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"The CEO of the future must fortify corporate reputation with liberal values"

This essay explores the evolving role of CEOs in a world shaped by global challenges, asserting that today's CEOs are already entrenched...

Brands are ‘constructs of trust’—they must become more political

Christian Köhler is the managing director of Germany's Brands Association. The organization, which he will continue to lead until the end...

Breaking the silence: German companies (and citizens) speak up against the far right

On January 16, we wrote about how the business ethicist Thomas Beschorner criticized companies for their silence on the rising influence...

St. Gallen business ethicist calls out companies for their silence on far right surge

Thomas Beschorner, a professor of business ethics at the University of St. Gallen, has published an opinion piece in the German weekly...

CPR-impulses from the management thinker Peter Drucker

Winfried Weber teaches management at Mannheim University of Applied Sciences and heads the Mannheim Institute for Applied Economic...

"Companies need to step up collectively for common goods and against corporate capture of the state"

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...