Jerry Davis

Jan 14, 2025 | imd.org | Jerry Davis

Two decades ago, I wrestled with the paradoxes of corporate social responsibility, where businesses were called on to be good citizens who looked after their employees and communities, even as they were outsourcing core parts of their operations and abandoning their attachments to any particular place. Exemplars of good corporate citizenship, such as Eastman Kodak and Westinghouse, fell by the wayside as enterprises with few employees or physical facilities rose.

Sep 20, 2024 | imd.org | Jerry Davis

Imaginary jobs at fake firms: living in an age of illusionby Jerry Davis Published 20 September 2024 in Talent • 8 min read

Apr 23, 2024 | imd.org | Jerry Davis

Higher education is one of America’s most successful industries, serving three million students annually. Colleges and universities drive discovery and innovation, civilize young adults, and educate our future workforce. They are also shockingly expensive – you could buy a house or open a fast-food franchise for the cost of a four-year degree at a typical private college.

Sep 30, 2023 | imd.org | Jerry Davis |Misiek Piskorski |Tania Lennon |Vanina Farber

Can businesses do well by doing good? Should they? This question has eluded resolution for generations and is now taken up by Republican presidential candidates in the US from Ron DeSantis to Mike Pence, who are campaigning against ESG investing and what they see as the sinister threat of ‚Äúcorporate wokeism‚ÄĚ. One candidate, pharma investor Vivek Ramaswamy, has even published an anti-ESG screed titled Woke Inc.

Aug 11, 2023 | imd.org | Arturo Bris |Howard Yu |Jerry Davis

‚ÄĮEven before Covid-19 hit, as world economic growth was slow, European companies were looking to emerging markets for ‚Äúwhite spots‚ÄĚ ‚Äď i.e., investment spaces with strategic potential. And yet, European executives on their home soil who claim ‚Äúthe future is in Africa‚ÄĚ are clearly missing the train. Consider: The Coca-Cola Company has run an extremely successful African business since 1928. And many other multinational companies have good to outstanding businesses on the continent.