A euphemism that is going out of fashion
How is it that so many companies have found it possible to slash their work forces? What is behind the fad of “downsizing”?
Oh Professor Porter, whatever did you do?
Is it really so bad to be “stuck in the middle”? If you can master the art of the “shifting concept” you can make any idea stick.
The Good Market
Competition is a powerful stimulus to efficiency, innovation, and customer service. We can believe these things, and should, without feeling obliged to accept the political agenda of libertarian individualists. The language of inclusion provides the basis for doing so.
Down-payment required to curb bid fever
We would be better off if executives involved spent more time minding the store, rather than negotiating to buy each other's stores - so here is a proposal to put sand in the wheels of the takeover machine.
An idea full of leaks
Privatisation is not valuable in and of itself – it is competition that counts. Although it has worked elsewhere, it has not and will not work in the water industry, because there is no scope for competition.
On the trail of a good bet
We evaluate risks poorly - whether it comes to insurance, speculation or beef scares. These mistakes cost us all money in the long run.
Challenging the robust and flexible plc
We are converging on the plc as the only form of economic organisation in the modern world. But this is not without costs - and it is because we are not giving viable alternatives any legal encouragement.
The coming age of a shop for all markets
Retailing exists because consumers are ignorant, small and immobile. Will the internet really change this?
The victory of market forces over central planning is complete (Social Market Foundation)
The victory of market forces over central planning is complete. The communist regimes of Eastern Europe collapsed under the weight of ...
The root of the matter
Is there a difference between a “stakeholding” corporation and one focussed on shareholder value? Yes: by treating customers and employees as ends, not means, companies do well by doing good.