Social Responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility The Transparency Problem in Corporate Philanthropy
The lack of transparency in corporate philanthropy doesn’t serve companies or their stakeholders.
Patricia A. Banks
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Why Corporate Success Requires Dealing With the Past
Sarah Federman and Judith Schrempf-Stirling
Diversity & Inclusion
Should DEI Efforts Be Expected to Have a Financial Return?
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Why Corporate Success Requires Dealing With the Past
Once leaders address their company’s historical transgressions, they can work to create a more positive legacy.
Sarah Federman and Judith Schrempf-Stirling
Diversity & Inclusion
Improve Your Diversity Measurement for Better Outcomes
Managers need more thoughtful and effective data collection practices to advance DEI in their organizations.
Derek R. Avery et al.
Developing Strategy
Every Company Needs a Political Strategy Today
Companies must be prepared to respond strategically to state and federal policies that conflict with stakeholder values.
Blair Levin and Larry Downes
Sustainability
Why Businesses Need to Embrace the Bioeconomy
Developing products using materials from biological sources can yield more sustainable business models.
Donna Marshall et al.
Diversity & Inclusion
When Confronting Bias, Beware the Counterclaims
Managers can learn to recognize specious claims of victimhood by employees called out for engaging in discrimination.
Felix Danbold et al.
Diversity & Inclusion
Should DEI Efforts Be Expected to Have a Financial Return?
Strategy experts weigh whether companies should expect monetary returns from diversity, equity, and inclusion investments.
MIT SMR Strategy Forum
Financial Management & Risk
The New Math of Multistakeholderism
Success means that when investors and customers do well, workers, partners, and communities do too.
Jonathan Knowles and B. Tom Hunsaker
Diversity & Inclusion
A New Conflict-Resolution Model to Advance DEI
Many organizations keep spinning their wheels with sensitivity training. There’s a better way to address systemic bias.
Peter T. Coleman et al.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Rethinking Executive Incentives Can Boost ESG Performance
A new mechanism — parity pills — aims to address pay inequities between high-level execs and rank-and-file workers.
Martin Skladany
Corporate Social Responsibility
The Importance of Corporate Political Responsibility
Engaging on political policy requires courage when it goes against industry dogma.