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The IB Mom

By J. Neil Bearden
Published 25 Jun 2018
Reference 6409
Topic Responsibility
Industry Civic & Social Organization,  Investment Banking
Region Global
Length 1 page(s)
Language English
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Summary

A single mother working in investment banking puts in fewer hours than her colleagues. When she is up for promotion, her boss says she is putting in the hours. He believes she will be fired unless he lies.

Teaching objectives

Illustrate a management dilemma: Is dishonesty warranted in the workplace? Is it ever “ethical” to be “unethical”? Would a good leader lie on behalf of an employee?

Keywords
  • Lie
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Dishonest
  • Investment Banking
  • Ethics
  • Deontology
  • Single Mother
  • Q41718
About the author
Bearden

J. Neil Bearden


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