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Monthly Archives: May 2023

The Illusion of Inclusion: How Artificial Intelligence can challenge the ‘business case’ for diversity. Marla MacInnes, Bachelor of Commerce student and CoBS 2023 student CSR competition Winner at Smith School of Business, probes the question of diversity and inclusion in firms, why it pays to do so, and how AI can boost the capacity to walk the talk of their DEI policy.

The Illusion of Inclusion: How Artificial Intelligence can challenge the ‘business case’ for diversity

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Marla MacInnes, Smith School of Business, probes the question of diversity and inclusion in firms and how AI can help.

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A Brazilian Enron? The inconsistencies of Americanas and the role of ESG. The accounting scandal at Americanas – a household retail name in Brazil – shows how ESG, when implemented correctly, can play a key role in helping businesses walk the talk of corporate responsibility. Professor Ligia Maura Costa, FGV EAESP, coordinator of FGVethics and lawyer, explores.

A Brazilian Enron? The inconsistencies of Americanas and the role of ESG

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Prof. Ligia Maura Costa looks at the Americanas scandal in Brazil to highlight how ESG, properly used, can keep companies on the right path.

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Prof. Karoline Strauss, ESSEC Business School, leads us through the importance of having multiple visions of future selves.

Having Different Visions of Ourselves in the Future is Key

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Prof. Karoline Strauss, ESSEC Business School, leads us through the importance of having multiple visions of future selves.

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AI: Resurgence in the Art of Rhetoric and Composition? Michelle Diaz, ESSEC Business School Winner of the CoBS 2023 Student CSR Article Competition, takes a deep dive into the clamour surrounding AI and contends that ChatGPT can be embraced by academia to bring the crucial skills of writing and rhetoric back to the forefront of learning.

AI: Resurgence in the Art of Rhetoric and Composition?

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ESSEC student Michelle Diaz takes a deep dive into AI to contend that it put writing and rhetoric back to the forefront of learning.

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Is Bias Causing Business Leaders to Make Mistakes? Leadership is hard, and behavioural science certainly doesn’t provide a recipe for success. It can, however, help shape a generation of more reflective and thoughtful leaders. Professor Nick Chater, Warwick Business School, puts the filters of perception under the lens to explore whether bias causes business leaders to make mistakes.

Is Bias Causing Business Leaders to Make Mistakes?

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Prof. Nick Chater, Warwick Business School, puts bias under the lens to explore how it causes business leaders to make mistakes.

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Does Effort Guarantee Performance and Success? While popular culture promotes the idea that effort is the key to success, it's essential to understand the different contexts in which it operates. Research by Professor Fabrice Cavarretta, ESSEC Business School, explores the dual nature of effort as both a cause and a consequence of success to propose an effective mechanism to help boost motivation and pleasure.

Does Effort Guarantee Performance and Success?

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Prof. Fabrice Cavarretta, ESSEC Business School, explores the dual nature of effort in performance and success at work.

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Green and Digital Transition: What can we expect? Na Fu, Professor in Human Resources at Trinity Business School – visiting ESSEC Business School during the Science and Society Conference 2023 – provides us with the key ways to tackle changes in the future of work. Prof. Na Fu, Trinity Business School Dublin, explores the key ways to tackle the green and digital transitions.

Green and Digital Transition: What can we expect?

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Prof. Na Fu, Trinity Business School Dublin, explores the key ways to tackle the green and digital transitions.

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The Future of Work Is Digital and Green Digital transformation is revolutionizing manufacturing, but what does this mean for the industry’s workers? Dimitrios Spiliopoulos, IE Business School, highlights the key skills engineers and business professionals in manufacturing will need moving forward.

The Future of Work Is Digital and Green

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Dimitrios Spiliopoulos, IE Business School, highlights the key digital and green skills employees need for the future of work

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ESG and the Wine Sector: Turning Viniculture Grapes from Sour to Sweet. Professor Ligia Costa, FGV-EAESP, Director of the FGV Center for Ethics, Transparency, Integrity and Compliance Studies, explores the argument for adopting ESG concepts to turnaround human rights issues in the Brazilian wine sector despite the presence of existing codes of ethics

ESG and the Wine Sector: Turning Viniculture Grapes from Sour to Sweet

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Prof. Ligia Costa, FGV-EAESP, explores the argument for adopting ESG to turnaround human rights issues in the Brazilian wine sector

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