Social and global issues

Extra ventilation often means using more energy - but it doesn't have to.

When political and social issues touch business and the workplace, employees and their leaders sometimes struggle to address those issues productively...

Facebook’s global director of diversity explains why stats alone won’t solve the problem of organizational bias.

Many felt pressure to lie about their personal lives.

Soft-spoken as a child, Chung found her voice as a journalist and in 1993 was named coanchor of the CBS Evening News. In this interview she talks about...

Companies and countries need to prioritize collaboration and transformation over competition and disruption.

Here’s an answer to an age-old parental question that may also have business implications: Why are adolescents miserable so much of the time? In many cases, it’s because they want to be miserable. Not most adolescents, and not most of the time. But a sizable number of people ages 14 to 18 appear to want […]

Lessons from Geisinger Health's four-stage approach.

Matt Jastram raised an important question in a post several months ago that I’ve been looking forward to discussing further: “I wonder how to integrate the multiple generations in the workforce with the signature experience of each company? Are companies in an identity crisis trying to strive to make numerous modifications for the up and […]

In the 20th century, Japanese multinationals established themselves as powerhouse exporters in developed markets. Names like Sony, Toyota, and Honda became...

Gross domestic product has long been the chief measure of national success. But there's been a lot of talk lately about changing that, from economists...

Of course there’s no absolute either/or here, but there’s a shift underway that matters to business. Boomers’ focus was (and remains) on insuring that their children succeed. X’ers want their children to be successful, but for many, being a “successful parent” is also an important goal. For many X’ers, living up to some internal standard […]

Too many companies waste time trying to keep people who want to leave. Researchers found that it's better to identify people who are excited to stay.

Targets must be detailed to create transparency, shared to induce accountability, and accompanied by action plans to promote change.

A study of the largest mobile phone company in Afghanistan.

Based on a survey of 10,000 people.

Including these lenses alongside race, ethnicity, and gender can help your organization move toward more meaningful change.

Workers who come from lower social-class origins in the United States are 32% less likely to become managers than those who come from higher social-class...

I am currently in New Delhi attending the India Economic Summit organized by the World Economic Forum (WEF). This Summit, which marks the 25th year of WEF’s engagement in India, is themed “India’s Next Generation of Growth.” Last Saturday, I participated in a brainstorming session on how India can increase its workforce quality and employability […]

Deconstructing the myth that infinite economic growth could ever be truly sustainable.

Phumlaphi Rita Zwane, founder of Busy Corner, a thriving Shisanyama (African barbeque) business in Thembisa, South Africa, faced a pivotal decision amid...

In 2012, China attained a historic development milestone with more Chinese citizens living in cities than in the countryside. China's rapid urbanization,...

The in-coming Social Democrat-Green coalition government in Sweden cancelled a decades-long arms treaty with the Saudi Arabia, on the grounds of the latter's...

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In 2014 The Alta Gracia clothing factory in the Dominican Republic was doing something quite unusual in the industry; it was paying its employees a living...

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Updates the (PRODUCT) RED (A) case through early 2008, including announcements of new partner relationships (with Hallmark, Microsoft, and Dell) as well...

AquaSafi Purification Systems Pvt. Ltd. (AquaSafi) was a social enterprise that aimed to provide clean water to people in the developing world. The organization...

The Ayangue community is a tourist destination in the municipality of Santa Elena in Ecuador known for its tranquil waters and its proximity to the El...

Ned Larsen, the CEO of Ferris Valley Foods Company (FVF), located in westernMichigan, was focusing on the issue of hiring ex-felons. He planned to ask...

In 2019, two fatal plane crashes plunged Boeing in an unprecedented crisis, setting off a maelstrom of controversy about Boeing's corporate practices...

Since emerging from decades of conflict in 2002, Angola has been growing at a scorching double-digit rate, led by its oil industry. But the nation remains...

The Washington Post (The Post) is one of the world's most respected news-media organizations. After joining The Post as CEO and publisher in 2014, Fred...

Supplement to case IES691. Through a simulated conversation among four participants in the MACH program, issues covered include the hiring process, the...

Examines the overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954 in a U.S.-backed coup in support of the United Fruit Co. Over the previous half...

In Africa, the usage of insecticide treated bed-nets (ITNs) has shown to be one of the best ways to prevent malaria. USAID, the principal U.S. agency...

This 32-year-old nonprofit organization has dedicated itself to the care and social development of abandoned street children in Mexico. Examines the organization's...

Operation Walk Canada (Operation Walks) was a private not-for-profit orthopaedic surgical mission organization based in London, Ontario. Its purpose was...

This case study examines the tensions that arise when Patagonia simultaneously pursues sustainability and quality objectives embedded within its mission...

Extra ventilation often means using more energy - but it doesn't have to.

Phumlaphi Rita Zwane, founder of Busy Corner, a thriving Shisanyama (African barbeque) business in Thembisa, South Africa, faced a pivotal decision amid...

When political and social issues touch business and the workplace, employees and their leaders sometimes struggle to address those issues productively...

Facebook’s global director of diversity explains why stats alone won’t solve the problem of organizational bias.

Many felt pressure to lie about their personal lives.

Soft-spoken as a child, Chung found her voice as a journalist and in 1993 was named coanchor of the CBS Evening News. In this interview she talks about...

Companies and countries need to prioritize collaboration and transformation over competition and disruption.

Here’s an answer to an age-old parental question that may also have business implications: Why are adolescents miserable so much of the time? In many cases, it’s because they want to be miserable. Not most adolescents, and not most of the time. But a sizable number of people ages 14 to 18 appear to want […]

Lessons from Geisinger Health's four-stage approach.

What we can learn from the Cisco Chief People Officer’s response to employees who posted racist comments at an all-hands meeting.