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Is Your Company as Ethical as It Seems?

Harvard Business Review

The onus for ethical behavior falls first to the employee. Most companies talk a good ethics game and even make their goals public. Ethical behavior has to be led by example, and promoting people who ignore ethics when expedient for them tells everyone that the company wants results and it does not really care how they are obtained.

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The “Maximize Profits” Trap in Decision Making

Harvard Business Review

Imagine, for example, that you’re a pharmaceutical CEO deciding whether to recall a new drug. In these circumstances, thinking in terms of long-term profit and returns is an important way of putting society’s resources to their best uses. How should you make this decision?

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