Misconduct - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Jun 2018
What Do You Think?

Are There Conditions Under Which Directors Should Consider Hiring a CEO Fired Elsewhere for Inappropriate Behavior?

David Wittenberg wrote that a board that would automatically disqualify such fired managers might be playing it too safe. “When a board of directors identifies a candidate with the right skills, personality and track record, it should be free to discount past View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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2. Integrity & Standards of Conduct | MBA

of Conduct 2.3 Community Standards of Conduct 2.3.1 Drug & Alcohol Policy 2.3.2 Hazing 2.3.3 Non-Discrimination & Anti-Bullying 2.3.4 Sexual & Gender Based Harassment & Other Sexual Misconduct 2.3.5 Research View Details

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2.1.4 Academic Retaliation | MBA

the Dean or their designee, who will determine what action to take. The outcome of this process is final. The process outlined here applies only to allegations of academic retaliation that are not covered by the Interim Other Sexual View Details

31 Oct 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017

forthcoming Journal of Political Economy The Market for Financial Adviser Misconduct By: Egan, Mark, Gregor Matvos, and Amit Seru Abstract—We construct a novel database containing the universe of financial advisers in the United States... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

28 Nov 2018
News

Elevating Women at Fidelity

of sexual harassment by a junior female employee. While the firm had named women to leadership positions and fund management roles before the misconduct allegations, the incident spurred Johnson to look even more closely at female talent... View Details

07 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

What Leaders Need to Do To Restore Investor Confidence

is all this misconduct occurring now? A: I think it's the confluence of several factors: the use of powerful incentive packages, an exuberance that pushed equity prices to heights that were hard to justify economically and yet were very... View Details

Keywords: by Harvard Management Update

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2.1.1 Citing Sources & Plagiarism | MBA

reviewed in accordance with the School's Policy and Procedures for Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct . Please note: MBA students are not expected to conduct research as defined in the research integrity policy. Independent... View Details

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2.3 Community Standards of Conduct | MBA

sense at all times, not all kinds of misconduct or behavioral standards are codified here. Students are expected to comply with all disciplinary rules from matriculation until the conferring of the degree. A degree will not be granted to... View Details

01 Jun 2003
News

Dean Clark Addresses Journalists

misconduct due to a few bad apples (wayward individuals), or is malfeasance enabled by the barrel itself (business’s framework of governance, practice, and rules)? The answer, Clark asserted, is that bad apples and barrel flaws were... View Details

Keywords: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

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2.5 Disciplinary Outcomes & Sanctions | MBA

Disqualification from honors and other forms of HBS recognition and support Probation Probation is a strong warning to a student whose conduct has given serious cause for concern. During the period of time that a student is on probation, any further instance of View Details

07 Oct 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

How Companies Can Make Up with (Very) Unhappy Customers

Mark Zuckerberg delayed action and side-stepped responsibility. Two Million Fake Accounts: Sales Misconduct at Wells Fargo Coming out of the financial crisis, Wells Fargo was one of the world’s most successful banks. But then its sales... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Air Transportation

09 Sep 2024
HBS Case

McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace

studies. In 2016, 15 McDonald’s employees filed complaints with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that they had been sexually harassed. And then the #MeToo movement emerged in 2017, raising awareness of sexual View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Food & Beverage

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5.1 Information Technology | MBA

adherence to applicable law, this policy, and other HBS and Harvard University policies. Various forms of computer misconduct are prohibited by federal and state law and are therefore subject to criminal and civil penalties. Such View Details

06 Mar 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Has the Glass Ceiling Been Broken (or at Least Cracked)?

certain aspects of sponsorship programs can hinder women instead. Women Receive Harsher Punishment at Work Than MenWomen caught in misconduct were 20 percent more likely to be fired and 30 percent less likely to find new employment in the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

05 Sep 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517129-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 118-009 Sales Misconduct at Wells Fargo Community Bank Set in early 2017, this case examines widespread sales misconduct... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016

your actions and misconduct to students? The recorded answer offers sobering lessons for anyone with business ambitions. What’s a Boss Worth? Quite a lot, it turns out. Good bosses can have a multiplier effect that ups everyone’s game,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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2.1.4 Classroom Non-Attribution | MBA

seeking assistance from HBS or University administrators or faculty or reporting to appropriate officials misconduct under law or University or HBS policy; or (b) a faculty member from otherwise performing ordinary responsibilities as an... View Details

14 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Ethics Bots and Other Ways to Move Your Code of Business Conduct Beyond Puffery

career examining how and why individuals commit fraud. In research forthcoming in Harvard Business Review, he has found that many employees see misconduct by co-workers, but only 30 to 50 percent admit to reporting that misconduct. “Codes... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

08 Sep 2015
First Look

September 8, 2015

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49543 Misconduct in Financial Services: Differences Across Organizations By: Brown, Jennifer, and Dylan Minor Abstract—We examine misconduct in financial... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

11 Jun 2012
Research & Ideas

When Business Competition Harms Society

thing that will draw them away from the competition—is passing their car." Managers Take Note The upshot is that firm misconduct appears to increase with the threat of losing customers to rivals, which has implications for both... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Auto

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