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The Political Case Against Out-Sized Executive Pay

Harvard Business Review

In sum: The Commission argues that the business case for "companies to tackle the growing pay gap" is to enhance employee engagement and productivity; to reduce reputational harm to particular firms; and to arrest plummeting general trust in business. customer satisfaction, risk audits, adherence to company ethics).

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Why Are Some Sectors (Ahem, Finance) So Scandal-Plagued?

Harvard Business Review

These sectoral scandals raise profound issues for business leaders: in a highly competitive global economy, in which some sectors are flooded with money, how do you assess sector-wide integrity risks and achieve a culture of corporate accountability before , not after, bad behavior occurs?