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Make Way for the Chief Integrity Officer
Aznar, Enrique; Vaccaro, AntoninoArticle ART-2790-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementToday, corporate compliance is more important than ever. However, compliance officers cannot be expected to carry the whole weight of corporate responsibility on their shoulders. The authors discuss the main compliance challenges faced by managers today. To address those challenges, they propose the creation of a new senior executive profile: the Chief Integrity Officer. This person would support the CEO and the board in shaping the corporate cul...Starting at €8.20
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Ethics Hold the Key to Network Contradictions
Vaccaro, AntoninoArticle ART-1969-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityToday's Internet-based world has certainly made it easier for companies to acquire, store and transmit detailed information like never before. But with these gains in speed and efficiency have come more complex, and sometimes contradictory, expectations about how companies should collect, retain and disclose that information. Consumers, employees and other stakeholders are accessing and exchanging all manner of information related to individual h...Starting at €8.20
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Deepwater Horizon: Spilling oil, money and trust
Vaccaro, Antonino; Machado, AnaCase BE-174-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision Analysis, StrategyOn April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon¿a floating, semi-submersible, dynamically-positioned drilling unit¿exploded after a massive natural gas gusher from a natural reservoir located more than 13,000 feet under the sea floor. The explosion killed 11 people working on the platform and injured 17 others. After the explosion, an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico over a period of 87 days, causing unprecedented damage ...Starting at €8.20
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Addiopizzo Travel: Fighting Mafia through market-based strategies
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, Tommaso; La Cara, BarbaraCase BE-188-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipAddiopizzo Travel is a travel agency and tour operator that pursues socially responsible tourism in Sicily (Italy) with a special focus on the fight against mafia. The mission of Addiopizzo Travel is to support a clean, anti-mafia economy by attracting non-Sicilian tourists (Italians and foreigners) and directing them to mafia-free facilities, i.e., hotels, restaurants, and other business activities that have obtained Addiopizzo anti-mafia certif...Starting at €8.20
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Fast Building (A)
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-193-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate GovernanceThis is a two-part case study that describes a situation of passive extortion faced by Andrew Smith, the director of the Military Construction division at Fast Building, a small European company operating in the construction sector. Fast Building works in two sectors: the restructuring of ancient buildings and the construction of military installations. It has operated for more than 15 years, having participated in and won international competit...Starting at €8.20
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Brunello Cucinelli: Ethical luxury, the luxury of ethics or what
Vaccaro, Antonino; Potito, GianmicheleCase BE-196-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe company Brunello Cucinelli is an Italian fashion house operating in what it calls the "absolute luxury goods sector," specializing in cashmere. Over time, it has become one of the most exclusive brands in the international informal luxury prêt-à-porter sector. The company, founded in 1978 by the stylist and philanthropist Brunello Cucinelli, employs 1,200 people and reported ?355.9 million in revenue in 2014.Starting at €8.20
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Whistleblowing Systems and Policies
Potito, Gianmichele; Aznar, Enrique; Vaccaro, AntoninoTechnical Note BEN-139-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis technical note provides some basic information about the functioning of intra- and interfirm whistleblowing systems. This work adopts a managerial perspective and not a legal one, so it does not enter into the legislative details of each country because of their complexity and their continuous evolution.Starting at €8.20
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United Breaks Guitars
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-202-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Service and Operations ManagementUnited Continental Holdings, generally referred to as United for short, is one of the largest airlines in the world. Although it has its headquarters in Chicago (Illinois, United States), it operates nine different hubs, the other eight being Denver, Guam, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark (New Jersey), San Francisco, Tokyo (Japan) and Washington D.C. Like many companies in the transport sector, United claims: ?Our goal is to make every flight a posit...Starting at €8.20
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What Does It Mean Being a Decent Boss (A)
Ramus, Tommaso; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-189-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and CommunicationThis case analyzes a pre-crisis situation experienced by René Obermann, while he was serving as CEO of Deutsche Telekom. He received a letter from a technician, who complained about the top management style being focused on short-term results instead of on the company's long-term stability.Starting at €8.20
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The TaxPayers' Alliance
Gyr, Oliver; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-191-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipThe TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) is a research and campaign group located in the United Kingdom that aims to speak for ordinary taxpayers fed up with government waste, increasing taxation, and the lack of transparency in all levels of government. The group's mission statement provides a good summary of its main objectives, which are to: - Reverse the perception that big government is necessary and irreversible. - Explain the benefits of a low tax ...Starting at €8.20