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- October 1999
- Article
Toward an Ethics of Organizations
By: Joshua D. Margolis and Robert A. Phillips
Margolis, Joshua D., and Robert A. Phillips. "Toward an Ethics of Organizations." Business Ethics Quarterly 9, no. 4 (October 1999): 619–638.
- April 1992
- Background Note
Ethical Dimensions of Competitive Analysis
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
Porter, Michael E. "Ethical Dimensions of Competitive Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 792-088, April 1992.
- March 2023
- Article
Developing Moral Muscle in a Literature-based Business Ethics Course
By: Inge M. Brokerhof, Sandra J. Sucher, P. Matthijs Bal, Frank Hakemulder, Paul G. W. Jansen and Omar N. Solinger
Moral subjectivity (e.g., reflexivity, perspective-taking) is a necessary condition for moral
development. However, widely used approaches to business ethics education, rooted in
conceptualizations of ethical development as objective and quantifiable, often neglect... View Details
Brokerhof, Inge M., Sandra J. Sucher, P. Matthijs Bal, Frank Hakemulder, Paul G. W. Jansen, and Omar N. Solinger. "Developing Moral Muscle in a Literature-based Business Ethics Course." Academy of Management Learning & Education 22, no. 1 (March 2023): 63–87.
- August 2023
- Case
The Ethical Tightrope: When to Disclose the AI Shortcut
By: David G. Fubini, William Fubini and Patrick Sanguineti
In this short vignette on ethics in consulting, John Child, a new Associate at a prestigious firm who is eager to impress, decides to use an AI tool to expedite his analysis and craft his presentation due to a short project timeframe. Feeling uneasy about his decision... View Details
Fubini, David G., William Fubini, and Patrick Sanguineti. "The Ethical Tightrope: When to Disclose the AI Shortcut." Harvard Business School Case 424-011, August 2023.
- fall 1986
- Article
An Inquiry on Ethics and Values
By: L. S. Paine
Paine, L. S. "An Inquiry on Ethics and Values." Directors & Boards 11, no. 1 (fall 1986): 31–33.
- July 1984 (Revised June 1985)
- Background Note
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Marketing
Shapiro, Benson P. "Legal and Ethical Aspects of Marketing." Harvard Business School Background Note 585-007, July 1984. (Revised June 1985.)
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders
crossing cultural borders. Two of the seventeen case sequences she has developed for the course so far — "Siam Cement Group: Corporate Philosophy" and "The Haier Group" — take place in Thailand and China, respectively. Named Asia's most View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- September 1992 (Revised August 2004)
- Supplement
Martin Marietta: Managing Corporate Ethics (C-1)
By: Lynn S. Paine
The division human resources officer must decide whether an older employee should be disciplined for misusing company time and for improperly filling out time cards for his work on government contracts. Intended to focus on the various factors relevant to disciplining... View Details
Paine, Lynn S. "Martin Marietta: Managing Corporate Ethics (C-1)." Harvard Business School Supplement 393-017, September 1992. (Revised August 2004.)
- July 2024 (Revised December 2024)
- Case
Compass Ethics: Governing Through Ethical Principles at WeCorp Industries
By: Elisabeth Kempf and Jesse M. Shapiro
Andrew Hill is Chief Information Officer at WeCorp, a UK-based defense technology startup specializing in drone technology. WeCorp faces decisions about international licensing and AI integration in its drones. In partnership with Compass Ethics, Hill aims to establish... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Decision Making; Ethics; Entrepreneurial Finance; AI and Machine Learning; Technology Industry; United Kingdom
Kempf, Elisabeth, and Jesse M. Shapiro. "Compass Ethics: Governing Through Ethical Principles at WeCorp Industries." Harvard Business School Case 224-105, July 2024. (Revised December 2024.)
- February 1990
- Background Note
Information Technology in Organizations: Emerging Issues in Ethics and Policy
Introduces a framework for identifying and analyzing the ethical and policy issues triggered by the various capabilities of information technology (IT). Ten IT capabilities are defined (access, capture, speed, permanence/storage. duplication, tracking, monitoring, data... View Details
Sviokla, John J., and Mary C. Gentile. "Information Technology in Organizations: Emerging Issues in Ethics and Policy." Harvard Business School Background Note 190-130, February 1990.
- September 1992 (Revised August 2004)
- Supplement
Martin Marietta: Managing Corporate Ethics (C2)
By: Lynn S. Paine
A jury must decide whether an employee, discharged for misusing company time and filling out false time cards for work on U.S. government contracts, has been wrongfully terminated. Designed to show how the human resource manager's perspective on employee discipline... View Details
Paine, Lynn S. "Martin Marietta: Managing Corporate Ethics (C2)." Harvard Business School Supplement 393-022, September 1992. (Revised August 2004.)
- Other Unpublished Work
Building the Business Case for Ethics
By: Joshua D. Margolis, James Walsh and Dean Krehmeyer
Keywords: Ethics
- January 2024
- Teaching Note
Automating Morality: Ethics for Intelligent Machines
By: Joseph L. Badaracco and Tom Quinn
- September 1992 (Revised August 2004)
- Supplement
Martin Marietta: Managing Corporate Ethics (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine
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
Paine, Lynn S. "Martin Marietta: Managing Corporate Ethics (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 393-023, September 1992. (Revised August 2004.)
- August 2018 (Revised April 2023)
- Case
Facebook—Can Ethics Scale in the Digital Age?
By: George A. Riedel and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Since its founding in 2004, Facebook has built a phenomenally successful business at global scale to become the fifth most valuable public company in the world. The revelation of Cambridge Analytica events in March 2018, where 78 million users' information was leaked... View Details
Keywords: Facebook; Ethics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Trust; Business Model; Corporate Accountability; Social Media
Riedel, George A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Facebook—Can Ethics Scale in the Digital Age?" Harvard Business School Case 319-030, August 2018. (Revised April 2023.)
- Research Summary
Ethics & Politics of Emerging Technologies
In this stream of research, my collaborators and I investigate the ethical, political, and social implications of computational technologies.
In this work, I often collaborate with academic colleagues in computer science by helping to... View Details
- September 1983
- Background Note
Note on Professional Ethics in Consulting
Goodpaster, Kenneth E., and Dekkers L. Davidson. "Note on Professional Ethics in Consulting." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-038, September 1983.
- 2009
- Book
Social Decision Making: Social Dilemmas, Social Values, and Ethical Judgments
By: Roderick M. Kramer, Ann E. Tenbrunsel and Max H. Bazerman
This book, in honor of David Messick, is about social decisions and the role cooperation plays in social life. Noted contributors who worked with Dave over the years will discuss their work in social judgment, decision making, and ethics which was so important to Dave. View Details
Kramer, Roderick M., Ann E. Tenbrunsel and Max H. Bazerman, eds. Social Decision Making: Social Dilemmas, Social Values, and Ethical Judgments. New York: Routledge, 2009.