Study: CEOs Who Invest In Social Responsibility Initiatives Risk Their Jobs

By Shankar Vedantam

Published October 31, 2017 at 5:01 AM EDT

Study: CEOs Who Invest In Social Responsibility Initiatives Risk Their Jobs

Shankar Vedantam

Shankar Vedantam is the host and creator of Hidden Brain. The Hidden Brain podcast receives more than three million downloads per week. The Hidden Brain radio show is distributed by NPR and featured on nearly 400 public radio stations around the United States.

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