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The Place for Ethics in Organizations

Most leaders want to build — and work in — ethical organizations. This guide, a compilation of insights from MIT SMR, gives readers some new ways to think about the place of ethics and the value of non-owner stakeholders in companies. From AI to climate change to social responsibility, the guide helps readers to think deeply about what ethics will look like in their companies.

Articles included in this collection:

The Trouble With Corporate Compliance Programs
By Todd Haugh

Which Rules Are Worth Breaking?
By R. Edward Freeman and Bidhan (Bobby) Parmar

Ethics Should Precede Action in Machine Intelligence
By Theodore Kinni

Why the Business Case for Sustainability Will Win Out
By Leslie Brokaw

Corporate Sustainability at a Crossroads
By David Kiron, Gregory Unruh, Nina Kruschwitz, Martin Reeves, Holger Rubel, Alexander Meyer Zum Felde

Ethics and the Algorithm
By Bidhan L. Parmar and R. Edward Freeman

Combining Purpose With Profits
By Julian Birkinshaw, Nicolai J. Foss and Siegwart Lindenberg

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