The Corporation In The Twenty-first Century: Why (almost) Everything We Are Told About Business Is Wrong
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A Radical Reappraisal Of The Nature And Activities Of Business--what It Is For And How It Works. Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction: Business In Society -- Part 1: The Background -- 1. Love The Product, Hate The Producer -- 2. A History Of Pharmaceuticals: A Case For Treatment -- 3. Economic Motivation -- Part 2: A Brief History Of Business -- 4. The Mechanical Firm -- 5. The Rise Of Manufacturing -- 6. The Rise Of The Corporation -- 7. Changing Fortunes -- 8. The Decline Of Manufacturing -- Part 3: The Secret Of Our Success -- 9. Better At Everything -- 10. Better At Business -- 11. Value -- 12. Stanley Matthews Changes Trains -- Part 4: The Age Of Individualism -- 13. Money Can't Buy You Love -- 14. Or Perhaps It Can: The Modern Theory Of The Firm -- 15. The Myth Of Ownership -- 16. Must Companies Maximise Profits? -- 17. Leaky Pipes And Overflowing Sewage -- 18. The Dumbest Idea In The World -- Part 5: How It All Worked Out -- 19. The Evolution Of Finance -- 20. The Art Of The Deal -- 21. Not A Pretty Picture -- 22. The Fall Of The Icons -- 23. The Finance Curse -- Part 6: The Corporation In The Twenty-first Century -- 24. Combinations And Capabilities -- 25. A Letter From Arnold Weinstock -- 26. The Macneil Returns To Barra -- 27. The Hollow Corporation -- Part 7: Capital In The Twenty-first Century -- 28. Capital As A Service -- 29. Capital And Wealth -- 30. Who Are The Capitalists Now? -- 31. In Search Of Capital -- Part 8: The Best Of Times, The Worst Of Times -- 32. Ambiguity Is A Feature, Not A Bug -- 33. After Capitalism -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. John Kay.
The Corporation In The Twenty-first Century: Why (almost) Everything We Are Told About Business Is Wrong Kay, John.
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A Radical Reappraisal Of The Nature And Activities Of Business--what It Is For And How It Works. Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction: Business In Society -- Part 1: The Background -- 1. Love The Product, Hate The Producer -- 2. A History Of Pharmaceuticals: A Case For Treatment -- 3. Economic Motivation -- Part 2: A Brief History Of Business -- 4. The Mechanical Firm -- 5. The Rise Of Manufacturing -- 6. The Rise Of The Corporation -- 7. Changing Fortunes -- 8. The Decline Of Manufacturing -- Part 3: The Secret Of Our Success -- 9. Better At Everything -- 10. Better At Business -- 11. Value -- 12. Stanley Matthews Changes Trains -- Part 4: The Age Of Individualism -- 13. Money Can't Buy You Love -- 14. Or Perhaps It Can: The Modern Theory Of The Firm -- 15. The Myth Of Ownership -- 16. Must Companies Maximise Profits? -- 17. Leaky Pipes And Overflowing Sewage -- 18. The Dumbest Idea In The World -- Part 5: How It All Worked Out -- 19. The Evolution Of Finance -- 20. The Art Of The Deal -- 21. Not A Pretty Picture -- 22. The Fall Of The Icons -- 23. The Finance Curse -- Part 6: The Corporation In The Twenty-first Century -- 24. Combinations And Capabilities -- 25. A Letter From Arnold Weinstock -- 26. The Macneil Returns To Barra -- 27. The Hollow Corporation -- Part 7: Capital In The Twenty-first Century -- 28. Capital As A Service -- 29. Capital And Wealth -- 30. Who Are The Capitalists Now? -- 31. In Search Of Capital -- Part 8: The Best Of Times, The Worst Of Times -- 32. Ambiguity Is A Feature, Not A Bug -- 33. After Capitalism -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. John Kay.