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Institute for Business in Society

The CEO Is a Good Guy. Trust Me.

Here’s something that won’t surprise you. The public doesn’t trust Big Business. Or Medium Business. Or even Little Business for that matter — at least not as institutions.

The National Debt Project

Darden Professor Mary Margaret Frank discusses the origin of the national debt, how spending priorities have changed and why excessive federal debt is a concern.

Is Profit the Purpose of Business?

The story that business people are bad and what they do is morally questionable is false. For every Enron, there are 10,000 good companies. And most companies, like most people, are trying to do the right thing.

Whole Foods Market Taps Into Detroit’s Community Spirit As the Motor City Rebuilds

Walter Robb, co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, discussed community stakeholders at the Darden School of Business.