[Video and Pictures] Looking back on the Honorary Doctorates for Paul Polman and Dani Rodrik
Paul Polman, Unilever CEO and FEB alumnus and professor Dani Rodrik, one of the world's leading economic thinkers received an honorary doctorate on 13 June 2014 on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the University of Groningen.
Both Polman and Rodrik gave a lecture at FEB.
In the EBF Leadership Panel, Paul Polman spoke about leadership and the sustainability policy of Unilever. In the Angus Maddison Lecture, Dani Rodrik talked about an alternative way to think about economic development and what that means for the poorest regions in the world.
► FEB profile page Polman (no longer available)
► FEB profile page Rodrik (no longer available)
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Last modified: | 01 February 2023 09.56 a.m. |
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