Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2016

Remember the public shaming – and heavy sentences — heaped on Enron and Worldcom for their accounting (and more importantly, ethical) failures? But a relatively unknown, unbranded intellectual property company – with far less to lose – might be much more aggressive in minimizing taxes.

Company 128

Company Benchmarking Balance Sheet Intellectual Property 128

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The company last entered China in 2006 with a censored search engine, but pulled the plug on the operation four years later after it discovered that human-rights activists’ Gmail accounts had been hacked. Intellectual property theft. The ethical case for resisting Chinese regulation is clear.

Ethics 70

Ethics Intellectual Property Government Data 70

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

Kraft Kennedy

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The answers to these and hundreds of other questions should be documented and considered integra l to the operations of all organizations, especially in industries where work product and client data are highly sensitive, and highly valuable. Is it acceptable to use your family computer to access your firm’s work product?

Policies 59

Policies Intellectual Property Ethics Information Technology 59

The Consultants Peer Group

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The consultant, subsequently, spent hours of (unpaid) time writing the proposal, which they emailed, and, in the process of creating ‘credibility’ gave away their time and their intellectual property with no expectation of reciprocity, i.e., paying consulting engagement, from the possible client. This is for your protection.”

Ethics 52

Ethics Intellectual Property Consulting ROI 52

Harvard Business

JUNE 21, 2017

Kalanick and other top executives signal by example what is and is not acceptable behavior, and they are clearly responsible for the company’s ethically and legally questionable decisions and practices. These have certainly contributed to the company’s problems, and his resignation is probably appropriate.

Transportation 72

Transportation Intellectual Property Culture Software 72

Harvard Business

JULY 6, 2018

Who should be involved in decisions regarding business impact, regulatory compliance, technical approach, and even ethical values when companies integrate machine learning into business operations? Often, the reason given is to protect intellectual property or prevent a security breach.

Data 72

Data System Intellectual Property Policies 72