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Michael Porter is perhaps the management 'guru' most listened to and respected by corporate boards and executives worldwide. But his keynote speech on the role of corporate philanthropy at The European Academy of Business in Society's 2nd Colloquium at Copenhagen Business School in September 2003 provoked strong reactions from an audience of mainly European academics and business managers. Here Mette Morsing, associate professor and director of the Center for Corporate Values and Responsibility at CBS, talks to him about his interest in corporate social initiatives, the implications for corporate competitiveness and his call to academics to provide a conceptual framework for the topic.

Editor's Note: read the debate and some follow-up articles posted on the EBF site in response to this article at:
http://www.ebfonline.com/at_forum/at_forum.asp?id=446

Organizational change is a fact of life in today's companies, but why is it such a challenge? In a paper titled "Asymmetric Adaptability: Dynamic Team Structures As One-Way Streets," Henry Moon of Emory University's Goizueta Business School and coauthors look into the factors at play when moving from one organizational set up to another. The findings, published last year in the Academy of Management Journal, provide insight into why people behave the way they do in organizations.

A study suggests that subtly imitating mannerisms, gestures, etc., of the other partner during a face-to-face negotiation can lead to greater success for both parties.

Different approach to ranking of MBA programs, focusing on impact of research

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This page is intended to supplement a study of U.S. business school research performance published in the Academy of Management Journal.