In this short vignette on the boundaries of professionalism, Alex Harding, recently promoted to Team Leader, faces a difficult decision regarding his client. While serving the CFO of the client company in preparation for an upcoming merger, he and his team uncover questionable behavior that occurred under the CFO''s direction. Though the Partner on his team advises him to let it go, Alex wonders whether that is really the right thing to d .....more

The "air conditioning paradox" is tied to climate change: the more the planet warms, the greater the need for cooling (due to the dangers of extreme heat as well as comfort within buildings), but the use of electricity-powered AC contributes to further warming. There is a need for innovation to break this cycle, but despite increases in efficiency in recent years, the industry has not changed much since its origins at the turn of the 20th .....more

This case explores Vanguard''s strategic decision-making process as it considers entering the growing market for actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Set in 2024, the case places students in the position of Rodney Comegys, Vanguard''s global head of the Equity Index Group, as he evaluates whether the firm should launch a suite of fundamental active ETFs. Students are asked to analyze the implications of Vanguard''s .....more

On June 1, 2024, Spanish soccer club Real Madrid captures its fifteenth Champions League title-more than double the tally of the nearest competitor. Under Florentino Perez''s leadership, the club has now won six of the last eleven UEFA Champions League titles, and has found success off the field, with its revenues outpacing those of any other soccer club in the world. However, significant challenges are looming, prompting Real Madrid to shift .....more

Historian, philosopher and bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari discusses his hopes and fears for artificial intelligence (AI). In a wide-ranging interview, he explains that everything we invent has both positive and negative potential--and AI is no different. He describes the potential dangers of AI''s impact on the global financial system and how it could lead to a dangerous and widespread lack of trust in our economic and political structures. .....more

The world is undergoing a radical transformation that will impact the futures of over a billion young people. Generative AI (GenAI) is fundamentally reshaping the world of work in ways we are only just beginning to understand, creating once-in-a-generation economic opportunities while at the same time threatening to increase inequality if action is not taken on a global scale. Citing a 2024 report by Generation Unlimited-a global public-private-youth .....more

In a world increasingly driven by AI, a critical topic has received very little attention: the unseen environmental consequences of this technology. The author demonstrates that the more powerful the AI, the more e-waste generated and the greater impact on the world''s water supply. Already, improper management of e-waste has become an urgent issue for countries including China, India, Nigeria, Ghana, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Philippines, .....more