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- April 2011
- Article
Ethical Breakdowns: Good People often Let Bad Things Happen. Why?
By: Max H. Bazerman and Ann E. Tenbrunsel
Companies are spending a great deal of time and money to install codes of ethics, ethics training, compliance programs, and in-house watchdogs. If these efforts worked, the money would be well spent. But unethical behavior appears to be on the rise. The authors observe... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Leadership; Behavior; Conflict of Interests
Bazerman, Max H., and Ann E. Tenbrunsel. "Ethical Breakdowns: Good People often Let Bad Things Happen. Why?" Harvard Business Review 89, no. 4 (April 2011).
- 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 and other unethical behavior. Many companies have since formed... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- July 1984
- Case
Braniff International: The Ethics of Bankruptcy (A)
Intended to advance understanding of corporate responsibility in the context of a bankruptcy decision. The case documents the implementation of a turnaround plan for financially ailing Braniff International. This includes a new marketing and operations strategy,... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Corporate Accountability; Ethics; Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Goodpaster, Kenneth E. "Braniff International: The Ethics of Bankruptcy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 385-001, July 1984.
- 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
Ebrahim, Alnoor, and Edward Weisband. Global Accountabilities: Participation, Pluralism, and Public Ethics. U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- September 1998 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Becton Dickinson: Ethics and Business Practices (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine
Becton Dickinson's Global One-Company Operations Group must decide on the company's global policy on gifts, gratuities, and business entertainment. A central issue is whether the policy should be established centrally and made uniform worldwide or whether it should be... View Details
Keywords: Policy; Ethics; Law; Organizational Culture; Business Strategy; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Global Strategy; Trade; Business or Company Management
Paine, Lynn S. "Becton Dickinson: Ethics and Business Practices (A)." Harvard Business School Case 399-055, September 1998. (Revised May 2004.)
- 01 Apr 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
No Harm, No Foul: The Outcome Bias in Ethical Judgments
- 06 Sep 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Why We Aren’t as Ethical as We Think We Are: A Temporal Explanation
- July 1984
- Supplement
Braniff International: The Ethics of Bankruptcy (B)
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Goodpaster, Kenneth E. "Braniff International: The Ethics of Bankruptcy (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 385-002, July 1984.
- February 2019 (Revised April 2023)
- Teaching Note
Facebook—Can Ethics Scale in the Digital Age?
By: George A. Riedel
Teaching Note for HBS No. 319-030. View Details
- April 1995 (Revised May 1996)
- Teaching Note
Martin Marietta: Managing Corporate Ethics Series TN
By: Lynn S. Paine and Charles A Nichols, III
Teaching Note for (9-393-016), (9-393-023), (9-393-017), and (9-393-022). View Details
- February 2020 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
CRISPR and the Ethics of Germline Editing
By: Amitabh Chandra, Spencer Lee-Rey and Douglas Melton
Chandra, Amitabh, Spencer Lee-Rey, and Douglas Melton. "CRISPR and the Ethics of Germline Editing." Harvard Business School Case 620-101, February 2020. (Revised June 2021.)
- 2015
- Book
Ethical Innovation in Business and the Economy
By: Georges Enderle and Patrick E. Murphy
Enderle, Georges and Patrick E. Murphy, eds. Ethical Innovation in Business and the Economy. Studies in Transatlantic Business Ethics. Northhampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015.
- 2006
- Chapter
The New Realities of International Business Ethics
By: Laura Nash
Nash, Laura. "The New Realities of International Business Ethics." In The Accountable Corporation, Vol. 2: Business Ethics, edited by Marc J. Epstein and Kirk O. Hanson. Praeger, 2006.
- October 1998 (Revised April 2000)
- Case
Becton Dickinson: Ethics and Business Practices (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Paine, Lynn S. "Becton Dickinson: Ethics and Business Practices (B)." Harvard Business School Case 399-045, October 1998. (Revised April 2000.)
- 05 Nov 1999
- Keynote Speech
Leadership, Ethics and Organizational Integrity: Time for a New Credo." Speaker. "9th Colloquium on Business and Economics Ethics
By: Lynn S. Paine
Paine, Lynn S. Leadership, Ethics and Organizational Integrity: Time for a New Credo." Speaker. "9th Colloquium on Business and Economics Ethics. Colloquium on Business and Economics Ethics, Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa (IESE), Barcelona, Spain, November 05, 1999.
- December 1989
- Case
Managerial Decision Making and Ethical Values, Course Module
By: Kenneth E. Goodpaster and Thomas R. Piper
Goodpaster, Kenneth E., and Thomas R. Piper. "Managerial Decision Making and Ethical Values, Course Module." Harvard Business School Case 2-313, December 1989.
- December 1989
- Case
Managerial Decision Making and Ethical Values, Instructor's Manual
By: Mary C. Gentile, Kenneth E. Goodpaster and Thomas R. Piper
- March 2004
- Article
Fair Enough? An Ethical Fitness Quiz for Negotiators
By: Michael Wheeler
Wheeler, Michael. "Fair Enough? An Ethical Fitness Quiz for Negotiators." Negotiation 7, no. 3 (March 2004).