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Should Businesses Take a Stand on Societal Issues?
Hosted by Brian Kenny / Harvard Business Review
Should Businesses Take a Stand on Societal Issues?
Episode Summary
Should businesses take a stand for or against particular societal issues? And how should leaders determine when and how to engage on these sensitive matters? Harvard Business School senior lecturer Hubert Joly, who led the electronics retailer Best Buy for almost a decade, discusses examples of corporate leaders who had to determine whether and how to engage with humanitarian crises, geopolitical conflict, racial justice, climate change, and more in the case, “Deciding When to Engage on Societal Issues.”
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