The School’s new
Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society (BiGS) launched in Detroit, Michigan, this October with a convening of leaders who discussed the role of firms and their leaders in repairing a divided America and world. The event, hosted in conjunction with the Mid-US Research Office, brought together leaders in industry, academia, government, and nonprofit sectors for a day of discussion around current practices, challenges, opportunities, and rationales for business to engage in societal goals beyond shareholder value. These topics lie at the heart of BiGS, which seeks to frame and examine a critical management conversation of our time, and to provide new tools for leaders striving to navigate this shifting and complex landscape.