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The Corporation in the Twenty-First Century: Why (Almost) Everything We Are Told About Business Is Wrong
Book • 2025
In this book, John Kay redefines our understanding of successful commercial activity and the corporation.
He argues that the traditional relationship between capital and labor has changed significantly, with products and production becoming dematerialized.
Kay explains how workers have become the means of production, taking the 'plant' home, and how capital is now a service bought from specialist suppliers.
The book critiques the conventional views on business and corporations, highlighting how we have come to 'love the product' but 'hate the producer'.
He argues that the traditional relationship between capital and labor has changed significantly, with products and production becoming dematerialized.
Kay explains how workers have become the means of production, taking the 'plant' home, and how capital is now a service bought from specialist suppliers.
The book critiques the conventional views on business and corporations, highlighting how we have come to 'love the product' but 'hate the producer'.
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Mentioned by Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec as the subject of their discussion on the modern corporation.
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The 21st Century Corporation
Mentioned by Carol Massar as a book discussing the dominance of the Magnificent Seven tech companies.
Bloomberg Businessweek Weekend - February 7th, 2025
