Publications

Describes the 1988 amendments to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Law; Crime and Corruption; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues

April 1993 (Revised May 1994)
Case

Prodigy Services Company (A)

Top executives of Prodigy Services Co. must decide how to respond when publicly accused of allowing anti-Semitic messages to be posted on the electronic bulletin boards of the company's interactive computer service. Can they defend free expression while at the same... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Communication Intention and Meaning; Information Technology; Decision Making; Law; Management Teams; Information Technology Industry

Educators

September 1992 (Revised August 2004)
Supplement

Martin Marietta: Managing Corporate Ethics (B)

The president of one of Martin Marietta's four main operating companies has learned of procurement irregularities in the company he manages. The problems involve U.S. government contracts the company is working on. After getting legal advice from the company's general... View Details

Keywords: Fluctuation; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Contracts; Leadership; United States

March 1992 (Revised October 1994)
Case

Options, Inc.

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January 1992 (Revised December 1994)
Background Note

Note on E-Mail and Privacy: U.S. Law and Company Policies

Describes the legal landscape of employee privacy as it applies to e-mail interception: the various legal theories on which a privacy claim might be based and proposed federal legislation relevant to the subject. Also describes the policies companies like UPS,... View Details

Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Information; Rights; Government Legislation; Internet and the Web; Interpersonal Communication; Ethics; Theory; Policy; Employees

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January 1992 (Revised August 1992)
Case

Lexon Corp. (B)

Lexon Corp. lawyers must decide how to respond to two lawsuits challenging the company's interception of electronic mail on privacy grounds. They must also formulate a company policy on e-mail. One suit was filed by an employee dismissed from her job after asking that... View Details

Keywords: Information; Rights; Managerial Roles; Interpersonal Communication; Employee Relationship Management; Ethics; Lawsuits and Litigation; Computer Industry; California

Educators

22 Sep 2021
Keynote Speech

Getting Serious About Sustainability: Corporate Governance for a New Era

01 Dec 2009
News

Letters to the Editor

control. In your September issue, I noted that Professor Lynn Paine and several others are finally grappling with these issues, anticipated by Professor Lodge, in cases, meetings, and books. Hampton Terry... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders

"As different cultural traditions meet in the marketplace and inside organizations, managers face tough choices about the values that they and their organizations will live by," HBS professor Lynn Sharp View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

06 Aug 1995
Lecture

Business Ethics in an Organizational Context." Panelist. "Society for Business Ethics Annual Meeting

Keywords: Ethics; Organizations

08 Sep 1995
Lecture

Ideas and Issues Raised at the Conference." Speaker. "Corporate Crime in America: Strengthening the 'Good Citizen' Corporation

Keywords: Innovation and Invention

14 Aug 1996
Keynote Speech

Business Ethics: From Principles to Practice - Closing the Ethics Gap." Seminar leader. "Executive Seminar sponsored by Universidad de San Andres, Department of Management

Keywords: Theory; Practice; Ethics

4 Nov 1997
Lecture

Reflections on Some Preserving Principles of Capitalism in a Democracy." Commentator. "Hansen-Wessner Memorial Lecture

Keywords: Economic Systems; Government and Politics

26 Oct 1998
Lecture

Building Organizational Integrity: The Role of Leadership." Speaker. "Annual Congress of the International Federation of Stock Exchanges

Keywords: Trust; Leadership; Organizations

17 Apr 1999
Lecture

The Spirit of Capitalism: Ethics in a Global Marketplace." Panelist. "Harvard University Committee on University Resources Annual Meeting

Keywords: Economic Systems; Ethics; Globalized Markets and Industries

05 Nov 1999
Keynote Speech

Leadership, Ethics and Organizational Integrity: Time for a New Credo." Speaker. "9th Colloquium on Business and Economics Ethics

Keywords: Leadership; Ethics; Organizations; Trust

04 Feb 2000
Lecture

How Ethical Are Socially Screened Funds?" Panelist. "Social Screening of Investments--Impact Conference

Keywords: Ethics

21 Sep 2021
Keynote Speech

Building a More Sustainable Economy: The Role of Business

25 Sep 2019
Lecture

Corporate Governance in Transition: Redefining 'Good Governance'

October 6, 2020
Article

Test Your Board's Readiness for the Post-COVID Era

Research suggests that well-run boards take the process of self-evaluation quite seriously, often using a combination of director surveys and personal interviews to assess the functioning and effectiveness of the board, its committees, and its individual members. As... View Details

Keywords: Health Pandemics; Governing and Advisory Boards; Performance Evaluation