Firms deliver jobs and goods and services. What’s not to like? We look at some of the things people say against and in defence of these controversial bodies.
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Why we posted this: The extraordinary hiatus in the world economy may well produce a mid-Atlantic capitalism. Not as European as the European mainland would like and not as gungho as Wall Street has been promoting. More »
Themes: Money / Society / The Good Corporation. Posted by Richard D North on October 28th, 2008
Why we posted this: The web – especially in Web 2.0 mode – spreads dangerous nonsense. Sure, but we should hold our nerve and redress the balance. More »
Themes: Interrogating the Media / Media / Money / Society / The Good Corporation / Truth & Trust. Posted by Paul Seaman on September 17th, 2008
Why we posted this: A leading economics columnist tells the nation that there are no capitalists now. Is he being ironic, using a rhetorical flourish - or just plain wrong? More »
Themes: Interrogating the Media / Money / The Good Corporation. Posted by Richard D North on September 14th, 2008
Why we posted this: Public relations people are supposed to be like lawyers, aren’t they? They don’t have to agree with their clients’ messages or be too fussy who they work for. The system may have suffered some collateral damage in Russia’s “August War” in Georgia. More »
Themes: Campaigning / Media / Politics / Rights / The Good Corporation / Truth & Trust. Posted by Paul Seaman on September 6th, 2008
Why we posted this: McDonald’s may be recession-proof – and may even be outliving the snobbery which has surrounded the firm for decades. More »
Themes: Food / Money / The Good Corporation. Posted by Paul Seaman on August 7th, 2008
Why we posted this: This long-running and credible survey has useful surprises and flaws. More »
Themes: Media / The Good Corporation / Truth & Trust. Posted by Paul Seaman on April 14th, 2008
Why we posted this: The internet is changing consumer behaviour – that much we know. However, much of the research which claims to inform us about its wider implications is not credible. Here’s a classic example from KRC Research and Weber Shandwick who should know better. More »
Themes: Media / Money / The Good Corporation / Truth & Trust. Posted by Paul Seaman on April 14th, 2008
Why we posted this: PR professional event hosted by PRWeek debated whether PRs had a duty to tell the truth. By a narrow majority of 138 to 124, the audience voted that they did not. This is an important minefield. More »
Themes: Media / The Good Corporation / Truth & Trust. Posted by Paul Seaman on April 11th, 2008