Data & Data Culture
Achieving Trust Through Data Ethics
Success in the digital age requires a new kind of ethical diligence in how companies use data.
Success in the digital age requires a new kind of ethical diligence in how companies use data.
Behind every piece of code that drives our decisions is a human making human judgments about what matters and what does not.
What’s happening this week at the intersection of management and technology.
Organizations need maturity around analytics, including a better distinction between what “could” and what “should” be done.
Secrets are a casualty of analytical prowess, and companies have new incentives to act honorably.
This year’s winning article is “Combining Purpose With Profits,” by Julian Birkinshaw, Nicolai J. Foss, and Siegwart Lindenberg.
Responsible corporate behavior isn’t simply “doing well by doing good.” Six structural changes need to be considered.
Is your company focused on creating value — or on siphoning it off from others?
Several organizing principles can help companies sustain both profitability and a sense of purpose.
Letting unprofitable customers go is an option, but so is training them out of expensive behavior.
Public perceptions of corporate irresponsibility are shaped in subjective, yet predictable, ways.
The authors, including the Tata Group’s former chairman, say companies need “a deeper purpose.”
Optimizing processes only takes companies so far. Success requires applying data with compassion.
There isn’t yet a common vocabulary for discussions around the ethical use of big data.
New standards will integrate environmental, social and governance performance with financial information.