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Stakeholder Theory
To Drive Real Impact And Game-Changing Solutions Requires Engaging Stakeholder Networks
Collaboration across sectors of society is imperative to solving our planet’s most pressing issues, like climate change,...
Connecting Capital To Game-Changing Entrepreneurs: Investors Show Growing Interest In Stakeholder-Focused Opportunities
Entrepreneurs are creating ways to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis and other systemic issues, so getting them...
Better Business Teaching Guide
Review the teaching guide for Chris Marquis’ new book, Better Business: How the B Corp Movement is Remaking Capitalism. The...
Funding The Inclusive Economy: How Purpose-Minded Investors Are Changing Capitalism
While the vast majority of investments continue to go to companies owned by white men, there is a growing movement of...
Vital Farms IPO Shows Acceptance Of Stakeholder Versus Stockholder Values On The Market
Ethical food company and Certified B Corporation Vital Farms had an incredibly successful IPO earlier this year, raising...
Co-Operative Structure Proves Resilient In The Face Of Crisis
Cabot Creamery is a dairy co-operative based in Vermont with 800 farms throughout New England and in New York. With a...
Varieties Of Capitalism And The Future Of Stakeholder Management
Yesterday, American nonprofit B Lab announced an important step in the transition to stakeholder capitalism. Six...
Is Your Business Ready For Stakeholder Capitalism?
Stakeholder capitalism is growing in prominence around the globe, and consumers are taking notice of whether companies join...
Find The Best Talent And More: 4 Concrete Benefits To Your Business Of Being Accountable To Stakeholders
Accountability is essential if a company is to be purpose-driven and meet the needs of all stakeholders. But where to...
New Business Trend: An Authentic Commitment to Purpose
The catchphrase "Ding dong, AVON calling!" from the '60s symbolized not only cosmetics sales but also women's financial...
Employee Ownership and Equity Compensation
This 2-unit elective focuses on employee stock ownership and values-based ownership structures. It aims to equip students...
Next Generation Employee Ownership Design
The Fifty by Fifty project, supported by Partners for a New Economy, has examined the relationship between enterprise...
Companies Shouldn’t Be Accountable Only to Shareholders
Corporate profits are on the rise, but the wages of the average worker have remained stagnant for a year. This economic...
Employees as Conduits for Effective Stakeholder Engagement: An Example from B Corporations
Is there a connection between how a company manages its internal and external stakeholders? Specifically, do companies that...
Does the perception of incongruence hurt more? Customers’ responses to CSR crises affecting the main reputation dimension of a company
CSR has both corporate and societal benefits but can also expose companies to potential reputation damage during critical...
The Barbarians Are at Etsy’s Hand-Hewn, Responsibly Sourced Gates
The original Brooklyn-based online craft marketplace is facing pressure to adopt a more traditional approach focused on...
Other-constituency theories and firm governance: is the benefit corporation sufficient?
Stakeholder theory introduces a fundamental conflict between managers in publicly traded companies and their boards of...
Shareholder Primacy, Corporate Social Responsibility, and the Role of Business Schools
This paper investigates the pervasive notion of shareholder primacy (SPN) as a barrier to corporate social responsibility...
Benefit Corporation Concerns for Financial Service Professionals
Financial professionals are occasionally tasked with providing guidance to their clients regarding investment opportunities...
Business Unusual: Corporate Responsibility in a 2.0 World*
A growing consensus on human-induced climate change, widening wealth inequality, and flaws in the economic and business...