How to Achieve Control and Support

Alex Reinhardt was brought in to turn around a renewable-energy company that had been on the verge of bankruptcy until the German government bailed it out. After he fainted from overwork and burnout and had to take a medical leave, the board appoi...

As any executive will tell you, moral suasion will not convince most companies to commit to sustainability. Even major long-term threats will not do it. Companies need positive reasons to undertake significant investments. Fortunately, sustainabil...

Companies seek to move stock exchange listings to avoid ESG responsibilities.

In times of difficulty, knowing when to get involved and learning to master your emotions are essential skills to prevent making a bad situation worse.

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Given the scale of state support for the clean energy transition, fostering relevant policy disclosure by G20 members is consistent with longstanding G20 priorities of macro-stability, better governance and the promotion of harmonious internationa...

Despite the 2019 Business Roundtable pledge to redefine capitalism for the benefit of all stakeholders, progress by companies still lags behind the rhetoric. To move the dial, we need more courageous boards.

In times of difficulty, knowing when to get involved and learning to master your emotions are essential skills to prevent making a bad situation worse, writes Axel P Lehmann.

In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, organizations are grappling with how best to harness its transformative power. Some are choosing to create a new senior management position with enterprisewide oversight of AI activitie...

This study addresses multiple-principal–agent power dynamics in state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in emerging markets. We investigate under what conditions agents (CEOs) accede to demands of government-linked principals. Our qualitative study in Indo...