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Research: Whistleblowers Are a Sign of Healthy Companies
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhen there aren't any, it's time to worry. -
How to Create a Stakeholder Strategy
Business and society Magazine ArticleA data-driven approach to design, measurement, and implementation -
Up to Code: Does Your Company's Conduct Meet World-Class Standards?
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleCodes of conduct have long been a feature of corporate life. Today, they are arguably a legal necessity--at least for public companies with a presence... -
Will Our Customers Bail Us Out?
Business communication Magazine ArticleThe Clarinda Company is struggling and may go under. Asking customers for help could aid the effort to keep the company afloat—or torpedo it. -
Wal-Mart Exposes the De-Value Chain
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWal-Mart's announcement of its new sustainability index marks the dawning of the age of ecological transparency in the marketplace. This is not just idle... -
The Problem with Saying “My Door Is Always Open”
Leadership Digital ArticleLeaders need to do more to encourage candor. -
How EBITDA Can Mislead
Finance and investing Digital ArticleDuring the dot-com boom, EBITDA became a popular way to measure how healthy a business was. EBITDA scores became the talk of Silicon Valley cocktail parties, where party goers would ask each other, “How soon will you be EBITDA positive?” Today EBITDA remains a valuable, if controversial, number for evaluating a company’s earnings. After all, […] -
Accounting for Carbon Offsets
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Dennis Kozlowski Was Not a Thief
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleRevisiting the Tyco CEO's conviction. -
Marketing CEO Dave Balter on achieving the corporate full Monty
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThe founder and CEO of BzzAgent, a word-of mouth media company, believes strongly in radical corporate transparency. In practice that can mean frank self-examination... -
Time for Investors to Get Social
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticlePrivate equity and venture capital firms are starting to share details about their investment strategy in public forums like social media-and it's paying... -
AI Can Be Both Accurate and Transparent
AI and machine learning Digital ArticleHistorically, tech leaders have assumed that the better a human can understand an algorithm, the less accurate it will be. But is there always a tradeoff? -
Research: Customers Will Reward Companies for Smaller Gender Pay Gaps
Transparency Digital ArticleNew regulations mandating the public disclosure of pay data mean consumers have more information than ever. -
The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies
Corporate communications Digital ArticleCorporate empathy leads to high performance. -
There Are Two Types of Performance — but Most Organizations Only Focus on One
Employee performance management Digital ArticleThere’s a time to stick to your strategy and a time to divert from it. -
How Mature is Your Risk Management?
Transparency Digital ArticleFor years, companies have been pouring money into people, processes, and technology that can help them manage risk. Most have done a great job of containing their financial reporting and compliance risks. They may have streamlined or automated their internal controls. They might feel they have protected the business because they have completed a checklist […] -
The Case Against Pay Transparency
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThe benefits aren't worth the costs. -
Health Care Providers Should Publish Physician Ratings
Employee performance management Digital ArticleIt benefits them and their patients. -
Can Your Employees Really Speak Freely?
Business communication Magazine ArticleDespite their best intentions, managers tend to shut people down. -
Protect Your Company or Your Cousin? (HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIn this fictional case, a customer experience manager is torn between loyalty to her family and to her employer after she gets inside information from...
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You Can't Tell Anyone (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details This case set is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values.... -
China Netcom: Corporate Governance in China (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details With its dual listings on the Hong Kong stock market and New York Stock Exchange, state-owned enterprise, China Netcom was mandated to meet the listing... -
The TaxPayers' Alliance
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The 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... -
Web3: Tools for Preparing Your Team for the Future
Management Book99.95View Details Web3 may be the next big disrupter in business. Don't be caught unprepared. Blockchain and crypto aren't just for speculators anymore--they're the backbone... -
The Vespa "Special" 50 cc (B): Seller
Management Case Study5.00View Details A person wants to sell a motorbike, a Vespa 50 cc produced in 1967. It is a very rare and beautiful scooter, but it has an engine that is not original... -
Buffer.com (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Buffer decided to release its salaries and compensation calculation formula to the public, and the public reaction was greater and more positive than... -
BlackRock: Linking Purpose to Profit
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The case revolves around the actions that Barbara Novick, co-founder and Vice-Chair of Blackrock, and Michelle Edkins, Global Head of Investment Stewardship,... -
Facebook: Fake News, Free Speech and an Internet Platform's Responsibility
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case describes the role of Facebook in society and its degree of responsibility to protect the privacy of user data and address the real-world impacts... -
Interface: The Journey Toward Carbon Negative
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Interface has been a leading innovator in the carpet industry, specializing in the manufacturing of carpet tiles for commercial flooring. This case describes... -
HBR Insights Web3, Crypto, and Blockchain Collection (3 Books)
Management Book60.00View Details What do Web3, Crypto, and Blockchain really mean for business today? Like the dot-com bust before it, the crypto moment of the early 2020s seemed to rise... -
Leaks, Dumps and Whistleblowers: Tax Havens and Wealth Inequality
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The case explores the murky world of tax havens and hidden wealth. The so-called 'Panama Papers', 'Paradise Papers', 'Swiss Leaks' and 'LuxLeaks' are... -
Balancing Exclusivity and Sustainability in the Luxury Fashion Industry: #Burnberry
Management Case Study11.95View Details The principle of building and maintaining a reputation of exclusivity has long been acknowledged as the key to the success of luxury brands. The way these... -
Breaking Through: Communicating to Open Minds, Move Hearts, and Change the World
Communication Book30.00View Details Pfizer's trailblazing communications leader, Sally Susman, reveals how we can break through the noise to get our message across and make positive change.... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Trust (Paperback + Ebook)
Management Special Offer34.95View Details Business success begins with trust. Trust is the basis for all that we do as leaders and as organizations. Employees who trust their employers are more... -
Buffer.com
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Social media company Buffer wanted to establish clear company values early in its growth. One of these values was a commitment to transparency in its... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Trust (with bonus article "Begin with Trust" by Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss)
24.95View Details Business success begins with trust. Trust is the basis for all that we do as leaders and as organizations. Employees who trust their employers are more... -
Supply Chain: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review
22.95View Details Disruptions in the global supply chain bring companies to a standstill. Supply and demand shocks. Labor shortages. International trade wars. As businesses... -
Magnus Resch: Transforming the Art Market Through Transparency
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Economist and entrepreneur Magnus Resch was on a mission to make the art market more transparent. To that end, in 2014, he began building the Magnus app,... -
Branding BY-HEALTH: The Value of Transparency
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details BY-HEALTH Co., Ltd. (BY-HEALTH), a Chinese dietary supplement company founded in 1995, had a first-mover advantage as a contemporary health supplement...
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Research: Whistleblowers Are a Sign of Healthy Companies
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhen there aren't any, it's time to worry. -
How to Create a Stakeholder Strategy
Business and society Magazine ArticleA data-driven approach to design, measurement, and implementation -
Up to Code: Does Your Company's Conduct Meet World-Class Standards?
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleCodes of conduct have long been a feature of corporate life. Today, they are arguably a legal necessity--at least for public companies with a presence... -
Will Our Customers Bail Us Out?
Business communication Magazine ArticleThe Clarinda Company is struggling and may go under. Asking customers for help could aid the effort to keep the company afloat—or torpedo it. -
Wal-Mart Exposes the De-Value Chain
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWal-Mart's announcement of its new sustainability index marks the dawning of the age of ecological transparency in the marketplace. This is not just idle... -
The Problem with Saying “My Door Is Always Open”
Leadership Digital ArticleLeaders need to do more to encourage candor. -
Increasing pay transparency: A guide for change
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleThe gender pay gap is an important issue today in the U.S. The lack of transparency surrounding pay in businesses is viewed as one cause of this gap.... -
How EBITDA Can Mislead
Finance and investing Digital ArticleDuring the dot-com boom, EBITDA became a popular way to measure how healthy a business was. EBITDA scores became the talk of Silicon Valley cocktail parties, where party goers would ask each other, “How soon will you be EBITDA positive?” Today EBITDA remains a valuable, if controversial, number for evaluating a company’s earnings. After all, […] -
You Can't Tell Anyone (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details This case set is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values.... -
Accounting for Carbon Offsets
Accounting Magazine ArticleRobust reporting principles to improve today’s carbon-trading markets