ethics - Publications - Faculty & Research

January 2023 (Revised November 2023)
Technical Note

Ethical Analysis: Honesty and Self-Interest

By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Christopher Diak

Information asymmetry is pervasive in business and can often confer great advantage. This note distinguishes forms of deceptive behavior in the face of information asymmetry and aims to help students analyze their impermissibility. View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Analysis; Balance and Stability

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15 Sep 2015
News

Are corporate ethics sliding again?

26 Feb 2015
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Ethics and the environment: Eco-waverers

January 2019
Teaching Note

Accenture's Code of Business Ethics

By: Eugene Soltes

Teaching Note for HBS No. 119-049. View Details

Keywords: Code Of Conduct; Compliance; Ethics; Governance; Law; Leadership; Governance Compliance

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06 Aug 1995
Lecture

Business Ethics in an Organizational Context." Panelist. "Society for Business Ethics Annual Meeting

By: Lynn S. Paine

Keywords: Ethics; Organizations

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04 Jan 2013
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B-school curriculum is now covering legal, ethical issues too

10 May 2019
Panel Discussion

Ethical Transformations in Business Panel

By: Lynn S. Paine

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February 2006
Class Lecture

The Ethics of Professionalism (FSS)

By: Ashish Nanda

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06 Jun 2011
News

Warren Watch: Ethical 'blind spots'

28 Feb 2011
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The Importance of 'Don't' in Inducing Ethical Employee Behavior

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

01 Mar 2004
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Ex-Con Talks Ethics with HBS Students

official. He eventually turned himself in and served four years in prison in Costa Rica and the United States. Currently on probation, he spoke at HBS last November as part of the Leadership & Ethics Forum (LEF), a student-led... View Details

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

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

Keywords: Ethics; Human Resources; Contracts; Management; Situation or Environment

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01 Oct 2021
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Helping Leaders Chart an Ethical Path

Cedar Environmental that does not rely on municipal waste management contracts. Hsieh hopes the students will also find their own ethical path. “This case and this course are an opportunity for students to reflect on their own commitments... View Details

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

Keywords: Ethics; Personal Development and Career; Decisions; Consulting Industry

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