SBS organized a talk on ‘Can Business Bring Us Out of Miseries?: The Purpose and Role of the Corporations in the Society’

January 24, 2023: School of Business Studies (SBS), IBA organized a talk on “Can Business Bring Us Out of Miseries?: The Purpose and Role of the Corporations in the Society”, by Dr. Prem Sagar Menghwar, Research Fellow, LUISS Guido Carli University, Italy, and Visiting Scholar, Boston College, USA.

Dr. Menghwar delved into the major aspects of how businesses can effectively contribute to the society and their social impacts. The speaker opined that the approaches and mindset of a corporation must be beneficial for all the stakeholders. Businesses should simultaneously aim for growth and adopt an approach to solve societal problems, increase awareness and provide solutions for a better society.

Dr. Menghwar’s primary research revolves around understanding corporations' purpose and role in solving critical societal problems. His research paper ‘The unsung role of non-profit organizations in value creation’ secured the best PhD student paper award at World Open Innovation Conference - 2019.