BANEX and the No Pago Movement (B)
This case investigates Grassroots Capital’s decision to continue investing in a financially distressed Bolivian microfinance bank.
Corporate social responsibility
Marsh and McLennan Companies
This case concerns MMC’s problems in three of its main business areas, which emerged in 2003 and 2004 in rapid succession. The primary focus is on the company’s reputational risks and how shareholder value can be destroyed if such risks occur. In two of the three cases, market capitalization losses dwarf accounting losses from fines, …
The European Recycling Platform: Promoting Competition in E-Waste Recycling
The European Recycling Platform was the only pan-European recycling organization created in response to the groundbreaking European Union directive promoting e-waste recycling. Braun, Electrolux, HewlettPackard, and Sony introduced ERP in 2002 as an alternative to the monopoly waste collection systems that existed in various European countries at the time. ERP was based on the principle …
Desso (B): Going Forward
Supplement to the LBS138 case
The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art
Since its opening in Beijing in November 2007 as the first non-profit arts center in China, UCCA has had the mission of “promoting the advancement of the Chinese art scene, promoting international exchange, and bringing the latest in art and culture. hundreds “. by thousands of visitors each year. “Over the past six years, UCCA …
IBM’s Reinventing Education (B): West Virginia
Describes IBM’s ongoing Reinventing Education initiative to improve K12 public education via information technology developed by IBM’s engineers and consultants. Focuses on one site, West Virginia, to reveal how IBM and the state created a mutually beneficial partnership that provided the basis for the next step of the initiativeReinventing Education 3.
Rewarding Consumers for Recycling Packaging: Kimberly-Clark Seeks Shared Value
This content is provided by UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.
Business Corruption in China
It provides an overview of corporate corruption in China and places it in a context that takes into account various political, economic, legal and cultural elements. In particular, it examines the ownership structure and structure of companies in China, identifies sources of corruption, and analyzes the effects of corruption on the country’s social and economic …
The Lao Coffee Industry: Implementing Vertical Integration for a Social Cause at Bolaven Farms
Founded in 2007, Bolaven Farms is a charitable coffee business. Bolaven Farms was founded in Laos and Hong Kong with the goal of providing high-quality coffee to the global public while helping alleviate poverty among Lao coffee farmers. The business model involves the full integration of the coffee supply chain, from the sowing of coffee …
Food Security: Business Models in the United States and India, Case A: Food Gatherers in the United States
This three-part case provides the opportunity to engage students in an investigation of how intercultural considerations can influence decision-making in the areas of management, law, operations, and corporate social responsibility. The cases involve two non-profit organizations, one in the US and one in India. Both organizations focus on food redistribution, but face different challenges due …