Business and Society Program

What’s Next for Capitalism? Look Back.

Babson’s James Hoopes helps students take a fresh look at the history of capitalism and what it means for the future.

February 2, 2022

Change the Story, Change the World

AUT’s Profs. Lips-Wiersma, McGhee, Nicholson & Skilling on their course and how an expanded worldview can lead to positive change in business and beyond.

December 1, 2021

Using Art to Rethink Business Education

College of Charleston’s Oscar Jerome Stewart award-winning course helps prepare students for a world of responsible business practices.

November 3, 2021

Placing Worker Contributions at the Heart of Business Accounting

Arizona State University’s Elizabeth Castillo challenges fundamental assumptions about what can and cannot be measured in business—and where the real drivers of value creation lie.

September 1, 2021

Worker Voice and the New Corporate Boardroom

Currently, workers have no formal role in American corporate governance. These six essays explore new ways to recapture this lost potential by empowering workers.

August 23, 2021

Corporate Diplomacy: Connecting Profits and Purpose

How Wharton’s Witold Henisz teaches students the hard and soft skills needed to successfully connect corporate strategy and stakeholder concerns.

August 4, 2021

Breaking Boundaries to Build Back Better

The University of Michigan’s Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks breaks down disciplinary silos in his course, +Impact Studio: Translating Research into Practice.

June 2, 2021

What Will It Take to Close the Executive-Worker Voice Gap?

To harness the power of worker voice, executives and workers need to learn how to exchange ideas more frequently and more directly. But over the course of the last 40 years, many of the channels that used to connect executives to the frontlines of business have disappeared.

May 27, 2021

The Evolving Future of Work

Ahmedabad University’s Siddhartha Saxena integrates theory and practice in his course, the Future of Work.

May 5, 2021

A Policy Foundation to Revive Worker Voice

What levers in public policy, corporate governance, and management practice could have meaningful impact on the lives of workers and the long-term health of companies?

April 30, 2021