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How Would Copernicus See Capitalism?
Economics Digital ArticleWe’ve been sharing thoughts in this blog about how the rapid growth of the emerging economies, along with other modern realities, will reshape the practice — and thus rewrite the rules — of capitalism. Many readers are aware that these are ideas in development for our forthcoming book on the topic. This week we decided […] -
How "Payment Banks" Could Prevent the Next Bank Collapse
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Capitalism’s Confidence Games
Decision making and problem solving Digital ArticleOur work on the evolution of global capitalism rests on a core idea: systems with feedback and selection evolve. That’s a foundational idea in evolutionary biology — it’s the reason that Darwin’s finches had different beaks — but we note that it is also true in political economy. In fact, socially constructed systems (like capitalism) […] -
“Conscious Capitalism” Is Not an Oxymoron
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleCapitalism is the greatest source of prosperity ever invented — but we can make it better. -
How to Spot a Nationalized Bank
Global Business Digital ArticleAs part of the ongoing bailout of Citigroup, it was recently announced that the government's investment of about $25 billion in preferred stock would... -
How to Fix Financial Capitalism? Focus on Ethics
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHow did we get to the point where the financial services industry is one of the least respected professions in America? What are the social consequences... -
Five Ways to Heal American Capitalism
Compensation and benefits Digital ArticleThree things have to happen in concert to heal the ailing American democratic capitalist system: Senior executives have to be helped out of a conflicted state in which they know they are living inauthentic business lives but are both too scared of the capital markets and too addicted to stock-based compensation to change by themselves. […] -
Beijing’s Rules for State Capitalism Are Changing
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The Pope’s “War on Capitalism” and Why Rich Kids Stay Rich
Economics Digital ArticleInequality need not cause political division. -
Today in Constructive Capitalism
Economics Digital ArticleSome bits and pieces to chew on from the Capitalism 2.0 front lines: Another day, another protection racket. Protecting yesterday is the surest path to never discovering tomorrow. Oh, wait — here’s an even bigger protection racket. Bringing new meaning to the term “old boys’ club.” Oh, wait — here’s an even bigger protection racket. […] -
The Myth of Shareholder Capitalism
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleBoards bow to shareholders, but a look at the law shows that they don't need to. -
Garment-Factory Fire Reveals Capitalism at Its Rawest
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleBusinesses already know how to prevent tragic fires in factories; they just have to be willing to make the investment. -
Capitalism at Risk
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The Age of Customer Capitalism
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleModern capitalism can be broken down into two major eras. The first, managerial capitalism, began in 1932 and was defined by the then radical notion that... -
Road Map for Natural Capitalism (HBR Classic)
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleNo one would run a business without accounting for its capital outlays. Yet in 1999, when this article was originally published, most companies overlooked... -
Making Stakeholder Capitalism a Reality
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleStart by identifying opportunities and priorities in their own organizations. -
Could Gen Z Consumer Behavior Make Capitalism More Ethical?
Business and society Digital ArticleNetflix, Costco, and others are moving cash to Black-owned banks and businesses in response to public demand. -
Micro Capitalism: Eastern Europe’s Computer Future
Global strategy Magazine ArticleThroughout Central Europe and the Soviet Union, computer entrepreneurs are emerging from the shells of state organizations to begin the exhilarating yet chaotic process of building a market economy. The customer base is eager and literate. The programmers are smart and inventive. Few people are complacent, and many are scared. No one can control this […] -
Rescuing Capitalism from Itself
Business and society Digital ArticleStabilizing an unbalanced system. -
Can the World Survive the Triumph of Capitalism?
Emerging markets Magazine ArticleAs free markets spread from Beijing to Budapest, the global economy is spinning out of control.
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Business and Government: Campaign Contributions and Lobbying in the United States
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This note on business-government relations introduces students to the state of campaign contributions and lobbying by corporations in the United States.... -
Goldfinger: Charles W. Engelhard Jr. and Apartheid-era South Africa
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details This case considers the strategies of Charles W. Engelhard, an American mining magnate who made large investments in apartheid-era South Africa. Engelhard... -
ESG: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review
Management Book22.95View Details Move past the ESG culture wars and make better choices for your business. Embracing ESG--environmental, social, and governance goals--isn't just the... -
Standing on the Sun: How the Explosion of Capitalism Abroad Will Change Business Everywhere
Global Business Book27.95View Details For half a century the US has sat at the center of the global economic system, and Western-style capitalism has dominated. Now, it's no secret that the... -
Conscious Capitalism Field Guide: Tools for Transforming Your Organization
35.00View Details You subscribe to the basic idea that business can do more than make money, but you're not sure how to act on that conviction or how to share it with the... -
Doing Business in Santiago, Chile
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case uses the example of the opening of the first IKEA furniture store in Chile - which is operated by Chilean group Falabella - to discuss the opportunities... -
Capitalism and Democracy in a New World
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Focuses on the formulation of the Northwestern Ordinance as the core of a development strategy for capitalism and democracy in the United States. A precursor... -
Humanistic Capitalism at Brunello Cucinelli
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details This case explores one company's attempt to experiment with a different underlying model for a capitalist enterprise. Brunello Cucinelli, S.p.A. is a... -
State Capitalism and State-Owned Enterprise Reform, Module Note
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The note examines state capitalism in the twenty-first century. It introduces a series of topics and cases related to state capitalism, such as the debate... -
Joan Bavaria and Multi-Dimensional Capitalism
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The case examines the career of Joan Bavaria, a pioneer of Socially Responsible Investing,and founder of Trillium Asset Management and Ceres, the non-profit... -
Edita: Making Choices in Uncertain Times
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details After 15 years of steady growth and expansion, Edita, a leading Egyptian snack producer, faced a series of challenges in the wake of the Arab Spring.... -
Roblox: Virtual Commerce in the Metaverse
Management Case Study11.95View Details In 2022, Roblox had 58.8 million daily active users, including over half of all children and teens under the age of 16 in the United States. Roblox, a... -
Danfoss and the Danish Variety of Capitalism
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Danfoss is a traditional Danish family firm, deeply committed to its local community in Nordborg, Als. The company is family-owned and has had several... -
Capitalism at Risk, Updated and Expanded: How Business Can Lead
32.00View Details Q. Who should take the lead in fixing market capitalism? A. Business--not government alone. The spread of capitalism worldwide has made people wealthier... -
Fiscal Responses to COVID-19
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details For the first half of 2020, the COVID-19 crisis seemed on the verge of spiraling out of control. The business world struggled to figure out what COVID... -
Narayana Murthy and Compassionate Capitalism
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Narayana Murthy's roles at Infosys Technologies--as a co-founder, longtime CEO, and nonexecutive chairman and chief mentor--has been marked by explosive... -
Mattelsa: A Successful Conscious Capitalism Business Model
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Mattelsa was an urban fashion manufacturer and retailer based in Medellín, Colombia. With a disruptive business model - a warehouse with locked doors,... -
Danone: Leading Change by Rejigging Purpose?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In March 2021, faced with emphatic calls from a minority group of dissatisfied investors worried about Danone SA's poor financial performance, Danone's... -
Estonia: Transition, EU Membership, and the Euro
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The case discusses the economic development of Estonia, covering specifically the period from regaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 until...
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How Would Copernicus See Capitalism?
Economics Digital ArticleWe’ve been sharing thoughts in this blog about how the rapid growth of the emerging economies, along with other modern realities, will reshape the practice — and thus rewrite the rules — of capitalism. Many readers are aware that these are ideas in development for our forthcoming book on the topic. This week we decided […] -
The Age of Customer Capitalism
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleModern capitalism can be broken down into two major eras. The first, managerial capitalism, began in 1932 and was defined by the then radical notion that... -
Beijing's Rules for State Capitalism Are Changing
Global Business Digital ArticleThe world is watching how China handles company defaults. -
Capitalism’s Confidence Games
Decision making and problem solving Digital ArticleOur work on the evolution of global capitalism rests on a core idea: systems with feedback and selection evolve. That’s a foundational idea in evolutionary biology — it’s the reason that Darwin’s finches had different beaks — but we note that it is also true in political economy. In fact, socially constructed systems (like capitalism) […] -
“Conscious Capitalism” Is Not an Oxymoron
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleCapitalism is the greatest source of prosperity ever invented — but we can make it better. -
Harvard Business Review, September/October 2023
Leadership & Managing People Magazine Issue19.95View Details Harvard Business Review publishes new and authoritative ideas for improving the practice of management. Written by leading business thinkers and executives,... -
In India, Looking for a Sustainable Capitalism
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleAs the Western economies gradually recover from the recession, there is much public debate going on in New York, Paris, and London as to whether the traditional... -
Two and a Half Cheers for Conscious Capitalism
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIn recent years, the idea of conscious capitalism has emerged as an important alternative approach to the problems confronting American capitalism. Embraced... -
Four Tenets to Fix Capitalism & Unlock Your Business's Potential: Conscious Capitalism
Global Business Digital ArticleFree-market capitalism is under fire. Yet, according to the author, it is still the best system for social cooperation and human progress -- if done properly.... -
We Are Nowhere Near Stakeholder Capitalism
Global Business Digital ArticleTo serve more than just shareholders, businesses have to dramatically transform their performance metrics.