Strategy & Society The Link Between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility The Idea in Brief Many firms’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts are counterproductive‚ for two reasons: They pit business against society‚ when the two are actually interdependent. And they pressure companies to think of CSR in generic ways‚ instead of crafting social initiatives appropriate to their individual strategies. CSR can be much more than just a cost‚ constraint‚ or charitable
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www.hbr.org HBR CASE STUDY How should Gerald Smarten balance the needs of Kaspa and the community? The CEO Can’t Afford to Panic by Eric J. McNulty • Reprint R1003X Purchased by robert duboff (robert.duboff@hawkpartners.com) on January 12‚ 2012 In an unthinkable crisis‚ a bank’s chief executive has to make a fast decision. HBR CASE STUDY The CEO Can’t Afford to Panic COPYRIGHT © 2010 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. by Eric
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Preparation u Alcohols when heated in presence of H2SO4‚ H3PO4‚ P2O5‚ Al2O3 or BF3 undergo loss of water molecule with the formation of alkene. Conc. H2SO4 180oC H3PO4/P2O5 200oC Al2O3/BF3 350oC CH3-CH=CH2 + H2O CH3-CH2-CH2-OH CH3-CH=CH2 + H2O CH3-CH=CH2 + H2O u u Mechanism: In the first step OH group of the alcohol is protonated in a fast reversible reaction. Unlike OH group‚ protonated OH group is a good leaving group. Step 1: CH3 CH3-C-CH3 + H+ HO CH3 CH3-C-CH3 H2O+
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Name: Keziah V. Cuyom Section: 9 - Malaya Topic: Types of Chemical Reaction A chemical reaction is a process that is usually characterized by a chemical change in which the starting materials (reactants) are different from the products. Chemical reactions tend to involve the motion of electrons‚ leading to the formation and breaking of chemical bonds. There are several different types of chemical reactions and more than one way of classifying them. Here are some common reaction types. However‚ if
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Tro’s Chemistry Chapter 13 – Chemical Kinetics Page 1 of 13 Acknowledgements: Many of the images are adopted from Tro’s textbook‚ the only purpose of which is to enhance student learning. Key terms‚ concepts‚ skills: Refer to pp 599 – 601. Review questions: 3 – 24. Suggested problems: 25‚ 27‚ 33‚ 39‚ 43‚ 53‚ 57‚ 59‚ 69‚ 73‚ 75‚ 81‚ 93‚ 103. 13.1 & 2 Introduction to the Rate of a Chemical Reaction • kinetics is the study of the factors that affect the speed of a reaction and the mechanism by
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www.hbr.org H B R CAS E ST U D Y AND COMMENTARY Should Maher give his star performer star rewards—or risk her leaving? Six commentators offer expert advice. Growing Pains by Robert D. Nicoson • Reprint 96408 Waterway’s CEO is rethinking his compensation policies. Maybe he should be rethinking his business strategy. H B R CAS E ST U D Y Growing Pains by Robert D. Nicoson COPYRIGHT © 1996 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. “I’m challenged and motivated
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the suitors by having his minstrel strike up a wedding tune in Book 23. He is also a convincing‚ articulate speaker and can win over or manipulate his audience with ease. When he first addresses Nausicaa on the island of Scheria‚ for example‚ his suave‚ comforting approach quickly wins her trust. Like other Homeric heroes‚ Odysseus longs to win kleos (“glory” won through great deeds)‚ but he also wishes to complete his nostos (“homecoming”). He enjoys his luxurious life with Calypso in an exotic
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development is a non-linear process in which movement is not developed in a continuous manner‚ but is the result of critical changes in one sub-system which can cause the whole system to shift and result in the occurrence of a new motor behavior (Suave et al.‚ 2010). One crucial ideology of the dynamic systems theory is the notion of coordinative structures or synergies. Contrary to the beliefs of the Neuromaturational theory‚ Nikolai Bernstein‚ a Neurophysiologist‚ did not believe that movements
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The Strategy and Value of a New Venture: The Case of Portlandia Ale a supplement to “Uncertainty: The New Rules for Strategy” Journal of Business Strategy May/June 1999 Glaze Creek Partners Page 1 May‚ 1999 Note: This example is taken from Chapter 10 of Real Options: Managing Strategic Investment in an Uncertain World (HBS Press‚ 1999) by Martha Amram and Nalin Kulatilaka Glaze Creek Partners Page 2 May‚ 1999 A Step-by-Step Example PORTLANDIA ALE: ❒ Two brewmasters and a dream ❒ Their business
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your friend is acting cool or in an indifferent matter. 14. Stance: a rationalized mental attitude‚ it is the way you stand. 15. Burlesque: a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of cosmic skits and short turns. 16. Suave: is to be smooth‚ polite‚ a little bit cool with a splash of lime. 17. Chisel: an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge. 18. Chafe: become or make sore by or as if by rubbing. 19. Foil: to hinder or prevent something such as a plan
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