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25 Years Ago I Coined the Phrase "Triple Bottom Line." Here's Why It's Time to Rethink It.
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleIt was supposed to be a radical rethinking of capitalism, but it's become a mere accounting tool. -
“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. -
What Does the Future of Capitalism Look Like?
Economics Digital ArticleAt the beginning of 2009, I set myself the task of writing a column about the future of capitalism. As the financial crisis unfolded and its future impact on society and the global economy began to emerge, it became a more daunting task by the day. The more I thought about the future of capitalism, […] -
Can Index Funds Be a Force for Sustainable Capitalism?
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The Zombieconomy and Capitalism 2.0
Economics Digital ArticleSaul Hansell asks: are telcos next to go bankrupt? They’re definitely on the list. As I’ve pointed out for some time, the problem isn’t within industries: it’s across them. It’s time to connect the dots. It is no coincidence that so many industries are in trouble simultaneously and so fast. The growth of the Zombieconomy […] -
Runaway Capitalism
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleCapitalism remains the most powerful, flexible, and robust system for driving broad-based prosperity and enhancing quality of life. But keeping capitalism... -
How the U.S., the EU, and Japan Are Trying to Rein in China’s State Capitalism
Business and society Digital ArticleAt the top of the agenda are protecting IP and curbing state subsidies. -
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... -
Video: Walk the Talk of Stakeholder Capitalism
Corporate social responsibility Big IdeaMariana Mazzucato on the four things companies must do to help solve the world’s biggest problems. -
Capitalism for the Long Term
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleAs the current financial crisis and the Great Recession begin to ease, executives may be tempted to heave a sigh of relief and return to the comfort of... -
Is the Social Sector Capitalism's R&D Lab?
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleStudents of Clay Christensen's work are familiar with his insight that "disruptive innovation" usually has its genesis in spots where the "important"... -
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 […] -
The Unsafe Side of Chinese Crony Capitalism
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleNew research concludes that publicly traded Chinese companies in safety-regulated industries with C-suite executives who previously served in a high-level... -
Shareholder Capitalism Is Dead
Boards Digital ArticleThe verdict is in, and it serves as a convenient end point for the era of shareholder capitalism: Say-on-pay has been a dud. Fewer than 100 corporations, about 1.5%, lost these mandatory but nonbinding votes on executive pay practices. Most got well over 90% in favor. Say-on-pay may have led some to modify their practices […] -
A Nigerian Model for Stakeholder Capitalism
Global Business Digital ArticleLessons from the Igbo apprenticeship system. -
Could Gen Z Consumer Behavior Make Capitalism More Ethical?
Global Business Digital ArticleNetflix, Costco, and others are moving cash to Black-owned banks and businesses in response to public demand. -
A Thousand Days to Reinvent Capitalism?
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleIf Kindles could groan under the weight of books on a certain subject, mine would be starting to grumble about the bytes consumed with the subject of re-inventing capitalism. And the flow of words is not likely to abate in the coming months, as articles on the need for a more holistic model of capitalism […] -
The Problem with Capitalism? Capitalists.
Communication Digital ArticleTwo years after the financial crisis began, the business community and the broader public are still wrestling with two fundamental questions about capitalism... -
YouTube and Capitalism's Role in a Community
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWhat happens when money enters the equation? Do things get better or worse? Capitalists, myself included, believe that things generally get better. Effort...
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A Politician in a Leather Suit and the Paradox of Japanese Capitalism
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Two lost decades later, capitalism in Japan embodies peculiar contradictions-preserving wealth and social stability in the face of declining economic... -
Standing on the Sun: How the Explosion of Capitalism Abroad Will Change Business Everywhere
Global Business BookFor 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... -
Mattelsa: A Successful Conscious Capitalism Business Model
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Mattelsa was an urban fashion manufacturer and retailer based in Medellín, Colombia. With a disruptive business model - a warehouse with locked doors,... -
Note on Comparative Capitalism
Leadership & Managing People Case Study14.00View Details This note draws on academic work, as well as social and economic data across several countries, to provide a basic understanding of some of the differences... -
Narayana Murthy and Compassionate Capitalism, Chinese Version
Leadership & Managing People Case Study6.95View 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... -
The Munich Oktoberfest: From Local Tradition to Global Capitalism
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Oktoberfest, an annual festival held in Munich (Germany) for more than 200 years, has grown in recent decades into a hugely popular event that attracts... -
Minnesota Public Radio: Social Purpose Capitalism
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) started as a small public station that 26-year-old William Kling established at St.... -
ESG: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review
Management Book22.95View Details Step past the ESG culture wars and make better decisions for your business. Embracing ESG--environmental, social, and governance goals--isn't just the... -
From Farm Boy to Financier: Eiichi Shibusawa and the Creation of Modern Japan
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case describes the career of Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), a serial entrepreneur who is widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism" and as... -
How CEOs Can Fix Capitalism
Strategy & Execution BookThe financial crisis of 2008 and the Great Recession caused a crisis of public confidence in business and American-style capitalism, with its focus on... -
Capitalism at Risk, Updated and Expanded: How Business Can Lead
Q. Who should take the lead in fixing market capitalism? A. Business--not government alone. The spread of capitalism worldwide has made people wealthier... -
Conscious Capitalism Field Guide: Tools for Transforming Your Organization
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... -
Capitalism and Democracy in a New World
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View 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... -
The Heart of Business: Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism
How to unleash "human magic" and achieve improbable results. Hubert Joly, former CEO of Best Buy and orchestrator of the retailer's spectacular turnaround,... -
Conscious Capitalism Bonus Offer
Strategy & Execution Special Offer27.00View Details Whole Foods Market cofounder John Mackey and professor and Conscious Capitalism, Inc. cofounder Raj Sisodia argue for the inherent good of both business... -
Purdue Pharma and the Opiod Addiction Crisis
Management Case Study8.95View Details By the time Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy in 2019, OxyContin had accumulated $35 billion in sales. In a few short years before the bankruptcy filing,... -
Joan Bavaria and Multi-Dimensional Capitalism
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View 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... -
Venture Capitalism versus Indigenous Human Resource Management
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In 2019, an American couple were travelling the world when they settled in Bali and were employed by Spice Island Cruises (SIC). At the time, SIC was... -
Capitalism at Risk: Rethinking the Role of Business
Global Business Book38.00View Details The spread of capitalism worldwide has made people wealthier than ever before. But capitalism's future is far from assured. The global financial meltdown... -
Shorefast: A Strange and Familiar Way to Reimagine Capitalism
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In 2006, Zita Cobb and two of her brothers, Alan Cobb and Tony Cobb, native Newfoundlanders, launched Shorefast to help grow another leg of Fogo Island's...
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25 Years Ago I Coined the Phrase "Triple Bottom Line." Here's Why It's Time to Rethink It.
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleIt was supposed to be a radical rethinking of capitalism, but it's become a mere accounting tool. -
“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. -
What Does the Future of Capitalism Look Like?
Economics Digital ArticleAt the beginning of 2009, I set myself the task of writing a column about the future of capitalism. As the financial crisis unfolded and its future impact on society and the global economy began to emerge, it became a more daunting task by the day. The more I thought about the future of capitalism, […] -
A Politician in a Leather Suit and the Paradox of Japanese Capitalism
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Two lost decades later, capitalism in Japan embodies peculiar contradictions-preserving wealth and social stability in the face of declining economic... -
Standing on the Sun: How the Explosion of Capitalism Abroad Will Change Business Everywhere
Global Business BookFor 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... -
Can Index Funds Be a Force for Sustainable Capitalism?
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleThey have the clout and the long-term view. -
4. The Heart of Business: Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism
Management Book Chapter8.95View Details How to unleash "human magic" and achieve improbable results. Hubert Joly, former CEO of Best Buy and orchestrator of the retailer's spectacular turnaround,... -
Purdue Pharma and the Opiod Addiction Crisis, Teaching Note
Management Digital ArticleTeaching note for case MH0082. -
14. The Heart of Business: Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism
Management Book Chapter8.95View Details How to unleash "human magic" and achieve improbable results. Hubert Joly, former CEO of Best Buy and orchestrator of the retailer's spectacular turnaround,... -
Shorefast: A Strange and Familiar Way to Reimagine Capitalism: Zita Cobb, Founder and CEO, Video
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleVideo supplement to case 320098.