Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business    Emory University Goizueta Business School   

In 2013, JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay $20 billion to settle investigations and lawsuits about misrepresentation of the quality of mortgages the bank sold during the housing bubble. They are…

Idea posted: January 2014

Institutions: University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management    INSEAD   

The past 10 or so years have seen a significant rise in the incidence of product recalls. Multiple sectors and product categories, ranging from toys to automobiles and food to…

Idea posted: October 2013

Institutions: Henley Business School   

In today’s networked world, business-to-business (B2B) inter-firm partnerships are increasingly common. At the same time, corporate reputation has been strongly identified as a key factor in companies’ success. But reputation…

Idea posted: August 2013

Institutions: Kellogg School of Management   

Many customers care about the societal costs of a company’s activities — pollution or depletion of resources, for example — and thus companies have an incentive to pay attention to…

Idea posted: August 2013

Institutions: Pennsylvania State University    University of Central Florida    University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business    University of Michigan Ross School of Business   

Blowing the whistle on internal wrongdoing can be a risky endeavour. What if nothing happens and you’re now branded a fink? What if there’s retaliation from your boss or even…

Idea posted: June 2013

Institutions: University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business    INSEAD    University of California Davis Graduate School of Management   

What are the causes of organizational misconduct? How does it spread and what consequences does it have? These questions are the focus of research by faculty from the University of…

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: IESE Business School   

Even when there are contingency plans in place, crises can happen and in organizations this is when true leadership is tested. Companies like Apple, Toyota, PepsiCo and many others know…

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business   

Why does employee health receive so little consideration then, when examining sustainability policies in organizations? Most studies (and policies) focus on environmental sustainability. Of course eco-efficiency is and should be…