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SPOTLIGHT ON CORPORATE PURPOSE
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A corporate purpose beyond profit maximization is associated with better firm performance under certain conditions, according to recent research by Wharton professor Claudine Gartenberg.
 
While in crisis mode, some may doubt that companies can continue to focus on improving their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. But Fabrizio Ferraro offers reasons to see ESG as a good indicator of corporate resilience.  
 
 
In recent years, the debate over purpose has reemerged and gained traction. Is a clear sense of purpose what's needed to make companies more effective and socially responsible? Jordi Canals summarizes three discussions that strive to get to the answer.
 
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IESE-ECGI Corporate Governance Conference 2020

Tune into the 12 sessions offered online, featuring leading scholars, including Nobel Laureate Bengt Holmström, business executives, corporate lawyers, asset managers and board directors from a variety of sectors as they discuss purpose and corporate governance. (Fall 2020)

DOSSIER: New paradigms in purpose, ownership and engagement

In light of the COVID-19 crisis, where do the governance models guiding our companies need to go next? This special report for IESE Business School Insight #155 explores the role of purpose to push beyond profits in a radically altered business environment. (Spring 2020)

Unleashing the power of purpose in 5 steps

Here are five practical steps for putting purpose into practice, achieving higher levels of motivation, commitment, engagement and fulfillment in your company in the process. Drawing on case studies and research, IESE's John Almandoz, Yih-Teen Lee and Alberto Ribera describe the qualities that characterize purpose-driven leadership. (Spring 2018)
 
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