EXECUTIVE ADVISER

The Dangers of Social Responsibility

The idea that companies have a responsibility to act in the public interest and will profit from doing so is fundamentally flawed. That’s the argument made by Aneel Karnani in the August edition of Executive Adviser, MIT SMR’s collaboration with The Wall Street Journal. Karnani says that not only is the idea of corporate duty flawed, it also makes it more likely that we’ll ignore real solutions. Read more »

A COUNTERPOINT: Rosabeth Moss Kanter disagrees, arguing that there's value in the pursuit of synergy, in “How to Do Well and Do Good.”

Executive Adviser was a collaboration between MIT Sloan Management Review and The Wall Street Journal that ran in The Journal Report section from March 2007 through August 2010. Browse the full archives >>

January 25, 2010

Why Diversity Can Backfire On Company Boards

Too often, it can lead to personal battles and inhibited discussions. Here’s how to make it work. Free to subscribers
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By Jean-François Manzoni, Paul Strebel and Jean-Louis Barsoux

Ambushed!

Sponsors pay a lot to link their brands to sporting events. Then there are those who get those links for nothing. Free to subscribers
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By Simon Chadwick and Nicholas Burton

The IT Platform Principle: The First Shall Not Be First

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Gezinus J. Hidding, Jeffrey R. Williams and John J. Sviokla

Where Process-Improvement Projects Go Wrong

Six Sigma and other programs typically show early progress. And then things return to the way they were. Free to subscribers
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By Satya S. Chakravorty

How Green Should My Tech Be? It Depends on the Tech.

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By Robert Plant

Advice for Outsourcers: Think Bigger

Too many companies mistakenly limit offshore work to routine tasks. Free to subscribers
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By Kannan Srikanth and Phanish Puranam

Let’s Make a Deal

The growing role of barter in the marketplace. Free to subscribers
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By Andrew M. Kaikati and Jack G. Kaikati

Values Investing

How businesses can benefit from thinking broadly about society.

An interview with Rosabeth Moss Kanter