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In her book Burnout Market Feminism: Urban Chinese Businesswomen in the Internet Age, Dr. Ling Tang examines how female entrepreneurs navigate China's digital economy. Rather than viewing Chinese feminism solely through state socialist or civil society lenses, Tang introduces a third perspective focusing on women's economic agency within the market. While China's booming digital landscape allows women to achieve significant financial success and leverage economic growth to gain social tolerance, such as for non-normative identities, this market-driven empowerment comes at a high cost. Entrepreneurs face structural frictions, including state regulation of personal desires, navigating toxic, male-dominated guanxi business cultures, and absorbing heavy platform pressures. Consequently, women engage in auto-exploitation, framing extreme overwork as passion and national duty. Ultimately, Tang illustrates that while market practices offer a viable route for feminist ideas when civil society is constrained, true empowerment requires moving away from growth-obsessed burnout. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Ling Tang shared key insights from her publication, “Burnout Market Feminism: Urban Chinese Businesswomen in the Internet Age”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

In his book, Private Power and Democracy's Decline: How to Make Capitalism Support Democracy, Stanford Economics Professor Emeritus Mordecai Kurz examines how tech monopolies fuel income inequality and social polarization. Expanding on the ideas in The Market Power of Technology (2023), Dr. Kurz presents concrete policy solutions, including antitrust reform and taxing monopoly profits, to protect democratic institutions and realign capitalism with the public good. Professor Kurz contends that free-market capitalism and democracy are fundamentally incompatible because concentrated tech monopolies convert economic power into political inequality. Unlike the first Gilded Age, modern digital automation systematically replaces rather than expands blue-collar labor. To counter democratic decline driven by policy deregulation, tech displacement, and social neglect, Dr. Kurz proposes aligning capitalism with public interest. His key solutions include taxing replacement technologies while subsidizing worker-assisting AI, enshrining a legally guaranteed worker livelihood program, and reforming unions into supportive social organizations. Ultimately, he urges workers to organize, upskill, and reject demagoguery to build a balanced economic future. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Professor Mordecai Kurz shared key insights from his book, "Private Power and Democracy's Decline: How to Make Capitalism Support Democracy", in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Dr. Sibel Kusimba, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of South Florida, joins us to explore her fascinating book, Reimagining Money: Kenya in the Digital Finance Revolution. a 2023 SEA Book Prize finalist from the Society for Economic Anthropology. In an episode of Business Talk, Dr. Sibel Kusimba discusses her book, Reimagining Money: Kenya in the Digital Finance Revolution. Tracing the rise of mobile money services like M-Pesa, Prof. Kusimba explains that digital currency in Kenya serves as a medium for building social relationships and reinforcing cultural values of "wealth in people" rather than simply accumulating assets. Practices such as airtime gifts (sambaza), crowdfunding platforms (MChanga), and rural remittances allow users to express care, maintain community obligations, and establish status across distances. However, she notes that digital finance also introduces friction, privacy concerns, and predatory inclusion through high-interest loans and automated debt recovery. Rejecting the notion of technological leapfrogging, Dr. Kusimba demonstrates how modern digital tools build directly upon historical monetary traditions. Ultimately, she advocates for fintech design that respects complex social ecologies, addresses networked debt, and incorporates relational value alongside utility. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Sibel Kusimba shared key insights from her publication, “Reimagining Money: Kenya in the Digital Finance Revolution”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Dr. Allan Lichtman, Distinguished Professor of History at American University, offers a fresh perspective on the evolution of conservative thought in the United States in his compelling book, Conservative at the Core: A New History of American Conservatism, sharing his rich ideas, experiences, and insights. Applying philosopher Dr. Imre Lakatos’s framework, Prof. Lichtman argues that conservative rhetoric, like "free enterprise" and "states' rights", is merely a disposable "outer belt" hiding a true "core": protecting private enterprise through tariffs and crony capitalism, alongside selective culture-war politics. Lichtman places modern conservatism's roots in post-WWI anti-pluralist reactions rather than the mid-20th century. He identifies Donald Trump as the culmination of this legacy rather than an aberration. The discussion also highlights the historic realignment of Southern conservative Democrats to the GOP, the pattern of conservative presidents driving up federal deficits, and the impact of unprecedented disinformation on election forecasting. Ultimately, Lichtman views conservatism's central crisis as a reliance on chronic dishonesty. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Allan Lichtman shared key insights from his book, “Conservative at the Core: A New History of American Conservatism”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Professor Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at the University of Arizona, takes us to one of modern science’s most thrilling frontiers: the search for alien worlds. In Worlds Without End: Exoplanets, Habitability, and the Future of Humanity, he poses a question that could define our species, where else might life exist, and what does it mean for us? Dr. Impey highlighted that over 6,000 exoplanets have been discovered, partly thanks to the cost-effective Kepler satellite, suggesting billions of habitable worlds exist in the Milky Way. He noted that Earth may not be the optimal planet for life and emphasized how extremophiles demonstrate life's ability to thrive in harsh environments. Additionally, Impey addressed the interdisciplinary nature of astrobiology, the limitations of private space ventures, and the massive technological, biological, and psychological hurdles of interstellar colonization. Stressing that there is no reachable "Planet B," he argued that the search for exoplanets reinforces our duty to protect Earth, while remaining confident that a biological universe awaits discovery. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Professor Chris Impey shared key insights from his book, “Worlds Without End: Exoplanets, Habitability, and the Future of Humanity”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Dr. Xu Jiang, Associate Professor of Business Administration at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, focuses his research on banking regulation, optimal disclosure policies, accounting standards, and strategic communication. Inspired by real-world observations of companies delaying their scheduled earnings calls to coincide with Federal Reserve meetings, Dr. Jiang co-authored an original study investigating why firms and analysts cluster earnings announcements and forecasts around FOMC dates. His research reveals a strategic cost-sharing dynamic where both parties delay announcements to leverage macro-level monetary policy insights, resulting in significantly higher analyst forecast accuracy, lower bid-ask spreads, and improved firm investment efficiency, effects that are particularly pronounced for high-beta, large firms and during periods of high economic policy uncertainty. Comparing various macroeconomic events, the research highlights that FOMC meetings and Non-Farm Payroll reports exert a much stronger influence on forecast accuracy than FOMC minutes. While these self-interested timing choices maximize overall information efficiency, Dr. Jiang notes potential regulatory implications, suggesting standard-setters consider requiring firms to explain schedule deviations to protect retail investors from post-FOMC information overload. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Xu Jiang shared key insights from his research, “Dancing to the Fed’s Tune: Earnings Announcement Clustering and Analyst Forecast Informativeness Around FOMC Meetings”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

In a recent deep-dive interview on the Business Talk podcast hosted by Deepak Bhatt, Dr. Sapnoti K. Eswar, Senior Lecturer in Finance at the University of St. Andrews Business School, unpacked her landmark Research Policy paper co-authored with Dr. Laura Dimitrova, exploring whether FX derivatives adoption directly drives technological innovation. Capitalizing on the exogenous shock of the 1987 ISDA Master Agreement, their research proves a causal link: firms with high pre-1987 foreign exchange exposure saw a roughly 12% increase in patent filings approximately three years after adopting FX derivatives. This boost is predominantly driven by equity-constrained firms that rely on steady cash flows to protect their R&D pipelines. Rather than fueling high-risk moonshots, hedging enables companies to fund incremental, compounding innovations. Ultimately, Dr. Eswar offers a crucial reframe for modern executives and boards: managing financial risk is not merely a defensive strategy, but a fundamental driver of a firm's capacity to invent and grow. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Sapnoti Eswar shared key insights from her research, “Does Financial Innovation Lead to Technological Innovation? Evidence from Foreign Exchange Derivatives”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

In this episode of Business Talk, hosted by Deepak, guest Professor Moshe Vardi, Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering at Rice University, and 2026 National Academy of Artificial Intelligence Academy Award laureate, delves into the profound intersection of AI, consciousness, logic, and human welfare. Addressing historical and modern debates on whether machines can truly think, Vardi explores frameworks like Daniel Kahneman’s System 1 and System 2 thinking, the limits of pure logic, and classic philosophical puzzles such as Alan Turing's tests and John Searle's "Chinese Room" argument. He contends that while machine learning emulates fast pattern recognition and LLMs function similarly to "stochastic parrots," the question of AI intelligence often reflects human perception rather than an objective reality. Moving into consciousness and ethics, Vardi warns against elevating AI to equal moral standing with human beings, advocating instead for Sacred Humanity to preserve human dignity and societal purpose. Ultimately, he urges researchers and technologists to move away from purely profit-driven goals like total automation, advising that technology's true objective must always remain the advancement of overall human welfare. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. In a captivating episode of the Business Talk podcast, Dr. Moshe Vardi unpacked key insights from his research, "Can AI Have a Mind? Logic, Consciousness, and the Limits of Machines." The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Professor Andrew Lison, Associate Professor in the Department of Media Study at the University at Buffalo (SUNY) unpacked the key themes of his book, 100% Utilization: Computation and Labor after Moore's Law. Since CPU clock speeds plateaued around 2004, the tech industry has faced the physical limits of computing, shifting focus from hardware windfalls to software efficiency, parallel processing, and specialized silicon. Dr. Lison notes that while AI excels at parallelizable workloads, it struggles to replicate human fine motor skills, care work, and emotional connection. Consequently, businesses must prepare for computing resource constraints rather than assuming infinite scalability. Addressing higher education and policy, Dr. Lison advocates for combining low-level computer science skills with a strong liberal arts foundation to foster human critical thinking. He warns against Silicon Valley's overhyped innovation narratives and highlights post-Moore labor risks, ranging from increased worker exploitation to potential economic shifts as human-centered labor grows in relative value. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Andrew Lison shared key insights from his book, “100% Utilization: Computation and Labor After Moore's Law”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Dr. Yamini Narayanan, ARC Future Fellow and Deputy Director of Partnerships, Impact & Engagement at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University (Australia), shares insights from Mother Cow, Mother India: A Multispecies Politics of Dairy in India, a conversation exploring cows, politics, identity, and what it truly means to build a just society. Over the discussion, Prof. Narayanan exposes the deep contradiction of India being both a passionate protector of cows and one of the world's leading exporters of beef and leather. She asserts that dairy and slaughter are not separate industries; rather, dairy inherently requires slaughter, which in India is driven underground due to state criminalization. She critiques the non-consensual framing of the "cow as mother," arguing it acts as a form of ideological gaslighting that obscures severe systemic violence, such as mandatory mother-calf separation, chronic tethering, and semen farming, to advance a Hindu nationalist identity. Furthermore, Prof. Narayanan details how this system relies on the exploitation and life-threatening marginalization of Dalit and Muslim laborers who perform the illicit backend tasks of slaughter and tanning, exposing them to mob violence. She compares the revered Brahminical framing of the white cow to the contemptuous treatment of the dark-skinned buffalo, highlighting how both reverence and disdain are weaponized to justify animal exploitation. Looking beyond the status quo, she advocates for a shift toward a multispecies democracy that recognizes animals as political subjects. Recognizing that India's deep-seated dairy dependency was largely built economically post-independence rather than ancient tradition, she argues a post-dairy transition is achievable through systemic agricultural reforms, such as reviving indigenous crops and scaling sustainable plant farming like cashew and jackfruit. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Yamini Narayanan shared key insights from her compelling book, “Mother Cow, Mother India: A Multispecies Politics of Dairy in India”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Dr. Jülide Etem, Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia, joins Business Talk to unpack her book, Film Diplomacy: A Media History of Turkey-US Relations. Drawing on her Istanbul upbringing and years in the archives, she traces how educational and missionary films quietly built the US-Turkey alliance, turning military pacts and NATO ties into emotionally resonant stories of friendship and progress, exemplified by the film Turkey Middle East Bridgeland. Etem shows how "educational" cinema doubled as persuasion, teaching agriculture and health alongside ideology about modern families and preferred political systems, and how mobile cinema units carried these messages into Turkey's remotest villages. She examines the Cold War's "capitalism with a human face," whiteness as an invisible standard of modernity, and how Turkey's national film narrative excluded Kurds, Armenians, Greeks, and other minorities. The conversation closes with striking parallels to today's faster, larger-scale digital media ecosystems, revealing film as enduring infrastructure of power. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Jülide Etem shared key insights from her compelling book, “Film Diplomacy: A Media History of Turkey-US Relations”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

In this episode of Business Talk, host Deepak Bhatt speaks with University of Chicago economist Dr. David W. Galenson about his book Innovators, which challenges the belief that creativity belongs only to the young. Using data on auction prices and textbook citations, Professor Galenson identifies two types of creators: conceptual innovators, who work toward a clear vision and often peak early (like Picasso), and experimental innovators, who refine their craft gradually and often peak later in life (like Cézanne, Frost, and Hitchcock). He argues that late bloomers are frequently undervalued by institutions built to reward early, visible breakthroughs, and offers a hopeful message: creativity has no single timeline, and patience with one's own process matters more than chasing early success. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. David Galenson shared key insights from his book, “Innovators”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

In this Business Talk episode, host Deepak Bhatt speaks with Dr. Steve Gump, Associate Director at the University of Virginia and author of How to Review Scholarly Books: Reading, Writing, Relishing (Princeton University Press, 2025), about the art and ethics of scholarly book reviewing. Dr. Gump argues that reviews should be written with the same joy and craft as literary criticism rather than treated as a dry academic obligation, a philosophy captured in the book's subtitle, "Relishing." He walks through the practical steps of reviewing (spotting a book, pitching an editor before writing, and reading like a reviewer rather than a student or researcher), and offers three guiding questions, "So what?", "What new questions has this raised?", and "What still lingers?", to move a review beyond mere summary. The conversation also covers his ethics of fairness ("never mean, never petty"), the distinction between peer review (gatekeeping) and book review (public commentary), and his push to integrate reviewing into graduate curricula. He closes with the "buddy log" idea from Jolie Jensen: reviews are the small logs that keep the fire of bigger scholarly projects burning, and every published author should aim to write as many reviews as they'd hope to receive. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Steve Gump shared key insights from his book, “How to Review Scholarly Books: Reading, Writing, Relishing”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Dr. Keren Bar-Hava, Head of the Accounting Department at the Hebrew University Business School and a member of the Israel Accounting Standards Board, explores her groundbreaking research on whether independent directors truly tell “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth” when they step down, and what that honesty, or lack thereof, means for investors, companies, and markets. Independent director resignations are often presented as routine, harmless events, but Professor Keren Bar Hava’s research reveals a very different reality. Drawing on U.S. data from over 5,000 carefully read resignation announcements, she shows that highly reputable independent directors tend to resign in advance of poor firm performance to protect their own reputations rather than to warn shareholders. Most resignations (61 percent) explicitly state there is “no disagreement” with the company, while frank disclosures of disagreement are vanishingly rare. Markets register a small immediate negative reaction, but the true impact unfolds over time, with significantly worse performance following these departures, evidence that investors under react to the vague, reassuring language. Sophisticated actors such as analysts and institutional investors read between the lines, downgrading quickly, but retail investors are far more likely to be misled by the sanitized narratives surrounding independent director exits. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Keren Bar-Hava shared key insights from her compelling research, “Do Independent Directors Tell the Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth When They Resign?”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

In this episode of Business Talk, host Deepak Bhatt speaks with Dr. F. Scott Bentley, Assistant Professor of Human Resource Management at Rutgers University, about his research on job-hopping and newcomer success. Drawing on a large, 15-year dataset of hedge fund managers, Dr. Bentley’s paper “Movin’ and Groovin’! Increased Prior Mobility Facilitates Newcomers’ Transitions Into Organizations” shows that people who have changed employers more often develop a “mobility benefit”, a set of social and cognitive skills that help them integrate faster and more effectively in new workplaces. He explains how prior moves sharpen abilities like reading social cues, adapting to unwritten norms, and recovering from the performance disruption that comes with any job change. The conversation offers practical insights for HR leaders and hiring managers on when a mobile career history should be seen not as a red flag, but as a valuable asset for roles demanding rapid adaptation. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Scott Bentley shared key insights from his research, “Movin’ and Groovin’! Increased Prior Mobility Facilitates Newcomers’ Transitions Into Organizations”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

In this episode of the Business Talk podcast, host Deepak speaks with Dr. Tad Skotnicki, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, about his groundbreaking book The Sympathetic Consumer: Moral Critique in Capitalist Culture. Drawing on his training at the University of California, San Diego and earlier studies at the University of Chicago and the University of Notre Dame, Dr. Skotnicki weaves social theory, cultural sociology, and the history of ethical consumerism into a powerful account of how ordinary purchases become sites of ethical struggle and political imagination. Through concepts such as anonymous commodities and Marx’s notion of commodity fetishism, he traces a three-century history of consumer activism, from abolitionist sugar boycotts to fair trade certifications, showing how diverse movements repeatedly organize politics around the figure of the consumer and the question of where goods come from and who makes them. The introduction highlights both the imaginative and sensuous strategies activists use to cultivate sympathy across distance and invites listeners to reflect critically on why their political imagination so often runs through acts of buying, without abandoning consumer politics altogether. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Tad Skotnicki shared key insights from his book, “The Sympathetic Consumer: Moral Critique in Capitalist Culture”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

In this episode of Business Talk, Professor Dr. Robert Dur of Erasmus University Rotterdam discussed his research on policy experimentation and public attitudes toward randomized controlled trials in government policy. Drawing on survey evidence from the Dutch LISP panel and replications in Finland, France, Poland, Ireland, Romania, the United States, and Australia, he showed that voters are generally supportive of well-explained policy experiments, especially when they hold neutral views on the underlying policies. The conversation highlighted how citizens weigh ethical concerns, such as inequality between treatment and control groups and questions of informed consent, against the long-term benefits of evidence-based policymaking, and how politicians often misread this public openness to experimentation. Dr. Dur also outlined promising avenues for future research, including extending voter-attitude studies to under-studied regions (such as parts of Africa) and examining the acceptability of experimentation in business and human resource management contexts. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Robert Dur shared key insights from his research, “Who’s Afraid of Policy Experiments?”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Dr. Joel Stillerman, Professor of Sociology at Grand Valley State University, Michigan, joins us to discuss key insights from his book Identity Investments: Middle-Class Responses to Precarious Privilege in Neoliberal Chile. Identity Investments: Middle-Class Responses to Precarious Privilege in Neoliberal Chile explores how Chilean middle-class families weave moral values, emotions, and politics into everyday economic decisions, from schooling and housing to work trajectories and neighborhood life. Through years of fieldwork and interviews, Dr. Joel Stillerman shows that these families experience a fragile, precarious privilege, clearly better off than the poor, yet constantly anxious about downward mobility, unstable jobs, and exclusion from elite spaces. At the heart of the book is the concept of “identity investments,” the idea that choices about where to live, which schools to select, and how to consume are guided not only by income and status but by deeply held moral commitments and visions of a good life. Drawing on Pierre Bourdieu, Stillerman develops a typology of four middle-class groups, Activists, Moderate Catholics, Youngsters, and Pragmatists, each combining economic, cultural, social, and symbolic capital in distinct ways and enacting their own moral economies of aspiration, justice, and boundary-keeping. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Joel Stillerman shared key insights from his book, “Identity Investments: Middle-Class Responses to Precarious Privilege in Neoliberal Chile”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Dr. Ha Hoang, Professor of Management & Association Dean (Research) at ESSEC Business School, joins us to share insights from her research on “Physician Entrepreneurship: A Study of Early Career Physicians’ Founding Motivations and Actions.” Through her stories and findings, we explore the journeys of early-career physicians who choose to become founders, and what their experiences reveal about entrepreneurship, identity, and the future of healthcare. This episode of Business Talk features Dr. Ha Hoang, whose research examines physician entrepreneurship through the lens of the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Program in the UK. Focusing on early-career physicians, the study explores how they identify high-impact problems from frontline clinical experience and attempt to innovate from within one of the world’s most bureaucratic healthcare systems. Using interviews, surveys, and observations, Dr. Hoang uncovers the tensions these physicians face as they juggle clinical duties, entrepreneurial ambitions, and their strong identification with the NHS mission. The findings highlight resource scarcity, role conflict, and network gaps, but also show how proactive “taking charge” behavior and structured support programs like the Insights initiative can both foster innovation and improve retention. Beyond medicine, the episode points to broader lessons for managers, policymakers, and educators on designing flexible career pathways and redefining professional commitment to include mission-aligned entrepreneurial work. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Ha Hoang shared key insights from her research, “Physician entrepreneurship: A study of early career physicians’ founding motivations and actions”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

This episode presents Dr. Poornima Luthra as an accomplished global expert on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), highlighting her role as Principal Lecturer in People, Culture, and Inclusion at Imperial College London, her award winning authorship, and her advisory work with leading international organizations. In this episode, she shares core insights from her book Can I Say That?: Your Go-To Guide for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, situating today’s DEI debates within a longer history of social movements and showing how contemporary backlash is deeply rooted in fear. Drawing on nearly two decades of research and teaching across Asia and Europe, she explains how five key fears of change, discomfort, vulnerability, inadequate progress, and being labelled, shape people’s reactions to DEI initiatives, often discouraging open engagement even among supporters. To move beyond polarization, she calls for a shift from debate to dialogue, encouraging curious, evidence seeking questions that create psychological safety and ensure more people feel heard rather than silenced. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Poornima Luthra shared key insights from her book, “Can I Say That?: Your go-to guide for diversity, equity and inclusion”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

This episode of the Business Talk Podcast features an in-depth conversation between host Deepak Bhatt and distinguished guest Dr. Charles H. Cho, Professor of Sustainability Accounting and holder of the Irving K. Hope Chair in Business and Sustainability at the Schulich School of Business, York University. Together, they explore Dr. Cho’s thought-provoking research paper, “Organized Hypocrisy, Organizational Façades, and Sustainability Reporting,” examining how companies navigate the persistent gap between sustainability discourse and actual practice. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Charles Cho shared key insights from his research, “Organized Hypocrisy, Organizational Façades, and Sustainability Reporting”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Dr. Helen Pearson, Senior Editor at Nature and Honorary Professor of Practice in the UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies, shares key insights from her book Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works. This meeting overview captures a focused conversation with Dr. Helen Pearson, senior editor at Nature and award winning science journalist, centered on her book Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works and the broader “evidence revolution” in medicine, policy, and management. Through historical cases such as Dr. Benjamin Spock’s front sleeping advice and the rise of evidence based medicine led by figures like Dr. Iain Chalmers and Dr. Archie Cochrane, the discussion traces how rigorous trials, systematic reviews, and accountability structures have transformed clinical practice while exposing harmful traditions. Dr. Pearson highlights the personality traits of evidence pioneers, the persistence of ineffective practices like knee arthroscopy, and the surprising lag of business and management in adopting evidence based approaches, despite a substantial research base. She also reflects on COVID 19 as a stress test for the evidence pipeline, arguing for a pluralistic view of evidence beyond randomized trials, and concludes with practical “evidence hacks” for leaders and personal lessons as a journalist, teacher, and parent navigating contested issues such as screen time and adolescent mental health. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Helen Pearson shared key insights from her book, “Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

In this episode of Business Talk, host Deepak Bhatt speaks with Dr. Roland Betancourt, Chancellor’s Professor of Art History at UC Irvine, about his book on Disneyland and the history of automation and technology. Betancourt reframes Disneyland not just as a storytelling space but as a factory where guest experience is the key product, built on hidden systems of technology, control, and feedback. Drawing on post-war anxieties about automation, he shows how industrial technologies and Audio-Animatronics were repackaged as friendly attractions, domestifying fears around machines and, today, AI. The discussion traces Disneyland’s evolution into one of the world’s first algorithmic environments, using guest feedback and control systems that prefigure the logic of contemporary platforms like TikTok and Netflix. Betancourt ultimately argues that theme parks function as early-warning systems for emerging technologies, urging listeners to pay close attention to how entertainment spaces quietly normalize and showcase new technological forms. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Roland Betancourt shared key insights from his book, “Disneyland and the Rise of Automation: How Technology Created the Happiest Place on Earth”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Dr. Samuel Moyn, Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale University, discusses his latest book Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Hoard Power and Wealth, and What to Do About It. In this work, he applies a historical and philosophical lens to a pressing and contentious issue in contemporary American life, the concentration of political and economic power among older generations, and examines its implications for democracy, fairness, and the future. Age has become the central way class is experienced in the United States today, with older Americans disproportionately holding political, economic, and housing power in ways that systematically disadvantage younger generations. Beginning from the perception that leaders are “too old,” Dr. Samuel Moyn shows how gerontocracy is structurally entrenched: older people dominate homeownership and local zoning, block new housing supply, and benefit from a tax regime built for a bygone era of elder precarity, even as many now sit atop significant asset wealth. Drawing on Stuart Hall, he argues that age, like race and gender, is a key vector through which class hierarchy is constructed, visible in aged political and judicial elites, conservative corporate leadership, and policy outcomes that protect senior benefits while underinvesting in children, climate, immigration, and fair property taxation. Dr. Moyn also traces how high senior voter turnout, powerful lobbying groups such as AARP, and the dominance of older donors in campaign finance enable what he calls a “grey lobby” to capture policy, while insisting on the need to distinguish genuinely vulnerable elderly from asset-rich seniors who can and should contribute more. His proposed responses range from pragmatic near-term reforms, such as changing land-use processes, easing voting access for younger workers, and publicly financing campaigns, to deeper structural measures like mandatory retirement ages, tax incentives for earlier intergenerational transfers, and higher property taxes on wealthy homeowners, all underpinned by a cultural shift from clinging to power toward stewardship and acceptance of life’s finitude. Ultimately, he warns that as populations age and birth rates fall, gerontocratic politics will intensify unless societies act now to restore intergenerational fairness before the current imbalance becomes irreversible. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Samuel Moyn shared key insights from his book, “Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Hoard Power and Wealth, and What to Do About It”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Sir Robert T. Watson, Emeritus Professor and former Strategic Director at the University of East Anglia, shares powerful insights from his influential work Environment and Development Challenges: The Imperative to Act. Business Talk hosted Emeritus Professor Sir Robert T. Watson for a wide-ranging discussion of Environment and Development Challenges: The Imperative to Act, highlighting how climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, pollution, and failing governance form a tightly coupled web of crises that threaten food, water, energy security and deepen global poverty and conflict. Drawing on his experience at NASA, the White House, DEFRA, and the World Bank, Watson argued that environmental degradation is simultaneously an ecological, economic, social, moral, and security problem, stressing that poverty and environment cannot be separated. He called for a fundamental transformation of economic and financial systems, shifting from fossil fuels to renewables, improving efficiency, reforming harmful subsidies, and pricing goods at their true social and environmental cost, while emphasizing the need to protect the poor during this transition. The introduction underscores the troubling gap between scientific evidence and political will, notes that current trajectories fall short of Paris Agreement goals, and frames Watson’s message as a clear call to whole-of-government, private sector, and civil society action to build a more sustainable, equitable world by mid-century. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Emeritus Professor Sir Robert Watson shared key insights from his book, “Environment and Development Challenges: The Imperative to Act”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

This episode of Business Talk features historian Dr. Zhongping Chen of the University of Victoria discussing his groundbreaking book, The Transpacific Chinese Diaspora: Migration Networks from China to Canada and Beyond, 1788–1898. The conversation traces the origins of Chinese migration to North America back to 1788, when Cantonese laborers from Guangdong, via Macau, joined the Pacific Northwest fur trade, decades before the California Gold Rush. Drawing on rare archives from British Columbia, Dr. Chen reveals how tightly knit regional networks built powerful community organizations, challenged racist legislation through the courts, and supported chain migration via gold rushes and railway construction. The episode also foregrounds Chinese–Indigenous collaborations and shows how experiments in Chinatown self-governance travelled back to China, feeding into late 19th century reform movements. Overall, it makes a compelling case for a transpacific lens that treats migrants as co builders of both North American societies and modern China. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Zhongping Chen shared key insights from his acclaimed book, “The Transpacific Chinese Diaspora”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Dr. David Smith, Professor of Practice and Co-Director of the Gender & Work Initiative at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, unpacks the key ideas from his book Fair Share: How Men and Women Can Create a More Equitable Workplace Together, showing what a more equitable workplace looks like and how each of us can help build it. Dr. David Smith’s journey into gender equity began with his and his wife’s unequal experiences as dual career naval officers, revealing how policy change without cultural change fails families and organizations. Drawing on his book Fair Share, he dismantles the zero sum myth that women’s progress harms men, showing that equitable workplaces expand opportunity and support men’s caregiving aspirations. He explains the “mental load” and invisible emotional labor women shoulder at home and at work, and how this feeds perceptions that mothers are less committed, limiting advancement. Post MeToo, he argues that real progress requires actively engaged male allies, not fear driven avoidance. His framework rests on three pillars: transparent culture and work design, caregiving benefits people can actually use, and routine measurement to make fairness stick. Above all, he urges leaders to “pull back the curtain,” listen, gather data, and confront hidden inequities as the starting point for genuine change. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. David Smith shared key insights from his latest book, “Fair Share: How Men and Women Can Create a More Equitable Workplace Together”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Dr. Duygu Biricik Gulseren is an Associate Professor at York University’s School of Human Resource Management, whose work sits at the intersection of psychology and organizational science. Her research examines how leadership shapes employee health, well-being, and safety, with a particular emphasis on chronic pain and invisible disabilities in the workplace. In this episode, she discusses her landmark review co-authored with Dr. Zhanna Lyubykh, “Keeping In or Pushing Out? An Integrative Framework of Substances and Substance-Related Control in Organizations,” which synthesizes 361 published articles to map how substances and substance-related control shape inclusion, exclusion, and everyday life at work. This conversation challenges conventional views of control and policy, inviting leaders to rethink how organizational narratives around substances can either support or marginalize the people who work within them. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Duygu Biricik Gulseren shared key insights from her research, "Keeping In or Pushing Out? An Integrative Framework of Substances and Substance-Related Control in Organizations", in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Dr. James Bort, Assistant Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at DePaul University’s Driehaus College of Business, shares key insights from his research publication, “A Theory of the Start-Up Workforce.” Professor Bort explains how early startup employees don’t just follow a founder’s vision, they actively co-create the company’s opportunities, culture, and narrative. He shows how ambiguous startup stories, scaling, and mission shifts can empower these “co-constructors” but also lead to rupture, cult-like cultures, and difficult exits, and offers practical guidance for founders to build more humane, employee-centered ventures. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. James Bort shared key insights from his research, "A Theory of the Start-Up Workforce", in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Dr. Matthew Rubery, a Professor of Modern Literature at Queen Mary University of London and author of several major works including Reader’s Block: A History of Reading Differences, discussed how reading is not a single uniform activity but a diverse set of practices shaped by neurological and experiential differences. Drawing on cases such as stroke survivor Howard Engel, atypical readers like Kim Peek and Temple Grandin, and conditions ranging from dyslexia and hyperlexia to synesthesia and dementia, he framed reading as a spectrum rather than a binary ability. Emphasizing the language of “reading differences” over “disabilities,” he highlighted both the challenges and unique strengths of these readers, while grounding his research in the principle “Nothing about us without us” to ensure that people with reading differences speak for themselves. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Matthew Rubery shared key insights from his book, “Reader's Block: A History of Reading Differences”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

In this conversation, host Deepak Bhatt speaks with Professor Yosef Grodzinsky, a leading neuro-linguist and brain scientist, about his book How Deeply Human Is Language? Chomsky, the Brain, and the AI Fantasy. They revisit the so-called Chomsky–Hinton “debate,” explore language as a uniquely human capacity, and examine evidence from aphasia, logic, and neurosurgery to argue that the brain’s language system is highly specialised rather than a generic network. Grodzinsky connects classical questions from Plato’s Meno to modern large language models, highlighting how current AI often sidesteps core linguistic insights and calling for genuine collaboration between AI researchers and linguists. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Professor Yosef Grodzinsky shared key insights from his book, “How Deeply Human Is Language? Chomsky, the Brain, and the AI Fantasy”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

In this episode of Business Talk, host Deepak Bhatt sits down with Dr. M. S. Krishnan, Accenture Professor of Computer Information Systems and Professor of Technology and Operations at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, for a rich, wide-ranging conversation centered on the ideas in his landmark book, The New Age of Innovation: Driving Co-Created Value Through Global Networks, co-authored with the late Dr. C. K. Prahalad. Drawing on four transformative technology trends, ubiquitous connectivity, pervasive digitization, convergence of technologies, and the rise of social media, Dr. Krishnan unpacks the book's two foundational principles: N=1, the idea that businesses must co-create personalized experiences one customer at a time, and R=G, the imperative to orchestrate value through global partner ecosystems rather than owning all resources internally. The conversation traverses critical business questions, from how large enterprises in banking and insurance can realistically achieve hyper-personalization, to the ethics of data privacy, the dangers of rigid legacy systems, and why most organizations still misapply AI by optimizing existing processes rather than reimagining their entire business model. Dr. Krishnan also reflects on the enduring relevance of the book's framework nearly two decades after publication, noting that generative AI is not only validating the N=1 vision but expanding R=G into what he now calls R→∞ - where AI-generated resources make the ecosystem virtually limitless in information-intensive industries. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. M.S. Krishnan shared key insights from his acclaimed book, “The New Age of Innovation: Driving Co-created Value Through Global Networks”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

In this episode of Business Talk, Dr. Raj Sharman, Professor of Management Science and Systems at the School of Management, University at Buffalo, and a recipient of National Science Foundation grants, takes us deep into the world of digital resilience and disaster response. Drawing from decades of research spanning extreme event management, health information technology, and information assurance, Dr. Sharman unpacks how the digital infrastructure ecosystem, from cloud platforms and social media to first responders and national agencies like FEMA, determines whether communities survive or collapse in the face of crisis. Through compelling case studies ranging from the 2015 Nepal earthquake, where OpenStreetMap volunteers remotely mapped rubble pathways within 48 hours, to COVID-19, where his team at Buffalo built applications to track the geographic spread of the virus and optimize vaccine distribution, Dr. Sharman reveals a fundamental paradox: the very interconnectedness that makes modern systems powerful also makes them catastrophically fragile. He explores how organizations can build true resilience, through power redundancy, diverse ISP routing, simulation tools like HAZUS and SLOSH, and decentralized decision-making, while warning that neither natural disasters nor cyberattacks wait for organizations to think tactically. Closing with a forward-looking reflection on artificial intelligence, Dr. Sharman shares both his excitement for agentic AI's potential in emergency response and his caution around hallucination, misplaced trust, and workforce displacement, leaving us with one guiding vision: "I think of how the world should look 10 years from now, and then see if some of my research can make that world a reality." This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Raj Sharman shared key insights from his fascinating research, "When Systems Fail: Tech Resilience and Disaster Response in the Digital Era", in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

What does it really mean to have rights in a healthcare system that wasn't built to protect them? In this episode of Business Talk, Deepak sits down with Dr. Anna Kirkland, the Kim Lane Scheppele Collegiate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan, to explore her groundbreaking book, Health Care Civil Rights: How Discrimination Law Fails Patients. Trained in Law and Socio-Legal Studies at UC Berkeley and supported by the National Science Foundation, Dr. Kirkland spent years interviewing hospital staff, patients, and policymakers, and what she found is both sobering and urgent. At the heart of her research is Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, the first-ever federal ban on sex discrimination in healthcare, which she describes as "thin and raggedy", full of legal gaps, chronically underfunded, and routinely absorbed by hospitals into customer service departments rather than civil rights enforcement. From the tragic story of Sam, a transgender man whose baby was stillborn after a system failed to recognize his pregnancy, to the invisible discrimination baked into algorithms, insurance loopholes, and religious exemptions, Dr. Kirkland reveals how the law's promises rarely reach the patients who need them most. Her conclusion is clear: a customer service problem is not the same as a rights violation, and until America has that honest national conversation, no amount of legal patching will make healthcare truly equitable. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Anna Kirkland shared key insights from her fascinating book, “Health Care Civil Rights: How Discrimination Law Fails Patients”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

What if the greatest ideas shaping our future are being overlooked, simply because of who proposed them? Dr. Michaël Bikard, Associate Professor of Strategy at INSEAD, has spent years researching exactly this question. In a landmark study conducted with his colleague Isabel Fernandez-Mateo of London Business School, Prof. Bikard examined how gender shapes which scientific ideas gain technological traction. Using a powerful "idea twins" design, cases where men and women independently published the same discovery at nearly the same time, the research found that identical ideas received significantly greater impact when attributed to men, measured through patent-to-paper citations. Scaling the analysis to over 60 million publications, the gender gap proved universal across every scientific field and showed no sign of shrinking over time. An online experiment with 400+ PhD and MD holders further confirmed that this bias is not deliberate, it operates unconsciously, affecting both male and female respondents alike. The implications are profound: this is not just a fairness issue, but an innovation efficiency problem, strong ideas from women are being left on the table, slowing technological progress for everyone. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy.

Prof. Solène Delecourt, a faculty member in the Management of Organizations and Entrepreneurship & Innovation groups at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, shared key insights from her research on "Age and Gender Distortion in Online Media and Large Language Models." In this episode of Business Talk, host Deepak Bhatt sits down with Prof. Solène Delecourt, a faculty member in the Management of Organizations and Entrepreneurship & Innovation groups at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, and a recipient of the Best 40 Under 40 MBA Professor award by Poets & Quants (2024). Drawing from her landmark research published in Nature, Prof. Delecourt shares insights from an analysis of over 1.3 million online images across Google, Wikipedia, IMDb, and YouTube, revealing how digital media does not merely reflect gender bias, it actively amplifies it. Her research further exposes a troubling age distortion effect, where the mere presence of a woman in an image led participants to estimate an occupation's average age as nearly 5.5 years younger. Extending her inquiry into artificial intelligence, Prof. Delecourt also presents findings from an audit of nearly 40,000 synthetic resumes processed through ChatGPT, which consistently assigned women lower experience, younger ages, and lower scores than male counterparts, challenging the widespread assumption that AI-driven hiring is neutral or objective. The conversation explores the societal and business implications of these findings, offering actionable recommendations for leaders to audit hiring pipelines, standardize screening processes, and maintain critical human oversight when deploying AI tools. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Solène Delecourt shared key insights from her fascinating research, “Age and Gender Distortion in Online Media and Large Language Models”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

In this episode of Business Talk, host Deepak Bhatt sits down with Dr. Aparna Joshi, Professor of Management and Organizations at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Fellow of the Academy of Management, and recipient of the 2025 Academy of Management General Impact Award, to explore her landmark paper, "An Integrative Conceptual Review of Gender Bias in Leader Evaluations: An Observer-Focused, Motive-Driven Process Model." For decades, gender bias research has implicitly placed the burden of change on women, from unconscious bias training to the Lean In movement, asking them to navigate, adjust, and get it just right. Dr. Joshi makes a decisive pivot: rather than asking what women leaders should do differently, her research asks why different observers evaluate the very same woman leader so differently. At the heart of her model are three core observer motives, identity (rooted in either threat or affinity), value alignment (shaped by ideology and beliefs about merit), and resource dependence (which can lead to bias-by-proxy in multilateral settings), each revealing that bias is not simply a product of the leader's behaviour, but of the goals and motives the evaluator brings to the room. This conversation challenges organisations, managers, and scholars to stop targeting women and start targeting the systems and evaluators that shape these unequal outcomes. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Aparna Joshi shared key insights from her fascinating research, “An Integrative Conceptual Review of Gender Bias in Leader Evaluations: An Observer-Focused Motive-Driven Process Model”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

In this episode of Business Talk, we sit down with Dr. Adam J. Berinsky, Mitsui Professor of Political Science at MIT and one of the foremost scholars on public opinion and political behavior, to explore the unsettling world of political misinformation. Drawing from his book Political Rumors: Why We Accept Misinformation and How to Fight It (Princeton University Press), Dr. Berinsky unpacks why false political narratives continue to circulate long after being debunked, not because people are irrational, but because of rational inattention, the power of social transmission, and the outsized influence of political elites. His research reveals a striking finding: while only a small percentage of people believe many conspiracy theories, a staggering 85% of people will endorse at least one political rumor when presented with a range of claims. From the "Whack-A-Mole" challenge of repeated corrections to the critical role of trusted messengers who speak against their own apparent interest, Dr. Berinsky offers evidence-based strategies for communicators, fact-checkers, and everyday citizens navigating an age of widespread misinformation. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Adam J. Berinsky shared key insights from his book, “Political Rumors: Why We Accept Misinformation and How to Fight It”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Dr. Jessica Green, Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto, with cross-appointments at the School of Environment and the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, shares insights from her book Existential Politics: Why Global Climate Institutions Are Failing and How to Fix Them, a courageous and incisive examination of the critical gaps in global climate governance and the urgent reforms needed to bridge them. In this compelling episode of Business Talk, Dr. Jessica F. Green challenges one of the most deeply held assumptions in climate policy, that climate change is fundamentally a collective action problem requiring global cooperation on emissions. Instead, she reframes it as an existential political conflict between fossil asset owners, whose trillion-dollar investments would be rendered worthless by decarbonization, and green asset owners, who stand to gain from the transition. Drawing from her book Existential Politics, Dr. Green argues that decades of climate governance have been built on the wrong diagnosis, producing technocratic tools like carbon pricing, carbon offsets, and net-zero targets that are not only ineffective but actively harmful, obscuring real power dynamics and generating public backlash. Her proposed remedy, which she calls "radical pragmatism," shifts the focus from managing tons of emissions to managing assets and capital flows, using existing levers such as green industrial policy, global corporate minimum tax, and withdrawal from fossil-fuel-friendly investment treaties to constrain fossil fuel power and accelerate the rise of renewable energy. Ultimately, Dr. Green argues that the most politically viable path forward lies not in asking citizens to sacrifice for distant climate goals, but in reframing climate action as an investment in economic security, energy independence, and everyday public goods. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Jessica Green shared key insights from her fascinating book, “Existential Politics: Why Global Climate Institutions Are Failing and How to Fix Them”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

In this episode, Dr. Koen Pauwels, Distinguished Professor of Marketing at Northeastern University, unpacks the central ideas from his book It's Not the Size of the Data, It's How You Use It: Smarter Marketing with Analytics and Dashboards. Drawing on decades of academic research and real-world consulting experience, Dr. Pauwels challenges the widespread belief that more data automatically leads to better business outcomes, arguing instead that the real problem facing organizations today is not a lack of data but a lack of insight. He introduces a powerful decision-first framework, one that asks marketers to work backwards from the decisions they need to make before selecting metrics or building dashboards, and outlines the four essential questions every effective dashboard must answer: What happened? Why did it happen? What would happen if? And what should happen? Through compelling case studies, from a car company in Istanbul that confused Facebook engagement with actual sales impact to a Dutch electronics brand that overlooked the critical role of conversation volume, Dr. Pauwels demonstrates why chasing a single "silver bullet" metric is a strategic trap. He also introduces the MEEM framework, Model, Experiment, Model, Experiment, as a practical path for building organizational trust in data-driven decisions, and offers a realistic 90-day roadmap for mid-sized companies ready to put smarter analytics to work. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Koen Pauwels shared key insights from his book, “It’s Not the Size of the Data - it’s How You Use It: Smarter Marketing with Analytics and Dashboards”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

What does it truly mean to be anonymous in the digital age, and who gets to decide? In this thought-provoking episode of Business Talk, Dr. Hector Amaya, Professor of Communication at the University of Southern California Annenberg, unpacks his compelling new book, The Economy of Anonymity: Power in the Age of Identification. Drawing on vivid real-world cases, from Lucy, the courageous anonymous blogger who risked her life reporting on Mexico's cartel violence, to Jane Austen publishing novels under a pen name to defy 19th-century gender norms, Dr. Amaya reveals how anonymity is neither a simple shield nor a privilege, but an unevenly distributed social resource that can both empower the marginalized and be weaponized against them. He introduces a critical distinction between horizontal anonymity, the kind we enjoy among our peers online, and vertical anonymity toward institutions, which corporations and governments are rapidly eroding in the age of surveillance capitalism. Whether you are a citizen, a policymaker, or a designer shaping the digital world, this conversation will fundamentally change the way you think about identity, power, and the right to disappear. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Hector Amaya shared key insights from his book, “The Economy of Anonymity: Power in the Age of Identification”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Joining us today is Dr. Sven Nyholm, Professor of the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Munich and Principal Investigator for AI Ethics at the Munich Center for Machine Learning, who takes us on a fascinating journey deep into the heart of his compelling book, The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction. In this thought-provoking episode of Business Talk, Professor Sven Nyholm takes us far beyond the boundaries of conventional AI discourse, inviting us to wrestle with some of the most profound philosophical questions of our time. From challenging the age-old notion of what makes humans special, a question that stretches from Aristotle to the age of chatbots, to unpacking the dual nature of responsibility in AI systems, where blame and credit must both be examined, Professor Nyholm reveals that the ethical landscape of artificial intelligence is far richer and more complex than any binary of "permitted" or "banned" can capture. Drawing on philosopher Susan Wolfe's three foundational questions, Does AI make us happier? Does it make us morally better? Does it make our lives more or less meaningful?, he charts a compelling philosophical framework for evaluating AI's true impact on human life. Whether it's the thorny question of authorship in the age of generative AI, the ethics of romantic relationships with chatbots, the illusion of AI consciousness, or the sobering concept of the "AI wager", a gamble with humanity's future, this conversation is a masterclass in thinking carefully, critically, and courageously about the technology reshaping our world. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Sven Nyholm shared key insights from his book, “The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

In this compelling episode of Business Talk, Dr. C.B. Bhattacharya, H.J. Zoffer Chair in Sustainability and Ethics at the University of Pittsburgh's Katz Graduate School of Business and recipient of the American Marketing Association's Lifetime Achievement Award (2026), draws on his landmark research across 1,600+ employees to reveal how a company's sense of purpose directly shapes employee sustainability behaviors. He introduces the concept of "sustainability ownership", a psychological state where employees feel a personal sense of responsibility over environmental initiatives, rooted in three core human needs: the need for control, the need for meaning, and the need for belonging. His research found a striking implementation gap: while many companies claim sustainability credentials, the message rarely cascades from the CEO to the factory floor, with as many as 47% of employees in one study reporting zero sustainability behavior at work. The solution, Dr. Bhattacharya argues, lies not in top-down mandates but in empowering employees with autonomy, the freedom to act on sustainability challenges without waiting for permission, backed by visible leadership and a culture where every person, at every level, becomes a sustainability champion. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. CB Bhattacharya shared key insights from his research, “Corporate Purpose and Employee Sustainability Behaviors”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Dr. Ismael Sanz, Full Professor in the Department of Applied Economics I at Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid, Visiting Senior Fellow in the Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics (LSE), and Research Associate at FUNCAS, shares his insights on Artificial Intelligence in Education: Computer-Assisted Learning and AI-Guided Tutors. Artificial intelligence holds remarkable promise for transforming education, but its impact depends entirely on how it is implemented. Research by Dr. Ismael Sanz and his collaborators reveals that AI-powered tools like the "Detective" platform in Spain can meaningfully accelerate student learning, particularly in mathematics, where adaptive algorithms deliver personalized feedback equivalent to five months of additional learning. However, a landmark randomized control trial in Turkey by Vastani et al. sounded a clear warning: students given unrestricted access to ChatGPT to complete their homework suffered a 17% decline in performance, roughly four months of learning loss, once that access was removed, a phenomenon researchers call "cognitive offloading". By contrast, students who used AI only for guidance and questioning continued to improve. The evidence is unambiguous, AI succeeds when it acts as a thinking partner, not a thinking replacement, and when it is backed by trained, willing teachers and integrated thoughtfully into the curriculum from the ground up. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Ismael Sanz shared key insights from his research, “Artificial intelligence in education: computer-assisted learning and AI-guided tutors”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

In this episode of Business Talk, Dr. Manashi Ray, Professor of Sociology at West Virginia State University, unpacks the bold ideas at the heart of her recent book, Becoming Boundless: Indian Transnational Entrepreneurs in the Global Economy, published by Stanford University Press. Drawing on a decade-long ethnographic study conducted between 2007 and 2018, Dr. Ray explores the journeys of 60 Indian transnational entrepreneurs operating across India, North America, and Europe, revealing how these individuals were not simply adapting to a global economy, but actively constructing new transnational spaces of exchange. Her research challenges the popular myth that migration is a great equalizer, showing instead how pre-existing inequalities rooted in caste, class, and gender travel across borders, often reproducing themselves in new and less visible forms. She also shines a spotlight on women transnational entrepreneurs, arguably the most underrepresented yet strategically resilient actors in the global economy, who constantly navigate gendered expectations while mobilizing identity, networks, and cultural capital to build businesses across cultures. Ultimately, Dr. Ray invites us to see globalization not as an abstract economic process, but as something deeply lived, contested, and experienced in the everyday lives of people who dare to become boundless. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Manashi Ray shared key insights from her fascinating book, “Becoming Boundless: Indian Transnational Entrepreneurs in the Global Economy”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

In an age where algorithms and big data dominate decision-making, what truly sets humans apart is not the volume of data we can process, but the mental models, or frames, we use to make sense of the world. In this episode of Business Talk, Dr. Francis de Véricourt, Professor of Management Science at ESMT Berlin and co-author of Framers: Make Better Decisions in the Age of Big Data (Penguin Random House, named among the Financial Times' best books of the year), unpacks why human framing remains an irreplaceable cognitive superpower. While AI excels at identifying correlations, it cannot reason about cause and effect, imagine counterfactuals, or innovate beyond its training data, limitations that Newton and Einstein never had when predicting the moon's motion or the existence of black holes, long before a single data point confirmed their theories. Dr. de Véricourt argues that the art of good decision-making lies in choosing the right frame for the right context, much like knowing when to use a street map versus a subway map, and that constraints, far from limiting our thinking, are what make truly creative and actionable ideas possible. As leaders and organizations navigate complexity, the most urgent imperative is this: protect and strengthen your framing ability, rather than surrendering it to algorithms. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Francis de Véricourt shared key insights from his book, “Framers: Make Better Decisions in the Age of Big Data”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

In this episode of Business Talk, Dr. Per Espen Stoknes, psychologist, economist, serial entrepreneur, and Associate Professor at BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, unpacks the central argument of his book Tomorrow's Economy (MIT Press): that green growth is not only possible, but measurable, actionable, and urgently necessary. At the heart of his framework is a sharp distinction between healthy and unhealthy growth. GDP, he explains, tells us how much an economy produces, but not how. Healthy growth demands two additional productivity measures: resource productivity (generating more value with less material and energy use, targeting 6-7% annual improvement) and social productivity (ensuring that income growth reaches the bottom 40-50% of earners, not just the top 10%). Beyond GDP, Dr. Stoknes calls for a planetary balance sheet that accounts for four forms of capital, human, natural, social, and productive, where a healthy economy is one in which all four improve net-positively year over year. He further argues that the biggest barrier to this transformation is not technological, but psychological: since double-entry accounting was introduced in 1494, we have been conditioned to measure success in short-term monetary terms alone. From a six-step corporate green growth model, spanning outreach, house cleaning, procurement, operations, product portfolio shifts, and business model innovation, to the structural protection offered by Benefit Corporation structures, Dr. Stoknes offers business leaders and policymakers a clear, science-based roadmap. And for India, he reserves particular urgency: with its vast workforce and rapid growth trajectory, he calls it "the most important country in the world right now" to demonstrate that resource-productive, inclusive economic development is not a trade-off, it is tomorrow's only viable path forward. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Per Espen Stoknes shared key insights from his book, ‘Tomorrow's Economy’, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

On this episode of Business Talk, we are joined by Dr. Barry M. Katz, Professor of Design at California College of the Arts and adjunct professor at Stanford University; Schirin Lucie Richter, design strategist and senior partner at Future Medical Systems; and Svava María Atladóttir, Chief Transformation Officer at Landspítali University Hospital and Special Advisor at Iceland’s Ministry of Health, to explore the key ideas from their collaborative handbook, Healthcare by Design: A Handbook for Changemakers. Drawing on their experience working within complex health systems, they discuss why dedicated clinicians often struggle to make change, the mindsets needed to drive innovation safely, and how human-centered design can unlock practical, low-cost improvements in patient and provider experience. Through real-world cases, such as rethinking the everyday experience of dialysis patients, they show how design methods can complement evidence-based medicine, support the quadruple aim, and help frontline insights meaningfully reach leadership and the C-suite. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Barry Katz, Schirin Lucie Richter, and Svava María Atladóttir joined the Business Talk podcast to share key insights from their co-authored book, Healthcare by Design: A Handbook for Changemakers, in a deeply engaging conversation. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

Dr. Philippe Huneman is a French philosopher and research director at the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), affiliated with Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, whose recent work examines how predictive algorithms are reshaping identity, knowledge, and democracy in the digital age. In this conversation, drawing on his book Profiling: How Predictive Algorithms Shape Identity and the Social Fabric, he explains how data-driven profiling turns everyday traces of our lives, our GPS movements, purchases, searches, and social media activity, into high-dimensional profiles that can predict and subtly shape what we see, do, and even who we become. Moving beyond simple critiques of “big data,” Dr. Huneman argues that profiling systems do not merely observe reality; they help produce it, constructing new forms of community, altering our memories and experiences through algorithmic curation, and raising urgent philosophical and political questions about autonomy, corporate power, and the conditions for a truly democratic internet. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. Philippe Huneman shared key insights from his book, “Profiling: How Predictive Algorithms Shape Identity and the Social Fabric”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.

In this episode of Business Talk, we sit down with Dr. R. Edward Freeman of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, a pioneer of stakeholder theory, to delve into his award-winning book Defeating Dengue: A Multistakeholder Approach to Problem Solving, co-authored with Andrew Sell. Drawing on a remarkable public health project in Indonesia, Dr. Freeman unpacks how a breakthrough Wolbachia mosquito technology, a courageous venture-philanthropy effort by the Tahia family, and deep community engagement came together to tackle dengue at scale. From randomized control trials and cultural-ethical challenges to 12,400 local volunteers and creative trust-building strategies like murals, hotlines, and “Wally the Wolbachia” bike visits, the conversation shows how stakeholder thinking can turn complex, seemingly intractable problems into collaborative solutions. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Dr. R. Edward Freeman shared key insights from his book, “Defeating Dengue: A Multistakeholder Approach to Problem Solving”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed.