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Elizabeth Doty is the director of the Corporate Political Responsibility Task Force (CPRT) at the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute....

- Nov 28
- 2 min
Political CSR—European Social Market Economy and US Shareholder Capitalism
Professor Andreas Scherer is the Chair of Foundations of Business Administration and Theories of the Firm at the University of Zurich. He...


- Nov 24
- 1 min
New Book on Outspoken CEOs by Ralph Nader
Since the publication of his influential book on traffic safety (Unsafe at Any Speed, 1965), Ralph Nader has been among the most...


- Nov 15
- 1 min
Companies are trying to grapple with the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war
The Israel-Hamas conflict has presented challenges in the realm of corporate communication. The terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023, and...


- Nov 14
- 1 min
Trumpf CEO calls for new economic policy
Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller, chairwoman of the mechanical engineering firm Trumpf, has co-authored an opinion piece in FAZ advocating for...


- Nov 13
- 1 min
Americans Want Workplace Democracy, Study in APSR Finds
Americans spend much of their lives at work, which tends to be a politics-free space. In a new paper in American Political Science...

- Nov 1
- 1 min
Why Organizations Need a Political Stance: Lessons from European Football
Noussair Mazraoui in September 2023 In the days following the terror attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023, Noussair Mazraoui, a footballer...

- Oct 26
- 3 min
We Need a Revolving Door between Politics and Business
Dr. Thomas Speckmann is Head of Corporate Communications at Westenergie AG. We spoke with him about political communication in times of...

- Oct 18
- 1 min
CPR as a Smart Access to Political Decision-Makers
Writing in the Journal of Management Studies, the business scholar Onna Malou van den Broek explores how CSR can function as an access...

- Sep 21
- 1 min
Financial Times on CEOs against polarization
The Financial Times’ Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson this week published an article about attempts by American business leaders to counteract...

- Sep 19
- 3 min
Prof. Dr. Ludger Heidbrink on Why Companies Should Care about the Democratic System
Professor Ludger Heidbrink teaches Practical Philosophy at the University of Kiel. He specializes in business and consumer ethics....

- Sep 1
- 8 min
Scaling CPR: A New Vision for Trade Associations
Thomas Lyon is the Dow Professor of Sustainable Science, Technology and Commerce at Michigan’s Ross School of Business. He is the author...
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