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How Companies, Governments, and Nonprofits Can Create Social Change Together

Harvard Business Review

Over 80% of millennials report that making a positive difference in the world is more important to them than professional recognition. On the investor side, more and more shareholders demand tracking and reporting of both positive and negative externalities, compelling some of the largest corporations on earth into action.

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Is It Ever OK to Break Into Your Colleague’s Computer?

Harvard Business Review

Steve, a portfolio manager for a major mutual fund company, understood that his company monitored internet use of all employees. I had been preparing a client presentation with several of my colleagues at our asset management firm. On the negative side, it may create worker dissatisfaction, hurt morale, and erode trust.

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Serving Shareholders Doesn’t Mean Putting Profit Above All Else

Harvard Business Review

Until a few years ago corporate managers heard only two complaints from institutional investors: that executive pay was excessive and that the company had an insufficient number of independent directors. Friedman’s rule has had a big impact on the way companies are managed. The impact extends to asset management companies.