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When An Empty Board Slot Is Dangled Before You, Look Before You Leap
Yale SOM's Jeffrey Sonnenfeld writes that asking a few simple questions can help a potential board member avoid an unhealthy corporate culture.
Three Questions: Prof. Rick Antle on Lowering Corporate Taxes
As the Republicans’ $1.5 trillion tax package trundles toward a vote in the Senate, we asked Rick Antle, an expert in financial accounting and corporate governance, on how the corporate tax system could be improved.
Can a Place Built on Global Banking Survive Britain’s Retreat from Europe?
Professor William Goetzmann discusses the uncertainty facing the financial hub at Canary Wharf as Britain moves steadily toward its divorce from the European Union.
Three Questions: Prof. Rodrigo Canales on the Broken Promise of DACA
Prof. Rodrigo Canales answers questions about what the DACA policy has meant to its recipients and the benefits of immigration to the U.S. economy.
Social Media, the Corporation, and the State
Yale’s Shyam Sunder assesses some of the complications that arise when multinational corporations become implicated in political questions.
Where Is the Auto Industry Headed?
How will self-driving cars and other new technology reshape the industry? Prof. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld talks with former Ford CEO Mark Fields.
What’s the Future of Work?
Smart machines, flexible teams, business as a platform: Deloitte principal Jeff Schwartz ’87 offers a sneak peek at the future of work.
Three Questions: Prof. James Choi on the Future of the 401(k)
We asked Yale SOM’s James Choi how a proposed change to the way 401(k) plans are taxed might alter the way people save for retirement.
Reduction of Economics to Psychology
Prof. Shyam Sunder warns that, while psychology can contribute much to economics, not all economic phenomena can be explained by individual psychology.
Three Questions: Prof. David Bach on European Separatist Movements
Yale SOM’s David Bach writes the independence movement in Catalonia reflects a widespread rejection of the political establishment.