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Integrated Reporting in the Cloud
Armbrester, Kyle; Eccles, Robert G.Article ART-1890-EAccounting and ControlFinancial reporting for all listed companies is a long established practice, which more recently has been complemented by corporate social responsibility or sustainability reporting. However, the reporting of nonfinancial information related to environmental, social and governance performance remains largely voluntary. Although still an embryonic management practice, the authors believe that ¿integrated reporting¿ of a company¿s financial and non...Starting at €8.20
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Recupera, S.A.
Pancorvo, JorgeCase PAD-P-C-343Service and Operations ManagementDardo López-Dolz, propietario del negocio y persona emprendedora, afronta varias decisiones para conseguir que su empresa siga creciendo. Sin embargo, la naturaleza del servicio parte de una anomalía de las transacciones de compraventa: un deudor que no cumple sus obligaciones según lo convenido. La demanda tiene un comportamiento irregular, con expedientes de cobranza que varían según cada caso, y con exigencias operativas distintas por cad...Starting at €8.20
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HBR List: Breakthrough Ideas for 2007
Watts, Duncan J.; Hori, Yoshito; Dalsace, Frederic; Damay, Coralie; Dubois, David; Schrage, Michael; Hutson, Harry; Perry, Barbara; von Hippel, Eric; Stone, Linda; Mankins, Michael C.; Dijksterhuis, Ap; Eccles, Robert G.; Watson, Liv; Willis, Mike; West, Geoffrey B.; Fraser, Karen; Longman, Phillip; Glazer, Rashi; Ishikura, Yoko; Kleinfeld, Klaus; Reinhardt, Erich; Meyer, Christopher; Morris, Charles R.; ShirkyArticle HBS-R0702A-ELeadership and People ManagementOur annual survey of ideas and trends that will make an impact on business: Duncan J. Watts contends that ordinary people, not "influentials," drive social epidemics. Yoshito Hori predicts that Japan's young entrepreneurs could outshine those in China and India. Frederic Dalsace, Coralie Damay, and David Dubois propose brands that--like Harry Potter--mature with their customers. Michael Schrage reveals the hidden value in long-forgotten equations...Starting at €8.20
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The Investor Revolution
Eccles, Robert G.; Klimenko, SvetlanaArticle HBS-R1903G-ELeadership and People ManagementEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues have traditionally been of secondary concern to investors. But in recent years, institutional investors and pension funds have grown too large to diversify away from systemic risks, forcing them to consider the environmental and social impact of their portfolios. Analysis of interviews with 70 executives in 43 global institutional investing firms suggests that ESG is now top of mind for these lea...Starting at €8.20
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Innovation at the Boston Consulting Group
Eccles, Robert G.; Narayandas, Das; Rossano, PenelopeCase HBS-313137-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case is about how the Boston Consulting Group has approached innovation from its founding to the present day. It discusses the role of the firm's talent market and client market in developing these innovations.Starting at €8.20
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GoodGuide
Serafeim, George; Eccles, Robert G.; Clay, Tiffany A.Case HBS-112031-EAccounting and ControlGoodGuide, a high-technology start-up company, founded by University of California Professor at Berkeley Dara O'Rourke is at a critical junction. The venture capital funded company has yet to find the business model to monetize a very promising product that provides consumers and manufacturers with information about the sustainability of a product.Starting at €8.20
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KKR: Leveraging Sustainability
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Clay, Tiffany A.Case HBS-112032-EEntrepreneurshipThe case describes KKR's Green Portfolio Program, one of the firm's environmental initiatives, which has achieved $160 million in cost savings. While pleased with its progress in achieving greater energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions, the firm is looking for other ways to expand its sustainability initiatives, such as in its supply chain and incorporating sustainability into its due diligence and deal making processes.Starting at €8.20
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Aviva Investors
Serafeim, George; Eccles, Robert G.; Armbrester, KyleCase HBS-112047-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case describes Aviva Investors' engagement strategy with companies and stock exchanges to improve its sustainability performance and the flow of sustainability related information to markets. Aviva Investors, a GBP 259 billion fund, is the investment arm of the large British insurance company, Aviva plc. Aviva Investors is committed to sustainability under the leadership of its CEO, Paul Abberley, and head of sustainability research and engag...Starting at €8.20
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Foxconn Technology Group (B)
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Cheng, BeitingCase HBS-112058-ELeadership and People ManagementThe (B) case presents Foxconn's plan to replace manual labor with robots and move some of its employees to more interesting and sophisticated jobs.Starting at €5.74
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Dow Chemical: Innovating for Sustainability
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Li, Shelley XinCase HBS-112064-EAccounting and ControlDow Chemical is one of the few major American industrial corporations that was founded in the late 19th century that is still in existence. From its origins producing bromine out of the brine underneath Midland, Michigan, the company has evolved from a diversified commodity chemical company to an advanced materials company whose products and services can make its clients more sustainable. During the 1960s and 1970s the company received a series o...Starting at €8.20