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When CSR Must Begin with Observing the Rule of Law

February 12, 2015by councilcommunity 2 Comments

By Professor Hamid Bouchikhi, ESSEC Business School The famous quote by Milton Friedman that states, ‘The social responsibility of businesses is to increase its profits[1]’  is often cited and challenged […]

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Emerging countries: a land of opportunity or a long term threat to Western business schools?

January 28, 2015by councilcommunity Leave a comment

By Professor Hamid Bouchikhi, ESSEC Business School Western business schools have seen the development of an affluent segment of the population in emerging countries as a golden opportunity. Virtually, all […]

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Managing with complexity: a pragmatic and ethical imperative

January 22, 2015by councilcommunity 1 Comment

By Professor Hamid Bouchikhi, ESSEC Business School A leader’s role is to make decisions, often in a hurry and on the basis of partial or more or less reliable information. […]

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The 7 ‘C’s of the challenges facing African businesses on the path toward responsible development

December 1, 2014by councilcommunity Leave a comment

I am thankful to the organizers of the First International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility in Africa for giving me the opportunity to share my perspective on seven challenges faced […]

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E-Retail vs Brick-and-Mortar

July 8, 2014by councilcommunity Leave a comment

This week, Gordon Orr continues on the theme of digital changes that are impacting China. Though it may not be the first industry that comes to mind when we talk […]

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Technology and Management Innovation in Health Care

March 8, 2014by councilcommunity Leave a comment

In this lively discussion of technological and management innovation in health care, the topics discussed ranged from the challenges in predictive data analytics to how physicians in Ibaraki prefecture banded […]

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At the Forefront of Hyper-Aging Society

March 7, 2014by councilcommunity Leave a comment

Mr. Genki Oka, Partner, McKinsey and Company, Tokyo Office Of the nations that are represented here at the forum, we all live in an aging society. Each aspect of the […]

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Challenges In Managing Health Care: Who Pays for Health Care and How it Supplied?

March 7, 2014by councilcommunity Leave a comment

During this plenary panel, Brazil and China, and one organization, the OECD, were represented. Mr. Wen Chen of the School of Public Health at Fudan University explained that China is […]

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Issues for Healthy Employees and Healthy Corporations

March 7, 2014by councilcommunity Leave a comment

In the plenary session, Healthy Employees.Healthy Corporations, health care experts discussed the major issues related to the corporation’s role in employee health across the globe. Common to all were issues […]

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What do business students think about health?

March 6, 2014by councilcommunity Leave a comment

Current 2nd year students, Alexis Kheir of the Tuck School of Business in the United States and Hiroe Sakai of  Keio University in Japan, gave a brief about the results […]

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