Authoritarian government seems to be a rising force. Over 40 countries are presently autocratic with around 55% of the world’s population living under some form of authoritarian regime. At the same time, even in stable democracies, many citizens feel discontent with their political arrangements, especially young people. For example, in the UK, 61% of 18-34s […]
Read MoreInnovative companies are a critical pillar of dynamic societies. The modern firm is a formidable institution that offers valuable solutions to citizens’ problems, creates jobs, fosters scientific discovery, speeds up innovation and spreads prosperity. While these achievements are true, there is also evidence of frictions and crises in the corporate world related with firms’ governance. […]
Read MoreGlobal debt, public and private, is at record highs! But there is no agreement on whether we should worry about this much. My new Cambridge Element, Debt Sustainability—A Global Challenge” argues that we should care. Debt does not only affect poor countries, but also the largest and richest economies. In many of today’s advanced countries, […]
Read MoreWhat do you find so interesting about sterling and currencies more broadly? The story of sterling after the second world war is fascinating as it is mirroring the decline of the British Empire. Sterling was the currency of a whole colonial Empire which slowly declined. The GDP of the United Kingdom was falling, and so […]
Read MorePerhaps the biggest challenge to dictatorships is the danger and uncertainty associated with a leadership transition. No one—including the ruler—knows the real rules of transition, such as how the next ruler is chosen and how the incumbent should exit. All these are determined secretly based on brutal power struggles. This is why, as Xi Jinping’s […]
Read MoreWhat exactly is resilience and how can it be enhanced? Farming systems in Europe are rapidly evolving while being at the same time under threat, as seen by the disappearance of dozens of farms every day. Farming systems must become more resilient in response to growing economic, environmental, institutional, and social challenges facing Europe’s agriculture. […]
Read MoreIn a time of increasing international turmoil, the World Trade Organization is undergoing an existential crisis. Trade links the world not only through the flow of international commerce in goods, services, and ideas, but also through its economic, environmental, and social impacts. Trade links are supported by a WTO trading system founded on rules established […]
Read MoreThere is no shortage of proposals to address society’s most pressing problems—poverty, health, urban infrastructure, climate change, and many others. These propositions often involve single-handed solutions involving either direct governmental action or private outsourcing of key services, with a host of hybrid arrangements in between—such as public-private partnerships or social enterprises mixing financial and social […]
Read MoreAuthoritarian government seems to be a rising force. Over 40 countries are presently autocratic with around 55% of the world’s population living under some form of authoritarian regime. At the same time, even in stable democracies, many citizens feel discontent with their political arrangements, especially young people. For example, in the UK, 61% of 18-34s […]
Read MoreInnovative companies are a critical pillar of dynamic societies. The modern firm is a formidable institution that offers valuable solutions to citizens’ problems, creates jobs, fosters scientific discovery, speeds up innovation and spreads prosperity. While these achievements are true, there is also evidence of frictions and crises in the corporate world related with firms’ governance. […]
Read MoreGlobal debt, public and private, is at record highs! But there is no agreement on whether we should worry about this much. My new Cambridge Element, Debt Sustainability—A Global Challenge” argues that we should care. Debt does not only affect poor countries, but also the largest and richest economies. In many of today’s advanced countries, […]
Read MoreWhat do you find so interesting about sterling and currencies more broadly? The story of sterling after the second world war is fascinating as it is mirroring the decline of the British Empire. Sterling was the currency of a whole colonial Empire which slowly declined. The GDP of the United Kingdom was falling, and so […]
Read MorePerhaps the biggest challenge to dictatorships is the danger and uncertainty associated with a leadership transition. No one—including the ruler—knows the real rules of transition, such as how the next ruler is chosen and how the incumbent should exit. All these are determined secretly based on brutal power struggles. This is why, as Xi Jinping’s […]
Read MoreWhat exactly is resilience and how can it be enhanced? Farming systems in Europe are rapidly evolving while being at the same time under threat, as seen by the disappearance of dozens of farms every day. Farming systems must become more resilient in response to growing economic, environmental, institutional, and social challenges facing Europe’s agriculture. […]
Read MoreIn a time of increasing international turmoil, the World Trade Organization is undergoing an existential crisis. Trade links the world not only through the flow of international commerce in goods, services, and ideas, but also through its economic, environmental, and social impacts. Trade links are supported by a WTO trading system founded on rules established […]
Read MoreThere is no shortage of proposals to address society’s most pressing problems—poverty, health, urban infrastructure, climate change, and many others. These propositions often involve single-handed solutions involving either direct governmental action or private outsourcing of key services, with a host of hybrid arrangements in between—such as public-private partnerships or social enterprises mixing financial and social […]
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Martha L. Maznevski is Professor of Organizational Behavior and Faculty Co-Director for Executive Education at Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario.
Kanina Blanchard has extensive experience working in international business, the public service, non-profit and consulting.
A History of Macroeconomics from Keynes to Lucas and Beyond
Accounting for Carbon
The Reader\\\'s Brain
Mindfulness in Organizations
Mindfulness in Organizations
Innovations in Sustainability
The Business Environment of Europe
Challenging Boardroom Homogeneity
King William\\\'s Tontine
Constructive Controversy
Anthropologies of Class
Corporate Social Entrepreneurship
The Long Process of Development
The Euro Experiment
Climate Change, Capitalism and Corporations
The Price of Oil
The Price of Oil
Climate Change, Capitalism and Corporations
The Psychology of Innovation in Organizations
The Psychology of Innovation in Organizations
Free Trade and Faithful Globalization
Mission and Money
Smart Solutions to Climate Change
Mission and Money
Financial Market Bubbles and Crashes
Big-time Sports in American Universities
Capitalism, For and Against
Capitalism, For and Against
Scarcity and Frontiers
Obama\\\'s Bank
Health Care for Us All
After Bush
After Bush
Mission and Money
Global Brands
Party Politics and Economic Reform in Africa\\\'s Democracies
Cotton
The Romantic Economist
Factions and Finance in China
Making a New Deal
Japan Rising
The Israeli Economy from the Foundation of the State through the 21st Century
Teaching Management
Wall Street Values
Wall Street Values
Teaching Management
The Myth of the Ethical Consumer
The Myth of the Ethical Consumer
Against Intellectual Monopoly
The Myth of the Ethical Consumer
The New Global Trading Order
The New Global Trading Order
The Future of Financial Regulation
Marketing associate
Developing Countries in the GATT Legal System
A Practitioner’s Guide to Stochastic Frontier Analysis Using STATA<
Creating Global Opportunities
A Practitioner’s Guide to Stochastic Frontier Analysis Using STATA
A Practitioner’s Guide to Stochastic Frontier Analysis Using STATA
Globalization and Mass Politics
Regulating Business for Peace
Trade Cooperation
Trade Cooperation
Ethical Challenges in the Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Ethical Challenges in the Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Building Technology Transfer within Research Universities
Building Technology Transfer within Research Universities
Intellectual Shamans
An Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, and Networks
An Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, and Networks
Leveraging Corporate Responsibility
Out of Poverty: Sweatshops in the Global Economy
Fixed Ideas of Money
Behavioural Public Policy
Decoding Organization: Bletchley Park, Codebreaking and Organization Studies
The Many Panics of 1837
Creating New Markets in the Digital Economy
Global Turning Points
Global Turning Points
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