Corporate Governance, Corporate Culture and the Board’s Culture
Corporate culture is considered to be a highly relevant driver of firms’ success. Unfortunately, there is neither widespread agreement on
STI organizes and sponsors experts meetings of some dozen scholars from a variety of disciplines to study and debate specific issues of current social significance. The conferences are held over a two-and-a-half day period at any one of a number of prestigious universities around the world. They are developed under the oversight of an Academic Leader – a professor expert in the field under consideration. The Academic Leader defines the topic to be studied, poses the principal inquiries, identifies and invites the best thinkers on the issue – representing different disciplines and nationalities, directs contributions, leads discussion and oversees the resulting publication.
Corporate culture is considered to be a highly relevant driver of firms’ success. Unfortunately, there is neither widespread agreement on
Homes are much more than the physical spaces that contain them. How might a broader understanding of the home inform
Biomedicine is increasingly considering heritable genetic modifications (called germline procedures) that change the entire genetic heritage (the genome) of a
Four scholars who collaborated with the late Robert Bellah invited select colleagues from various disciplines to this Experts Meeting to
In our globalized world, spaces for new contact, transfer and interaction are rapidly generated and (re)shaped: large-scale mobility phenomena and
In a climate of increasing uncertainty, Boards of Directors are challenged to inform and structure themselves so as to make
Benevolence, understood as the willingness to help or to do good unto others, is not frequently considered in business, although
Flourishing has been variously defined as “a combination of feeling good and functioning effectively, and the experience that life is
To what extent does the quality of domestic life (Family relationships, environment, technical tools, housing style) influence individual and social
At this turbulent time, ‘Corporate Purpose’ has galvanized a global movement that promises to restore trust in companies, to produce
In recent years, the concept of “Personalized Medicine” (PM) has acquired a central place in medical literature. The definition of
Many policy recommendations that emerge from the flourishing literature on corporate governance do not take into account the diversity of
Technology is dramatically changing our way of living. We must consider how to cope with the new possibilities and new
Fatherhood involvement is influenced by multiple factors operating at macro- (institutional practices and culture), meso- (peer and family support), and
Can machines substitute for scientists in the crucial aspects of scientific practice? This is the question at the heart of
Has there been a significant change in the architecture of global governance? To the degree that there has been broad
As a result of a growing interest in photography by academics across a range of disciplines, much has been written
Experts in International Relations, Sociology, History, Political Theory and Law will explore the critical relationship between cultural diversity and international
The meeting explores why families are increasingly unequal throughout North America and Europe, with college-educated Americans and Europeans being much
The workshop is intended to bring together scholars to explore whether there has been a change in the organization of
This workshop, organized by the ‘Emotional Culture and Identity’ project at the University of Navarra, is co-sponsored by STI and
Law professor Naomi R. Cahn (George Washington University) will debate sociologist W. Bradford Wilcox (University of Virginia) on marriage and
This experts meeting will examine the role that modern technological advances play in shaping society, for better or worse. Further,
Exploring the Relationship between Home Environments and Family and Societal Wellbeing