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Strategic Management
The Sustainability Lens Game
The Sustainability Lens Game - developed by Dr. Tamara Stenn, a US economist, and social entrepreneur - is...
Meaning and Morality: How Tools of Business Ethics Shape Workers, Subjectivities in B Corp Certified Organizations
The B Corp certification, a framework for corporate social responsibility, was established in the United States in 2006....
The New Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line
"The New Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line" is a revised and more compelling...
Roshan: Light at the End of the Tunnel in Afghanistan
Roshan, a telecommunications company established by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development in Afghanistan amidst a...
For-Purpose Enterprise and Hybrid Organizational Forms: Implications for Governance and Strategy.
A company's social purpose is now crucial in organizational design and decision-making. For-purpose enterprises are...
Mission statements and financial and sustainability performance: An exploratory study of Benefit Corporations certified as B Corps
The objective of this research is to pinpoint the elements within the mission statements of certified Italian benefit...
New Business Trend: An Authentic Commitment to Purpose
The catchphrase "Ding dong, AVON calling!" from the '60s symbolized not only cosmetics sales but also women's financial...
To B or not ot B: Etsy’s decision whether to re-incorporate as a public benefit corporation and maintain its B Lab certification
This teaching case explores Etsy, Inc.'s decision upon going public. To uphold its B Lab certification as a socially...
We’re all passengers in a billionaire hijacking says the critic who has the world’s richest people buzzing
In 2015, Anand Giridharadas, an Aspen Institute fellow and former McKinsey analyst, coined the term "MarketWorld" to...
B Lab: Can it Scale Business as a Force for Good?
In pursuit of its mission to redefine success in business, B Lab acknowledges the necessity of scaling. The strategy...
B Lab and the Impact Assessment Evolution
This 2014 case study examines B Lab, a U.S. nonprofit, and its efforts to channel investment capital towards private...
Ben & Jerry’s: Preserving Mission & Brand Within Unilever
Following Unilever's acquisition of Ben & Jerry's, the head of the company's social mission encounters challenges and...
Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc. (A): Acquisition Suitors at the Door
In the 1970s, best friends and socially conscious entrepreneurs Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield founded Ben & Jerry's...
Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc. (B): Scooped Up! What Lies Ahead?
In the aftermath of Unilever's acquisition of Ben & Jerry's, described in Case B, public sentiment reflected sadness...