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Law

Law, Practitioner, Professor, Research Summaries, Researcher

INTRODUCTION Image: William Hogarth, "The Bench," via Wikipedia. Most of our research pages focus on the behavior of individuals, and the ways that individuals interact within companies. But the companies themselves are embedded in a network…

Conflicts of Interest

Conflicts of Interest, Practitioner, Professor, Research Summaries, Researcher

INTRODUCTION Image: Giotto di Bondone, "Kiss of Judas," via Wikimedia Commons Bribery, kickbacks, and other clear-cut forms of corruption are serious problems for genuine bad apples; however, much of the problem with conflicts of interest…

Decision Making

Decision Making, Practitioner, Professor, Research Summaries, Researcher

The portrait, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, took on the burden of Gray’s unethical decisions,while the man himself retained his youth and beauty. It is easy to see the faults of others, but difficult to see one’s own faults. One shows…

Teaching Ethics

Practitioner, Professor, Research Summaries, Researcher, Teaching Ethics

After each major business scandal, a chorus of voices calls for business schools to work harder to instill ethics into their students. But what exactly should they doOn this page we focus on what business schools can do that may lead to…

Personality & Personnel

Personality & Personnel, Practitioner, Professor, Research Summaries, Researcher

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNix_6_Z5Q8 Psychologists have identified a series of characteristics that predict patterns of unethical behavior by employees. At the same time, some people may behave honestly and with great integrity…

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Leadership

Leadership, Practitioner, Professor, Research Summaries, Researcher

Machiavelli (above) told political leaders that it was more important for them to be feared than loved. In lawless times with weak institutions, he may have been right. But in today’s business world, for most industries, the evidence points…

Human Rights

Human Rights, Practitioner, Professor, Research Summaries, Researcher

Since World War II and the founding of the United Nations, the established human rights framework under international law has focused on the responsibility of states to protect the rights of their citizens.

Fairness

Fairness, Practitioner, Professor, Research Summaries, Researcher

INTRODUCTION Image: J.-H. Janßen, "Justice" statue, via Wikimedia Commons Every organization must confront the challenge of motivating its work force. From research on fairness in organizational contexts (‘organizational justice research’)…

Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance, Practitioner, Professor, Research Summaries, Researcher

INTRODUCTION Image: Eric Dan, boardroom at Roppongi Hills, via Flickr. Understanding ethical behavior in the context of corporate governance requires two levels of analysis: the internal concerns of corporate agency and the emergent effects…

Corporate Culture

Corporate Culture, Practitioner, Professor, Research Summaries, Researcher

The ethical culture in an organization can be thought of as a slice of the overall organizational culture. So, if the organizational culture represents “how we do things around here,” the ethical culture represents “how we do things…

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