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    • 03 Dec 2019
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Why CalSTRS Chooses to Engage with the Gun Industry

    Should large institutional investors divest or engage if they have an issue with a company? In a recent case study, Vikram Gandhi discusses how CalSTRS, the $200 billion pension plan for California public school teachers, chose to engage with gun makers and retailers.  Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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    • 24 Jan 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    How to Get People Addicted to a Good Habit

    by Carmen Nobel

    Reshmaan Hussam and colleagues used experimental interventions to determine if people could be persuaded to develop a healthy habit. Potentially at stake: the lives of more than a million children. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

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    World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics

    by John Quelch

    When it comes to emergency preparedness for pandemics, the World Health Organization is falling short, argues John A. Quelch. A better solution: The World Bank. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

    • 21 Jan 2013
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    Altruistic Capital: Harnessing Your Employees’ Intrinsic Goodwill

    by Carmen Nobel

    Everyone comes to the table with some amount of "altruistic capital," a stock of intrinsic desire to serve, says professor Nava Ashraf. Her research includes a study of what best motivates hairdressers in Zambia to provide HIV/AIDS education in their salons. Closed for comment; 20 Comment(s) posted.

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