Business and society

When Ben Franklin wrote Poor Richard’s Almanac and the words, “A little neglect may breed great mischief,” he did not have price fixing in mind. To the 47 executives in companies in the folding-box industry convicted of price fixing, however, the words seem tailored to fit. In those companies convicted under antitrust laws in 1976, […]

Surprised by a gender stereotype? React calmly, directly, and move on.

In many countries, diversified business groups substitute for the institutions that support effective markets in capital, labor, and goods and services. Their capacity for doing this must be strengthened through restructuring, not destroyed through dismantling.

New survey data sheds light on three key reasons.

Public-private partnerships are more common in infrastructure, but they offer potential for global health.

Six questions to ask before you fill the role.

The story of how one organization envisioned a future transformed.

While fathers are increasingly recognizing the value of caring for, educating, and raising their kids, there are still imbalances that make working parenthood...

A one-size-fits-all plan isn't good enough.

In fast-growing markets, women are getting ahead faster, too.

A guide to building a better pipeline.

People won't speak up if they don't trust the process.

AT&T’s recently announced acquisition of T-Mobile will invite hellfire from telecom regulators who fantasize over a different market structure, in which 17 mom-and-pop carriers serve the masses with tender love and care. As an economist, and as a customer of AT&T (with my mom, wife, and oldest daughter on my account), I am not so […]

The U.S. government can and should do more to support working parents. In fact, the nation is an outlier among Western industrialized countries for its...

Republicans get more conservative, Democrats get more liberal.

Skills leaders need today from the professor who wrote the book on leadership.

The makeup of the global workforce is about to undergo a seismic shift. In four years, Millennials-the people born between 1977 and 1997-will account...

If we could better track the value of human capital, employees would be better off.

The business world is abuzz today about Greg Smith's parting shot at his long-time employer, Goldman Sachs. Is it accurate? Hard to say, but it has the...

Companies that excel in managing partnerships for innovation put a great deal of effort into im-proving their ability to collaborate. Their plans address...

Jack Rivkin's innovative approach to hiring, developing, and retaining employees created opportunities for female analysts to thrive at the equity research...

In 2016, Akira Fukabori and Kevin Kajitani, aeronautical engineers at All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd., began to wonder why, in a world of accelerating globalization...

Ros Atkins launched the 50:50 Project on a BBC news program he anchored, deciding with his team to start tracking the gender of the contributors and experts...

Partners in Health, a global NGO focused on delivering health care to residents of rural underserved communities, conducts a project on the cost of primary...

This case is designed to support a lively discussion about the relative merits of shareholder vs. stakeholder perspectives in the context of a company...

It is January 2014, and the case protagonist, David Milestone (senior advisor at the Center for Accelerating Innovation and Impact at the U.S. Agency...

In late March 2017, Clara Miller, director and president of the F.B. Heron Foundation ("Heron"), a philanthropic institution focused on helping people...

In 2012, a highly controversial bill was passed that called for major reform and restructuring of Britain's government healthcare system, the National...

In January 2012, Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) Corporation's chief executive officer resigned after two major breakdowns on the North-South Line...

Supplement to case 117046. The case presents ExxonMobil's response to growing pressure to disclose how climate change will impact their business. This...

This simulation presents students the opportunity to experience firsthand the economics of carbon markets and permit trading. Each student has private...

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) was a medical technology firm headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, with 43,000 employees and 2016 revenues...

Because U.S. legislators are often most attentive to the issues raised by people who create jobs in their states, Bob Epstein, a local business owner,...

The Linux Foundation (LF) is a non-profit consortium of devoting to supporting the worldwide ecosystem of open source software (OSS) developers. While...

This case explores how neuroscientist Mariam Chammat helped set up the first behavioral insights team at the center of the French government, and encouraged...

Novartis, the world's leading healthcare company, was formed in 1996 out of a merger of two very different, mid-tier Switzerland-based pharma companies....

Like other small shops based in Chongqing, China, Zongshen Industrial Group started by assembling motorcycles from "standard" parts. The quality of its...

In 1992, when Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC (ASHH) of Sri Lanka announced its intentions to build a tourist resort in a region with several ancient...

Designed to expose potential case writers to the process of framing a case, interviewing a case protagonist, and actually writing the case. This case...

"AWARD-WINNING CASE: Adjudged second best case at the ISB Case Competition 2010 held in partnership with the Richard Ivey School of Business and the Association...

When Ben Franklin wrote Poor Richard’s Almanac and the words, “A little neglect may breed great mischief,” he did not have price fixing in mind. To the 47 executives in companies in the folding-box industry convicted of price fixing, however, the words seem tailored to fit. In those companies convicted under antitrust laws in 1976, […]

Jack Rivkin's innovative approach to hiring, developing, and retaining employees created opportunities for female analysts to thrive at the equity research...

Surprised by a gender stereotype? React calmly, directly, and move on.

In many countries, diversified business groups substitute for the institutions that support effective markets in capital, labor, and goods and services. Their capacity for doing this must be strengthened through restructuring, not destroyed through dismantling.

Many companies were unprepared for the supply chain disruptions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, even though the threat of a global pandemic had been...

New survey data sheds light on three key reasons.

Public-private partnerships are more common in infrastructure, but they offer potential for global health.

Six questions to ask before you fill the role.

The story of how one organization envisioned a future transformed.

While fathers are increasingly recognizing the value of caring for, educating, and raising their kids, there are still imbalances that make working parenthood...