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  • January 2023 (Revised November 2023)
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Ethical Analysis: Honesty and Self-Interest

By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Christopher Diak
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  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:3
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Abstract

Information asymmetry is pervasive in business and can often confer great advantage. This note distinguishes forms of deceptive behavior in the face of information asymmetry and aims to help students analyze their impermissibility.

Keywords

Ethics; Analysis; Balance and Stability

Citation

Hsieh, Nien-hê, and Christopher Diak. "Ethical Analysis: Honesty and Self-Interest." Harvard Business School Technical Note 323-067, January 2023. (Revised November 2023.)
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