Articles & Interviews
The Biggest Global Risks of 2023
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The Energy Transition Has a Labor Shortage Problem. This Startup Is Taking It On.
BlocPower has trained over 1,700 New Yorkers to join the clean energy workforce—and is paying them to do it.
Before he joined the Civilian Climate Corps, Robert Clark assumed building
New California law promotes worker-owned businesses
Among the new laws taking effect in California this year is the California Employee Ownership Act, which encourages small-business owners to give their employees a stake in the company. Passed with unanimous support, the law sets
If anyone was going to save this world, it was Kevin Cooper
From The Deseret News, by Aug 23, 2022
In the heart of flyover country, surrounded by dusty roads never driven by the power brokers of America, a small group
KKR 2021 Sustainability Report: Employee Ownership at Work
Since 2011, we have focused on employee ownership and engagement as key drivers in building stronger companies throughout our private equity portfolio, first with our Americas Industrials investments and now more broadly across sectors and regions. The
The Personal Financial Wellness Scale™
Poverty is most often assessed using objective measures such as absolute and relative income levels. However, different individuals may experience different levels of financial stress at the same income level. Studies have found that the perception of
Can Employee Ownership Help Save Capitalism from Itself?
Corey Rosen, Founder, National Center for Employee Ownership
Johnny’s Pizza House is a chain of 38 company-owned pizza and eleven franchise restaurants in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Johnny’s employees don’t just serve up slices—they get a slice of
Young Writers Series – The Covid Impact: Women’s Participation in the Labour Force Post Pandemic
It is a well-known fact that India’s economy faced a drastic blow during the COVID-19 initiated lockdowns. While this led to unemployment across various sectors, informal vocations, due to a lack of documentation and formal agreements, faced
Young Writers Series – Surveying Economic Policies for Women’s Empowerment in India
As has been explored in earlier articles on this blog, there are numerous obstacles – political, social, and structural – that prevent the integration of women into the Indian economy on equitable terms and footing with their
Gender Equality, Education, and Employment in India
India is a country where gender inequality has been a crucial issue for generations. Starting at a very young age, girls face a variety of barriers that contribute to unequal economic and educational opportunities. The empowerment of
An interview with Tushar Vyas, President of Growth and Transformation for GroupM South Asia
John Hoffmire: I find it fascinating that you have been both an entrepreneur and an intrapreneur in the field of digital media. You’ve started companies from scratch, and you created new business enterprises within a multinational corporation.
An interview with Paramjyoti Chattopadhyay, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, NITI Aayog
John Hoffmire: I remember when I met you at Oxford in 2015, feeling like you and I had similar interests and unusual career tracks that bounced us back and forth between working to alleviate poverty, management consulting,