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How Much Truth Should You Share?
Business ethics Digital ArticleComments for this Make Your Case installment are now closed. Thanks to all who participated. This week’s guest commentator, Marshall Goldsmith, has posted his response to your comments and shared some thoughts of his own below. The opening to your cube is darkened by the familiar figure of a longtime colleague. Though you’re his immediate […] -
Managing the Risks of Generative AI
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleGuidelines for companies as they implement the next generation of AI tools. -
Why Do Companies Succumb to Price Fixing?
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleWhen Ben Franklin wrote Poor Richard’s Almanac and the words, “A little neglect may breed great mischief,” he did not have price fixing in mind. To the 47 executives in companies in the folding-box industry convicted of price fixing, however, the words seem tailored to fit. In those companies convicted under antitrust laws in 1976, […] -
Is Your Company Using Employee Data Ethically?
Managing people Digital ArticleThe trade-offs can be complex. -
When an Employee or Spokesperson Criticizes Your Company
Communication Digital ArticleAdvice for navigating a contentious climate. -
Research: Whistleblowers Are a Sign of Healthy Companies
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhen there aren't any, it's time to worry. -
Ethics in Practice
Business ethics Magazine ArticleAs the 1990s overtake us, public interest in ethics is at a historic high. While the press calls attention to blatant derelictions on Wall Street, in the defense industry, and in the Pentagon, and to questionable activities in the White House, in the attorney general’s office, and in Congress, observers wonder whether our society is […] -
How to Create a Stakeholder Strategy
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Are You a Role Model?
Business ethics Digital ArticleIt’s impressive that Warren Buffett has earned billions of dollars. It’s even more impressive that he’s the only billionaire with the good grace and social conscience to state the obvious: people like him ought to be paying far higher taxes than they do, especially in these debt-riddled times. But what’s most impressive about Warren Buffett […] -
The Tempting of Rajat Gupta
Business ethics Digital ArticleAs anyone with the slightest interest in the consulting business knows by now, the SEC has brought civil charges against Rajat Gupta in the Galleon insider-trading case. What makes the matter fascinating to industry watchers, approximately their equivalent of the Charlie Sheen supernova, is that Gupta served three terms as managing director of McKinsey & […] -
How Free Are Free Agents?
Business ethics Magazine ArticleJoseph Jett’s account of his tumultuous career on Wall Street isn’t just a story of racism and greed. It’s also a cautionary tale for knowledge workers. -
What Google's Larry Page Doesn't Understand
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleGoogle has been self-destructive recently. Last weekend, Google was exposed by engineers from Twitter, Facebook, and mySpace for interfering with their... -
Up to Code: Does Your Company's Conduct Meet World-Class Standards?
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleCodes of conduct have long been a feature of corporate life. Today, they are arguably a legal necessity--at least for public companies with a presence... -
Will Our Customers Bail Us Out?
Business communication Magazine ArticleThe Clarinda Company is struggling and may go under. Asking customers for help could aid the effort to keep the company afloat—or torpedo it. -
Your Code of Conduct May Be Sending the Wrong Message
Business ethics ResearchUsing the collective “we” might increase misconduct, according to research. -
Business Can Help End Child Labor
Global Business Digital ArticleExamples from the real world. -
Wal-Mart Exposes the De-Value Chain
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWal-Mart's announcement of its new sustainability index marks the dawning of the age of ecological transparency in the marketplace. This is not just idle... -
The Business of Values
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleI recently spent a few days at the Harvard Business School with a group of Deans and Professors from around the globe. The event was a symposium that... -
It’s Better to Avoid a Toxic Employee than Hire a Superstar
Business ethics ResearchA bad hire costs over $12,000, but a good one is worth only $5,000. -
When Work Feels Like Family, Employees Keep Quiet About Wrongdoing
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleMum's the word.
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Disclosing Downstream Emissions
Environmental sustainability Magazine ArticleWhen are companies accountable for customers’ use of their products? -
Understanding Your NDA (and When It Can Be Broken)
Business law and ethics Digital ArticleNon-disclosure agreements that restrict your ability to report misconduct to the government are illegal in the U.S. -
How to Implement AI — Responsibly
Business law and ethics Digital ArticleFour ways nontechnical leaders can foster a culture that values ethical AI. -
Dynamic Pricing Doesn’t Have to Alienate Your Customers
Pricing strategy Digital ArticleDone right, it should serve the long-term interest of companies and customers alike. -
AI’s Trust Problem
Business ethics Digital ArticleTwelve persistent risks of AI that are driving skepticism. -
Why the Influencer Industry Needs Guardrails
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Winning at Influencer Marketing
Management Digital ArticleOver the past 20 years the social media influencer industry has completely rearranged the way information and culture are conceived, produced, marketed,... -
When Attending Industry Events, Avoid These Legal Risks
Antitrust laws Digital ArticlePrep your team on which conversations and situations to avoid when mingling with competitors. -
How to Fix Your Company’s Culture of Overwork
Business ethics Digital ArticleA three-step process will make everyone less stressed and more productive. -
When New Hires Get Paid More, Top Performers Resign First
Transparency Digital ArticleResearch shows that unaddressed pay gaps will push veteran talent to find new jobs. -
The Paradox of Growing as a Values-Driven Company
Business and society Digital ArticleLessons from the B Corp movement about how to offer ethical alternatives at scale — without diluting your mission. -
Bring Human Values to AI
Business ethics Magazine ArticleSpeed and efficiency used to be the priority. Now issues such as safety and privacy matter too. -
The Lingering Cost of Instant Fashion
Business and society Digital ArticleConsumers should understand the side effects of business models — particularly the privatization of profit and the socialization of costs, including human and environmental harm. -
HBR’s Picks on Managing Social and Political Issues at Work
Business and society Big IdeaArticles and podcast episodes on speaking up, employee activism, and politics. -
A Leader’s Guide to Navigating Employee Activism
Business and society Big IdeaHow companies can choose when — and whether — to act on employees’ concerns. -
Corporate Advocacy in a Time of Social Outrage
Corporate social responsibility Big IdeaBusinesses can’t weigh in on every issue that employees care about. But they can create a culture of open dialogue and ethical transparency. -
When Business and Politics Collide
Management Digital ArticleToday's employees, particularly young ones, expect their employers to speak out about the social, political, and environmental issues they care about.... -
Maintaining Customer Loyalty in the Face of Inflation
Business and society Digital ArticleFive trust-building strategies. -
A Better Way for Companies to Address Pay Gaps
Business ethics Digital ArticleBy using a structured analysis, organizations can truly begin to deliver on the promise of pay equity. -
How to Vet a Corporate Intelligence Vendor
Business management Digital ArticleFour questions to help ensure a prospective partner aligns with your company’s needs, risk tolerance, and ethics.
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Medinas Health: Building a Medical Equipment Marketplace
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case centers on the startup Medinas Health, a technology company based in Berkeley, California that aimed to increase the efficiency of the medical... -
Conducting Social Impact Assessment for Third Sector Organizations
Management Case Study11.95View Details Social impact assessment has become increasingly valued by social investors or funders to capture the value their investments can generate. As such, traditional... -
Differences at Work: Will (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In Differences at Work: Will (A), HBS Case No. 9-408-013 is set in London. Will, a gay man, must decide how to react to a senior colleague's question... -
Out for Blood: Tyler Shultz and Theranos (C)
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Accenture's Code of Business Ethics
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Leaders of Accenture's compliance and ethics program are seeking to design a new code of business ethics for its global workforce of over 400,000 employees.... -
Moral Complexity in Leadership (Greed): How Much Land Does a Man Need? by Leo Tolstoy
Management Case Study11.95View Details The "Moral Complexity in Leadership" series of cases and teaching notes help business instructors harness the power of fiction to prepare students for... -
Albert "Jack" Stanley in Nigeria (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details The international joint venture that successfully bid for $6 billion in contracts to build LNG trains on Nigeria's Bonny Island became entangled in a... -
The Book Deal: Confidential Instructions for the AGENT
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details A two-party negotiation between an Agent representing a new author and an Editor at a large Publishing Firm. The exercise involves a 1-issue, zero-sum... -
The Case for Good Jobs: How Great Companies Bring Dignity, Pay, and Meaning to Everyone's Work
32.00View Details From MIT professor and pre-eminent voice on Good Jobs comes a leadership guide for choosing excellence and providing good jobs that offer a living wage,... -
Antanas Mockus: The Prohibition of Fireworks in Bogotá
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In 1994, Antanas Mockus, an unlikely politician and former President of the prestigious National University of Colombia, became Bogotá's first independent... -
Diversity in a Global Context: Making the Right Hire to Lead Asia
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details As organizations have grown more aware and focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues, it is important to consider how such initiatives... -
Express Scripts: Promoting Prescription Drug Home Delivery (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details The pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) sector processes prescription drug claims on behalf of companies that offer a prescription drug benefit to their employees.... -
Diversifying P&G's Supplier Base (B)
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details This (B) case accompanies the (A) case of the same title. -
Private Equity Transforming TDC
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The Fall of Enron
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The case traces the rise of Enron, covering the company's business innovations, personnel management, and risk management processes. It then examines... -
HeadHunter PLC (A): The Calm Before the Storm
Management Case Study11.95View Details The HH.ru case series tracks the development of a respected NASDAQ-listed Russian technology company as it struggles with the fallout of the Russian invasion... -
Corporate Criminal Liability in India
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The cases of Standard Chartered v. Directorate of Enforcement (2005), Iridium India v. Motorola Inc & Ors. (2011), and Sunil Bharti Mittal v. Central... -
Putnam Investments: Rebuilding the Culture
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Charles "Ed" Haldeman Jr. is promoted CEO of Putnam Investments after the firm was badly damaged by a series of improper trading practices. He is charged... -
You Can't Tell Anyone (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details This case set is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values.... -
Steve Maiden (A): A Hedge Fund Manager's Fall from Grace
Management Case Study11.95View Details In mid-2008, hedge fund manager Steve Maiden was riding high. The self-assured Maiden had launched his own fund in late 2006 and it was substantially...
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How Much Truth Should You Share?
Business ethics Digital ArticleComments for this Make Your Case installment are now closed. Thanks to all who participated. This week’s guest commentator, Marshall Goldsmith, has posted his response to your comments and shared some thoughts of his own below. The opening to your cube is darkened by the familiar figure of a longtime colleague. Though you’re his immediate […] -
Managing the Risks of Generative AI
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleGuidelines for companies as they implement the next generation of AI tools. -
Why Do Companies Succumb to Price Fixing?
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleWhen Ben Franklin wrote Poor Richard’s Almanac and the words, “A little neglect may breed great mischief,” he did not have price fixing in mind. To the 47 executives in companies in the folding-box industry convicted of price fixing, however, the words seem tailored to fit. In those companies convicted under antitrust laws in 1976, […] -
Is Your Company Using Employee Data Ethically?
Managing people Digital ArticleThe trade-offs can be complex. -
When an Employee or Spokesperson Criticizes Your Company
Communication Digital ArticleAdvice for navigating a contentious climate. -
Research: Whistleblowers Are a Sign of Healthy Companies
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhen there aren't any, it's time to worry. -
Ethics in Practice
Business ethics Magazine ArticleAs the 1990s overtake us, public interest in ethics is at a historic high. While the press calls attention to blatant derelictions on Wall Street, in the defense industry, and in the Pentagon, and to questionable activities in the White House, in the attorney general’s office, and in Congress, observers wonder whether our society is […] -
Medinas Health: Building a Medical Equipment Marketplace
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case centers on the startup Medinas Health, a technology company based in Berkeley, California that aimed to increase the efficiency of the medical... -
How to Create a Stakeholder Strategy
Business and society Magazine ArticleA data-driven approach to design, measurement, and implementation -
Are You a Role Model?
Business ethics Digital ArticleIt’s impressive that Warren Buffett has earned billions of dollars. It’s even more impressive that he’s the only billionaire with the good grace and social conscience to state the obvious: people like him ought to be paying far higher taxes than they do, especially in these debt-riddled times. But what’s most impressive about Warren Buffett […]