I started in business journalism from the outside, so when I started writing about markets and business, I was struck by the fact that markets seemed... →
James Surowiecki
Flexible supply chains are great for multinationals and consumers. But they erode already thin profit margins in developing-world factories and... →
If you work for Google or Apple, stock options give you a chance to share in the increasing value of the company. In the N.F.L., nothing like this... →
Linux is a complex example of the wisdom of crowds. It's a good example in the sense that it shows you can set people to work in a decentralized... →
In practice, downsizing is too often about cutting your work force while keeping your business the same, and doing so not by investments in... →
For most Americans, work is central to their experience of the world, and the corporation is one of the fundamental institutions of American life... →
In order to work well, markets need a basic level of trust.
In terms of productivity - that is, how much a worker produces in an hour - there's little difference between the U.S., France, and Germany. But... →
From a social point of view, it's beneficial that homeownership encourages commitment to a given town or city. But, from an economic point of... →
Acting is glamour but writing is hard work, so I'm going to be an actress.
Jacqueline Susann