Value chains in organizations can be understood metaphorically as micro power plants that generate energy (value creation) from consumed inputs ( capitals ). Value chains are constructed to add value by producing a slightly greater output value than the sum… Continue Reading
The circular economy is not fake; it is a fake trend. Circularity is a necessary feature of life. It becomes a fake trend when vested interests and consultants abuse it. The concept that attracts so much public attention is nothing… Continue Reading
It is not a heresy any more to use quantum mechanics concepts in neuroscience, humanities and philosophy. Emergence, wave function, entanglement work. Continue Reading
In organisational risk assessment, financial risk assessment (and financial risk management) comes first, followed by occupational injury risk prevention and physical security risk assessment and risk management, especially for properties and facilities that are more vulnerable to a crime or… Continue Reading
Terminology is important. Clarifying the concepts behind important terms has always been a passion of mine. So many conceptual blunders can be found in the so-called social sciences in particular, both in the past and today, and management and communications… Continue Reading
If you listen to the first chapter of Jordan Peterson latest book, Beyond Order, you will already find an important message at the end. But before that, Jordan stumbles on a point where he makes a severe mistake. Fortunately, the… Continue Reading
I guess we all experience awkward moments from time to time, seeing simple basic truths behind complicated explanations. Buzzwords like “circular economy”, “sharing economy” or “universal basic income” are the most frequent examples. There is an abundance of such buzzwords… Continue Reading
I was not only surprised but equally appalled by the fact that it has become commonplace to think of neoliberalism as a phenomenon that has nothing in common with liberalism. How is it that many of those who consider themselves… Continue Reading
There are two triggers for this post: The first comes from the straw man argument against capitalism as a system that assumes humans are homo economicus. This post will show that homo economicus and its rationality can be embedded in… Continue Reading
In response to the apparent selfishness dominating evolution on earth, as proposed by Charles Darwin (evolution by natural selection), various theories arose that distinguish animals from humans, altruism referring only to humans. Namely, they were directed against mankind’s illusion that… Continue Reading