https://hbr.org/2023/09/what-it-means-to-be-a-moral-leader
A leader standing up for what's right is the new expectation of employees, customers, and other stakeholders. Not to mention relatives at the Thanksgiving dinner table. Dov Seidman makes people

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-77729-001
The present study examines the moral aspects of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs). We focus on two fundamental moral foundations—binding (prioritizing group loyalty and authority) and individualizing (prioritizing individual rights and welfare). Based on 10-year data of U.S. CEOs from S&P 500 firms, we found that only among high-power CEOs, binding foundations are predicted by the facial width

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesnonprofitcouncil/2021/12/15/the-conscience-of-a-ceo-the-new-moral-imperative/
At the end of the day, it comes down to ethical behavior and doing the right thing. The moral imperative — the business imperative — will require business leaders to act and act now to make

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10551-020-04656-5
CEOs' social and environmental activism attracts significant public and research interest. Positioned as an expression of personal morality, such activism is potentially highly influential because of CEOs' public visibility and associated positional and resource-based power. This paper questions the assumption that CEO activism can only be explained in relation to individual moral action

https://theconversation.com/the-ethical-values-and-behaviours-of-ceos-play-a-crucial-role-in-attracting-new-talent-207694
We conducted three different studies and found a few reasons for this. First, job seekers are likely to believe that the ethical CEO's company treats its employees fairly. Second, job seekers

https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2021/04/29/ceo-stress-aging-and-death/
The estimated effect sizes are large, both on their own and relative to other variables affecting life expectancy. For example, in our CEO data, one additional year of age increases a CEO's estimated mortality hazard by roughly twelve percent. Thus, for a typical CEO, the effect of the anti-takeover laws is roughly equivalent to making the

https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/mnsc.2019.3348
Mortality salience—the awareness of the inevitability of death—is often traumatic. However, it can also be associated with a range of positive, self-transcendent cognitive responses, such as a greater desire to help others, contribute to society, and make a more meaningful contribution in one's life and career.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/02/why-moral-leadership-matters-now-more-than-ever/
The new State of Moral Leadership Report, which includes data from 1,500 individuals working in business and highlights the critical role moral leadership can play within organizations. The report provides further evidence of the imperative for moral leadership. Leaders can no longer hope to scale shareholder value without scaling shared values.

https://www.nber.org/papers/w28550
Working Paper 28550. DOI 10.3386/w28550. Issue Date March 2021. We estimate the long-term effects of experiencing high levels of job demands on the mortality and aging of CEOs. The estimation exploits variation in takeover protection and industry crises. First, using hand-collected data on the dates of birth and death for 1,605 CEOs of large

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361783787_The_face_of_morality_Powerful_Chief_Executive_Officers'_CEOs'_facial_characteristics_and_moral_foundations
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths in the U.S. As chief strategists of their respective firms, how do Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) react to mortality salience

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leading-integrity-how-ceo-chief-ethics-officer-can-capt-prabhunath
A CEO can help to promote anEthics culture, which can increase employee engagement and retention. Improved stakeholder relations: A CEO can help to build and maintain positive relationships with

https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/ambpp.2016.11177abstract
Integrating upper echelons theory with the behavioral ethics literature, we examine the effect of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) moral identity on firm innovation. Using primary, multisource, multi-wave data from a sample of CEO and Chief Human Resources Officer dyads in the biotechnology industry, we find that CEOs who are high on moral identity promote a rule-adhering organizational climate

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2017/09/11/top-ceos-place-high-value-on-corporate-ethics-and-social-responsibility-to-drive-business/
3. Tone from the top. The c-suite must be all in. 4. Measure and communicate results. 5. Incorporate culture into regular activities and not only during annual survey times. 6. Lean on third

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-60613-011
In this study, we provide evidence of a link between chief executive officer (CEO)mortality salience—triggered by the death of a director at the same firm—and a subsequent increase in firm-level prosocial behavior or corporate social responsibility (CSR). We further show that this core relationship is amplified in situations where the death

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337179340_That_Could_Have_Been_Me_Director_Deaths_CEO_Mortality_Salience_and_Corporate_Prosocial_Behavior
What we document is that there is a significant relationship between CEO characteristics and company characteristics." However, an exception is Chen et al. (2020), who also rely on a staggered

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/job.2725
Research suggests that CSR is increasingly becoming an ambiguous signal of ethical information for external stakeholders. This is because a variety of firms—including those that are morally responsible and those that have been implicated in corporate scandals—routinely adopt CSR policies and invest in CSR initiatives.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01492063221110207
We propose CEO sociopolitical activism (CSA)—that is, a CEO's "personal and public expression of a stance on some matter of current social or political debate, with the primary aims of visibly weighing in on the issue and influencing opinions in the espoused direction" (Hambrick & Wowak, 2021: 34)—as such a signal.Despite foreseeable financial and personal disincentives, these activist

https://eml.berkeley.edu/~ulrike/Papers/CEO_Stress.pdf
analysis to address selection concerns. In the analysis exploiting industry distress shocks, we estimate a hazard regression model. Controlling for a CEO's biological age, time trends, industry affiliation, and firm location,

https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/stress-affects-ceo-aging-mortality/
The researchers estimated the long-term effects of work-related stress on the mortality and aging of 1,605 CEOs of large, publicly listed U.S. firms. For estimates on mortality, they studied the

https://www.insead.edu/faculty-research/publications/journal-articles/could-have-been-me-director-deaths-ceo-mortality
Chen G., Crossland C., Huang S. (2020). That Could Have Been Me: Director Deaths, CEO Mortality Salience, and Corporate Prosocial Behavior. Management Science , 66 (7), pp3142-3161. Journal Article. Mortality salience - the awareness of the inevitability of death - is often traumatic. However, it can also be associated with a range of positive

https://adammclane.com/2011/12/ceo-morality/
American Airlines CEO quits on moral grounds. American Airlines, once the largest airline in the United States, declared bankruptcy. This is not surprising news for the beleaguered airline industry; what is different is what is emerging from the wreckage. Gerard J. Arpey, American's chief executive officer and chairman, resigned and stepped

https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/publications/the-morality-of-new-ceo-activism
Positioned as an expression of personal morality, such activism is potentially highly influential because of CEOs' public visibility and associated positional and resource-based power. This paper questions the assumption that CEO activism can only be explained in relation to individual moral action, and illuminates its wider social implications.

https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2019/04/29/mueller-reports-most-pressing-question-who-will-hold-trump-accountable
Whether Trump is faking senility or not, his CEO morality and absence of public policy experience has most of his staff, including Barr, doing damage control. This is a constitutional crisis

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/aflac-s-ceo-gave-us-that-obnoxious-genius-duck-and-changed-the-insurance-industry-now-he-s-facing-his-aging-customers-mortality-and-eventually-his-own/ar-BB1ky0K2
His company is also aging and showing the limits of its long-ago innovations. Aflac's annual sales have been shrinking since 2019 and have shed more than $6 billion from their 2012 high of $25.4

https://fortune.com/2024/06/08/jensen-huang-nvdia-ceo-management-leadership-organization-culture-ai-chips/
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during Computex 2024 in Taipei on June 4. I-Hwa Cheng—AFP/Getty Images Nvidia's technological prowess has lifted the chip giant to the commanding heights of the

https://www.forbes.com/sites/martinzwilling/2024/06/15/6-benefits-from-focusing-on-ethical-business-decisions/
4. Generate customer loyalty and satisfaction. Consumers are increasingly conscious of ethical considerations and are more likely to support your business as it demonstrates ethical behavior.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jake-bleicher-cfa-carsons-womens-ceo-fund/id1509592303?i=1000658451523
Women-led companies aren't just a moral choice, they can be a smart financial investment.In this episode, Ana Trujillo Limón, Director, Coaching and Advisor Content, speaks with Jake Bleicher, CFA, Portfolio Manager, about investing trends with a special focus on the Carson Women's CEO Fund. Jake sh

https://fortune.com/2024/06/12/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-meeting-rule/
Huang highlighted that frequent meetings would clutter his schedule and hinder the broader team's capacity to address challenges, work effectively, and maintain transparency.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/08/allan-thygesen-docusign-ceo-return-to-work-flexibility/
Allan Thygesen, CEO of Docusign, says the company takes a very "light-handed" approach to the return to office. Courtesy of Docusign In a tech hub like San Francisco, it's increasingly rare to

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/suicide-homicide-rates-young-americans-increased-sharply-cdc-report/
Suicide rates among young people up 60% since 2011, report finds 07:16. Homicide and suicide rates among groups of young Americans have risen sharply in the last few years, new data from the