Commentary
A Commentary provides thoughtful and insightful opinions or perspectives on events, policies or situations of interest to business owners, startups, educators, investors and policymakers. These should be short, readable, timely, interesting pieces that address current topics of interest, discussion or dispute.
Length: <1,000 words
Reviewed by Senior Editors
The year-end is traditionally a time for setting new goals for the coming year, but if we've learned anything from 2020 and 2021 it's that our best-laid plans must be flexible. The continued Read More...
Category: Commentary
Authors: Daniel Forbes and Jon Eckhardt
About a decade ago Josh Tetrick, after doing charity work in sub-Saharan Africa for the UN and teaching there as a Fulbright Scholar, decided to channel his idealism into a company. He Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Chunka Mui
While the holidays are supposed to bring magic and joy to people’s lives, they are also an immense source of family business conflict, anxiety, and stress. Family can be the root cause of this Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
For centuries, in many cultures, a career as an artist has centered on public performances, public exhibitions, and public perceptions of perfection and virtuosity. As artists we’ve Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Sarah Marty
Sitting at a local brewery with Brad Werner , my colleague at Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder, I was excited to dive into a white paper on advancing entrepreneurship Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Jeffrey York
Even as we begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel, a number of new problems are just around the bend. Will you be able to retain your top talent from joining the great resignation? Read More...
Category: Commentary
Authors: Daniel Forbes and Kimberly Eddleston
Too often, academic research is buried in jargon that no one can understand. The best academic research changes how people view their world and do their jobs. Scholarly study of entrepreneurship can Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Andrew Zacharakis
While it appears that Covid-19 is waning in many parts of the world, its effects -- economic as well as physical -- still linger for many. Among the hardest hit: working women, including those who Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Jessica Larson
The winning Rutgers University team included (left to right) Juliet Petillo, Harrison Zhang, Clairisse Whang and Alyssa Krisinski MINNEAPOLIS, April 26, 2021 – For the first time in its Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Brittney Quant
Companies led by entrepreneurs allocate more than twice the percentage of profits to charity than many of America’s largest companies , a fact noted in an earlier EIX article, “Perils Read More...
Category: Commentary
Authors: Derek Dictson , James Hoffman and James C Wetherbe