Why Business Leaders Need to Champion Democracy

MIT Sloan Management Review

April 22, 2026

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HKS Authors

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Julie Battilana

Alan L. Gleitsman Professor of Social Innovation, HKS; Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration, HBS

Abstract

Democracy is in decline globally. Business has a considerable — and rational — stake in stopping rising authoritarianism.

Citation

Battilana, Julie, Lakshmi Ramarajan, Matthew Lee, and Vincent Pons. "Why Business Leaders Need to Champion Democracy." MIT Sloan Management Review (April 22, 2026).