The environment of business encapsulates the myriad external factors and conditions that influence the operations, strategies, and performance of organizations across industries. From economic trends ...

How can you tell when the business environment is shifting? When corporate leaders start asking really big questions all at once. In the past few years, CEOs and other top executives have been coming ...

The business environment continues its volatility and is more dynamic than ever. As a result, it requires leaders who think strategically, work efficiently and can pivot as needed. To thrive, leaders ...

Do we need to rethink the traditional approach to recruiting? The traditional approach involves hiring people with the best functional skills for the job, but who are the best people for today's jobs?

In the increasingly global economy, firms need leaders, who understand the challenges and opportunities of the highly competitive global marketplace, are able to operate effectively anywhere in the ...

In the summer of 2023, Initiatives intern Skye Bluestein conducted important research with the BEI on the intersection of environmental justice (EJ), policy, and business. The resulting paper posted ...

The Nevada Business Environmental Program (BEP) hosted more than 50 participants from across the country for the first in-person National Small Business Environmental Assistance Program (SBEAP) annual ...

Using the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys (ES) data, this paper sheds light on the relationship between total factor productivity (TFP) and the business environment in Tanzania. It finds statistically ...

African governments have long relied on grants and startup incentives to drive innovation, but new research suggests that these measures alone are not enough. ・Grants and startup incentives alone are ...