Faculty Viewpoints
Is Antitrust Enforcement Out of Date?
U.S. antitrust laws, Yale SOM’s Fiona Scott Morton says, were written when new technology meant “typewriters and buggy whips and bicycles.” She assembled a group of economists and legal scholars to examine areas in which enforcement is out of sync with a changing economy.
What Germany’s Spectacular World Cup Failure Can Teach Us about Management
Four years after lofting the World Cup trophy, Germany was eliminated in the initial round of the tournament. What are the lessons to be learned from the defeat?
Disney CEO Bob Iger Again Shows Moral Leadership With Roseanne Fiasco
Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld writes that CEO Bob Iger did the right thing by swiftly cancelling the highly rated show.
AT&T, Novartis CEOs Wise To Take Responsibility
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld says the CEOs of AT&T and Novartis were right to respond swiftly and directly to their companies’ connection to the scandal around Michael Cohen.
Mark Zuckerberg Says He’s Sorry. Where Is the Genuine Contrition?
The CEO of Facebook is apologizing to Congress for the company’s misuse of user data. But real contrition, Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld writes, means explaining what you did wrong and making sure it doesn’t happen again.
Are We In a New Nuclear Arms Race?
Yale SOM’s Paul Bracken, an expert on defense strategy, discusses the consequences of a return to a "great power rivalry."
The Trump Boom Is Making It Harder to See the Next Recession
We are overdue for a recession, but economists can't say with much certainty when it will arrive.
To Counter the Loss of the Federal Mandate, Create a State Healthcare Fee
To avoid higher premiums and more “free riders," Fiona Scott Morton proposes that Connecticut require residents to buy insurance, contribute to a Health Savings Account, or pay a fee to the state.
Can a ‘Veil of Ignorance’ Break India’s Election Deadlock?
Yale SOM’s Shyam Sunder writes that India may be able pass a law synchronizing its elections if it obscures the partisan consequences by enacting the change with a built-in delay.
CEOs Are Finding Courage in the Post-Parkland Moment
In the wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, Prof. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld writes, a wave of outrage is prompting CEOs to acknowledge their duty to the public and stand up to the NRA.