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Research: When Employees Identify with Their Company, They’re Less Likely to Recognize Gender Discrimination

Harvard Business

But our research on workplace incivility and mistreatment shows that it can also shape when — and if — employees recognize and respond to subtle forms of discrimination against women at work.

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Being an Ethical Business in a Corrupt Environment

Harvard Business

Our research in Egypt , Zimbabwe , and India shows that organizations should view the prospect of building a strong ethical reputation in such environments as an opportunity, and consider the costs of resisting corruption as an investment in building such a reputation. Ethics Can Be a Differentiator.

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7 Strategies to Get Your Employees On Board with GenAI

Harvard Business

As with any aspect of digital transformation, the effective deployment of generative AI will depend less on technological capability than on human adaptability. Indeed, the human factor — people and culture — will drive the adoption of AI, or lack thereof.

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Leading by Lending a Hand to Others

Harmonious Workplaces

Consulting Research Insight on Employee Engagement McKinsey published an article based on research that illuminates the pivotal role of manager-employee relationships in fostering employee engagement and job satisfaction ​​. billion workers” (Allas & Schaninger, 2020).

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Parable of the Sadhu

Tom Spencer

Business ethics have existed since bartering started, with philosophers from Aristotle to Rawls discussing concepts of justice in monetary terms. In a modern sense, business ethics started in the United States in the 1970s with the rise of anti-big business protest groups. She currently works as a Research Analyst at UBO Consulting.

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A Lesson from Google: Can AI Bias be Monitored Internally?

Harvard Business

A star AI researcher was forced out of Google when she raised concerns about bias in the company’s large language models. Now tech companies must rethink their AI ethics.

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6 Traits That Predict Ethical Behavior at Work

Harvard Business

Trust and openness are crucial elements of an ethical organizational culture. Only when employees are able to voice the problems they see can ethical lapses be discussed and resolved. Moral attentiveness: This describes the extent to which individuals are aware of the various ethical dilemmas at hand. You and Your Team Series.

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