Business historian Alfred Chandler documented the rise of the modern managerial corporation in his magisterial Strategy and Structure (1962).The book showcased General Motors, along with chemical ...

Once upon a time, there was a wise and kindly Emperor, with a faithful retainer called Sid. One day, the Emperor took him aside ‘You are serving me well, and as a mark of my esteem, you will receive a ...

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The contrast between Brecht’s whimsy and the catch phrase of The Apprentice, ‘You’re fired.’, illustrates why the skills of the successful business leader differ from those of the successful ...

In what I say today, I wish to emphasise the goals of effective capital allocation and the promotion of financial stability. A further important objective of financial regulation w is the prevention ...

Begin with some paradoxes. About five years ago, I undertook a review of the UK equity markets for the British government. I had to listen endlessly to complaints about financial regulation from ...

Is economic cost benefit analysis a key tool of evidence-based policy, which has transformed the quality of public decision making? Or a pseudo-scientific cover for irrational decisions made on quite ...

The nineteenth century displayed a recurrent pattern of boom and bust, but in the early part of the twentieth century, the amplitude of crises increased, culminating in the Wall Street crash and Great ...

What do the people who occupy the skyscrapers of the City of London and Canary Wharf actually do?’ To an extent that defies the imagination, they trade with each other. Lending to non-financial ...

It is a remarkable fact, but few businesses ever seem to fail because of excessive leverage, misconceived strategies, or inability to meet the needs of their customers. They struggle because banks ...

For many years, much of the British workforce enjoyed lifetime employment with a secure pension, based on final salary and underpinned by a reliable employer. Then came Robert Maxwell’s looting of the ...