ethics - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Feb 2015
News

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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December 2024
Technical Note

Ethical Analysis: Conflicts of Interest

By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Matthew Souba

This note briefly outlines a working definition of what constitutes a conflict of interest, the challenges in negotiating such conflicts, and how individuals and organizations can address them. View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Conflict of Interests

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April 1992
Background Note

Ethical Dimensions of Competitive Analysis

By: Michael E. Porter

Presents some of the dilemmas of gathering competitive information and the appropriate limits for competitive analysis. Raises the issues involved and provides information about actual corporate practice. View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Competition; Management Practices and Processes; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Corporate Governance; Information Management

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28 Feb 2011
News

The Importance of 'Don't' in Inducing Ethical Employee Behavior

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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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'

02 Jun 2009
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HBS Students Take Ethics Oath

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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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
News

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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