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For students who will soon enter the business world, corporate governance might be something they haven’t given much thought to. What does it entail? What does good corporate governance even mean? And what kinds of questions should we be asking?  The 2nd annual Mehrotra Summit on November 10 was laser-focused on this topic. Small teams of seniors in our honors program conducted extensive research on a specific

Boston University’s Questrom School of Business is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kristal May as the Executive Director of the Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute for Business, Markets & Society. In this role, May will provide day-to-day leadership of the Institute, advancing its mission to explore the evolving role of business in society and to foster meaningful collaboration among researchers,

In an article in The Conversation, H. Sami Karaca, Questrom Clinical Assistant Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law, makes a case that capitalism in the United States is being altered by the policies of the federal government. “Is the Trump administration trying to reshape American capitalism? Recent moves by Washington, such as taking a 10% share of semiconductor maker Intel, point to a

Check out the slides for Paul McManus’ talk at the August 2025 AIWS (AI World Society Innovation Network) conference on “Opportunities & Challenges for Businesses in the AI Era” at the Harvard Kennedy School. McManus talked about AI’s impact on strategy, business models, and governance. See the slides here.

By Jesse Colman, Richard Stuebi, and Nalin Kulatilaka A recent field study by scholars at the Mehrotra Institute highlights both (1) the promise of solar energy solutions in bringing electricity to rural communities not served by utility grids in developing economies around the world and (2) the persistent obstacles that private enterprises face in delivering these solutions to customers. While

We’re excited to announce the receipt of a generous donation from Raif Dinçkök, a 1994 Questrom alumnus of the Business Administration program. The gift establishes the Raif Dinçkök Student Forum Fund at the Mehrotra Institute to advance student-led engagement initiatives that foster constructive dialogue and discourse on the role of business and global competitive markets in society.   “Boston University, and

There’s something about bringing together diverse opinions and experiences to create innovation. It works. On June 6-8, 2025, the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder convened a meeting to discuss innovative ways to teach about the role of business in society – something we prioritize here at the Mehrotra Institute. At that meeting, Professor Jeff Furman

The Mehrotra Institute for Business, Markets, & Society (MIBMS) Inaugural Summit wasn’t just an event, it was the culmination of a semester’s worth of effort on the part of Questrom undergrad honors students.   Each spring, the honors students take on a capstone project to finish out their senior year, the final leg of their Honor Program’s journey. This year, Questrom