ALT Global Voice #26 The Business & Society section largely debates the launch of the new version of ChatGPT. From threat to integrity and critical thinking, to a welcome revolution to trigger change in education, and a means to paradoxically restore the art of rhetoric and composition in higher education studies, students from 5 continents get to grips with AI and what it means for them. Business schools are also a focus, with both a critical standpoint and a positive perspective on how they can create opportunity and contribute to reducing divides in society. Leadership, Management & Sustainability tackles research-based issues on linking CEO pay to ESG goals, ethics & compliance, how bias shapes leaders’ decisions, and the mistaken perception that effort spells success! Further insights focus on how the retail sector might lead the way in sustainability through regenerative supply chains, energy as a basic human right, and how MNCs can include gender diversity in large-scale projects.

ALT As new processes destined to increase teams’ operational effectiveness are developed regularly and frequently, Prof. Kude and his fellow researchers examine the impact of a common, yet effective, practice in creating agile teams – that of pair programming – and its consequence among the team members – backup behavior – especially when teams have to regularly work under novel tasks.

ALT As human beings, we are wired to care, learn, and create. Whether we are nurturing a life, pursuing a passion, or building a business, we feel a sense of pride and satisfaction when we make progress and achieve desired outcomes. However, despite this, we often support businesses that prioritize profit over the well-being of marginalized communities and the health of our planet. This raises the question: have we lost our way? As much as companies are trying to become sustainable in every aspect, it is not enough. In this article we place retail companies under the spotlight to highlight their crucial role in leading the way towards a new era of profitable and regenerative businesses by redesigning their supply chain and business models.

ALT Orchard mason bees are efficient pollinators of fruit trees. Bumblebees, however, are larger in size, with tongues that enable them to reach nectar deep within flowering plants. Both are important pollinators, yet each possesses unique characteristics better suited to certain plant species. It is this functional diversity which helps maintain the overall health and resilience of the ecosystem. Within the realm of biology, functional diversity is not a new concept. In fact, the Greek Theophrastus likely identified the idea of functional diversity as early as 300 B.C. Since then, various studies have illustrated the resiliency that results from functionally rich ecosystems. So, why have we yet to extend this understanding to humans in an organizational context? Why are businesses just now beginning to fully appreciate the power of diverse workforces?

ALT Towards Responsible Finance & Accounting With the forthcoming publication of the first book in the Routledge-CoBS Focus on Responsible Business series, Professors Adrian Zicari, ESSEC Business School & Council on Business & Society, and Qinqin Zheng, School of Management Fudan University, set the tone for the shift towards responsible finance and corporate accounting.

ALT Net-Zero Carbon Emissions: What prevents the world from reaching them An in-depth exploration of the complexities and paradoxes of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by Félix Dubois-Aubecq, ESSEC MiM student and finalist in the CoBS 2022 CSR article competition.

ALT Ashok Som has authored and co-authored more than 110 cases, articles and books such as The Road to Luxury (2nd Edition): The New Frontiers in Luxury Brand Management, which was published by Wiley in 2021. The first edition was translated into Mandarin in 2016. Passionate about case-based research and teaching, Ashok won the EFMD Case Writing Competition 2008 in the Indian Management category, The Case Centre’s Entrepreneurship Award in 2014 and multiple best-selling cases.