By Richard Lyons Dean, Haas School of Business Berkeley-Haas and the Center for Responsible Business lost a close friend two weeks ago, when John C. Whitehead passed away at the age of 92. To the…
Writing for the McKinsey Global Institute, Laura D. Tyson offers a list of steps that would increase the economic participation of women and increase long-term global growth. Tyson notes that women account for half the…
Christopher Tang Generations X and Y are passionate about starting social businesses to address pressing social problems, from alleviating poverty to improving access to clean water. Every social entrepreneur hopes that these businesses will be…
If the United States government wants to promote or require responsible business practices by American corporations operating abroad, what combination of carrots and sticks should it bring to the task? That was a core issue…
President Obama’s budget proposal this week includes $478 billion for infrastructure over the next six years, a one-third increase over current levels. Most of the media attention has focused on the political tug-of-war over taxes…
Was President Obama’s State of the Union Address actually his first post-presidential speech — a framework for shaping the national agenda after he leaves office? Ben Mangan, executive director of the Berkeley-Haas Center for Nonprofit…