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30 May 2002
Keynote Speech

Corporate Values: Should Investors Care?" Speaker. "Shanghai International Conference on Business Ethics: Developing Business Ethics in China

Keywords: Ethics; Investment

31 Jan 2003
Keynote Speech

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

Keywords: Ethics; Success

04 Jan 2013
News

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

July 1998
Article

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

By: Joshua D. Margolis

Keywords: Ethics; Practice

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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

March–April 1994
Article

Managing for Organizational Integrity

By: L. S. Paine

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

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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

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

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

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

20 Jul 2012
News

For some, ethics are a moving target

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

12 Aug 1996
Lecture

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

Keywords: Ethics; Higher Education

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

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

28 Apr 1997
Lecture

Ethics Education in Business Schools: The Evolution of an Idea." Speaker. "Smith College Club of Cambridge

Keywords: Ethics; Education; Higher Education; Innovation and Invention

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

09 Jun 2006
Keynote Speech

The Case for Global Business Standards: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility in a Global Economy." Keynote speaker. "POLITEIA Annual Forum

By: Lynn Paine

Keywords: Standards; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Global Range