Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-16-2022

Journal Title

MIT Sloan Management Review

Version

Pre-print: the initial article submitted to the journal for consideration (prior to peer review)

Disciplines

Business Law, Public Responsibility, and Ethics | Peace and Conflict Studies

Abstract

Customers, employees, and citizens expect companies to address historic transgressions and work toward a positive legacy.

Businesses’ past involvement or complicity in atrocities and human rights abuses such as slavery and genocide is a pressing concern for stakeholders today. Managers who meaningfully engage with their companies’ past actions can address historic harms while simultaneously contributing to their companies’ future success. The authors examine the factors that are pushing companies to take action now, and they offer guidance to help leaders begin the process of moving forward.

Notes

Practitioner-oriented article published on MIT Sloan Management Review website. This is a pre-print.

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