Fermenting Innovation
New public-private partnerships have led to big leaps in the exportation of Argentinian wine.
Business - Articles
Innovative ways to enhance corporate social responsibility (more)
Lucrative but Deadly
As parents spend more time raising their profitable coffee crop, they spend less time attending to their children's needs.
Patience and Perseverance
What it takes to make change in the U.S. State Department.
A Good Business for Poor People
Microfranchising poses fewer risks and offers greater benefits than does creating a new business from scratch.
Micro-multinationals Rising
Small, Web-wired start-ups that are using social media to find, then recruit, the best new talent from around the globe and leverage it for immediate innovation, impact, and sustainability.
Podcast
James D. Wolfensohn - Financial Crisis and a Changing Business World
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Why Personal Branding Is the Most Effective Career Tool for Young Professionals
Why it’s important for young professionals to consider personal branding an essential part of their professional development.
Podcast
John B. Taylor - Financial Crisis and a Changing Business World
While Wall Street's role in the financial crisis is widely discussed, the government's role is often less well understood. In this audio interview, Stanford MBA student Joy Sun talks with John Taylor, a renowned macroeconomist and professor at Stanford University, about how government regulation and policy have shaped the recovery from the economic crisis and how they may prevent similar crises in the future.
Review
Deception in Microfinance: Is Talk of Mission Just Window Dressing?
Only organizations that place the mission of helping borrowers improve their economic circumstances above profits should be considered microfinance practitioners.