Summary. Especially as life spans and careers get longer, we hear more about careers with two phases: A steady, effortful climb upward towards commercial success, and then a second phase dedicated to service to others. But for many women, the […]
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Research: Only 10% of Joint Venture Board Members Are Women
The boards of public companies are watched carefully to see how they’re doing on gender parity and other measures of diversity. Joint venture boards get far less scrutiny — and it shows. According to our latest research, which covered more […]
Why WFH Isn’t Necessarily Good for Women
By altering attitudes toward working from home (WFH), COVID-19 may have forever changed the way we work. According to a new MIT study, half of those who were employed before the pandemic are now working remotely. As company executives see for […]
What Will Happen to Your Business in Hong Kong?
More than 9,000 foreign firms operate in Hong Kong, among them 1,300 from the United States. So when the Chinese legislature recently passed a new security law intended to prevent “secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference” in Hong Kong, many CEOs and top executives began wondering […]
Do Democracy and Capitalism Really Need Each Other?
Democracy and capitalism coexist in many variations around the world, each continuously reshaped by the conditions and the people forming them. Increasingly, people have deep concerns about both. In a recent global survey, Pew found that, among respondents in 27 countries, 51% […]
Pour paraître sûres d’elles, les femmes doivent aussi donner l’impression d’être chaleureuses
Contrairement aux hommes, les femmes ne peuvent pas se contenter d’être compétentes pour être influentes dans l’entreprise. Pourquoi y a-t-il aussi peu de femmes aux fonctions de direction ? Mes collaboratrices de recherche (Laura Guillén de l’ESMT et Natalia Karelaia de […]
Larry Fink Isn’t Going to Read Your Sustainability Report
In his recent annual letter to CEOs, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink makes the stunning claim that climate change has brought us to “the edge of a fundamental reshaping of finance” and “in the near future … a significant reallocation of capital.” […]
For Alibaba, Singles Day Is About More Than Huge Sales
Christmas comes early in China. November 11 (11/11), known as “Singles Day,” is the world’s biggest 24-hour shopping event. Originally a cynical response to Valentine’s Day for bachelors, the day was transformed in 2009 by Alibaba executive (now CEO) Daniel […]
As Jobs Are Automated, Will Men and Women Be Affected Equally?
I am writing this article while my baby daughter sleeps. Like all new parents, her dad and I have spent the last few months in a joy-filled, sleepy haze of getting to know her and imagining what her future might […]
How AI Could Help Small Businesses
On a Thursday morning at 5:30 AM, Alex sipped her latte, her elbows atop the service counter. Each day at this time, the sunlight through the front window blanketed her coffee shop and she enjoyed a few moments of peace […]