N. Craig Smith

Senior Affiliate Professor of Ethics and Social Responsibility
The case is a detailed ‘inside’ account of the ‘dieselgate’ scandal at Volkswagen which revealed how engineers had programmed software that enabled its cars to cheat emissions tests.

Published 28 May 2018

Reference 6346

Topic Responsibility

Industry Automotive Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Region Global

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Recent MBA graduate Majed finds his dream job: high-tech, entrepreneurial, senior, social – contributing to the economy of Palestine, a cause close to his heart. But the new CEO of WebTeb, an online medical information service in Arabic, finds it more challenging than expected. Recruiting IT talent in Palestine is particularly tough.

Published 28 May 2018

Reference 6343

Topic Responsibility

Industry Wireless Medical Practice Information Services

Region Middle-East

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Recent MBA graduate Majed finds his dream job: high-tech, entrepreneurial, senior, social – contributing to the economy of Palestine, a cause close to his heart. But the new CEO of WebTeb, an online medical information service in Arabic, finds it more challenging than expected. Recruiting IT talent in Palestine is particularly tough.

Published 28 May 2018

Reference 6343

Topic Responsibility

Industry Wireless Medical Practice Information Services

Region Middle-East

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This case examines how a drug price increase by one small company, Turing Pharmaceuticals, became the focal point of a controversy that engulfed the entire drug industry. Turing’s decision to raise the price of its anti-infection drug Daraprim, from $13.50 to $750 per dose, is emblematic of the debate about the responsibilities of pharmaceutical companies and business more generally.

Published 29 May 2017

Reference 6253

Topic Responsibility

Industry Pharmaceuticals

Region North America

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This case explores the changes wrought by the “sharing economy”, examining the innovations and controversies surrounding the online ride-hailing service Uber. It provides a unique overview of the challenges posed by new business models like Uber’s, which use the internet to link individual providers of goods and services to customers.

Published 29 May 2017

Reference 6209

Topic Responsibility

Industry Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Region Global

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When a Greenpeace campaign to boycott PVC products seemed to spell disaster for Hydro Polymers, it embraced the challenge and embarked on a drive for sustainability using The Natural Step framework. The strategy was maintained after Hydro was acquired by INEOS, and ultimately led to significant changes throughout Europe's PVC industry.

Published 26 Aug 2016

Reference 6078

Topic Responsibility

Industry Chemicals

Region Europe

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When a Greenpeace campaign to boycott PVC products seemed to spell disaster for Hydro Polymers, it embraced the challenge and embarked on a drive for sustainability using The Natural Step framework. The strategy was maintained after Hydro was acquired by INEOS, and ultimately led to significant changes throughout Europe's PVC industry.

Published 26 Aug 2016

Reference 6078

Topic Responsibility

Industry Chemicals

Region Europe

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Sweta Mangal, CEO of Ziqitza Health Care Limited, must decide how to respond to a government official who has demanded a bribe to release payment for the ambulance services ZHL provides. Bribery is commonplace in India, but there is also a growing anti-corruption movement.

Published 28 Oct 2015

Reference 5897

Topic Responsibility

Region Asia

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In 2012, GlaxoSmithKline negotiated the largest health-fraud settlement to date with the U.S. Government over allegations of off-label marketing, bribing doctors, and failure to report drug safety problems. As well as the $3 billion settlement, GSK signed a five-year Corporate Integrity Agreement, which included corrective measures in sales and marketing practices.

Published 29 Jun 2015

Reference 6024

Topic Responsibility

Industry Pharmaceuticals

Region Global

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This exciting case is about a whistle-blower who exposes bribery and corruption in defence contracting in the Middle East. Sebastian is hired to manage a $3.25 billion military contract, but must figure out what to do when he realises his company is paying bribes to local officials.

Published 29 Jun 2015

Reference 6073

Topic Responsibility

Industry Defense & Space

Region Middle-East

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The mobile phone industry is notorious for its lack of sustainability. Fairphone started as a campaign to draw attention to ‘conflict minerals’ and the plight of tantalum miners. It became a social enterprise by launching its first ‘fair phone’, the FP1, with conflict-free tantalum.

Published 20 Dec 2022

Reference 6585

Topic Responsibility

Industry Telecommunications

Region Europe

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In 2013, India passed a law to make corporate social responsibility mandatory for large companies. The case examines the context in which the CSR legislation was introduced and how Tata Motors Ltd (TML) responded to it. Case (A) explores the meaning of corporate social responsibility and the question of whether a company should put community projects before profits.

Published 25 Apr 2019

Reference 6396

Topic Responsibility

Industry Automotive

Region Asia

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The case is a detailed ‘inside’ account of the ‘dieselgate’ scandal at Volkswagen which revealed how engineers had programmed software that enabled its cars to cheat emissions tests.

Published 28 May 2018

Reference 6346

Topic Responsibility

Industry Automotive Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Region Global

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Recent MBA graduate Majed finds his dream job: high-tech, entrepreneurial, senior, social – contributing to the economy of Palestine, a cause close to his heart. But the new CEO of WebTeb, an online medical information service in Arabic, finds it more challenging than expected. Recruiting IT talent in Palestine is particularly tough.

Published 28 May 2018

Reference 6343

Topic Responsibility

Industry Wireless Medical Practice Information Services

Region Middle-East

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This case explores the changes wrought by the “sharing economy”, examining the innovations and controversies surrounding the online ride-hailing service Uber. It provides a unique overview of the challenges posed by new business models like Uber’s, which use the internet to link individual providers of goods and services to customers.

Published 29 May 2017

Reference 6209

Topic Responsibility

Industry Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Region Global

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When a Greenpeace campaign to boycott PVC products seemed to spell disaster for Hydro Polymers, it embraced the challenge and embarked on a drive for sustainability using The Natural Step framework. The strategy was maintained after Hydro was acquired by INEOS, and ultimately led to significant changes throughout Europe's PVC industry.

Published 26 Aug 2016

Reference 6078

Topic Responsibility

Industry Chemicals

Region Europe

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This exciting case is about a whistle-blower who exposes bribery and corruption in defence contracting in the Middle East. Sebastian is hired to manage a $3.25 billion military contract, but must figure out what to do when he realises his company is paying bribes to local officials.

Published 29 Jun 2015

Reference 6073

Topic Responsibility

Industry Defense & Space

Region Middle-East

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Sweta Mangal, CEO of Ziqitza Health Care Limited, must decide how to respond to a government official who has demanded a bribe to release payment for the ambulance services ZHL provides. Bribery is commonplace in India, but there is also a growing anti-corruption movement.

Published 27 May 2013

Reference 5897

Topic Responsibility

Industry Hospital & Health Care

Region Asia

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Corporate Social Responsibility/Sustainability, Business/Marketing Ethics, Consumer Boycotts, Sustainable Consumption, Deception in Marketing, Stakeholder Theory, Stakeholder Engagement