Dr. Valery Yakubovich, Executive Director of the Mack Institute for Innovation Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, discusses his research titled “A Brave New World of Human Resources Research: Navigating Perils and Identifying Grand Challenges of the GenAI Revolution.”

In this episode of Business Talk, Deepak Bhatt speaks with Dr. Valery Yakubovich, Executive Director of the Mack Institute for Innovation Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, about his research on how Generative AI is reshaping Human Resources and the new risks and research questions it creates. Dr. Yakubovich contrasts GenAI with traditional HR technologies by highlighting its “black box” processes, ability to work with unstructured inputs, and inherently variable outputs, features that make it powerful but harder to govern. He argues that many organizations face a “data foundation” problem (silos, uncertain quality, weak governance), which will likely become a key source of competitive advantage as firms increasingly compete on data readiness. The conversation also explores shifting employee attitudes from algorithmic aversion to greater AI acceptance, and it outlines practical pathways for adoption: building trust through bottom-up use cases, top-down leadership role-modeling, and structured experimentation, alongside ethical guardrails such as randomization where appropriate, continuous audits, and keeping humans in the loop for consequential decisions.

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Professor Ted London, the Ford Motor Company Clinical Professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, shares key insights from his acclaimed book, “The Base of the Pyramid: Promise Building Businesses with Impact and Scale.”

In this episode of Business Talk, Professor Ted London explains how “Base of the Pyramid” thinking has evolved from a fortune-finding mindset, treating low-income communities as untapped markets, to a “fortune-creating” approach that builds solutions with communities as essential stakeholders and partners. Drawing on examples such as micro-insurance for smallholder farmers in Ethiopia, he shows how enterprises can co-create new markets by tackling demand, trust, and awareness barriers, unlocking scalable models that improve resilience and livelihoods. He also challenges the assumed trade-off between financial sustainability and social impact, arguing that scalable ventures must design business models that achieve both, supported by the CIE framework (Co-Creation/Envisioning, Innovation/Piloting, Embedding/Scaling), stronger partnership ecosystems, and impact measurement that reflects poverty’s multidimensional nature (economic capability, financial well-being, and relationship well-being).

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Prof. Robin Landa, Distinguished Professor at Michael Graves College within the Robert Busch School of Design at Kean University, explores the central ideas from her book, “Branding as a Cultural Force: Purpose, Responsibility, and Resonance.”

In this episode of Business Talk, Prof. Robin Landa, Distinguished Professor at Michael Graves College within the Robert Busch School of Design at Kean University explains why branding has evolved beyond a commercial tool into a cultural force with real social consequences. Drawing from her book Branding as a Cultural Force: Purpose, Responsibility, and Resonance, she argues that the most powerful brands don’t simply reflect society; they can actively shape it by challenging harmful norms and making values-based commitments backed by measurable action. Through examples such as Dove’s long-running challenge to narrow beauty standards and Ariel India’s “Share the Load” campaign that surfaced invisible domestic gender inequities, she shows how brands earn credibility through long-term investment, internal change, and genuine community engagement, not trend-chasing or performative activism.

She also introduces ideas like “emotional architecture,” where brands design experiences that foster belonging and community, and frames branding as a social contract that requires creators to anticipate unintended consequences and ask what companies owe to society.

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Dr. Marco Marabelli, Professor of Computer Information Systems and Associate Director of the Hoffman Center for Business Ethics at Bentley University, shares key insights from his acclaimed book “AI, Ethics, and Discrimination in Business: The DEI Implications of Algorithmic Decision-Making.”

Dr. Marabelli explains why algorithmic decision-making often reproduces real-world inequities: machines rely on binary classification systems that struggle to capture the nuance of “analog” human societies, and they learn patterns from historical data that already reflects bias. He also discusses how platform business models built on targeted advertising can unintentionally amplify discriminatory outcomes (for example, in what content, job ads, or housing opportunities people are shown), making bias harder to detect and even harder to assign accountability for. The conversation closes with solutions combining top-down governance (updated laws and regulation of data brokers) and bottom-up empowerment (stronger individual rights over personal data, consent, and opt-out choices), along with urgent research questions around AI’s environmental impact and its influence on knowledge creation in academia.

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Prof. Gemma Calvert, Professor of Practice at Nanyang Business School's College of Business and Deputy Director of the Nanyang Centre for Marketing and Technology, shares key insights from her research, Multisensory Neuromarketing in the Age of AI.

In an enlightening Business Talk episode, Prof. Gemma Calvert, Professor of Practice at Nanyang Business School and Deputy Director of the Nanyang Centre for Marketing and Technology dives into multisensory neuromarketing powered by AI. She demystifies how the brain fuses sight, sound, scent, and touch to drive attention, memory, and emotional brand loyalty, from retail scents boosting purchase intent to sonic seasoning that alters taste perception. Prof. Calvert highlights AI's game-changing role in rapid prototyping and personalized experiences, like adaptive car soundscapes while stressing ethical boundaries, human intuition, and "pleasant violations" for standout, trustworthy branding.

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Dr. Mohamed Hussein, Assistant Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, shares insights from his study “You Versus We: How Pronoun Use Shapes Perceptions of Receptiveness,” which examines how subtle shifts in pronoun choice influence perceptions of openness in communication. His research reveals that using “we” fosters greater receptiveness and cooperation, while frequent use of “you” may convey defensiveness and weaken persuasiveness.

Dr. Mohamed Hussein’s research shows that small shifts in language can have a powerful impact on how open and receptive we seem in moments of disagreement. By comparing “you” and “we” pronouns across lab experiments and real-world data from over 200,000 Reddit comments, he finds that “you” often comes across as more hostile, triggering defensiveness, resistance, and even higher chances of being censored in adversarial contexts. In contrast, authentic use of “we” softens perceived aggression, signals shared responsibility, and makes people more willing to listen, collaborate, and pass messages along. His work offers practical tools for leaders, managers, and communicators to navigate conflict, deliver tough feedback, and build trust, showing that in polarized times, how we say things can be as important as what we say.

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Dr. Martina Pasquini, Associate Professor of Strategy at IE Business School, discusses her research titled “For-Purpose Enterprises and Hybrid Organizational Forms: Implications for Governance and Strategy.” In this conversation, we explore how organizations balance their social purpose with strategic and economic objectives.

The conversation examines how organizations combine commercial engines with social missions, embedding purpose into their core value proposition rather than treating it as a philanthropic add-on. Through examples such as Patagonia, Warby Parker, and Tony’s Chocolonely, Dr. Pasquini explains how firms navigate the tensions between social and commercial logics while scaling, protecting their mission, and maintaining credibility with stakeholders.

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Dr. Nathan Dietz, Research Professor at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy, Research Director at the Do Good Institute, and Co Investigator with the interdisciplinary Maryland Democracy Initiative, shares insights from his research titled “Social Connectedness and Generosity: How Associational Life and Social Connections Influence Volunteering and Giving - and Vice Versa.”

Dr. Nathan Dietz’s research on social connectedness and generosity reveals that volunteering and charitable giving are not substitutes but deeply complementary behaviors, with people who do one being far more likely to do the other. Using rich U.S. government survey data, he shows that although only about one-quarter to one-third of American adults formally volunteer and about half give at least modest amounts in a year, those who are involved through groups, congregations, workplaces, and “third spaces” build trust and social capital that, in turn, reinforce ongoing civic engagement. His work highlights the untapped potential among less typical volunteers, the powerful role of religious congregations and emerging workplace programs, and the importance of policy tools like national service initiatives and broad-based charitable incentives to expand participation, especially for young people and underexposed communities.

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Dr. Melanie Brucks, Assistant Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, shares insights from her research, “Clicks, Drags, and Whips: When Taking Digital Surveys, Your Movements Matter.” She explores how subtle variations in digital survey interfaces can shape participants’ responses, and how these small differences can accumulate to create significant effects.

Dr. Melanie Brucks’ research reveals that the simple way we move through digital surveys whether we click, drag, or “whip” our responses, can subtly but systematically change how we answer questions. By closely tracking these movements, she shows that interface choices like sliders versus radio buttons are not neutral; they shape attention, judgments, and even extreme responses, especially when people feel uncertain. These seemingly small effects can meaningfully influence real-world outcomes, from customer ratings and bids to organizational decisions that rely on survey data.

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Dr. Carles Lalueza-Fox, a distinguished Spanish biologist, shares key insights from his acclaimed book "Identity: What DNA Can Tell Us About Ourselves", exploring how genetics provides novel, fascinating, and objective perspectives on human identity, at a time when the concept of identity has never been more significant.

Dr. Carles Lalueza-Fox, a distinguished Spanish biologist and pioneer in ancient DNA research, joined the Business Talk podcast to discuss his book Identity: What DNA Can Tell Us About Ourselves and what genetics can, and cannot reveal about who we are as individuals, families, and populations. Drawing on breakthroughs such as the Neanderthal Genome Project, which showed that all modern humans outside Sub-Saharan Africa carry Neanderthal DNA, he explains how ancient genomes, low overall human genetic diversity, and constant migration and mixing debunk racial myths and highlight our deep interconnectedness as a single human family. At the same time, he warns that commercial ancestry tests and political misuse of genetic narratives can distort people’s sense of “true” identity, and argues that genetic knowledge should instead serve as a force for democratization, reminding us that beneath superficial differences, we share layered ancestries that stretch across continents and millennia.

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