Joshua D. Margolis
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Joshua Margolis is an associate professor in the Organizational Behavior unit at Harvard Business School.
Fixing Executive Options: The Veil of Ignorance
| Published: | October 25, 2006 |
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| Feature: | Views on News |
Who says you can't rewrite history? Dozens of companies have been caught in the practice of backdating options for top executives. But this is only part of the problem with C-level compensation packages, which often motivate top executives to act in their own best interests rather than those of shareholders. Professors Mihir Desai and Joshua Margolis turn to philosopher John Rawls for a solution: Reward the execs, but don't give them the details.
Published in 2004
Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility
| Q&A with: | Joshua D. Margolis |
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| Published: | May 17, 2004 |
| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
What can business do to improve social welfare? In fact, we don’t know because too little study has been given the issue, argues HBS professor Joshua Margolis and colleagues.
Published in 2001
Does Misery Love Companies? How Social Performance Pays Off
| Published: | July 9, 2001 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Is there a relationship between a company's social performance and its financial performance? HBS associate professor Joshua D. Margolis and University of Michigan colleague James P. Walsh make the connection in their latest working paper. PLUS: Margolis Q&A.













