ethics - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2004
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An Ethical Fitness Quiz for Negotiators

down to craft a deal or settle a dispute,” says Wheeler. “Your character is one thing you shouldn’t make up as you go along.” Wheeler presents three cases that test ethical negotiating behavior. The “steal deal” scenario involves an... View Details

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

September 1992 (Revised August 2004)
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Martin Marietta: Managing Corporate Ethics (C2)

By: Lynn S. Paine

A jury must decide whether an employee, discharged for misusing company time and filling out false time cards for work on U.S. government contracts, has been wrongfully terminated. Designed to show how the human resource manager's perspective on employee discipline... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Governance Compliance; Policy; Resignation and Termination; Perspective

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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

February 1990
Background Note

Information Technology in Organizations: Emerging Issues in Ethics and Policy

Introduces a framework for identifying and analyzing the ethical and policy issues triggered by the various capabilities of information technology (IT). Ten IT capabilities are defined (access, capture, speed, permanence/storage. duplication, tracking, monitoring, data... View Details

Keywords: Rights; Information Technology; Ethics; Organizations; Policy

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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

July 2024 (Revised December 2024)
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Compass Ethics: Governing Through Ethical Principles at WeCorp Industries

By: Elisabeth Kempf and Jesse M. Shapiro

Andrew Hill is Chief Information Officer at WeCorp, a UK-based defense technology startup specializing in drone technology. WeCorp faces decisions about international licensing and AI integration in its drones. In partnership with Compass Ethics, Hill aims to establish... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Decision Making; Ethics; Entrepreneurial Finance; AI and Machine Learning; Technology Industry; United Kingdom

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Building the Business Case for Ethics

By: Joshua D. Margolis, James Walsh and Dean Krehmeyer

Keywords: Ethics

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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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Middle East & North Africa - Global Activities 2021

Middle East & North Africa Middle East & North Africa Helping Leaders Chart an Ethical Path Pictured: Plastic bottles are sorted for recycling at Cedar Environmental on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon. Professor Nien-hê Hsieh tries to bring his students to the “gray... View Details

02 Mar 2011
News

The Best Ways to Discuss Ethics

06 Mar 2017
HBS Seminar

Gabrielle Adams, Safra Center for Ethics

January 2024
Teaching Note

Automating Morality: Ethics for Intelligent Machines

By: Joseph L. Badaracco and Tom Quinn

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06 May 2022
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The Enduring Nature of Business Ethics

August 2018 (Revised April 2023)
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Facebook—Can Ethics Scale in the Digital Age?

By: George A. Riedel and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Since its founding in 2004, Facebook has built a phenomenally successful business at global scale to become the fifth most valuable public company in the world. The revelation of Cambridge Analytica events in March 2018, where 78 million users' information was leaked... View Details

Keywords: Facebook; Ethics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Trust; Business Model; Corporate Accountability; Social Media

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