What Walgreens’ $10 billion private equity deal means for consumers, pharmacy industry
After years of financial turmoil, Walgreens recently announced that it has reached a $10 billion buyout deal with private-equity firm Sycamore — a move that likely will have wide-ranging consequences for how consumers access health care and health-care products, according to Olin Business School experts Patrick Aguilar and Peter Boumgarden.
WashU launches FARM to drive food system transformation
Rooted in public health, WashU’s new FARM initiative reimagines agriculture to improve nutrition, sustainability and food access for communities worldwide.
Job/Security
A Composite Portrait of the Expanding American Security Industry
Co-authored by Edward Schwarzschild, AM ’89, PhD ’94, the book is an illuminating collection of candid interviews and photographs with workers in America’s burgeoning security state.
Artificial intelligence comes home
Vanessa Perry, MBA ’90, helps students and policymakers understand the dangers and benefits of using AI in the housing market.
Amplifying success
After a remarkable career in the financial services industry, Tom Anderson, BSBA ’96, provides expertise and resources to support WashU.
Leaders appointed for digital transformation
Two WashU faculty members have been appointed to leadership posts supporting the university’s Digital Intelligence & Innovation Accelerator.
Tariffs may not bring global supply chains back; WashU research explains
In a recent paper, Panos Kouvelis, director of the Boeing Center for Supply Chain Innovation at WashU Olin Business School, examined how global supply chain managers weigh decisions to reshore manufacturing when faced with tariffs.
Olin launches new Business of Health initiative
WashU Olin Business School recently launched a new health initiative that envisions Olin as the premier institution for the business of health and an engine for innovation at WashU.
Research reveals corporate strategy to support Black-owned businesses, avoid backlash
An analysis of Yelp’s “Black-owned business” search function by Oren Reshef at Olin Business School shows revealing business owners’ race can boost consumer engagement and sales in markets where consumer demand exists.
A Tyranny for the Good of its Victims
The Ugly Truth about Stakeholder Capitalism
Over the last 35 years, asset manager mega-giants BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard have accumulated unprecedented levels of stock ownership in virtually every major U.S. company. Voting the shares they hold for clients allows these companies to force their own “environmental, social, and governance” or “ESG” agenda on the American corporate sector and, by extension, […]
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