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Academia Isn't a Safe Haven for Conversations About Race and Racism
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHow so-called progressive spaces silence people of color. -
Gig Workers Are Here to Stay. It's Time to Give Them Benefits.
Global Business Digital ArticleThe CARES Act provided temporary unemployment insurance. What happens next? -
Guided Free Enterprise in Japan
International business Magazine ArticleThe widely held notion of “Japan, Inc.” is exaggerated; there is no monolithic business-government link. Even so, the cooperation (without incorporation) between the large corporate combines and the government bureaucracy is impressive in its strength and focus on the common economic good—especially in view of its achievements worldwide. As the economic power of the United […] -
Delivering Grim News to Covid-19 Patients' Families
Communication Digital ArticleLessons from a frontline health system in New Jersey. -
How Much Truth Should You Share?
Business ethics Digital ArticleComments for this Make Your Case installment are now closed. Thanks to all who participated. This week’s guest commentator, Marshall Goldsmith, has posted his response to your comments and shared some thoughts of his own below. The opening to your cube is darkened by the familiar figure of a longtime colleague. Though you’re his immediate […] -
Have Your Privacy Policies Kept Up with Your Digital Transformation?
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleThe pandemic has rapidly transformed many companies' business models. -
Yes, Short-Termism Really Is a Problem
Business and society Digital ArticleWe don’t need to prove it because we can all see it. -
Collaborating with Congregations: Opportunities for Financial Services in the Inner City
Economics Magazine ArticleBy pooling the resources of the poor and by sharing information, religious and financial institutions can work together to change inner-city economies. -
How Would Copernicus See Capitalism?
Economics Digital ArticleWe’ve been sharing thoughts in this blog about how the rapid growth of the emerging economies, along with other modern realities, will reshape the practice — and thus rewrite the rules — of capitalism. Many readers are aware that these are ideas in development for our forthcoming book on the topic. This week we decided […] -
Spotting a Modern Business Crisis - Before It Strikes
Leadership & Managing People Big IdeaEight perspectives on how societal challenges are evolving, and what that means for companies. -
Do Your Employees Know Why You Believe in Racial Equity?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleFive ways to communicate your commitment to DE&I. -
Margaret Thatcher, Fighter
Leadership Digital ArticleThe best change agents almost never realize when it’s time to stop. That’s what makes them so good. -
Why Some Men Pretend to Work 80-Hour Weeks
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleOne study found that "passing" was the only way to get ahead. -
Conflicted Consumers
Organizational Development Digital ArticleHow green are consumers in the U.S.? On one level, we haven't really changed all that much. Many pundits argue persuasively that without the rapid rise... -
The Case of the Religious Network Group
Diversity and inclusion Magazine ArticleNetwork groups for black and Hispanic employees had been an unqualified success. Now a Christian group was forming—and Bill Thompson didn’t know what to think about it. -
Why Network Neutrality Is Good for Business
Web-based technologies Digital ArticleEditor’s note: For an opposing viewpoint on this topic, see Robert E. Litan’s and Hal J. Singer’s entry “Why Business Should Oppose Net Neutrality.” In business school, where I teach, students are often predisposed to see legal concepts as impenetrable and foreign. I watch the lightbulbs go on as they see that Microsoft’s antitrust woes, […] -
Workers Don’t Have the Skills They Need – and They Know It
Economics Digital ArticleBut more schooling isn’t the answer. -
Greening of the Balance Sheet
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleThe growing market in credits for greenhouse gas emission put into effect by the Kyoto Protocol will have an increasingly dramatic impact on firms' income... -
What Black Employee Resource Groups Need Right Now
Organizational Development Digital ArticleResources, communication, mental-health support, and validation. -
How Brands Can Follow Through on the Values They're Selling
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleA roadmap for effective advocacy.
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Should an Aging Leader Step Aside?
Age and generational issues Digital ArticleNavigating ageism, leadership ability, and succession planning. -
The Uneven Distribution of AI’s Environmental Impacts
Climate change Digital ArticleHow companies can responsibly manage the growing water and energy demands of their data centers across the world. -
How to Equitably Assign High-Profile Work
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleWorking with researchers, four companies used a data-driven approach to balance who was doing the office housework and who was getting promotion-making assignments. -
It’s Time to Change How ESG Is Measured
Finance and investing Digital ArticleCreating separate ratings for E, S, and G would benefit firms, investors, and policymakers. -
How Companies Can Mitigate AI’s Growing Environmental Footprint
Environmental sustainability Digital ArticlePractical steps for reducing AI’s surging demand for water and energy. -
3 Lessons from The Washington Post’s Leadership Turmoil
Leadership transitions Digital ArticleWhat to do when a new leader gets off to a controversial or rocky start. -
Research: Speed Matters When Companies Respond to Social Issues
Business and society Digital ArticleAn analysis of Instagram posts by Fortune 500 companies after George Floyd’s murder found that customers were skeptical of those who waited too long to make a statement. -
Life’s Work: An Interview with Darius Rucker
Career transitions Magazine ArticleThe popular singer looks back on breaking into country music and how the industry has changed. -
How to Assess True Macroeconomic Risk
Economics Magazine ArticleModels and forecasts can be seductive, but it’s time for executives to reclaim their economic judgment. -
Disclosing Downstream Emissions
Environmental sustainability Magazine ArticleWhen are companies accountable for customers’ use of their products? -
The CEO of Sodexo on Building More-Sustainable Food Systems
Corporate social responsibility Magazine ArticlePart of the work involves making planet-friendly menu choices more desirable. -
How Smaller Companies Can Join the Circular Economy
Environmental sustainability Digital ArticleFour steps for minimizing waste and maximizing profit. -
How to Improve the Hiring Process for Disabled Candidates
Disabilities Digital ArticleIt takes more than lip service to convince disabled job applicants to apply to your company. These research-backed practices can demonstrate that you’re a truly equitable employer. -
How Micro-Choices and Games Motivate Gig Workers
Labor Digital ArticleRide-hail platforms claim that drivers are largely motivated by the schedule flexibility gig work offers — but a seven-year study suggests there’s more to the story. -
Research: The Most Common DEI Practices Actually Undermine Diversity
Business and society Digital ArticleOrganizations over-rely on approaches that consistently fail to diversify management ranks — and overlook those that have proven effective. -
Research: How Remote Work Impacts Women at Different Stages of Their Careers
Gender Digital ArticleData on software engineers at a Fortune 500 company revealed that junior and senior women saw contrasting costs and benefits. -
In Defense of Degrowth
Environmental sustainability Digital ArticleDeconstructing the myth that infinite economic growth could ever be truly sustainable. -
How to Make Job Interviews More Accessible
Hiring and recruitment Best PracticeDesigning an inclusive interview process for disabled people and people with different learning styles both widens the talent pool and creates a more equitable workplace. -
Stop Overlooking the Leadership Potential of Asian Employees
High potential employees Digital ArticleWhen companies leverage the diverse talents of their Asian workforce, they can evolve into more global, agile, and powerful hubs of innovation and growth. -
Research: Why Companies Should Disclose Their Lack of Progress on DEI
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleStakeholders value transparency and accountability — even when you’re falling short.
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HCAH: Delivering Innovative Home Health Care in India
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In September 2021, the chief operating officer and executive vice-president of HealthCare atHome India Pvt. Ltd. (HCAH India), based in Mumbai, India,... -
PENTLAND GROUP: A FAMILY OF BRANDS
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Three generations of the Rubin family gathered around the dinner table for their usual Friday evening get-together. It was a perfect opportunity to discuss... -
Boardroom Battle Behind Bars: Gome Electrical Appliances Holdings -- A Corporate Governance Drama
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Despite widespread news of the incarceration of Gome Electronics' CEO, Huang Guangyu, Bain Capital felt they carefully undertook due diligence before... -
Astralis Group: Determining a Brand Strategy
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details After launching a Danish esports company in July 2019, and going public in December 2019 with multiple brands associated with different games, the Astralis... -
Autosalon Klokočka: Seeking Directions for Growth
Management Case Study11.95View Details Autosalon Klokočka Holding s.r.o. (Autosalon Klokočka), a Czech Republic-based car dealership, needed to change its business ways. A family-owned car... -
One Acre Fund: Outgrowing the Board
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details One Acre Fund, a young, international, nonprofit social enterprise--governed by friends of the founder--had grown rapidly since its inception. It now... -
Brent Spar Platform Controversy (C)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details The board of directors of the Shell/Royal Dutch Corp. decided to discontinue the Brent Spar sea disposal. Nevertheless, the scientific debate about Shell's... -
Women@Work: Han-na (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This series of six short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight workplace dynamics faced by women professionals. Women represent about half... -
Phil Chan (A)
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details The case deals with a scam that has been run out of Nigeria since 1990. In it, foreign companies are approached for their assistance in facilitating an... -
IOI's Global Challenge: Moving Up the Palm Oil Value Chain
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Malaysian palm oil company IOI Corporation Berhad (IOI) developed from a plantation company in Malaysia to become a vertically integrated manufacturing... -
Polaroid-Kodak, Addendum
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the case. -
Just Dial Limited
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The caselet on Just Dial elucidates the business model of a matching platform, one that matches the users on one side (consumers) with those on the other... -
DaVita HealthCare Partners and the Denver Public Schools: Creating Connections
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In 2011, DaVita HealthCare Partners (DaVita)-a Fortune 500 healthcare services company specializing in kidney dialysis services-and the Denver Public... -
Dilemma of More Dividends Now or Stronger Stock Later: What's Next for HSBC?
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case explores the corporate finance issues arising from the suspension of HSBC Holdings plc's (HSBC, stock code: 5.HK) dividend payout in March 2020.... -
The Water Wars: Colas and Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case elucidates the need for water for businesses, with a focus on beverage companies. The global scarcity of water as a resource and the conflicts... -
Weetman Pearson and the Mexican Oil Industry (B)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
SEWA Trade Facilitation Center: Changing the Spool
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details The case is about the decision to convert a not-for-profit organization into a for-profit company. STFC, which is part of a larger non-profit organization... -
Paths to Power: How Insiders and Outsiders Shaped American Business Leadership
35.00View Details Are the doors of access open equally for all in business? Are talent and hard work really enough to make it to the top? As much as we would like to believe... -
Aviva Investors
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The case describes Aviva Investors' engagement strategy with companies and stock exchanges to improve its sustainability performance and the flow of sustainability...
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Academia Isn't a Safe Haven for Conversations About Race and Racism
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHow so-called progressive spaces silence people of color. -
Gig Workers Are Here to Stay. It's Time to Give Them Benefits.
Global Business Digital ArticleThe CARES Act provided temporary unemployment insurance. What happens next? -
Guided Free Enterprise in Japan
International business Magazine ArticleThe widely held notion of “Japan, Inc.” is exaggerated; there is no monolithic business-government link. Even so, the cooperation (without incorporation) between the large corporate combines and the government bureaucracy is impressive in its strength and focus on the common economic good—especially in view of its achievements worldwide. As the economic power of the United […] -
Delivering Grim News to Covid-19 Patients' Families
Communication Digital ArticleLessons from a frontline health system in New Jersey. -
How Much Truth Should You Share?
Business ethics Digital ArticleComments for this Make Your Case installment are now closed. Thanks to all who participated. This week’s guest commentator, Marshall Goldsmith, has posted his response to your comments and shared some thoughts of his own below. The opening to your cube is darkened by the familiar figure of a longtime colleague. Though you’re his immediate […] -
Have Your Privacy Policies Kept Up with Your Digital Transformation?
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleThe pandemic has rapidly transformed many companies' business models. -
Yes, Short-Termism Really Is a Problem
Business and society Digital ArticleWe don’t need to prove it because we can all see it. -
Collaborating with Congregations: Opportunities for Financial Services in the Inner City
Economics Magazine ArticleBy pooling the resources of the poor and by sharing information, religious and financial institutions can work together to change inner-city economies. -
How Would Copernicus See Capitalism?
Economics Digital ArticleWe’ve been sharing thoughts in this blog about how the rapid growth of the emerging economies, along with other modern realities, will reshape the practice — and thus rewrite the rules — of capitalism. Many readers are aware that these are ideas in development for our forthcoming book on the topic. This week we decided […] -
Spotting a Modern Business Crisis - Before It Strikes
Leadership & Managing People Big IdeaEight perspectives on how societal challenges are evolving, and what that means for companies.