: The New Corporate Realities, by Richard R. Ellsworth
By: Scott Snook
Snook, Scott. "Review of Leading with Purpose: The New Corporate Realities, by Richard R. Ellsworth." Academy of Management Review 28, no. 4 (October 2003): 675–677.
- 2007
- Report
Compounding Impact: Mission Investing by U.S. Foundations
By: Mark R. Kramer and Sarah E. Cooch
If foundations are to achieve their lofty ambitions for social impact, they must find creative ways to use every resource they possess. Enter mission investing (now more popularly called impact investing), a practice of using financial investments as tools to achieve a... View Details
Keywords: Foundations; Mission Investing; Impact Investing; Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Investment
Kramer, Mark R., and Sarah E. Cooch. "Compounding Impact: Mission Investing by U.S. Foundations." Report, FSG, March 2007.
- 2013
- Conference Presentation
Searching for Sustainability: Identity and Structure in Rapidly Developing Industries
By: Luciana Silvestri
Silvestri, Luciana. "Searching for Sustainability: Identity and Structure in Rapidly Developing Industries." Paper presented at the Strategic Management Society Annual International Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2013.
- November 28, 2022
- Article
Why This Should Be Business Leaders’ ‘Finest Hour’
By: Hubert Joly
Joly, Hubert. "Why This Should Be Business Leaders’ ‘Finest Hour’." Fortune.com (November 28, 2022).
- 17 Mar 2011
- News
Make or Break for the USA?
As the global economy grows ever more competitive, American manufacturing is at a critical juncture. The country has been surrendering jobs, production capacity, and know-how to other countries at an alarming rate. The answers to this dilemma aren’t as obvious as they... View Details
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Why Does Your Company Exist?
help the local community. While most companies have some type of socially positive goal, it usually takes a back seat to making money. But for some companies, a corporate purpose is actually much, much more—it's a powerful force that... View Details
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- 02 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
Why Does Your Company Exist?
help the local community. While most companies have some type of socially positive goal, it usually takes a back seat to making money. But for some companies, a corporate purpose is actually much, much more—it's a powerful force that... View Details
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