Publications

Provides a basic framework for ethical analysis of management decisions, policies, and plans of action. View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Planning; Decision Making; Framework

October 2006 (Revised November 2006)
Course Overview Note

Instructor's Guide to Leadership and Corporate Accountability (LCA)

To provide instructors with a roadmap to the Harvard Business School's required first-year MBA Course Leadership and Corporate Accountability. Describes the objectives of the course, as well as its structure, content, and guiding framework. A day-by-day synopsis,... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Corporate Accountability

January 2006
Case

Ron Perez (A)

The division human resources officer must decide whether to discipline a long-time employee 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; Moral Sensibility; Employees; Business or Company Management; Management Practices and Processes; Organizations; Crime and Corruption

July 2005 (Revised October 2006)
Case

Recall 2000: Bridgestone Corp. (A) (Abridged)

In September 2000, the president of Bridgestone-Firestone, the U.S. subsidiary of Japan's Bridgestone Corp., was invited to appear before a U.S. congressional subcommittee investigating the August 2000 recall of more than 6.5 million tires made by the subsidiary. The... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Product; Trade; Organizational Culture; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Auto Industry; United States; Japan

December 2003 (Revised May 2004)
Case

Sears Auto Centers (A) (Abridged)

In the early 1990s Sears faced and allegations by the California Department of Consumer Affairs that the company's auto repair centers had been overbilling customers and making unnecessary repairs. Top management must evaluate the problem and come up with a plan to... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Ethics; Organizational Culture; Compensation and Benefits; Management Teams; Employees; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Improvement; Auto Industry

July 2001 (Revised September 2001)
Case

Recall 2000: Bridgestone Corp. (B)

Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement. View Details

Keywords: Auto Industry; United States; Japan

21 Jun 2005
Keynote Speech

Creating companies that do the right thing: Character or Competence?" Speaker. "SHRM 57th Annual Conference & Exposition: Masters Series Presentation

Keywords: Business Ventures; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact

28 Jun 2004
Lecture

Aligning Fiscal and Social Performance: Creating Organizations that Answer Stakeholder Needs

Keywords: Finance; Performance; Organizations; Business and Stakeholder Relations

21 Jul 2004
Lecture

Governance and Corporate Responsibility: Opportunities for Board Leadership." Panelist. "Role of the Corporation in the 21st Century: Corporate Governance in the Face of New Social Values

Keywords: Governance; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact

05 May 2003
Lecture

Values-Driven Governance: Stewardship in Practice." Lecturer. "2003 Governance Leadership Conference

Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Governance

10 Apr 2003 - 11 Apr 2003
Lecture

Defining the Indefinable: Ethical Dimensions of Leadership." Speaker and panelist. "Association of Executive Search Consultants 2003 Annual Conference: Redefining Leadership

Keywords: Leadership; Ethics

June 1996
Background Note

Summary of Leading from the Front

Keywords: Leadership Style

June 1996
Background Note

Summary of The Winning Performance

30 May 2002
Keynote Speech

Corporate Values: Should Investors Care?" Speaker. "Shanghai International Conference on Business Ethics: Developing Business Ethics in China

Keywords: Ethics; Investment

30 May 2002
Keynote Speech

The Corporation's Evolving Personality." Speaker. "Shanghai International Conference on Business Ethics: Developing Business Ethics in China

Keywords: Change; Organizational Culture; Ethics; Shanghai

December 1994
Teaching Note

Competitive Information Policy at United Technologies TN

Keywords: Information; Policy; Competitive Strategy

March 1994 (Revised May 1994)
Supplement

Cash Management at Cameron Co. (C)

May 1993 (Revised May 1994)
Case

Managing for Integrity: Three Vignettes

Three situations are described. A branch manager for a retail brokerage firm must decide whether to change the branch's cash management techniques to increase interest earnings. An auto mechanic must decide whether to oversell parts and repairs to meet sales and... View Details

Keywords: Growth Management; Ethics; Decision Making; Organizational Culture; Financial Management; Sales; Organizational Change and Adaptation

October 1992 (Revised February 1995)
Background Note

Note on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations

Describes the federal guidelines used by judges for sentencing organizations convicted of criminal wrong-doing under U.S. law as of November 1, 1991. Describes the guidelines' approach to calculating criminal fines for organizations, determining an organization's... View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Governance Compliance; Law Enforcement; Laws and Statutes; Organizations; Legal Services Industry; United States

September 1992 (Revised October 1994)
Case

Pesticide Export Reform Act of 1990

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Government Legislation; United States