John Kay

Jan 16, 2025 | promarket.org | John Kay

The following is an excerpt from John Kay’s new book,“The Corporation in the 21st Century,” now out at Yale University Press. It is neither necessary nor sufficient to determine whether shareholders are owners of the corporation to decide whether the company does, as [Milton] Friedman asserts, have a responsibility to maximise its profits. The legal duties of directors and executives follow the law of the country where they operate.

Jan 15, 2025 | fortune.com | John Kay

© 2024 Fortune Media IP Limited. All Rights Reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy | CA Notice at Collection and Privacy Notice | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information FORTUNE is a trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, registered in the U.S. and other countries. FORTUNE may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice.

Jan 12, 2025 | bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com | John Kay |Jenny Anderson |Rebecca Winthrop |Sumit Paul-Choudhury

I’m pleased to share what I consider the most promising, must-read nonfiction titles scheduled for release in January 2025. These titles make up our second group of nominees for Season 26 of the Next Big Idea Club. Our Next Big Idea Club curators—Susan, Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, and Daniel Pink—will narrow the list down to a handful of finalists and, ultimately, two official season selections.

Jan 11, 2025 | thersa.org | John Kay

Is capitalism at a crossroads? From big tech scandals to soaring executive pay gaps, public trust in major corporations is at an all-time low. Despite life-changing innovations like vaccines and digital tools, we increasingly “love the product but hate the producer”. Renowned economist John Kay visits the RSA to deliver a bold critique of modern business.

Nov 18, 2024 | fivebooks.com | Daniel Susskind |John Kay |Stephanie Baker |Andrew Leigh

In the list below, we’ve tried to include a range of economics books, mostly accessible to the general reader: “It’s his look at how you resolve the dilemma that has emerged in the last 200 years of economic growth being both the most potent way of increasing prosperity and reducing poverty, while at the same time a catalyst for widening inequality and environmental depredation. So the good and the bad of growth: what is the solution to the tension between the two? He takes on some of the...