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Dr. Charles Spinosa, Emeritus Group Director at VISION Consulting and Principal at Stratam Consulting, shares key insights from his acclaimed book, “Leadership as Masterpiece Creation: What Business Leaders Can Learn from the Humanities about Moral Risk-Taking.” Leaders can craft “masterpiece” organizations distinctive, admirable, and high-achieving by taking moral risks and drawing from the human...

Dr. Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Faculty Chair of the Executive Leadership Research Initiative for Women and Minority Attorneys and Senior Research Fellow at both the Center on the Legal Profession at Harvard Law School and the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, shares thought-provoking insights from her latest book, “Building a Thriving Future: Navigating the Metaverse and Multiverse,” p...

Dr. Chung Wha (Chloe) Ki, Associate Professor of Fashion Business at the School of Fashion and Textiles at Hong Kong Polytechnic University share insights as we explore the topic:: “AI Meets the Runway: How Technology is Reshaping Fashion Consumer Experiences.” “AI Meets the Runway: How Technology is Reshaping Fashion Consumer Experiences” explores how artificial intelligence, virtual try-ons, and...

Dr. Ashwini Deshpande, Head of the Department and Professor of Economics at Ashoka University, shares thought-provoking insights from her edited volume, “Handbook on Economics of Discrimination and Affirmative Action.” The “Handbook on Economics of Discrimination and Affirmative Action,” edited by Dr. Ashwini Deshpande, presents both theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence on discrimination...

Dr. Tessa Forshaw, co-founder of the Next Level Lab at Harvard University, and Richard Braden, founder of People Rocket LLC, share the core insights from their acclaimed book, "Innovation-ish: How Anyone Can Create Breakthrough Solutions to Real Problems in the Real World." Innovation-ish: How Anyone Can Create Breakthrough Solutions to Real Problems in the Real World is a practical guide that dem...

Dr. John Horn, Professor of Practice in Economics at the Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, shares key insights from his acclaimed book “Inside the Competitor’s Mindset: How to Predict Their Next Move and Position Yourself for Success.” Inside the Competitor’s Mindset: How to Predict Their Next Move and Position Yourself for Success” by Dr. John Horn presents a systematic ap...

Dr. Per Hansen, Professor of Business History at Copenhagen Business School, shares insights from his acclaimed book “There Will Be the Devil to Pay: Central Bankers, Uncertainty and Sensemaking in the European Financial Crisis of 1931.” The European financial crisis of 1931 marked a turning point in twentieth-century economic and financial history. Drawing on extensive archival research and a cul...

Prof. David Silver of the University of British Columbia discusses key ideas from his newly released book, “Corporations and Persons: A Theory of the Firm in Democratic Society.” The book argues that corporations are moral persons with duties toward democratic society. It proposes a persons-based theory of the firm, which sees the creation of products and services that benefit people as its core p...

Dr. Deborah Carr, Director of the Center for Innovation in Social Science and Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Boston University, discusses her research titled “Do Social Security Benefit Rules Perpetuate Marital Status and Gender Inequalities?” Social Security rules favor married people and disadvantage divorced, prematurely widowed, and lifelong single older adults, creati...

Dr. Michael Platt, James S. Riepe University Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and former President of the Society for Neuroeconomics, shares fascinating insights from his research, “How Celebrity Status and Gaze Direction in Ads Drive Visual Attention and Shape Consumer Decisions.” This study explores how celebrity endorsements and gaze direction in ads a...

Dr. Omar Rodríguez-Vilá, Professor in the Practice of Marketing and Academic Director of Education at Goizueta Business & Society Institute, Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, shares insights from his acclaimed book Good Growth: How Brands Win with Social Impact. Dr. Omar Rodríguez-Vilá’s book Good Growth: How Brands Win with Social Impact tackles the intertwined challenges of business s...

Dr. Gerd Gigerenzer, Director of the Harding Center for Risk Literacy at the Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg (University of Potsdam) and Partner at Simply Rational – The Institute for Decisions, shares insights from his latest book, “How to Stay Smart in a Smart World: Why Human Intelligence Still Beats Algorithms,” published by MIT Press. From dating apps to driverless cars, AI is transfor...

Dr. Rachael Goodwin, Assistant Professor of Management at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management, delves into her research, “Who Handles the Tough Talk? Supervisor Sense of Power and Confronting Difficult Issues.” Addressing sensitive workplace issues is vital for effective leadership, yet even powerful supervisors may avoid such conversations. Dr. Rachael Goodwin’s research distinguis...

Dr. P. K. Kannan, Dean’s Chair in Marketing Science at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, shares valuable insights from his research, “AI-Powered Attribution & Media Mix Modeling: Cracking the Code to Smarter Marketing Spend.” In this episode, we explore how artificial intelligence, big data, and advanced statistical models are transforming the way marketers measure a...

Dr. Sugat Chaturvedi, Assistant Professor at the School of Public Policy, IIT Delhi, explores his intriguing research, “Who Gets the Callback? Generative AI and Gender Bias,” shedding light on how generative AI may influence hiring outcomes and the persistent role of gender bias in recruitment processes. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. For more information, please...

Dr. Rishikesha Krishnan, Professor of Strategy and Former Director at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, delves into his pioneering research, “Innovation in and from India: The Who, Where, What, and When.” Most Indian firms innovate within the technological frontier, emphasizing cost reduction and frugal innovation to meet local affordability needs. Process and organizational innovation...

Dr. Ron Berman, Associate Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, shares key insights from his research, “The Future of Digital Marketing: From A/B Testing to AI-Driven Personalization.” In this conversation, Dr. Berman explores how digital marketing experimentation has evolved from traditional A/B tests to cutting-edge, machine learning–driven targeting, personal...

Dr. Danit Ein-Gar, Professor of Marketing at the Coller School of Management, Tel Aviv University, Israel, conducts pioneering research on giving and donation behavior. Her work, including "The Paradox of Choice in Giving: Why Donors Struggle to Decide," explores the psychological challenges donors face when presented with numerous charitable options. She investigates how the abundance of choices...

Dr. Alireza Keshavarz, Assistant Professor of Marketing at Maynooth University Business School, explores his research titled “How Do Firms Value Sales Career Paths?” Sales employees can advance across industries, firms, and roles, but the impact of their career paths on compensation is unclear. Analyzing pay data from nearly 25,000 sales employees over 22 years, we find that firms value sales mana...

Dr. Boris Maciejovsky, Associate Professor of Management at the University of California, Riverside, shares key insights from his research, “EXPRESS: How Nostalgia Facilitates Post-Acquisition Target Employee Retention: An Agenda for Future Research.” While nostalgia is often seen as a maladaptive response to change, our framework shows it can buffer the negative effects of organizational transiti...

Dr. Jean-Edouard Colliard, Associate Professor of Finance at HEC Paris and former economist at the European Central Bank’s Directorate General Research, explores his compelling research, “Regulating Finance in the Age of AI: Risks, Rewards, and the Future of Supervision.” Explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping financial markets, trading, and risk management, and discover the new regulato...

Dr. Nigel Nicholson, Emeritus Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School, shares key insights from his upcoming book, “Unique You: How Individuality Works and Why It Matters.” Unique You explores the concept of Unique Individuality (UI), the distinctive blend of biology, experience, and personal narrative that makes each person one of a kind. Dr. Nicholson shows that while our...

Dr. Kristine de Valck, Professor of Marketing and Dean of Degree Programs at HEC Paris, shares insights from her research, “Why Online Consumption Communities Brutalize.” Online consumption communities can sometimes turn hostile, with members engaging in insults, harassment, or trolling a phenomenon known as brutalization. While brief outbursts are common, some communities become persistently toxi...

Dr. Bhramar Mukherjee, Anna M.R. Lauder Professor of Biostatistics and Professor of Chronic Disease Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, explores her research on “Shaping the Future of Public Health Data Science: Leadership, Mentorship, and Impact,” offering insights that both inspire and inform. This episode features a personal and professional conversation about Professor Mukherjee’...

Dr. Zoe Kinias, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Sustainability and John F. Wood Chair for Innovation in Business Education at Ivey Business School, Western University, shares thought-provoking insights from her research, “Receiving Social Support Motivates Long-Term Prosocial Behavior.” Prosocial behavior actions that benefit others is vital for a healthy society. While most re...