Publications

July 1998
Article

Psychological Pragmatism and the Imperative of Aims: A New Approach for Business Ethics

By: Joshua D. Margolis

Keywords: Ethics; Practice

04 Jan 2013
News

B-school curriculum is now covering legal, ethical issues too

01 Sep 2023
News

The Exchange: Where Ethics Meet Economics

what optimal human behavior looked like. But what they outlined was too demanding for many of us, and none of us could live up to the standards they defined. And then there was the jolt of Enron, and a bunch of other ethical scandals,... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information

January 2021 (Revised March 2021)
Case

Serum Institute of India (SII): Racing to Save Lives During a Pandemic

By: Rohit Deshpandé, Anjali Raina and Rachna Chawla

The CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII), a $12.8 billion Indian Family business is faced with a risky choice between principles and profit. SII is the largest manufacturer of vaccines in the world and Adar Poonawalla, the CEO and son of the founder has to decide how... View Details

Keywords: Business Ethics; Healthcare; COVID-19; Vaccines; Family Business; Ethics; Health Care and Treatment; Health Pandemics; Leadership; Corporate Accountability; Fairness; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry; India; South Asia

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

Keywords: Rights; Information Technology; Ethics; Organizations; Policy

31 Jan 2003
Keynote Speech

Business Ethics as a Cornerstone of Success." Keynote speaker. "Finance, Law, and Communications/IR Committees

By: Lynn S. Paine

Keywords: Ethics; Success

30 Apr 2024
Book

When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners

In the 1990s, when Harvard Business School Professor Lynn S. Paine was researching and writing about examples of corporate misconduct, she hoped more businesses would take decisive action to root out fraud... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Mar 2004
News

Ex-Con Talks Ethics with HBS Students

80240ad2c5f43acc66f13dc5e89928ff There’s not much room for theory when Patrick Kuhse talks about business ethics. A successful stockbroker and entrepreneur, Kuhse became an international fugitive after being charged in 1994 with 32 counts... View Details

Keywords: Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

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

01 Oct 2021
News

Helping Leaders Chart an Ethical Path

commitments. Hsieh, the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration and the Joseph L. Rice III Faculty Fellow, guides students through some of the most challenging dilemmas in the business world. In... View Details

20 Jul 2012
News

For some, ethics are a moving target

December 2005
Article

Up to Code: Does Your Company's Conduct Meet World-Class Standards?

By: Lynn Paine, Rohit Deshpandé, Joshua D. Margolis and Kim Eric Bettcher

Codes of conduct have long been a feature of corporate life. Today, they are arguably a legal necessity—at least for public companies with a presence in the United States. But the issue goes beyond U.S. legal and regulatory requirements. Sparked by corruption and... View Details

Keywords: Business Ethics; Standards Of Conduct; Globalized Firms and Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance

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

March–April 1994
Article

Managing for Organizational Integrity

By: L. S. Paine

Keywords: Business Ethics; Compliance; Management; Organizations; Values and Beliefs; Organizational Culture

01 Apr 2008
Working Paper Summaries

No Harm, No Foul: The Outcome Bias in Ethical Judgments

Keywords: by Francesca Gino, Don A. Moore & Max H. Bazerman

12 Aug 1996
Lecture

Ethics Education in Business Schools." Speaker. "Management Faculty Seminar sponsored by Universidad de San Andres

By: Lynn S. Paine

Keywords: Ethics; Higher Education

01 Dec 2002
News

Alumni Honorees Urge Students to Emphasize Ethics

indispensable to successful leadership — incorporating ethical values into business decision-making. And to provide students with more opportunities to meet such outstanding alumni, for the first time the... View Details

July 1982 (Revised April 1984)
Background Note

Some Avenues for Ethical Analysis in General Management

Provides a general framework for the analysis of ethics-related case studies in business policy, drawing upon categories from the discipline of moral philosophy. View Details

Keywords: Management; Analysis; Ethics

2007
Book

Global Accountabilities: Participation, Pluralism, and Public Ethics

By: Alnoor Ebrahim and Edward Weisband

This edited volume contributes analytical depth to the diverse debates on accountability in modern organizations. It explores the nature, forms and impacts of accountability efforts in civil society organizations, public and inter-governmental agencies, and private... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Globalized Firms and Management; Corporate Accountability; Business and Government Relations