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Married BlackRock executive fired for failing to disclose office romance

HR Digest

trillion asset management company, have been let go. BlackRock is the world’s largest asset management company and has shares in almost all major US companies. Intel has a very strict non-fraternization policy at the workplace. This year two senior executives of the $6.8

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Five House Rules for Managing Risky Behavior

Harvard Business Review

Set clear policies. For enterprise risk management, key policies include a statement of risk appetite and explicit risk tolerance levels for critical risks. The company's performance measurement and incentive systems, and the degree to which risk management is considered, will also have a profound impact on employee behavior.

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The End of Economists' Imperialism

Harvard Business Review

The field attracts the most students, enjoys the attention of policy-makers and journalists, and gains notice, both positive and negative, from other scientists.". "By almost any market test, economics is the premier social science," Stanford University economist Edward Lazear wrote just over a decade ago.

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Serving Shareholders Doesn’t Mean Putting Profit Above All Else

Harvard Business Review

Friedman acknowledged that shareholders might have ethical concerns, but he implicitly assumed that a company’s profit and social objectives are separable. If these rules were eased, we would expect this kind of ethical fund to arise. The impact extends to asset management companies. now concern ESG. Does It Matter?