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Sustainable Cleveland 2019 is the brainchild of Mayor Frank Jackson, who enlisted David Cooperrider of the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University to organize the event based on his Appreciative Inquiry approach to understanding and addressing significant leadership chall...

Originally posted on Crain's Cleveland. Uber owns no vehicles, Facebook owns no creative content, Airbnb owns no real estate. And someday, United Airlines may own no airplanes. Sound far-fetched? Well, if Case Western Reserve University professor Youngjin Yoo is right, it could happen. Yoo, who is...

Congratulations to Larry Clay, who has joined the Conscious Business Innerprise team as an administrator. Larry has a versatile background that spans biological research to business innovation, and he is embedded in the practice of sustainable development, as well as promoting well-being and flouris...

Professors Chris Laszlo and Rob Widing comment on the recent U.S. Business Roundtable statement on the purpose of a corporation. They argue that replacing “shareholder primacy” with a stakeholder-centric view of business is a historic milestone. While it will be important to have concrete evidence t...

The fourteenth class of Weatherhead undergraduate students were inducted into the Wolstein Society. This prestigious society recognizes outstanding senior undergraduate students who represent the spirit of enterprise as demonstrated by leadership, scholarship, community service and professional will...

Article courtesy of the Weatherhead School of Management. An Illinois native, Case Western Reserve University basketball player and, as of this summer, an international intern. Michael Volkening, a third-year finance major who had never previously traveled overseas, knew he wanted to push himself ...

One would expect that entrepreneurs who pitch their startup ideas with passion are more apt to entice investors. Now there’s scientific proof the two are connected: enthusiasm and financial backing. According to new research from Case Western Reserve University, the brains of potential investors ar...

Case Western Reserve University law professor Anat Alon-Beck makes a case for regulatory reform for tech startups worth more than $1 billion Until just a few years ago, many talented workers chose to hustle for a promising technology startup company, often for lower pay, long hours and a challengin...

The Fowler Center participated in the annual GiveBackHack Cleveland event this past weekend, September 21st-22nd, as a mentor for the participating teams. GiveBackHack is a weekend long event bringing together passionate community members to develop sustainable solutions to the community's most pr...

The Weatherhead School of Management was ranked 52nd in the latest bi-annual ranking of the best business schools by Forbes Magazine. This is a one position improvement from 2017, the last year the rankings were published. Forbes ranks school solely based on their “5-year MBA gain”, or the median r...