Harvard Business

DECEMBER 12, 2018

At the same time, the need to win can blind us to ethical considerations. In one study, we asked 164 MBA students to read a hypothetical scenario (based on a true story) about an investment banker facing an ethical dilemma, and to estimate the likelihood that this banker would indulge in unethical behavior. Our Studies Study 1.

Ethics 133

Ethics Comparison Banking Study 133

Harvard Business

APRIL 29, 2016

However, one of the more unsettling and unintended consequences of a singular focus on ethics-as-compliance is a checkbox mentality that gives the illusion of reducing risk without really doing so. So what can a company do to excel ethically? Plato emphasized a virtue-based system of ethics 2,400 years ago in his Academy.

Ethics 70

Ethics Culture Agile Exercises 70

Harvard Business

MARCH 24, 2017

The onus for ethical behavior falls first to the employee. But it’s also the responsibility of the company to cultivate a culture that shuns corner-cutting and prevents it from accumulating into major scandals, ones that damage the credibility of the business, endanger jobs, and threaten the entire enterprise.

Ethics 71

Ethics Company Policies Sales 71

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 28, 2016

They learn that organizational failures result from rigid reporting lines, “one right way” problem-solving, cultures that shoot – or specify unreasonable standards for – the messenger, and restrictive communications protocols. Have we created collaborative, learning-focused cultures?

Ethics 118

Ethics Engineering Culture Case Studies 118

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The post-scandal scrutiny of Wells Fargo’s culture has so far focused on the high-pressure sales environment that drove employees to create as many as two million fake accounts. Along with fixing the sales culture, the bank will have to address these critical management issues to prevent the next scandal.

Leadership 128

Leadership Banking Ethics Culture 128

Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2017

From 2007-2011, forced turnovers due to ethical lapses were 3.9% On a regional basis, the share of all successions attributable to ethical lapses rose most sharply in the U.S. We see five reasons for the rise of ethics-based dismissals. of all successions at the world’s 2,500 largest public companies.

Ethics 71

Ethics Media Government Resumes 71

Epicflow

JULY 12, 2022

During the recent decade, companies have been making efforts to transform their business processes and culture to turn into data-driven organizations. . Data privacy, ethics, and security will be treated as areas of required competency. Cultural challenges. Culture in this case refers to people, processes, and change management.

Data 187

Data Analysis Efficiency Survey 187

Harvard Business

MARCH 7, 2017

Susan Fowler, a former site reliability engineer at Uber, recently wrote about her “very, very strange year at Uber,” characterized by a pervasive culture of alleged sexual harassment. But must employees, investors, and other constituents accept harmful employment cultures in fast-growth organizations until a crisis occurs?

Recruiting 140

Recruiting Recruitment Finance Agile 140

Management Consulted

MARCH 18, 2015

IMS HEALTH INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . IMS CONSULTING GROUP CULTURE . So, our takeaway is this: if you are attracted to the people/culture of IMS Consulting Group and desire to undertake large amounts of responsibility in a short amount of time, and love being in the pharmaceutical industry, then IMS Consulting Group is a great fit.

Groups 100

Groups Interviews Culture Consulting 100

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Despite the gravity of the crime, BCG has avoided prosecution by self-reporting the violations, cooperating with the US Department of Justice ( DOJ ), and taking remedial actions, including firing those involved and closing its Luanda office. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977 ( FCPA ). This scandal raises a number of key questions.

Ethics 97

Ethics Boston Consulting Group Government Financial 97

Harvard Business

APRIL 11, 2017

A recent merger has shifted the organization’s culture from one that values collaboration as a way of achieving high performance to one that encourages intense competition. His religious and cultural values contrast sharply with many of the values held by the majority of his colleagues and superiors in his organization.

Ethics 128

Ethics Video Case Interview Survey 128

Harvard Business

MAY 25, 2017

The Commonwealth Bank’s shareholders were reacting to the board’s annual Remuneration Report, which contained a recommendation that the CEO be granted a bonus based on what critics saw as “soft” measures. The future of corporate reporting lies in an integrated approach.

Financial 120

Financial Banking Metrics Benchmarking 120

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

We found that people’s preferences differed according to the length of time they were considering — and according to their culture. So people became more philosophical when asked to consider longer time periods like their life overall, and they reported wanting more happiness experienced in the moment. Why this consistency?

Ethics 133

Ethics Study Culture Journal 133

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Some employees even claimed that they were fired for calling the internal ethics hotline. These claims raise important questions that every major company needs to ask: Are employees aware of our ethical standards and the laws surrounding our business? Is there a specific time frame for investigating ethics complaints from employees?

Management 70

Management Ethics Banking Sales 70

Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2018

Researchers have found that managers tend to be unaware of research-supported management insights reported in academic journals, and that such insights are typically excluded in practitioner-oriented journals. Relatedly, managers tend to hold on to long-held assumed truths that often management scholars’ studies have dispelled.

Research 131

Research Journal Ethics Metrics 131

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Not only was the firm recognized for its expansion during that time period, but Cap Gemini Sogeti also become famous for its annual reports, winning 1st place for the best company annual report. CAPGEMINI CONSULTING CULTURE. Random, right? The board committees have no decision-making authority. Diversity Programs.

Capgemini 192

Capgemini Interviews Consulting Accenture 192

Harvard Business

MAY 19, 2016

Indeed, a 2012 Royal Society report emphasized that these “enhancements,” along with other technologies for self-enhancement, are likely to have far-reaching implications for the business world. After the study was published, media reports began to refer to Modafinil as the world’s first safe smart drug.

Ethics 133

Ethics Exercises Study Policies 133

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The school summarized its decision in a revealing 23-page investigation report , which serves as a useful case study for the way organizations, leaders, and individuals fall victim to moral biases — rationalizations for behaving unethically usually due to one’s self-interest. Performance over principles.

Ethics 70

Ethics Report Recruitment Recruiting 70

Organizational Talent Consulting

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

When lacking, company performance and culture suffer. An organizational culture of accountability is architected. Here are five psychological levers for creating workplace accountability and making it a part of your company culture. In a toxic culture without accountability, employees ignore, deny, blame and play the victim.

Culture 59

Culture Survey Policies Benchmarking 59

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

’s story isn’t unique: 97% of individuals from working-class backgrounds reported that their social class background affected their work experience, according to research conducted by Andrea G. ” Despite all this, class migrants report negative workplace experiences due to their background. What is culture fit?

Company 132

Company Resumes Sports Culture 132

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

million records of internal reports made by employees of public U.S. Even when firms want to support whistleblowers, managers don’t know what to make of reported level of internal reports. Are more internal reports of problems a signal of widespread troubles within the firm? fewer pending lawsuits and 20.4%

Research 131

Research Company System Report 131

Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 11, 2022

No leader strives to create a toxic culture. Leaders need to be concerned about toxic culture. Here are five signs of a toxic culture and two detoxing steps every leader can take. Why Leaders Need to be Concerned About a Toxic Culture. Company culture is the one thing that influences every aspect of a business.

Culture 52

Culture Company Healthcare Leadership 52

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Consider that in India in 2016, nearly seven in 10 citizens reported paying a bribe to access basic public services such as public schools, public clinics or hospitals, access to official documents, and utilities, according to Transparency International. and $2 trillion globally.

Company 70

Company Ethics Tools Operations 70

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

” In line, a recent report by the Conference Board shows that 96% of employees actively try to maintain a high level of engagement, even if many of them struggle to succeed. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.”

Emotional Intelligence 132

Emotional Intelligence Energy Ethics Study 132

LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

We also know from organizational culture assessment data that one crucial attribute often distinguishes great leaders from the rest of the pack — fairness. We know from project postmortem data that leadership fairness affects organizational culture, employee performance, and employee engagement. Their contributions are recognized.

Leadership 68

Leadership Ethics Culture Data 68

Harvard Business

JUNE 9, 2017

Since many faculty members rely in part or fully on grants for their salaries, they are highly motivated to report data that supports grant applications. In some states, accepting a cup of coffee from a pharmaceutical company must be reported, so “education” over lavish meals or in resort settings has largely receded.

Pharmaceuticals 123

Pharmaceuticals Policies Journal Research 123

Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 25, 2024

Merging insights from leading consulting firm McKinsey, academic journals, and contemporary cultural references like Ted Lasso , this blog explores the multifaceted nature of leadership to which many, if not most, organizations may wish to aspire. Journal of Business Ethics 113 , p. link] Parris, D.L. & & Peachey, J.W.

McKinsey 98

McKinsey Sports Ethics Leadership 98

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 1, 2016

The Empathy Index seeks to answer the question: Which companies are successfully creating empathetic cultures? We break down empathy into categories: ethics, leadership, company culture, brand perception, and public messaging through social media. How do you go about infusing your company culture with more empathy?

Company 70

Company Ethics Methodologies Automotive 70

Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 11, 2024

When my turn came to address the group and deliver my reports, in answer to the question posed by the VP, “Why aren’t any of you speaking up in this meeting?” I submitted the report to the internal legal counsel because the organization does not have a human resource department. The president did nothing to stop the yelling.

Ethics 98

Ethics Conference Meeting Leadership 98

LSA Global

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Competitive or Collaborative Culture in the Workplace. When designing the ideal organizational culture to best execute your business and people strategies, what is the best balance between healthy competition to motivate performance and smart collaboration to ensure that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts?

Culture 39

Culture Ethics Accenture McKinsey 39

Harvard Business

JULY 1, 2016

In late 2014, poised to publish a report on women’s ambition , we stumbled on a startling fact: black women are nearly three times more likely than white to aspire to a position of power with a prestigious title. And yet white women are about twice as likely as black women to attain one. Roughly twenty women helm a Fortune 500 company.

Banking 132

Banking Talent Groups Case Interview 132

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2016

In virtually every country across the globe, a broad range of governmental and ethical issues directly and immediately shape what companies can and cannot do. CEO acumen on business-in-society issues is thus imperative in addressing fundamental corporate issues, from business strategy to compliance to ethical standards to risk management.

Ethics 70

Ethics Policies Government Examples 70

Management Consulted

JANUARY 20, 2014

BearingPoint Interview and Culture. Read on to discover interesting nuances of culture and competence that are unique to the global consulting firm. This allowed for more severe penalties for fraudulent financial activity and required top level management to individually certify the accuracy of all financial reporting.

BearingPoint 139

BearingPoint Interviews Oliver Wyman Capgemini 139

Harvard Business

MARCH 7, 2018

In prison, the ethics and the tradeoff were apparent. The power dynamic between managers and their direct reports makes “dating” impossible; instead, organizations and managers should view sexual contact between managers and their employees as sexual harassment, and should make that clear through policies and training.

Policies 71

Policies Ethics Training Training 71

Harvard Business

JULY 25, 2016

These issues include legislation, regulation, litigation, enforcement, investigations, geopolitical risk, demands for ethical actions, and public criticism, affecting all the functions of the corporation in their interaction with all levels of global governments (central, regional, local).

Ethics 70

Ethics Financial Intellectual Property Analysis 70

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

We used data on spending from the Census Bureau’s Consolidated Federal Funds Report and data on taxes from the Internal Revenue Service. Political culture, which varies considerably across states, can shape how people prioritize and balance these different concerns in developing their positions on issues. Delaware got $0.42

Research 135

Research Government Data Ethics 135

Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Not everyone fact checks. I won’t lie. It’s a daunting and complicated task, but one of the most important and intelligent things you can do for your organization if you care about its reputation and business longevity.

Management 99

Management How To Ethics Media 99