Jerry Useem, Francis Fukuyama
If you can rely on people to do what they say they’re going to do—without costly coercive mechanisms to make them dependable—a lot of things become possible.
Content: Quotation | Authors: Francis Fukuyama, Jerry Useem | Source: The Atlantic Monthly | Subjects: Economics, Organizational Behavior
Jerry Useem
Trust is to capitalism what alcohol is to wedding receptions: a social lubricant. In low-trust societies (Russia, southern Italy), economic growth is constrained.
Content: Quotation | Author: Jerry Useem | Source: The Atlantic Monthly | Subjects: Capitalism, Economics
Have They No Shame?
Their performance stank last year, yet most CEOs got paid more than ever. Here’s how they’re getting away with it.
Content: Article | Author: Jerry Useem | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: Corporate Governance
Backward-Looking Accounting
Corporate earnings are as much opinion as fact. Here’s a radical way to fix the problem.
Content: Article | Author: Jerry Useem | Source: FORTUNE | Subjects: Accounting, Finance
Why Companies Fail
CEOs offer every excuse but the right one: their own errors. Here are ten mistakes to avoid.
Content: Article | Authors: Jerry Useem, Ram Charan | Source: FORTUNE | Subjects: Miscellaneous, Trends / Analysis
Dot-Coms: What Have We Learned?
Fortune uncovers 12 truths about how the Net really changes business in this six-part article. The 12: (1) The Internet isn’t as “disruptive” as we thought; (2) If it doesn’t make cents, it doesn’t make sense; (3) Time favors incumbents; (4) Making a market is harder than it looks; (5) There is no such thing as “Internet time”; (6) “Branding” is not a strategy; … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Jerry Useem | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business