Filter Results:
(1,723)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(1,723)
- News (438)
- Research (1,074)
- Events (3)
- Multimedia (54)
- Faculty Publications (734)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(1,723)
- News (438)
- Research (1,074)
- Events (3)
- Multimedia (54)
- Faculty Publications (734)
- 08 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Startling Percentage of Financial Advisors with Misconduct Records
Mark Egan, an assistant professor of finance at Harvard Business School and a co-author of the study. “The average settlement is in excess of $100,000 and the median is $40,000. These are costly offenses.” Included in the study was any... View Details
- 23 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 23
decisions and structure. Was this typical of an investment in China or did Bain Capital just find itself in a unique situation? What can future managers learn from this situation about corporate governance and ethical rules of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jul 2017
- News
The Right Thing to Do
Playing by the Rules, Ethics at Work, a new series of video case studies of business ethics, aims to teach people that there’s a direct link between morality and the bottom line. Joe Badaracco, the John Shad... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
business strategy jointly. And it must agree as a group on an organizational vision for the new firm, as well as on which managers will occupy key positions and what should be expected of them." In contemplating mergers, corporate leaders... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 10 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why We Blab Our Intimate Secrets on Facebook
Harvard Business School. "There seemed to be a constant need for people to give status updates on what they were doing. It was very bizarre to me." John's curiosity led to a raft of collaborative research about information disclosure in... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Jun 2003
- What Do You Think?
What Can Aspiring Leaders Be Taught?
more practical context in which ethical dilemmas can be resolved than can separate courses in ethics or values. Further, how ethical and value-based dilemmas are taught may be... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- September 1988 (Revised June 1990)
- Case
Cummins Engine Co. in the Soviet Union
By: David B. Yoffie
Yoffie, David B. "Cummins Engine Co. in the Soviet Union." Harvard Business School Case 389-018, September 1988. (Revised June 1990.)
- April 1986 (Revised July 1986)
- Supplement
Duncan Field (B)
Following the acquisition of a new business, the manager is approached for the "continuation" of a regular payment for services to "insure labor peace" and maintain a parking lot. The case allows discussion of ethical, legal, and practical issues involved. View Details
Stevenson, Howard H. "Duncan Field (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 386-179, April 1986. (Revised July 1986.)
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lesson from the Fall
illegal, gaming of society’s rules that led to Enron’s collapse. The answer points to three persis-tent tasks of corporate governance: the avoidance of perverse incentives for executives, the strengthening of board oversight, and the reinforcement of View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Accelerating Scientific Discovery
Amitabh Chandra, Henry and Allison McCance Professor of Business Administration at HBS and Ethel Zimmerman Wiener Professor of Public Policy and Director of Health Policy Research at HKS (photo by Susan Young) A key challenge in the life... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- February 2007
- Module Note
The Remains of the Day Summary: Reasoning From a Moral Code
By: Sandra J. Sucher
A summary of the major themes discussed in the seventh class of The Moral Leader (EC curriculum). View Details
Sucher, Sandra J. "The Remains of the Day Summary: Reasoning From a Moral Code." Harvard Business School Module Note 607-071, February 2007.
- 03 Jul 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should CEO Satya Nadella Cancel Microsoft’s Contract with ICE?
Enforcement agency (ICE) over questions about how ICE conducts its business in handling immigrant families. Many assumed a legalistic stance, reminding us that ICE, as a duly created agency of the government was only carrying out the... View Details
- September 2019 (Revised February 2022)
- Supplement
Glenn Defense Marine Asia (B)
By: Susanna Gallani, Anja Anliker, Luke Hodges and Amram Migdal
This case describes the growth of Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) under the leadership of Leonard Glenn Francis. GDMA provided ship husbanding and logistical support services to the United States Navy when Navy ships visited various ports in Southeast Asia. The case... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Business Growth and Maturation; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Governance Controls; Government and Politics; Law; Contracts; Lawfulness; Operations; Shipping Industry; Service Industry; Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Singapore
Gallani, Susanna, Anja Anliker, Luke Hodges, and Amram Migdal. "Glenn Defense Marine Asia (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 120-037, September 2019. (Revised February 2022.)
- September 2019 (Revised February 2022)
- Case
Glenn Defense Marine Asia (A)
By: Susanna Gallani, Anja Anliker, Luke Hodges and Amram Migdal
This case describes the growth of Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) under the leadership of Leonard Glenn Francis. GDMA provided ship husbanding and logistical support services to the United States Navy when Navy ships visited various ports in Southeast Asia. The case... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Business Growth and Maturation; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Governance Controls; Government and Politics; Law; Contracts; Lawfulness; Operations; Shipping Industry; Service Industry; Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Singapore
Gallani, Susanna, Anja Anliker, Luke Hodges, and Amram Migdal. "Glenn Defense Marine Asia (A)." Harvard Business School Case 120-036, September 2019. (Revised February 2022.)
- 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
- March 1994 (Revised April 1994)
- Case
Marriott Corporation - Restructuring
Deals with the decision of whether to split Marriott into two companies Marriott International and Host Marriott. Marriott has run into problems owing to the decline in real estate valuation. At the time of the case, it has a significant percentage of assets in hotels... View Details
Fenster, Steven R., and Roy Burstin. "Marriott Corporation - Restructuring." Harvard Business School Case 294-090, March 1994. (Revised April 1994.)
- January 1982 (Revised June 1983)
- Case
International Drilling Corp. (A)
Details the moral conflict experienced by Don Taylor, a new high-level executive in an oil drilling firm, when he discovered that the firm was deceiving its investors. What should he do and how should he go about it? Presents the emergence of Taylor's suspicions about... View Details
Goodpaster, Kenneth E. "International Drilling Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 382-111, January 1982. (Revised June 1983.)
- February 1988 (Revised January 1990)
- Case
Government Redress of Market Imperfections: Procurement from Minority Firms
By: George C. Lodge
Lodge, George C. "Government Redress of Market Imperfections: Procurement from Minority Firms." Harvard Business School Case 388-108, February 1988. (Revised January 1990.)
- 09 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace
CEO. Choosing a CEO is arguably the board’s most important function, and boards need to pay attention to candidates’ ethical fit as well as their business and technical skills. The case is also a reminder... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
HBS Faculty Explore Ideas Around the World
website is a public good provided by HBS,” says Jones, “and its success will be measured by the extent to which diverse researchers make use of it.” He credits the project with showing how successful businesses emerged from volatile... View Details
Keywords: faculty research