N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Their commitment to ethical practices is paramount, as they inspire trust and reinforce their credibility in the eyes of their stakeholders. This can result in longevity, higher job satisfaction, increased productivity, and better overall performance in finance leadership roles.

Finance 411

Finance Execution Leadership Long-term 411

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2012

Recently, my colleagues at the Focus Consulting Group and I surveyed more than 100 asset management firms around the world, testing both for the strength of their cultures and for the effectiveness of their leadership teams. Perhaps they believe better decisions result from productive collaboration.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Friedman acknowledged that shareholders might have ethical concerns, but he implicitly assumed that a company’s profit and social objectives are separable. Prosocial investors would rush to buy such a product, ensuring its success in the marketplace. If these rules were eased, we would expect this kind of ethical fund to arise.

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Proposal Objective Ethics Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Smith charged that Goldman put its own interests ahead of clients; people were promoted by foisting profitable but unsuitable products on customers; and that Goldman's culture of service had given way to a culture of greed. As I, and others, noted at the time , the Times op-ed was high on indignation and low on facts.

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