Responsibility - Publications - Faculty & Research

1993
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Quick Response in Manufacturing-retail Channels

By: J. H. Hammond

Keywords: Performance Efficiency; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry

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2016
Report

Michelin: Socially Responsible Industrial Restructuring

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Susan J. Winterberg

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January 2004 (Revised April 2005)
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Personal Values and Professional Responsibilities

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

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

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1994
Book

Business Ethics: Roles and Responsibilities

By: J. L. Badaracco Jr.

Keywords: Business Ventures; Ethics

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10 Jun 2022
News

Consumer Responses to Corporate Bankruptcy

Do Voters Demand Responsive Governments?

Using rainfall, public relief, and election data from India, we examine how governments respond to adverse shocks and how voters react to these responses. The data show that voters punish the incumbent party for weather events beyond its control. However, fewer... View Details

June 2021 (Revised October 2021)
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Nissan's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

By: Ananth Raman, William Schmidt and Ann Winslow

In January 2020, Ashwani Gupta took over as COO at Nissan Motor Corporation, and several weeks later, the COVID-19 pandemic began. Nissan’s Business Continuity Plan (BCP) had been key to the resilience of Nissan’s supply chain. It had enabled Nissan to recover from... View Details

Keywords: Operations; Supply Chain Management; Health Pandemics; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Japan; India

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13 Dec 2015
News

Socially Responsible Gifts Are Great—Primarily for the Givers

24 Mar 2014
News

The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility

17 Apr 2020
Video

COVID-19, Global Markets, and Global Macroeconomic Policy Responses

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

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22 Jul 2011
Working Paper Summaries

Corporate Social Responsibility and Access to Finance

Keywords: by Beiting Cheng, Ioannis Ioannou & George Serafeim

25 Aug 2017
News

After Charlottesville, Where Does a CEO's Responsibility Lie?

2011
Module Note

Corporate Social Responsibility in Indian Public Sector Organisations: A Case Study of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.

By: Shashank Shah, Shashank Shah, Sudhir Bhaskar and A. Sudir Bhaskar

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Public Sector; Environmental And Social Sustainability; Energy Industry; India

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This interview features Dr. Shah's views on the connection between Corporate Social Responsibility and Livelihood Creation in India. Through examples and anecdotes, he emphasizes how livelihood creation through skills training and social entrepreneurship can be a... View Details

Article

The Social Contract Model of Corporate Purpose and Responsibility

By: Nien-he Hsieh

Of the many developments in business ethics that Thomas Donaldson has helped pioneer, one is the application of social contract theory to address questions about the responsibilities of business actors. In Corporations and Morality, Donaldson develops one of the... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact

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Aug 27 2020
Brochure

Are You Responsible for Learning and Development?

09 May 2017
What Do You Think?

Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?

relationships between those who regulate them, serve them, and invest in them. That’s a lot of substance among responses to this month’s column. As Ulrich Nettesheim put it, “It is an excellent time to be reexamining how we currently... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Summer 2013
Response

How Caesars Entertainment Is Betting on Sustainability: Response

By: Michael W. Toffel

One of the largest gaming companies in the world expanded its sustainability efforts using a scorecard to guide and goad managers. This response assesses Caesars Entertainment's CodeGreen scorecard, advocates a more comprehensive environmental assessment to target... View Details

Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Entertainment; Energy; Energy Conservation; Buildings and Facilities; Goals and Objectives; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Evaluation; Entertainment and Recreation Industry