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  • 11 Feb 2014
  • First Look

First Look: February 11

bring about a just state of affairs? This paper examines whether this question can be meaningfully addressed without having to engage two contentious debates in contemporary scholarship: the debate about the moral agency of corporations... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Jun 2009
  • Research & Ideas

“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms

unwittingly created the mother of all moral hazards—implicit rescue guarantees as far as the eye can see? No doubt about it, says HBS professor and economic historian David Moss. "The extension of implicit guarantees to all systemically... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services
  • 03 Aug 2010
  • First Look

First Look: August 3

performing functions traditionally relegated to government. Yet these potential cost efficiencies from market competition are often offset by poor enforcement quality resulting from moral hazard, which can be particularly onerous when... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Oct 2001
  • News

HBS Press Books in Brief

who want to become valued and successful members of their organizations without selling out on their identities and their beliefs. These "tempered radicals" may have differences based on moral values, social perspectives, or racial,... View Details
Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Management; Finance
  • 03 Mar 2016
  • News

3-Minute Briefing: Pamela Meyer (MBA 1986)

identities, so there’s a fractured sense of self out there. And the moral bar has lowered. We no longer trust the media to be a fair watchdog, nor our elected officials to act with integrity. Detecting deception is not a parlor trick;... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
  • November 2008
  • Supplement

Differences at Work: Sameer (B)

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Rachel Gordon
In Differences at Work: Sameer (B) HBS Case No. 9-609-054, Sameer leaves the firm at the summer's end without confronting his employer about the jokes and wondering whether he made the right choice. Later Sameer's former employer calls him to apologize for their... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Moral Sensibility; Resignation and Termination; Working Conditions; Opportunities; Behavior
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  • 08 Sep 2015
  • First Look

September 8, 2015

protect firm value, helping their firm better withstand negative business shocks. We formally explore two parallel mechanisms for such protection: one of building moral capital (CSR Contributions) and another of improving investor... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 28 Apr 2015
  • First Look

First Look: April 28

Understanding Ordinary Unethical Behavior: Why People Who Value Morality Act Immorally By: Gino, F. Abstract—Cheating, deception, organizational misconduct, and many other forms of unethical behavior are among the greatest challenges in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Aug 2013
  • First Look

First Look: August 6

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=norton%20apfelbaum%202013.pdf August 2013 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology The Cheater's High: The Unexpected Affective Benefits of Unethical Behavior By: Ruedy, N.E., C. Moore, F. Gino, and M. Schweitzer... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 06 Oct 2015
  • Blog Post

Henry McGee: From HBO to HBS

retired law professor—and I wondered if you could use some of these new films to put together a course examining some of the ethical challenges business people face. I ended up talking about the proposed course with Professors Joseph Badaracco and Sandra Sucher, who... View Details
  • 03 Sep 2013
  • First Look

First Look: September 3

diversity that goes beyond rhetoric. But what motivates them to do so, and how do they actually create inclusive cultures? To find out, the authors interviewed 24 CEOs whose firms were known for embracing people of all backgrounds. These executives saw diversity as a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Jan 2009
  • First Look

First Look: January 27, 2009

is found when the regression is run on data generated by a calibrated version of our theoretical model. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-080.pdf Dirty Work, Clean Hands: The Moral Psychology of Indirect Agency... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 04 Dec 2012
  • First Look

First Look: December 4

http://www.innovation-enterprise.com/archives/vol/15/issue/1/article/4941/sustaining-innovation-when-outsourcing-components Ethically Adrift: How Others Pull Our Moral Compass from True North Authors:C. Moore and F. Gino... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • October 1999
  • Case

Royal Dutch/Shell in Transition (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine
After the Brent Spar episode and the 1995 events in Nigeria, Shell undertakes an intensive review of its values and business principles. At the same time, it conducts the largest multi-stakeholder consultation in its history in an effort to better understand society's... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Public Opinion; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Transformation; Environmental Accounting; Energy Industry
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  • 16 Jan 2014
  • News

Learning from Helping Others

class and a Robert Coles-taught seminar called Moral and Social Inquiry. "We read literature and discussed what the characters had done and what decisions they had made. It allowed us to then think about our own lives and what kinds of... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken; Health, Social Assistance
  • 01 Dec 2018
  • News

Case Study: Your Data, Your Health

for the test with speedy release to market that would appeal to investors. The logic is that you need a win. Once you establish a good foundation, you will have the opportunity to expand to what feels morally correct. —Muthanna Al-Mumin... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
  • 30 Apr 2018
  • Blog Post

HBS Grad Drives Lori Systems to Success

willing to sit down and talk to me." Josh's classmates have been equally helpful. "The Africa Business Club has been a great support system," he says. "But it's not just the club. I have a network of classmates who have helped me with fundraising,... View Details
  • 23 Aug 2019
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?

the de facto expression of the institutional purpose guiding many managers’ decision making. Malcolm Salter proposes an alternative, justice-based guideline for corporate purpose based on established moral and organizational principles.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Green Technology
  • 01 Dec 2017
  • News

The Business Case (Or Not) for Sustainability

What will the tipping point be for businesses and big environmental issues such as climate change? RH: I happen to be married to a political scientist, and so I ask him this all the time: “When will we tip? When will we realize that it’s the greatest View Details
  • 01 Oct 1996
  • News

The Drive for Excellence: An Interview with Jim Henderson

not-too-distant future. Those kinds of questions were very real for Cummins in the last decade as the company was forced by global competition to undergo considerable change. Amid downsizing and restructuring, how do you maintain the work force loyalty and View Details