Archive for July, 2008
The Economics of Trust
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008The 2008 Shift Report: Changing the Story of Our Future, published by the Institute of Noetic Sciences, describes research in the emerging field of neuroeconomics related to the economics of trust.
In his essay, “The Neuroeconomics of Trust,” Claremont Graduate University professor of economics Paul Zak, outlines new research showing that, on average, we are predisposed [...]
Common Lies Companies Tell Themselves
Monday, July 7th, 2008The July 2008 issue of AMA (American Management Association) newsletter includes a post, Common Lies Companies Tell Themselves, adapted from Take No Prisoners: A No-Holds-Barred Approach to Corporate Excellence, by Marvin A. Davis (AMACOM, a division of American Management Association, 2008). Davis is also the author of Turnaround, the classic how-to manual on returning [...]