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- 12 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Using the Law to Strategic Advantage
Moreover, moral and ethical considerations may decisively influence how the law is applied. As a result, purely technical legal advice is often inadequate. CEOs should be looking for lawyers with wisdom and the courage to push back if...
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- 31 Aug 2020
- What Do You Think?
Why Don’t More Organizations Understand the Power of Diversity and Inclusion?
preached about it.” In addition to questions about the data, there is the moral issue of whether diversity and inclusion should be promoted with or without supporting data regarding performance. David Wittenberg posed the issue this way:...
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by James Heskett
- 05 May 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Ethical Can We Be?
another environment?" Anyone who has studied business cultures in various parts of the world probably would respond affirmatively. Gerald Nanninga observed that "unethical decisions can often appear to be the 'best' decision when using a narrow time View Details
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by Jim Heskett
- 24 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win
Think of Rupert Murdoch, Al "Chainsaw" Dunlop, and Madonna. They're talented. They're shrewd. Now, are they successful? Or, as HBS professor Howard H. Stevenson framed the question at a recent presentation for alumni, would you...
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by Martha Lagace
- Web
The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
importance of PR.16 “No major industry,” he asserted, “has any moral right to allow itself to be unexplained, misunderstood or publicly distrusted, for by its unpopularity it poisons the pond in which we all must fish.”17While many...
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- 22 Feb 2021
- Book
Reaching Today's Omnichannel Customer Takes a New Sales Strategy
frame and articulate that value. Second, price-testing is increasingly important. In his autobiography written in 1963, ad man David Ogilvy noted that, “Most people assume companies use scientific methods in pricing, but throughout my...
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by Kristen Senz
- Web
Recommended Reading - Advancing Racial Equity
importance of cross-racial interactions as an antidote to racism in the increasingly diverse United States. He shows that it is the context and framing of such interactions on college campuses that plays an important role in shaping...
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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
and the resulting “Munich Agreement” of 1938, are often considered among the greatest strategic and moral failures in history. Is this a fair characterization of what transpired in the lead-up to World War II? What could have been done...
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- Blog
What Black Executives Really Want
were not treated as a person with career advancement potential, their morale suffered. They felt no one had confidence in them. They were invisible. They were not given opportunities to work on challenging projects. Many of the executives...
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- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
employees to check out. “This can’t just live in HR,” Ammerman says. “If it’s framed that you just have to go through this checklist and watch a video, sit in a 45-minute workshop, or read this bulletin, it doesn’t feel like a priority....
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by Dina Gerdeman
- Portrait Project
Anthony Terrizzi
products as I could find, from Asian boneless spare ribs to Italian meatballs, exposing customers to old and potentially dangerous foods. I recently printed and framed a picture of Asian boneless spare ribs to remind myself of the dangers...
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- Portrait Project
Zuriel Chavez
I keep a pair of World War II Naval dog tags framed in my living room. They are stamped with the name “James P. Lapp” and represent the impact one man can make. In April 1985, I was carried to this country by my young parents who were...
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- 22 Jun 2011
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Motivation
Questions To Be Answered What's the best bonus program to boost sales productivity? Can companies inspire heroism in employees? Can employers promote moral behavior? Does money lead to creativity? What's The Best Bonus Program To Boost...
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- 01 May 2019
- What Do You Think?
What Should the Leadership of YouTube Do?
littleny Can YouTube’s Users Help the Company Deal With Its “Moral” Problem?* This month’s mini-case described the dilemma faced by Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube: how far to promote “sustainability,” viewership, and (to some) free speech at the risk of losing what is...
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- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
Bringing the Environment Down to Earth
considerations of social responsibility are important, executives who frame environmental problems solely in those terms may overlook the business opportunities and risks that come with such problems. Treating environmental issues like...
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by Forest Reinhardt
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
operations than by top-down driven strategy. Frames the growth options available to DG's CEO as he grapples with how to maintain growth. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=607140 Dollar...
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Martha Lagace
- 22 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 23
reason to reject the moral approach and to adopt the institutional approach instead. The commentary highlights key questions that need to be addressed if human rights are to play a central role in framing...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
to contagious presenteeism: Remove financial incentives for it by providing paid sick leave, audit work designs for features that evoke undue pressure for attendance, and champion an organizational culture that fosters pro-health attitudes. Show gratitude and...
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- 23 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 23
responsibility, HBS has long tried to promote better business standards. Anteby's rich account reveals the surprising role of silence in HBS's process of codifying morals and values. As he describes, specifics are often left unspoken; for...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
When CEOs Become Activists
by Cook’s business philosophy, and still others simply received the question. WHEN CEO ACTIVISM INFLUENCES POLICY POSITIONS Overall, respondents’ support for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act was significantly lower when the question was View Details