On the philosophy of diagnosis: is doing more good than harm better than "primum non nocere"?

CSR as Reputation Insurance: Primum Non Nocere

We provide a theoretical framework showing how CSR activities can insure a firm against lost reputation in the face of adverse events. We offer evidence for this linkage through a case study and a multi-year analysis of stock price responses for S&P 500 companies following product recalls. We find that firms with better CSR ratings fare better than those that do not. Furthermore, a firm that is...

CSR as Reputation Insurance: Primum Non Nocere

We provide a theoretical framework showing how CSR activities can insure a firm against lost reputation in the face of adverse events. We offer evidence for this linkage through a case study and a multi-year analysis of stock price responses for S&P 500 companies following product recalls. We find that firms with better CSR ratings fare better than those that do not. Furthermore, a firm that is...

CSR as Reputation Insurance: Primum Non Nocere

We provide a theoretical framework showing how CSR activities can insure a firm against lost reputation in the face of adverse events. We offer evidence for this linkage through a case study and a multi-year analysis of stock price responses for S&P 500 companies following product recalls. We find that firms with better CSR ratings fare better than those that do not. Furthermore, a firm that is...

Primum non nocere (first, do no harm).

A 66-year-old male presented with non-specific acute abdominal pain, central abdominal tenderness and guarding. A CT scan performed for further evaluation showed characteristic features of acute appendicitis, a diagnosis confirmed during subsequent laparoscopic surgery. CT also revealed an incidental abnormality in the left lower lumbar region (Figure 1). What is the diagnosis and what is its a...

Pulmonary artery catheter for coronary artery bypass graft: does it harm our patients? Primum non nocere.