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Eandis: Financing the Roll Out of Smart Meters in a Regulated Environment
Filip Roodhooft; Ilan Momber; Leonardo Meeus; Samson Yemane HadushCase IVEY-9B19N003-EFinance, StrategyIn 2014, Eandis System Operator CVBA (Eandis), a low- and medium-voltage power distribution system operator (DSO) in Belgium, had an ambitious plan for investing in a smart metering infrastructure, but the regulatory context was uncertain. The company had been operating in a regulated monopoly characterized by a cost-plus pricing regime. The regime allowed the company to recover its costs through the tariffs it charged grid users for access to th...Starting at €8.20
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Global Sourcing at Nike
Hsieh, Nien-he; Toffel, Michael W.; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-619008-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). This case explores the evolution of Nike's global product sourcing strategy, in particular ongoing efforts to improve working conditions at its suppliers' factories. When the case opens in July 2018, Vice President of Sourcing Amanda Tucker and her colleagues in Nike's Global Sourcing and Manufacturing...Starting at €8.20
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Responsibilities to Employees
Hsieh, Nien-heCase HBS-315067-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe note provides a framework to conceptualize managers' responsibilities to employees in relation to economic, legal and ethical considerations. The note frames the central ethical challenge for managers as exercising power in a fair manner. The fair exeStarting at €8.20
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Responsibilities to Society
Hsieh, Nien-heCase HBS-317065-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis module note for students outlines an approach to help managers deliver on their responsibilities in relation to society. The approach frames these responsibilities in terms of potential harms to third parties beyond investors, customers, and employeeStarting at €8.20
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Gender and Free Speech at Google (A)
Hsieh, Nien-he; Crawford, Martha J.; Mehta, SarahCase HBS-318085-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). In August 2017, Google fired James Damore, a 28-year-old software engineer who had been employed by the compStarting at €8.20
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Patagonia: "Earth Is Now Our Only Shareholder"
Trelstad, Brian; Hsieh, Nien-he; Norris, Michael; Pinckney, SusanCase HBS-323057-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityPatagonia's change of ownership from a privately held company to a perpetual purpose trust and 501(c)(4) nonprofit in order to use the company's profit to fight the environmental crisis and be a model for future businesses.Starting at €8.20
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Culture at Google
Hsieh, Nien-he; Klopfenstein, Amy; Mehta, SarahCase HBS-320050-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityBeginning in 2017, technology (tech) company Google faced a series of employee-relations issues that threatened its unique culture of innovation and open communication. Issues included protests surrounding Google's contracts with the U.S. government, restStarting at €8.20
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Eandis: Financing the Roll Out of Smart Meters in a Regulated Environment - Teaching Note
Filip Roodhooft; Ilan Momber; Leonardo Meeus; Samson Yemane HadushTeaching Note IVEY-8B19N003-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B19N003.Starting at €0.00
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RTE: Financing Electricity Transmission Investments in a Regulated Environment
Filip Roodhooft; Samson Yemane Hadush; Leonardo Meeus; Ilan MomberCase IVEY-9B19N002-EFinance, StrategyLeading up to 2013, Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE), a French transmission operator (TSO), was the largest TSO in Europe’s electricity network. Like all European TSOs, RTE was subject to regulatory regimes. At the end of 2013, RTE was operating under a revenue cap, which required that it seek the regulator’s approval before making capital investments. The company was poised to undertake an ambitious investment program in 2014 to replace a...Starting at €8.20
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RTE: Financing Electricity Transmission Investments in a Regulated Environment - Teaching Note
Filip Roodhooft; Samson Yemane Hadush; Leonardo Meeus; Ilan MomberTeaching Note IVEY-8B19N002-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B19N002.Starting at €0.00