The cooperative economy: A vision for tackling society’s grand challenges

A new book by Dovev Lavie, Professor at the Department of Management and Technology of Bocconi University, sets out an extraordinary plan to tackle urgent social problems of inequality, wealth concentration, loss of data privacy, and overconsumption. He discusses with Affiliate Professor of Leadership Katharina Lange how it would work.  

Outcomes matter: Do aggregate economic profit outcomes align with established metrics about national business environments?

The economic profit measure developed in the Crux of Capitalism initiative is based solely on reported firm performance. As such it departs from established metrics of the national business environment

Three questions promising to shape the next decade

Geopolitics matter. And what happens this year with China’s economy, the war in Ukraine, and the US elections will have far-reaching consequences – not just now, but for the decade to come.

When it comes to working capital, don’t dig yourself into a hole 

Companies figuring out how to respond to the shock of higher borrowing costs must beware of three common misconceptions.

Three ways to enable greater investment in SDG projects

Increasing investment into sustainable development projects will require rewriting the rules for pension funds, working with well-informed partners, and performance-related incentives for local government officials, writes Nathan Sussman.

The recovery paradox: why more work doesn’t mean better results

Alyson Meister explains how executives of all levels can learn how to unwind more effectively, and build a better attitude to work

We’re entering a zero-sum economy. Let’s not pretend otherwise

The sooner we accept the realities of our fragmented world and start tackling the real issues, the better we can work towards a sustainable future, says Arturo Bris, Professor of Finance and Director of the IMD World Competitiveness Center.

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