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Researchers Argue AI Can Help Better Serve The Underservered

The Horizons Tracker

But new research from Texas McCombs looks at another way AI can be a force for good in society. “AI is widely recognized for its operational and financial benefits, but it also holds promise for harnessing social good and helping businesses adopt socially responsible practices,” the researchers explain.

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Loyalty to a Leader Is Overrated, Even Dangerous

Harvard Business Review

I teach a course on ethics at the McCombs School of Business and have run the McCombs Speaker Series on Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility for the last seven years. Over time these stories lead to an implicit expectation that when loyalty prevails, so does success.

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Why Organizations Forget What They Learn from Failures

Harvard Business Review

For example, it increased both the number and status of safety personnel, and it strengthened safety operating procedures. Following the Challenger explosion, NASA did take concrete steps to correct flawed organizational processes. But learning waned as avoiding launch delays became increasingly important.

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How to Manage an Insecure Employee

Harvard Business Review

Insecure employees are “hard to evaluate, hard to coach, and hard to develop,” says Ethan Burris, an associate professor at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, Austin. Ultimately, though, the goal is for your employee to operate more autonomously, says Burris. What the Experts Say.