Professor Mary Margaret Frank joins us to discuss a perpetually controversial topic in US politics…the corporate tax rate. We discuss her research and relevant publications on the subject, including the ripple effect of tax policy changes through the US economy and alternative corporate taxation solutions. We also discuss the importance of bridging the gap between business professionals and politicians and Mary Margaret shares her insightful and practical advice for graduating Darden students!

Source Materials for Reference:

· Tax Avoidance at Public Corporations Driven by Shareholder Taxes: Evidence from Changes in Dividend Tax Policy by Dan Amiram, Andrew M. Bauer, Mary Margaret Frank

· Excerpt from above article showing numerical example of taxation in imputation vs. standard taxation system

· Labor Bears Much of the Cost of the Corporate Tax by Stephen J. Entin

MMF’s Art

· Thumb Print Project

· Portrait

Episode Timestamps 

High Caffeine Icebreakers [03:45]

Long Pour: Corporate Taxation and its Implications [26:50]

Professor Ed Freeman is the father of Stakeholder Theory and a lifelong student of philosophy, martial arts and the blues. We discuss the need for a “new story of business” and the increasing importance of building an organization based on both profits andpurpose. Leadership tactics, building a nation of entrepreneurs, and developing personal creativity are also touched on in this wide-reaching conversation! Freeman is the co-author of The Power Of And: Responsible Business Without Tradeoffs, Models of Leadership in Plato and Beyond, Stakeholder Theory: The State of the Art, and Managing for Stakeholders.

High Caffeine Icebreakers [03:10]

Long Pour: Responsible Business without Tradeoffs [33:20]

Professor Bobby Parmar, a renowned expert in applied ethics, design-thinking, leadership, collaboration and influence, joins to discuss stakeholder theory, the rapidly changing business environment of the 21st century, and how to impact ethical change and improve decision-making within your organization and personal life. Bobby helped produce and stars in Fishing With Dynamite, a documentary on stakeholder theory.

High Caffeine Icebreakers [02:15]

Long Pour: Stakeholder Theory and Ethics [30:30]

As his illustrious 34 years at Darden come to a close, Elliott Weiss joins the podcasts to discuss how The Lean Methodology, the methodology that revolutionized the operations of some of the largest global corporations, can be incorporated into your own professional and personal life. And perhaps most importantly, learn how the Darden “old guard” fared guarding their younger counterparts on the basketball court.

Elliott has coauthored a book titled “The Lean Anthology: A Practical Primer to Continual Improvement”.

High Caffeine Icebreakers [5:25]

Long Pour: Lean Principles [14:25]

Elliott’s Favorite Song [48:35]

The one and only Elena Loutskina, Professor of Finance at Darden joins us to discuss Impact Investing, the ever-growing, ambitious investment strategy that seeks not only financial, but also environmental/social returns. Learn about her journey from cynic to supporter, her vision of Impact Investing’s future, and how you can be a part of it! And perhaps most importantly, learn why managing family life isn’t so different from managing a corporation!

Join Darden Professor Yael Grushka-Cockayne for a discussion of her research on  “wisdom of the crowds”, a simple methodology to improve your decision-making. Curious to learn how to apply this principle to your personal life?...in the workplace?...and to discover why Yael will never forget her visit to a certain San Francisco coffee shop? Look no further!