https://www.unibocconi.eu/podcast/enBusinessCopyright Bocconi Universityhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/49d6d6aa04422e5cfc8bc61ba78a90b4.jpghttps://www.unibocconi.eu/podcast/Tue, 12 Mar 2024 08:50:37 +0000Bocconi UniversityBocconi Universityfeeds@spreaker.comWelcome to CLARITY IN A MESSY WORLD, the podcast that looks at the causes behind some of the most confounding issues of our time, produced by Bocconi and intended for the general public as well as for its own community. Host David W. Callahan talks...falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-how-we-learn-from-audio-stimuli--45261677https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45261677Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:54:01 +0000Bocconi UniversityThe power of voice is something we seldom think about. Yet voice is ubiquitous and can be extremely effective, as podcast listeners know very well. What makes speech unique, compared with images? What chords does it strike? And how can we harness the...1849falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-understanding-climate-change--45147372https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45147372Wed, 09 Jun 2021 12:51:00 +0000Bocconi UniversityThe extent of climate change if not its very existence is a hotly contested topic. Scientists though have little doubt that this is happening now, and that action is urgently required. Economists are definitely doing their part, since a changing...1679falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-gender-equality--44871694https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44871694Tue, 01 Jun 2021 17:15:31 +0000Bocconi UniversityWe all know that the so-called "glass ceiling" is still very real. Some progress notwithstanding, women are still generally underrepresented and underpaid. Paola Profeta, who teaches Public Economics at Bocconi University where she also leads the AXA...1679falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-how-to-spot-a-resilient-firm--44750385
But what are the mental processes that enable this approach? Can we identify a "resilient mindset"?

With Carlo Salvato, professor of business strategy at Bocconi.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44750385Wed, 26 May 2021 13:09:23 +0000Bocconi UniversityResilience, usually defined as the ability to bounce back to the previous state after a shock, can be more accurately described as a process by which an organisation weathers a stressful event not just by returning to its original form but improving...
But what are the mental processes that enable this approach? Can we identify a "resilient mindset"?

With Carlo Salvato, professor of business strategy at Bocconi.]]>1793falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-the-backlash-of-globalization--44679027https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44679027Wed, 19 May 2021 12:33:33 +0000Bocconi UniversityGlobalization seemed poised to rule the world. Instead, it is now under attack by various protectionist and populist forces. We are therefore bound to accept that it was not unavoidable and it is not irreversible, as it is a political choice as...1694falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/9-offshore-secrets-revealed--43718927https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43718927Wed, 12 May 2021 13:12:03 +0000Bocconi UniversityWhat exactly is a “tax haven”? How does money end up in such a place, and how can it do so undetected? This merits a whole field of study, as we find out in this captivating podcast. 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Success in business is all about having the right intuition and making good predictions, and you get the best predictions if you adopt a scientific approach.]]>1717falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/4-media-as-a-force-for-social-change--44166610https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44166610Thu, 08 Apr 2021 03:15:20 +0000Bocconi UniversityPoverty and inequality are ubiquitous. A scientific approach to fighting poverty can yield impressive results, both as a way of efficiently allocating scarce resources and as a tool for determining what policies are most effective. Eliana La Ferrara,...1952falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/3-the-potential-pitfalls-of-algorithms--42992563Our life is increasingly influenced by algorithms, which decide not just what comes on top of every Google search but also many other things you don't even know. 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An algorithm is neither good nor bad in itself, but telling a machine how to perform certain functions is riddled with pitfalls which can result in very undesirable consequences.]]>2043falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2-does-the-pandemic-spell-the-end-of-populism--43145676Populism has been challenging the established political order in many ways. Yet the pandemic has exposed some of the inconsistencies of populist leaders, prompting some analysts to predict the imminent demise of this trend in its current form. But things aren't quite so simple.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43145676Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:44:07 +0000Bocconi UniversityWith Prof Catherine E. De Vries (Bocconi University) and Prof Sara B. Hobolt (London School of Economics). Populism has been challenging the established political order in many ways. Yet the pandemic has exposed some of the inconsistencies of...Populism has been challenging the established political order in many ways. Yet the pandemic has exposed some of the inconsistencies of populist leaders, prompting some analysts to predict the imminent demise of this trend in its current form. But things aren't quite so simple.]]>1817falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1-the-human-bias-behind-financial-crises--43368227This podcast explores the subtle (and unintended) ways in which human psychology has influenced a seemingly hyper-rational field: financial markets. More intriguing questions: what are stereotypes made of? And why was the 2008 crisis a "crisis of beliefs"?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43368227Thu, 25 Feb 2021 11:06:06 +0000Bocconi UniversityWith Nicola Gennaioli, professor of Finance at Bocconi. This podcast explores the subtle (and unintended) ways in which human psychology has influenced a seemingly hyper-rational field: financial markets. 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