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Insights Into Improving the Practice of Supply-Chain Public-Private Partnerships

The sourcing, manufacturing and logistics within corporate supply chains can benefit from partnerships with governments and nonprofit organizations. These joint endeavors support a range of social and business objectives by employing the expertise and assets of multiple sectors.

Airbnb and the Value of Values

To what degree are platform businesses responsible for the actions of their users? This case study examines the action Airbnb took in response to the information that neo-Nazis planned to use its platform to accommodate attendees of the “United the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Considering Fed Actions in ‘Messy’ Times

As January draws to a close, the U.S economy finds itself in uncharted territory, with conventional measures of strength such as the low unemployment rate and increasing wage growth juxtaposed with a topsy-turvy stock market, its longest-ever government shutdown and a U.S. president openly pillorying actions of the Federal Reserve Board.

A Big Year For IPOS: What You Need To Know

2019 is projected to be a landmark year for initial public offerings of stock, even with the current turbulence in the market. Professor Susan Chaplinsky talks about how these IPOs could affect the stock market, which closed 2018 with a dramatic downturn.

BizBasics: "The Rule of 72 - Behind the Math"

In this finance lesson, you will learn the "Rule of 72," a method for estimating the time it will take for an investment to double.

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.

Conscious Capitalism: A Conversation With John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market

Darden School of Business Professor R. Edward Freeman hosts a conversation with John Mackey, co-founder and co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, about conscious capitalism and other topics.