Blind Spots

Why we fail to do what's right.

by Ann E. Tenbrunsel and Max H. Bazerman

Ethical Blind Spots: A Lesson from Warren Buffet

The data seem clear on David Sokol's conflict of interest in the Berkshire/Lubrizol deal. He bought shares in Lubrizol, and then encouraged Berkshire to buy the company. He claimed that because he didn't know whether Berskhire would follow his recommendation he didn't have inside information. Read More

Politics: Why Can't We All Just Get Along?

In his State of the Union address, President Obama referred to a "new era of cooperation". A call to end bi-partisanship. A call to putting aside differences and focusing on similarities. Read More

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Max Bazerman is the Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

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Ann E. Tenbrunsel is the Rex and Alice A. Martin Professor of Business Ethics and and the Co-director of the Institute for Ethical Business Worldwide at the University of Notre Dame.

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