Morale - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 24, 2009

are focusing considerable attention on the concept of "corporate social responsibility" (CSR), particularly in the realm of environmental protection. Beyond complete compliance with environmental regulations, do firms have additional View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Jun 2003
What Do You Think?

What Can Aspiring Leaders Be Taught?

managers confronted with alternatives that some would view as involving right and wrong, and others would view as involving a selection of the lesser of two or more wrongs. Taken to its extreme, this may involve some effort to effect View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace

Jr., who teaches the MBA elective The Business World: Moral and Spiritual Inquiry Through Literature, adds, "What we're seeing is an increasingly felt need for people to integrate the spiritual dimension of their lives into what they... View Details

Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso

21 Dec 2009
Research & Ideas

Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer

the primary regulator of every systemically risky institution is just not practical. That means it would need to be an expert on money market funds, hedge funds, and life insurance companies as well as banks. Second, if you identify an institution as systemically... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services

10 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

American Auto’s Troubled Road

plus only if consumers accept them. As an example, he cites an instance when GM and Ford customers rejected upgrades in the rear suspensions of Camaros and Mustangs because aficionados liked the feel of their "ride" just the way it was. The View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

18 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.

employees believe it’s too risky to speak up, many decide it’s safer to put their heads down and keep their opinions to themselves—but that muting of views creates barriers to learning and collaboration that can be detrimental to both team View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

29 May 2013
Research & Ideas

Faculty Symposium Showcases Breadth of Research

Employee theft and fraud: $600 billion. "The costs to business and society are striking," she said. Gino, an associate professor and behavioral economist at HBS, studies ethical decision making and the psychology of moral... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

06 Mar 2006
What Do You Think?

The China Dilemma for U.S. Firms: Comply, Resist, or Leave?

not see any threat or moral hazard when the service provider makes clear to its customer the potential threat of use or sharing of the information by the intelligence or other authorities. Forewarned is forearmed. . . . As in Buddhist... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

27 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015

Restructuring Work for Your Company (16,149) A bungled corporate restructuring can turn a good idea into disaster. In a book excerpt, Stuart Gilson outlines the keys for a successful corporate makeover. Why Leaders Lose Their Way (12,085) Bill George discusses how... View Details

02 Oct 2013
What Do You Think?

Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?

his experience, added: "One common characteristic I encountered is that (the) vast majority of the leaders were morally stable and people who aspire (to a) high degree of integrity in how they solve the unknown by being honest with... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

24 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 24

J. Sucher and Celia MooreHarvard Business School Supplement 612-020 Prepare students to make ethically charged decisions by exploring moral disengagement, a process that enables individuals to engage in negative behaviors, from small... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 23, 2008

illustration of the earliest trends and dilemmas (c. 1900–1930), when business schools found themselves caught between their business connections and their striving for moral legitimacy in higher education. We show how several of the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

The Big Money for Big Projects

particularly a very public one. But high leverage does its disadvantages. Obviously, it can increase the probability of bankruptcy. It can also create incentive problems. When equity holders have too little "skin in the game," View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

August 2023 (Revised January 2024)
Supplement

Arla Foods: Data-Driven Decarbonization (B)

By: Michael Parzen, Michael W. Toffel, Susan Pinckney and Amram Migdal

The case describes Arla’s history, in particular its climate change mitigation efforts, and how it implemented a price incentive system to motivate individual farms to implement scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions mitigation measures and receive a higher milk price. The... View Details

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January 2023
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Natura: Weathering the Pandemic at Brazil's Cosmetic Giant

By: Brian Trelstad, Pedro Levindo and Carla Larangeira

Brazil's Natura, a multi-brand cosmetics group, has taken several measures to safeguard the livelihoods of its thousands of employees and millions of sales representatives during the COVID-19 health and economic crisis. The company has also made strides in its efforts... View Details

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Educators

11 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 11

reached their limits; third, some products affecting the health and rights of the people as well as the related entities' behavior are challenging the legal and moral bottom line. These three aspects are required to establish a new... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

The Lessons of New-Market Disruption

test systems. HP experienced both a financial loss and a morale loss, while Teradyne capitalized on an opportunity and preempted a market migration away from its products. Ultimately, financial expectations drove decisions that... View Details

Keywords: by Clark Gilbert; Technology

19 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving

how much good the donation will achieve. “That gives you some moral wiggle room to pursue the more selfish action,” says Exley, an assistant professor in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit at HBS. Her research attempts to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

04 Mar 2016
Research & Ideas

Is E-commerce at Risk in Apple's Security Dispute with the FBI?

on who should bear the costs of cracking an iPhone. Is it Apple’s moral and fiscal responsibility to cooperate with national security at stake? Is the FBI’s request an overreach? And what implications does the case have for e-commerce, an... View Details

Keywords: Re: Sunil Gupta; Technology

02 Jun 2011
Research & Ideas

Signing at the Top: The Key to Preventing Tax Fraud?

cheat based on our lab and field studies; we thought it was now time to examine how to prevent people from cheating." The key, according to the researchers, lies in increasing ethical salience: inducing people to pay greater attention to their View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Accounting

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