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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).

This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. For more information, please visit www.globalmanagementconsultancy.com.

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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.

This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. For more information, please visit www.globalmanagementconsultancy.com.

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A. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music.

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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.

This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. For more information, please visit www.globalmanagementconsultancy.com.

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A. The background music used in this video is the property of its respective developer and is protected by Copyright. Although it is a free version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy and Deepak Bhatt do not hold the rights to this music.

B. Dr. Marco Marabelli offered thoughtful perspectives from his acclaimed book, “AI, Ethics, and Discrimination in Business: The DEI Implications of Algorithmic Decision-Making”, in his conversation on the Business Talk podcast channel. The uploaded video contains copyrighted material; therefore, any modifications to graphics, music, or the presence of the author or host are strictly prohibited.

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.

This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. For more information, please visit www.globalmanagementconsultancy.com.

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A. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music.

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