Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World – Book Review

If capitalism is the sole socio-economic system globally, what are the prospects for achieving a fairer world?
Eurosceptic votes are less likely when EU interventions visibly boost job markets

Most benefits from integration occur through adjustments that are hard for people to link to the EU
Who has to ‘lean in’ for equal gender representation in leadership roles?

Individually, women have done enough; now senior leaders must fix the system
Marcelo Lombardo: ‘Management software is revolutionising small firms’

The CEO and founder of Brazilian startup Omie talks about management, banking, accountants and more
Transforming the labour governance of global supply chains

Agreements involving multiple firms and global union organisations work better than unilateral approaches

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Eurosceptic votes are less likely when EU interventions visibly boost local job markets

November 16th, 2019

Marcelo Lombardo: ‘Cloud management software is revolutionising small firms’

November 14th, 2019

Goulash reforms: tracking thirty years of labour law changes in Hungary

November 11th, 2019

How to improve social mobility

November 9th, 2019
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Management

Transforming the labour governance of global supply chains

November 13th, 2019
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Creating momentum for digital transformation without a burning platform

November 8th, 2019

The unexpected effect of high-speed trains on board talent

November 7th, 2019

Businesses should report not only on gender but also on race

October 26th, 2019

Accounting

Data breaches hurt the economy but not so much the average company

October 24th, 2019

The challenge of regulating biotech in personalised healthcare

June 20th, 2019

Fundraising and crowdfunding platforms operate in a regulatory void

June 11th, 2019

Automation and disruption in the professional business model

June 6th, 2019

Finance

Do six per cent of financial transactions sent via the Swift system really fail?

November 4th, 2019
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What’s wrong with bank culture?

October 9th, 2019
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What’s slowing down the European Banking Union?

October 8th, 2019

$Bitcoin, ethereum and ripple: a fractal and wavelet analysis$

Bitcoin, ethereum and ripple: a fractal and wavelet analysis

October 7th, 2019

Career & Success

Relief for those who are not fans of networking: study says it’s not for everyone

November 1st, 2019

Social media cues about your political leanings might influence whether you’re hired or not

October 17th, 2019

How to build a better relationship with the boss

October 4th, 2019

Is there success after a career in sport is over?

September 26th, 2019

Information & Technology

Marcelo Lombardo: ‘Cloud management software is revolutionising small firms’

November 14th, 2019

Marcus Weldon: ‘5G will enable a new era of productivity and economic growth’

November 12th, 2019

Do six per cent of financial transactions sent via the Swift system really fail?

November 4th, 2019
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How to promote media literacy

November 2nd, 2019

Business Research Impact

When EU university researchers lost the full rights to their innovations

August 14th, 2018
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Why an open mind on open science could reshape human knowledge

January 8th, 2018
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Why much of academic business research remains irrelevant for business

November 21st, 2017

Is leadership research betraying leaders?

October 24th, 2017
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Business History

A free market for medical care? It’s been tried

October 1st, 2019

Portrait of a lady: the female entrepreneur in England and Wales, 1851-1911

May 17th, 2019

How railways aided early democratic social movements

May 14th, 2019

Canada’s supply management system: lessons from Britain’s Corn Laws

March 20th, 2019

Leadership

How to build a better relationship with the boss

October 4th, 2019

Change when the clock is ticking

August 6th, 2019
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The culture of overconfidence

May 16th, 2019

How change helpers succeed: pay attention to your own process

May 2nd, 2019

Gender

Who has to ‘lean in’ for equal gender representation in leadership roles?

November 15th, 2019

The gender pay gap among economists in the UK

November 5th, 2019

The unexplained 25% wage gap between male and female Hollywood actors

October 28th, 2019

Businesses should report not only on gender but also on race

October 26th, 2019

Future of Work

Hidden in plain sight: the ghost in the automation and future of work debate

September 23rd, 2019

Lessons from the uberisation of lawyers in China

September 3rd, 2019

To tackle precarity in the platform economy, shift the narrative

August 16th, 2019

We are heading towards a skills-based, rather than degree-based labour market

August 5th, 2019

Sustainability

Nudging professional drivers to improve performance and reduce fuel consumption

October 29th, 2019

The unfair treatment of biodegradable products: the case of the Mexican chewing gum

October 25th, 2019
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Current economic theory can’t deal with our socio-ecological predicament

September 30th, 2019

Insurers need to extend climate risk disclosure to customers

September 27th, 2019

Work Issues

How companies organise jobs may go a long way towards alleviating employees’ commuting hell

October 11th, 2019

Hidden in plain sight: the ghost in the automation and future of work debate

September 23rd, 2019

Lessons from the uberisation of lawyers in China

September 3rd, 2019

To tackle precarity in the platform economy, shift the narrative

August 16th, 2019

Book Reviews

Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World – Book Review

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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power – Book Review

November 10th, 2019

Democracy and Prosperity: Reinventing Capitalism through a Turbulent Century – Book Review

November 3rd, 2019

Charles Booth’s London Poverty Maps – Book Review

October 27th, 2019

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