The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 1, 2024

In response to these concerns, many companies have made commitments to ensure fairness, transparency, and accountability in their products. However, critics often dismiss these promises as mere “ethics washing.” But at least they could provide incentives so that ethics can be part of that conversation early on.”

Ethics 90

Ethics Bureaucracy Incentives How To 90

The Practical Leader

AUGUST 16, 2023

Some managers will complain about a declining work ethic. A flight attendant’s response showed how management just didn’t get it, “We’re smiling in spite of the fact that we’re doing our job with fewer flight attendants, a system that often breaks down, and a product that’s deteriorated.”

Energy 52

Energy Crisis Absenteeism Leadership 52

Lead Change Blog

APRIL 18, 2016

But, when the time comes for the cows to be transported to market, herding can become a challenge. Employees can’t work from home, business casual will lead to low productivity, or the workday is nine to five; the work week forty hours. Clearly there are circumstances where rules are crucial to safety, ethics and fairness.

Policies 150

Policies Follow-up Banking Bureaucracy 150

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Studies show that it’s also counterproductive resulting in lower profit margins, return on equity , and employee morale ; costly delays as players haggle over the size of the kickback; and poverty and poor governance in the markets where they’re paid. ” Identify “moon markets” and walk away.

Management 11

Management Ethics Cost Bureaucracy 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

But as business became more global, spreading to emerging and developing markets in pursuit of cheap resources and labor, corporate leaders entered countries with weak institutions, bureaucracy and corruption. Who were they to impose the values of their home market on another country? That would be ethical imperialism.

Globalization 13

Globalization Bureaucracy Efficiency Ethics 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

This means self-driving cars have shifted from a period of wild experimentation directly to market adoption — what Paul Nunes and I describe in our 2013 HBR article as “big bang” disruption. If lawmakers don’t handle this correctly — well, consider Red Flag laws.

Transportation 8

Transportation Technology Software Supply Chain 8

Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 6, 2015

Sheridan makes a strong case that this seemingly expensive and inefficient practice actually increases organizational productivity, learning, innovation, and quality, while reducing stress and fatigue. But the fictional company doesn’t stop there.

Influence 100

Influence Succession Ethics Bureaucracy 100