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  • Prosecution of Carlos Ghosn Exposes the Heart of Japan Inc.

    Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld writes that the the arrest of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi chief reveals much about Japan’s system of business-government central planning.

    Media surround a car carrying Carlos Ghosn after he was released on bail on March 6. Photo: Jun Sato/WireImage/Getty Images.
  • Big Issues: The Foundations of Public Health

    Yale physician Elijah Paintsil joined the Global Leadership: Big Issues class to describe the history of public health and how it informs current efforts to establish a minimum global standard for healthcare.

    A nurse inoculates babies in Mozambique in 2018. Photo: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images.
  • How Do You Plan for Explosive Technological Change?

    Nasir Wajihuddin ’89, CEO of Anedom Mobile Group, says that after five and half decades of Moore's law, technological change is coming so quickly that longstanding strategic frameworks are becoming irrelevant.

    Newly introduced iPhones at an Apple event in September 2018. Photo: Noah Berger/AFP/Getty Images.
  • Asleep at the Wheel

    Tesla's board needs to wake up and take the wheel of the auto manufacturer before it's too late, writes Prof. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld.

    View of a steering wheel
  • Ranji Nagaswami ’86 on Telling Hard Truths

    As chief investment adviser for New York City, Ranji Nagaswami ’86 delivered the unvarnished truth when she discovered unwelcome news about the city’s pension funds.

    New York City Hall at night
  • Can Boeing Keep Up?

    Boeing’s leaders are placing a multi-billion dollar bet that they can bring together innovation and global reach to survive tumultuous times.

    A Boeing 787 Dreamliner
  • Three Questions: Prof. Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham on Payday Loans and Consumer Protection  

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will stop requiring payday lenders to confirm borrowers' ability to repay. We asked Yale SOM's Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham what this change might mean to financially strapped Americans.

    Signs in the window of a payday lending business
  • The Illusion of Multitasking Improves Performance on Simple Tasks

    Multitasking is inefficient—but we feel like we’re getting so much done. In a series of experiments, Yale SOM’s Gal Zauberman harnessed this mistaken impression.

    An illustration of a woman multitasking
  • The Roots of America’s Exceptional Inequality

    Yale political scientist Jacob Hacker joined Yale SOM’s Global Leadership: Big Issues course to discuss the tax, policy, and political forces that have disproportionately benefited the richest Americans—and caused many to feel left behind.

    A map of the U.S. showing income by county
  • Three Questions: Prof. Paul Bracken on the U.S. Action against Huawei

    The charges signal an escalation in the tensions between the world’s largest economies, with multinational companies caught in the middle.