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      • February 2015
      • Case

      CLP: Powering Asia

      By: George Serafeim, Rebecca Henderson and Dawn Lau
      Richard Lancaster, taking over from Andrew Brandler, was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CLP Holdings Ltd., one of the leading power companies in Asia, with operations in China, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia, and India, and an energy portfolio spanning coal,... View Details
      Keywords: Energy Generation; Environmental Sustainability; Goals and Objectives; Values and Beliefs; Growth and Development Strategy; Strategic Planning; Energy Industry; Asia; India
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      Serafeim, George, Rebecca Henderson, and Dawn Lau. "CLP: Powering Asia." Harvard Business School Case 115-038, February 2015.
      • June 2014 (Revised May 2020)
      • Supplement

      Busse Place (B): Hannah's Dilemma

      By: Arthur I. Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.
      Marisa Sanchez, a new Associate at Douglas Private Equity Advisors, confronts a dilemma when she is asked by a Senior Vice President (SVP) to do due diligence on a deal he wants to bring before the investment committee which will include the SVP, Douglas' owner and... View Details
      Keywords: Real Estate; Financial Analysis; Property; Finance; Analysis; Ethics; Real Estate Industry; United States
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      Segel, Arthur I., and John H. Vogel, Jr. "Busse Place (B): Hannah's Dilemma." Harvard Business School Supplement 214-104, June 2014. (Revised May 2020.)
      • 2012
      • Case

      Advanced Leadership Pathways: Shelly London and Ethics Education—'Strengthening Our Moral Compass'

      By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Anne Arlinghaus
      Shelly London and Ethics Education — 'Strengthening Our Moral Compass' 2009 AL Fellow
      Following a successful career as a Senior Vice President, Vice President, and Chief Communications Officer at two large corporate companies, Shelly London set out to promote... View Details
      Keywords: Leadership Skills; Ethics Education; Initiatives; Morality; Moral Compass; Prima Facie; Grassroots Movement; Ethical Reasoning; Decision-making; Social Media; Media Relations; Family Dinner Project; Public Conversations Project; Laura Chasin; Computer Games; Video Games; Quandary; Organizational Structure; Infrastructure; Ethics; Education; Moral Sensibility; Behavior; Decision Making; Leadership; Innovation and Management; Education Industry; Service Industry; North and Central America
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      Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Anne Arlinghaus. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Shelly London and Ethics Education—'Strengthening Our Moral Compass'." Harvard Business Publishing Case 313-028, 2012. (Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative.)
      • 2012
      • Article

      Does Power Corrupt or Enable?: When and Why Power Facilitates Self-interested Behavior

      By: K. A. DeCelles, D.S. DeRue, J.D. Margolis and T.L. Ceranic
      Does power corrupt a moral identity, or does it enable a moral identity to emerge? Drawing from the power literature, we propose that the psychological experience of power, although often associated with promoting self-interest, is associated with greater self-interest... View Details
      Keywords: Power; Moral Identity; Self-interested Behavior; Moral Awareness; Commons Dilemma; Moral Sensibility; Behavior; Power and Influence
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      DeCelles, K. A., D.S. DeRue, J.D. Margolis, and T.L. Ceranic. "Does Power Corrupt or Enable? When and Why Power Facilitates Self-interested Behavior." Journal of Applied Psychology 97, no. 3 (May 2012): 681–689.
      • January 2011 (Revised August 2013)
      • Case

      An Intern's Dilemma

      By: Sandra J. Sucher and Matthew Preble
      An HBS student is asked to misrepresent himself during the course of his summer internship by his employer in order to obtain data from industry competitors. View Details
      Keywords: Leadership & Corporate Accountability; Conflict; Leadership; Conflict Management; Competition; Ethics; Knowledge Acquisition; Organizational Culture; Employees; Power and Influence
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      Sucher, Sandra J., and Matthew Preble. "An Intern's Dilemma." Harvard Business School Case 611-041, January 2011. (Revised August 2013.)
      • June 2008
      • Case

      Kidney Matchmakers

      By: Brian J. Hall and Nicole Bennett
      In this case we look at the design and development of an unconventional market, where neither money nor traditional "goods" are exchanged. Kidney exchange is an idea pioneered by HBS professor and market designer Alvin Roth and a small group of innovative doctors. This... View Details
      Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Disruptive Innovation; Market Design; Market Transactions; Value Creation; Health Industry
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      Hall, Brian J., and Nicole Bennett. "Kidney Matchmakers." Harvard Business School Case 908-068, June 2008.
      • February 2007 (Revised March 2007)
      • Module Note

      Blessed Assurance: The Challenge of a Moral Dilemma

      By: Sandra J. Sucher
      A summary of the major themes discussed in the third class of The Moral Leader (EC curriculum). View Details
      Keywords: Moral Sensibility
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      Sucher, Sandra J. "Blessed Assurance: The Challenge of a Moral Dilemma." Harvard Business School Module Note 607-067, February 2007. (Revised March 2007.)
      • 2006
      • Book Review

      Book Review of 'What Price the Moral High Ground? Ethical Dilemmas in Competitive Environments' by Robert Frank

      By: Nien-he Hsieh
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      Hsieh, Nien-he. "Book Review of 'What Price the Moral High Ground? Ethical Dilemmas in Competitive Environments' by Robert Frank." Business Ethics Quarterly 16, no. 2 (April 2006): 306.
      • December 2003 (Revised February 2004)
      • Case

      Scott Lawson's Dilemma

      By: Thomas R. Piper
      The head of SysCom's test equipment division is concerned about how to answer employee and customer questions concerning the possible sale or liquidation of the division. The consequences of alternative approaches (full transparency vs. strong optimism and reassurance)... View Details
      Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Interpersonal Communication; Business Divisions; Corporate Governance; Ethics; Manufacturing Industry; Technology Industry
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      Piper, Thomas R. "Scott Lawson's Dilemma." Harvard Business School Case 204-107, December 2003. (Revised February 2004.)
      • 2003
      • Chapter

      Right versus Right: Dealing with Ethical Dilemmas in Business

      By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.
      Keywords: Ethics; Decision Choices and Conditions
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      Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Right versus Right: Dealing with Ethical Dilemmas in Business." In How to Run a Company, edited by Dennis C. Carey and Marie-Caroline von Weichs, pp. 271–280. New York: Crown Business, 2003.
      • October 1993
      • Case

      Analyst's Dilemma (A), The

      By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem
      A young investment banker returns home one night to find that her roommate and best friend has been laid off from Universal Bank because Universal is shutting down its capital finance group. Her roommate makes her promise to keep this information confidential because... View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Leveraged Buyouts; Conflict of Interests; Decision Choices and Conditions; Risk and Uncertainty
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      Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Jerry Useem. "Analyst's Dilemma (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 394-056, October 1993.
      • October 1993
      • Supplement

      The Analyst's Dilemma (B)

      By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem
      Supplements the (A) case. View Details
      Keywords: Investment Banking; Ethics; Risk and Uncertainty; Problems and Challenges; Financial Services Industry
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      Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Jerry Useem. "The Analyst's Dilemma (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 394-057, October 1993.
      • April 1992
      • Background Note

      Ethical Dimensions of Competitive Analysis

      By: Michael E. Porter
      Presents some of the dilemmas of gathering competitive information and the appropriate limits for competitive analysis. Raises the issues involved and provides information about actual corporate practice. View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Competition; Management Practices and Processes; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Corporate Governance; Information Management
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      Porter, Michael E. "Ethical Dimensions of Competitive Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 792-088, April 1992.
      • June 1990 (Revised October 1991)
      • Supplement

      Lake Pleasant Bodies Case (B)

      By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.
      Describes how the attorney resolved the dilemma he faced, the reasons for his decision, and the consequences he suffered. Displays vividly the personal toll that moral conflicts can create for professionals with role obligations. View Details
      Keywords: Decisions; Moral Sensibility; Managerial Roles; Outcome or Result; Problems and Challenges
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      Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Lake Pleasant Bodies Case (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 390-216, June 1990. (Revised October 1991.)
      • June 1990 (Revised October 1991)
      • Case

      Lake Pleasant Bodies Case (A)

      By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.
      Presents a classic dilemma in legal ethics--the conflict between an attorney's obligations as an attorney, in this case to protect a client's confidentiality, and his or her own moral obligations as a person. An attorney must decide how to respond to the father of a... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Moral Sensibility; Questionnaires; Attorney and Client Relationships; Social Psychology; Conflict Management; Legal Services Industry
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      Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Lake Pleasant Bodies Case (A)." Harvard Business School Case 390-212, June 1990. (Revised October 1991.)
      • October 1988
      • Case

      Agrico, Inc.: A Software Dilemma

      By: F. Warren McFarlan
      An information systems vice president has one hour to make an ethical decision: should a software program, left inadvertently on the company's computer, be copied and stored? Copying the program would protect clients' assets, but it seems to violate the vendor... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Ethics; Contracts; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Information Technology Industry
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      McFarlan, F. Warren. "Agrico, Inc.: A Software Dilemma." Harvard Business School Case 189-085, October 1988.
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      Leadership and Corporate Accountability

      By: Paul M. Healy
      This course focuses on the responsibilities of companies, their leaders, and their boards. Its aim is to deepend students' understanding of the economic, legal, and ethical dimensions of these responsibilities and to provide practical guidance on driving performance... View Details
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