John Kay
The Corporation in the Twenty-First Century: Why (almost) everything we are told about business is wrong
The Corporation in the Twenty-First Century: Why (almost) everything we are told about business is wrong
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The Financial Times and Schroder's Business Book of the Year 2024 shortlisted book by John Kay redefines successful commercial activity and leadership, the knowledge economy, and the future of the modern corporation.
Format: Hardback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 22 August 2024
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024Original and thought-provoking... A brilliantly erudite account of the major waves in the theory and practice of management - The Financial TimesThe doyen of British thinkers on the evolution of business...One of the great attractions of his [work] is that he stands above and apart from conventional political attitudes - Literary ReviewFor generations,we have defined a corporation as a business run by a capitalist elite,that uses its accumulated wealth to own the means of production and exercise economic power.That is no longer the reality. In the twenty-first century,our most desired goods and services aren't stacked in warehouses or on container ships: they appear on your screen, fit in your pocket or occupy your head.But even as we consume more than ever before, big business faces a crisis of legitimacy. The pharmaceutical industry creates life-saving vaccines but has lost the trust of the public. The widening pay gap between executives and employees is destabilising our societies. Facebook and Google have more customers than any companies in history but are widely reviled.John Kay, one of the greatest economists of our time, describes how the pursuit of shareholder value has destroyed some of the leading companies of the twentieth century. Incisive and provocative, this book redefines successful commercial activity and leadership, the knowledge economy, and what the future of the modern corporation might be.
Weight: 680g
Dimension: 238 x 160 x 40 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781805221722
Edition number: Main
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