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We're Changing. Hope On the Change! (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Rodríguez-Lluesma, Carlos; Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; De Orúe, IgnacioCase DPO-445-PBInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementOrange Spain embarks on organizational change with the arrival of a new CEO, Laurent Poillasot, and after a year launches an "agile" culture.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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Method: Sustainable Design for the Home as Corporate Strategy
Larson, Andrea; York, JeffCase DARDEN-ENT-0094-EEntrepreneurshipThis minicase is one of 10 in a series written to illustrate the business benefits companies realize through adopting sustainable business strategies. Method is a successful startup firm in San Francisco that has made sustainable design principles a guiding force its strategy. Unlike other firms, however, Method sells its products on performance, price, and aesthetics; health and environment are simply built into the design from the outset. Backe...Starting at €8.20
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Shaw Industries: EcoWorx and Cradle-to-Cradle Innovation in Carpet Tile
Larson, Andrea; York, JeffCase DARDEN-ENT-0095-EEntrepreneurshipThis is a minicase, one of 10 in a set of short cases written to illustrate the business benefits companies realize through adopting sustainable business strategies. This minicase documents the technology and systems innovations behind Shaw's successful introduction of closed loop recyclable carpet tiles (EcoWorx), a disruptive innovation in the flooring industry.Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Greenhouse Gas Accounting: Carbon Footprint Analysis
Larson, Andrea; Teichman, WilliamTechnical Note DARDEN-ENT-0113-EEntrepreneurshipStakeholder climate change actions worldwide have prompted companies to measure their greenhouse gas emissions and reduce their carbon footprints by decreasing energy and fuel use. In the process, they are cutting costs, decreasing exposure to severe weather, reducing energy vulnerability, and potentially opening up revenue sources for carbon credit sales in the emerging markets for carbon trading. This note is effective in MBA, undergraduate and...Starting at €8.20
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Sustainability and Innovation: Frameworks, Concepts, and Tools for Product and Strategy Redesign
Larson, AndreaTechnical Note DARDEN-ENT-0138-EEntrepreneurshipThis technical note introduces the concepts and terms entrepreneurial innovators use in addressing sustainability. It explores the evolution of such terms as sustainable development, environmental justice, earth systems engineering, sustainable science, the Natural Step framework, industrial ecology, and biomimicry. It also explores how paradigms are created and replaced.Starting at €8.20
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B Corporation: A New Sustainable Business Model
Meier, Mark; Larson, AndreaTechnical Note DARDEN-ENT-0155-EEntrepreneurshipThis note provides background on a new certification process for B Corporations that enables companies to assess, compare, and protect the sustainability practices they integrate into corporate strategy. B Corporation status explicitly acknowledges stakeholder strategies and helps companies preserve triple bottom line accountability when and if they are sold/acquired.Starting at €8.20
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REI: Sustainability Strategy and Innovation in the Outdoor Gear and Apparel Industry
Larson, Andrea; Meier, MarkCase DARDEN-ENT-0162-EEntrepreneurshipMany companies view financial variables independently from ecological and social variables. Is it possible to hold one's organization equally accountable for financial performance and social responsibility? This field-based case is suitable for MBA and undergraduate courses or modules in sustainability and innovation, ethics, and corporate social responsibility. For REI, an outdoor gear and apparel manufacturer, the challenge lies in how to expan...Starting at €8.20
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Voltium, Inc.
del Potro, Eloy; Stein, Guido; Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase BE-173Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityEl responsable de Voltium, una empresa europea que estaba realizando una instalación eléctrica en varias zonas de un país africano, dudaba sobre si es lícito ceder a la extorsión de un funcionario público local de la región de Dambo, justo ahora que la empresa está a punto de finalizar y entregar la obra de electrificación de la zona. Este caso obtuvo el reconocimiento de la European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) como mejor public...Starting at €8.20
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Karim Fayad (C)
González-Peralta, Oscar; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase BE-199Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementAlberto Cobo lleva un año trabajando en el Departamento Comercial de Ferxam, una empresa de productos químicos. En este tiempo, el comportamiento de su jefe, Félix Ortega, Director Comercial, ha sufrido cambios que preocupan a Alberto, en especial desde la aparición de un nuevo cliente, Karim Fayad. Alberto se pregunta si debería hacer algo ante la nueva actitud de su jefe.Starting at €5.74