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How might corporate governance shape business decisions, trust, and society at large? In this special student-hosted episode of Is Business Broken?, BU Questrom Undergrad Grant Corbett speaks with BU Questrom Visiting Professor Roy Shapira.
Today, we’re diving into a fascinating corner of self-regulation—one that doesn’t rely on formal rules or legal protections, but instead on norms. In industries like fashion and fine dining, there are powerful unspoken rules: don’t copy, don’t steal—even when you legally can. What does it
Last week’s show introduced self-regulation, the practice of businesses, setting their own guardrails without government, but what are the limits to private actors policing themselves?At what point should government intervene in the public interest, and also companies getting together to set their own rules? When
What happens when business regulates itself, without government? Enter self regulation. Host Curt Nickisch speaks to BU Questrom Professors Andy King and Tim Simcoe about when self regulation works, when it doesn’t, and what’s at stake for society.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
AI promises massive gains in productivity and a flourishing of goods and services—but also poses consequences for jobs, corporate power, and society. There will be winners and losers. Today, we’re asking: How do we strike the balance between innovation and safety, between competition and concentration,
