
Alex Edmans
@aedmans
Professor of Finance, LBS. Purposeful business, responsible investing, behavioral economics. Author: Grow the Pie; TED Talk: What to Trust in a Post-Truth World
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http://alexedmans.com 15-01-2012 20:07:52
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🚨 New Episode Out Now! 🚨 This week on Business Without Bullsh*t, we’re joined by Alex Edmans (Alex Edmans ), Professor of Finance and expert on business, leadership, and decision-making. He’s here to shake up the way we think about diversity, bias, and the way we process




Propaganda = repeating lies? "Harvard Business Review has a history of publishing many flimsy articles claiming a business case for demographic diversity. Even though the flimsiness of both the HBR and McKinsey studies has been highlighted" Alex Edmans linkedin.com/posts/aedmans_…

The Journal of Economic Literature has a book review of Alex Edmans's excellent book "May Contain Lies" ... ... but I'm ever so slightly disappointed that it does not discuss the most important part of the book. 😂




Contrary to the current backlash, sustainable investing can be fully compatible with traditional investing. It's using financially material, and mispriced, factors to improve investment returns. Substack on my research with Tom Gosling and Dirk Jenter: klementoninvesting.substack.com/p/traditional-…

🎙️New E174 of the BGP w/ Alex Edmans (Alex Edmans), Prof. of Finance at LondonBusinessSchool & author of May Contain Lies and Grow the Pie. We cover: • Bias & decision-making in the boardroom • Purpose, profit & pushback on ESG and DEI 🎧 Listen: boardroom-governance.com/episodes/alex-…

"Demographic diversity does not on its own drive better decision-making, but cognitive diversity can. Businesses should not just add “diversity and stir”, but be really intentional about trying to find different viewpoints." The Times and The Sunday Times article on my study thetimes.com/business-money…


.Helena Morrissey DBE and I discuss the Diversity Project's report on Cognitive Diversity in Asset Management: - The key findings, what surprised us most and why they matter - What the industry can do to put the findings into practice youtube.com/watch?v=wSfr0Z…


ASB Speaker Alex Edmans calls for a deeper rethink on #CognitiveDiversity in asset management — beyond labels, towards diverse ways of thinking. 💡 🔗 Read more about the project: ipe.com/news/a-call-to… Book him via ASB for expert insights on business, ESG & leadership. #DEI