Moral Compass - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2020
Blog Post

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

to contagious presenteeism: Remove financial incentives for it by providing paid sick leave, audit work designs for features that evoke undue pressure for attendance, and champion an organizational culture that fosters pro-health attitudes. Show gratitude and... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

25 Oct 2016
First Look

October 25, 2016

diverse cultures, their moral compass may lose some of its precision. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51756 forthcoming Marketing Science Why Outlet Stores Exist: Averting... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids

Employee well-being. CEOs were concerned about their employees: their safety on the job; overall well-being; and their own task as leaders of “keeping up morale and managing people’s fears.” Having to make decisions under uncertainty... View Details

Keywords: by Gamze D. Yucaoglu, Robin Abrahams, and Boris Groysberg

06 Dec 2021
News

Rescue & Recovery

“expectations of integrity and display of compassion really reflect Mercy Corps team members around the world and how they show up for work every day,” says Kordestani, cofounder of the tech startup Crowdpac and a former director at... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Stephen Voss; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

05 Sep 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017

behavioral ethics. I explore why some decisions are much more easily resolved in the classroom than in practice and offer three ways to more effectively prepare students: integrating ethical decision-making with core-discipline teaching, cultivating View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 10

principle, be instantly acquired, clarity may take time to develop and may interact with credibility in complex ways so that relational contracts may often be difficult to build. Vicarious Dishonesty: When Psychological Closeness Creates Distance from One's View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

06 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

doing a run-through of what to expect, managers can be better poised to handle whatever comes their way—especially the victim's reaction and their own reaction—when they are in the thick of executing the task. A second risk is failing to achieve the delicate balance of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008

Kaiser's endeavors, from his beginnings in the construction industry all the way to his development of Hawaii's urban landscape, demonstrated his willingness to embrace the unknown, and his determination in the face of setbacks. His combination of entrepreneurship,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Advisory Skills Organizational Behavior, Strategy David G. Fubini Spring 2025 Q3 1.5 Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation Strategy Jorge Tamayo Fall 2024 Q1 1.5 Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation Strategy Jorge Tamayo Spring 2024... View Details

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