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
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
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
Introduction / background My views on EU central ideology and the future of the EU are quite apart from EU mainstream political jargon. So my introduction should be understood as an apology of an untamed freshman in international diplomacy (though… Continue Reading
One has to be pretentious after not even Piketty could say anything new about Marx infamous Das Kapital (1867) and rewrite it. It is not the purpose of this article to analyse reasons why the capital as presented by Karl… Continue Reading
If there is one question that permeates last 50 years of western political philosophy, then this is the one: How come that liberalism that used to understand all levels of liberal attitude towards social structures, civil society including commercial enterprises… Continue Reading
According to established integrated reporting practice and theory, companies and institutions manage six capitals to sustain. Sustainable management and reporting thus arrange its activities around following capitals: Financial Manufacturing Human Intellectual Social Natural In Capitals Background Paper for IR is… Continue Reading