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Public Procurement and the Private Supply of Green Buildings
Authors: Simcoe, Timothy; Toffel, Michael W.
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
Government purchasing programs often have policy objectives that go beyond getting a good deal for the taxpayer. This paper examines the impact of environmentally friendly government procurement policies on private-sector adoption of the targeted products. The authors find that municipal government green building procurement policies that apply only to municipal buildings also accelerate the use of green building practices in the private sector, both in the cities with these policies as well as in neighboring cities.
License to Cheat: Voluntary Regulation and Ethical Behavior
Authors: Gino, Francesca; Krupka, Erin L.; Weber, Roberto A.
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
One powerful tool, at least in theory, that policymakers can rely on to stem cheating is regulation through monitoring and sanctions. But regulation does not really help when individuals and firms who are supposed to be regulated may have the ability to determine how much regulation they face, or even whether they face it at all. This paper studies what happens when individuals can avoid or circumvent regulation and monitoring intended to curb unethical conduct.
Self-Serving Altruism? When Unethical Actions That Benefit Others Do Not Trigger Guilt
Authors: Gino, Francesca; Ayal, Shahar; Ariely, Dan
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
Not a day goes by without the revelation of unethical behavior by a politician, movie star, professional athlete, or high-ranking executive. This paper asks: Is a person's willingness to cross ethical lines influenced by the presence of others who may benefit?
How Short-Termism Invites Corruption--And What to Do About It
Author: Salter, Malcolm S.
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
Researchers and business leaders have long decried short-termism: the excessive focus of executives of publicly traded companies—along with fund managers and other investors—on short-term results. The central concern is that short-termism discourages long-term investments, threatening the performance of both individual firms and the U.S. economy. I argue that short-termism also invites institutional corruption...
Why Every Company Needs a CSR Strategy and How to Build It
Authors: Rangan, Kash; Chase, Lisa A.; Karim, Sohel
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
Despite certain criticisms, more and more companies in the world practice some form of corporate social responsibility. This paper offers a pragmatic alternative framework for CSR with a view towards developing its practice in an evolutionary way.
Putting Integrity into Finance: A Purely Positive Approach
Authors: Erhard, Werner; Jensen, Michael C.
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
Behavior that lacks integrity leads to value destruction. Werner Erhard and Professor Michael Jensen analyze some of the common beliefs, actions, and activities in finance that are inconsistent with being a person or a firm of integrity.
Business Value and Human Impact: Flexible Workplaces for Low Wage Workers
Authors: Swanberg, Jennifer; Kiss, Betsy
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Institute for Workplace Innovation, University of Kentucky and Marriott International
Publication Year: 2011
This presentation by Jennifer Swanberg, Associate Professor and Director of the Institute for Workplace Innovation at the University of Kentucky, and Betsy Kiss, Senior Director for Workplace Strategies at Marriott International, outlines ways that flexible workplaces for low wage workers can create human impact and business value.
Open Systems: Applying Diverse Employee Ownership Theories to Address Today’s Complex Challenges
Author: Foundation for Enterprise Development
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: The Foundation for Enterprise Development
Publication Year: 2011
The ideas of employee ownership and various forms of profit sharing in corporations have been around for a long time. The shorthand proposition under study is this: If employees observe that they have a meaningful stake in the fortunes of the enterprise, they create value. More specifically, if they have a financial and emotional stake in the performance of the venture, then as individuals and as a workplace community they will raise the level of their performance and productivity.
The Organization of Firms Across Countries
Authors: Bloom, Nicholas; Sadun, Raffaella; Van Reenen, John
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2011
Economists have been paying increasing attention to the role that culture plays in a firm's overall performance. This paper focuses on how trust—a key cultural factor—affects firms' decision-making process, size, and productivity.
The Collapse of Lehman Brothers – How it Happened
Author: Boamah, Kwabena
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Swiss Management Center (SMC) University
Publication Year: 2011
This paper examines the Lehman Brother’s bankruptcy report and other news sources regarding the financial implosion to determine how such an investment company could fail and almost bring about systemic financial market collapse.
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