ethics - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing

enough to cover costs of safety improvements. Sridevi Kalavakolanu, a Wal-Mart director of ethical sourcing, told attendees the company wouldn't share the cost, according to Ineke Zeldenrust, international coordinator for the Clean... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman; Retail

20 Jun 2019
Blog Post

What is the MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program? A Q&A with Bill Anderson, Senior Lecturer on Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology

this field. Furthermore, these advances raise a host of ethical issues in terms of diseases targeted, types of therapies, and accessibility. Given the rich experience of translational science in the Harvard system (Cambridge, Longwood,... View Details

21 Jan 2009
First Look

First Look: January 21, 2009

Unethical Behavior.") Four laboratory studies show that people are more likely to overlook others' unethical behavior when ethical degradation occurs slowly rather than in one abrupt shift. Participants served in the role of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2012
News

Corruption 101

that underlie corruption everywhere. As an emerging professional he must also carefully weigh the trust value of the personal relationships he is forming; his own comfort zone for ethical trade-offs; and the inherent uncertainties of... View Details

Keywords: Crop Production; Agriculture; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Finance

01 Dec 1996
News

Intellectual Debate: The Business of Business

Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Responsibility initiative. Professors Thomas R. Piper and Lynn Sharp Paine emphasized the importance of both ethics and economics for outstanding organizations. They argued that the only zone of... View Details

28 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World

members of a team. Finally, because intense performance pressure and complexity can lead to ethical and legal violations, leaders have to draw bright lines and let employees know they crossing them will bring serious or severe... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Mar 2018
News

Research Brief: A Path to Moral Management

Eugene Soltes (photo by Russ Campbell) Eugene Soltes (photo by Russ Campbell) Making ethical and moral decisions in business can be murky and is difficult to teach in the vacuum of a business school classroom, argues Associate Professor... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

01 Dec 2002
News

Books

Companies Must Merge Social and Financial Imperatives to Achieve Superior Performance, Paine has condensed twenty years of research and teaching in the oftenmaligned field of business ethics to argue that companies can — indeed must — be... View Details

01 Dec 2003
News

Alumni Luminaries Discuss Careers, Values with HBS Students

77abe8cba3eedbccfb190e7c02022d30 The headlines scream of scandal and crisis in corporate governance. It’s no wonder, then, that HBS students are concerned about responding properly to ethical and leadership issues during their business... View Details

01 Mar 2007
News

HBS Debaters Muzzle Yale Bulldog

impose a windfall tax on U.S. oil corporations.” One hour before the debate began, the HBS team was picked to argue in favor of the resolution. According to the Harbus, the judges favored the HBS team for its ability to frame the motion in View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2004
News

One-on-One with William H. Donaldson

worlds. Even before that, I’d been upset with the gradual erosion of ethics in some of our best companies. This is not unheard of in ebullient market times when everything’s booming and people get sloppy in their View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance; Administration of Economic Programs; Government