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Measuring Impact at JUST Capital

By: Ethan C. Rouen and Charles C.Y. Wang
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  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:34
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Abstract

JUST Capital is a nonprofit organization that seeks to make public companies more "just" by measuring and ranking their overall impact on society, based on the priorities most important to the average American. This case examines JUST’s strategy for influencing corporate behavior in the broader context of contemporary concerns about Capitalism. The case explores the extent to which Capitalism is broken, whether JUST Capital's performance evaluation rubric is relevant to corporate managers, and whether its strategies for exerting influence are likely to be effective in improving corporate behavior.

Keywords

Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Performance Evaluation

Citation

Rouen, Ethan C., and Charles C.Y. Wang. "Measuring Impact at JUST Capital." Harvard Business School Case 119-092, March 2019. (Revised April 2019.)
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Ethan C. Rouen

Accounting and Management
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Charles C.Y. Wang

Accounting and Management
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