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Harvard Business Review

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2002

    Wetlaufer–Welch editorial ethics controversy

    Editor-in-chief Suzy Wetlaufer resigned after the disclosure of a relationship with former General Electric chief executive Jack Welch, whom she had interviewed while researching an HBR article. Two senior editors had left amid concerns about workplace fairness and professional ethics, and publisher Penelope Muse Abernathy subsequently departed.