Harm - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations

cutthroat competition or totally collusive bonding. Either extreme will harm the firm's performance. These swings can occur because each of the four drives was created by evolution to improve the odds of gene survival. When any one drive... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria

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Globalization - Faculty & Research

what follows if managers recognize two kinds of duties of forbearance in their decision making that are commonly held to be among the most minimal of moral duties: the duty not to harm and the duty not to violate the liberty of others.... View Details

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Doing Business in a Divided World - Alumni

customers, and broader communities to deal with these and other societal consequences on their own. How, we will ask, can firms think about internalizing or addressing these costs? Are there ways for commercial enterprises to address their negative externalities... View Details

05 Feb 2018
What Do You Think?

Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?

believes in a practice he calls “radical transparency.” That means “giving most everyone the ability to see most everything (to reduce) harmful office politics and the risks of bad behavior more likely to take place behind closed doors... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

08 May 2020
Blog Post

Building a World of Trusted Leaders: Taking the MBA Oath

uphold, in letter and spirit, the laws and contracts governing my conduct and that of my enterprise. I will refrain from corruption, unfair competition, or business practices harmful to society. I will protect the human rights and dignity... View Details

17 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women

marginalized in our country will be harmed if the positions Trump has taken are translated into policy during his administration: Immigrant families, LGBTQ citizens, African Americans, Muslims and others are fearful that disparaging, even... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely

2024
Working Paper

Does Private Equity Have Any Business Being in the Health Care Business?

By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Zirui Song

Private Equity (“PE”) has come under increased scrutiny by the press, academics, and policymakers, as well as the public, for its investments in health care delivery. This scrutiny has been exacerbated by recent high profile hospital bankruptcies following PE... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Government Administration; Acquisition; Health Industry

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25 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Why Unqualified Candidates Get Hired Anyway

information right in front of your eyes is not as helpful." Yet hope is not lost. Having identified the pervasive, often harmful effects of this universal error, the researchers' next steps will work toward formulating new methods of... View Details

Keywords: by Anna Secino; Education; Employment

28 Jun 2022
Book

The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose

How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

01 Feb 1999
News

Too Much of a Good Thing?

commercial and trade activity and agreements, with mountains of up-to-the-minute data available to firms and governments for making sophisticated projections, why do industries and countries continue to overproduce and create such potentially View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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Drug & Alcohol Policy | About

possession, use, or distribution of marijuana on Harvard property or as part of a Harvard activity. Thus, even if possession or use of marijuana would be permitted under Massachusetts law, it remains prohibited on campus. Health Concerns Substance abuse is potentially... View Details

20 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

Bankruptcy Spells Death for Too Many Businesses

reorganization, managers can steer firms into liquidations that harm junior creditors, employees, and customers. Under Section 363 of the US Bankruptcy Code, judges may grant that request without creditor consent if managers present a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

20 Apr 2021
Book

A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success

society. Why should executives consider these issues as part of their strategy discussions? Oberholzer-Gee: Unless you've been hiding in a faraway castle, you know that business doesn't have the best reputation today. About half the people believe that capitalism, as... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

02 Mar 2021
HBS Case

The Tulsa Massacre: Is Racial Justice Possible 100 Years Later?

American history, yet descendants of residents harmed by the attack note that government officials have never made reparations for those killed or for homes and businesses that were destroyed. The killing of George Floyd by a police... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Mar 2004
News

Haven for the Homeless

Greg Harms (MBA 1989) served on the board of the Boulder (Colorado) Shelter for the Homeless for five years before he experienced a career-altering revelation. “One day, I realized that shelter work was more fun than my day job,” he told... View Details

Keywords: homeless shelters; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing

keeping information private can directly harm consumers. After Los Angeles required mandatory hygiene information at restaurants, for example, hygiene rates rose and foodborne illnesses dropped. "Just by disclosing the information,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

09 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Most Accountants Aren’t Crooks—Why Good Audits Go Bad

clients.— Bazerman, Loewenstein, and Moore Familiarity. People are more willing to harm strangers than individuals they know, especially when those individuals are paying clients with whom they have ongoing relationships. An auditor who... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman, George Loewenstein & Don A. Moore; Accounting; Financial Services

15 Nov 2018
Book

Can the Global Food Industry Overcome Public Distrust?

JamesBrey Food is the largest segment of the global economy. It is also widely recognized as more critical for human health than any pharmaceutical drug on the planet. But significant changes in the industry are making people lose trust in many institutions involved in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Agriculture & Agribusiness

18 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?

we’ve seen, people may choose to enter into these platforms during a boom, and it’s very exciting. But if you don’t understand the risk you’re taking on, that can be really harmful as soon as the state of the market changes. "It’s still... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Financial Services; Technology

17 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Can Autonomous Vehicles Drive with Common Sense?

figuring out what to do at an intersection if a traffic light fails. In testing new AVs, De Freitas and his colleagues propose that companies should adopt a standard they refer to as SPRUCE—teaching AVs to drive in a manner that is: Safe—“does not View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Auto

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