Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2018

In 1971, philosopher John Rawls proposed a thought experiment to understand the idea of fairness: the veil of ignorance. The field of AI ethics draws an interdisciplinary group of lawyers, philosophers, social scientists, programmers, and others. Step 2 and 3 occur after a model has been developed. Laurence Dutton/Getty Images.

Credit Risk 8

Credit Risk Tools Objective Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2013

That's because there are deep and fundamental conflicts between innovation and day-to-day operations—and established organizations are built more for the latter than the former. Better, then, the authors argue, to work underground until you have a more defensible proposal. The article, on closer inspection, is realistic.

Innovation 8

Innovation Proposal Article Sports 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

legal system is already having trouble keeping up with the pace of developments in transportation. While cars have been getting smarter and smarter, the removal of human operators is what will dramatically change the law. The change will become invisible. But typical of disruptive transformation in other industries, the U.S.

Transportation 8

Transportation Technology Software Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

All companies that operate internationally face a striking dual challenge in dealing with public policy: Nations across the globe enact an ever-changing, ever-expanding array of detailed legislation and regulation to protect workers, consumers, investors, and the public welfare, and these diverse rules shape what companies can and cannot do.

Policies 8

Policies Politics Short-term Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

But after the Great Recession of 2007-2009, when developed economies effectively froze in place, their appetites only sharpened. Leaders rate the importance of maintaining a sterling reputation in the countries in which they operate 10 times higher than do laggards — the greatest variance we found. One executive at a U.S.-based

Marketing 8

Marketing Company Compliance Reputation 8

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

They want the companies they buy from to trade in an ethical and responsible way, and for the organizations they work for to not only make a positive difference to the world, but to offer them work that is fulfilling and enriching in equal measure. Lastly, the six week residential accelerator is a fully immersive experience.

Entrepreneur 68

Entrepreneur Long-term Crisis Mentor 68

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Acutely aware of the competitive edges timely data offers sophisticated investors, the company's ever-entrepreneurial cofounder once proposed that Google launch a hedge fund. The same investment logic holds for Apple's innovation ecosystem; the flow and fortune of its third-party apps development alone would yield valuable insight.

Hedge 15

Hedge Core Competence CFO ROI 15

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

Business development. Their work is off-the-shelf, conforms to an established mode of operation, contains original thought and draws precedents from experience. (17 Look at their activity in professional development and business education. Running the business. Body of Knowledge. The Big Picture. 17 percent).

Consultative 59

Consultative Short-term Budgeting Strategic Planning 59

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

One of your executives comes to you with a proposal: she wants to lower the quality of service at the restaurants, reduce product safety standards, use deceptive marketing practices, lower employee pay, and adopt worse environmental practices. What processes led to the development and delivery of a given product or service?

Company 8

Company Short-term Long-term Price 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2016

Remember the public shaming – and heavy sentences — heaped on Enron and Worldcom for their accounting (and more importantly, ethical) failures? Directors in turn need to monitor the company’s operational heartbeat closely so they can make informed decisions about when to play it safe and when to dare to deviate.

Benchmarking 10

Benchmarking Company Short-term Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2012

Who's who — master and servant, mechanism and operator, principal and agent, sovereign and serf? For example, I've proposed redesigning the economy around the idea of a national balance sheet, which redefines profit and wealth to matter in human terms. Who's who, mechanism and operator, sovereign — and serf?

Price 14

Price Short-term Proposal System 14

HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

The HR Digest: How did your journey in leadership and business development shape your perspective on organizational change over the past decade? These foundational competencies provide the framework for selection, development, assessment and rewards. Southwest Airlines’ firm brand, for example, is cheap, fun, and on time.

Ulrich 52

Ulrich Leadership Diversity Audience 52

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2014

As the founder and president of a new ethical bank focused on environmental sustainability, Jay McGuane realized that he and his board needed to set guidelines about which loans to approve and which to reject on “values” grounds. Ethical banking had seemed so benign when Jay had decided to enter the industry. Twin Debates.

Case Study 8

Case Study Banking Ethics Guidelines 8