Colin Mayer
Emeritus Professor of Management Studies at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and author of Capitalism and Crises: How to Fix Them, focused on corporate purpose, business reform, and institutional design.
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Jan 22, 2026 • 1h 18min
Colin Mayer, "Capitalism and Crises: How to Fix Them" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Colin Mayer, Emeritus Professor of Management Studies at Oxford, shares insights from his book on how capitalism can be reformed to better address global crises. He discusses how corporate purpose became superficial and challenges big tech's dual role in creating and solving problems. Mayer emphasizes the need for profit to come from resolving issues, not causing them. He advocates for using public procurement to enforce accountability and highlights long-term ownership structures as essential for sustainable business practices. An inspiring call for systemic change!
Jan 22, 2026 • 1h 18min
Colin Mayer, "Capitalism and Crises: How to Fix Them" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Colin Mayer, Emeritus Professor of Management Studies at Oxford, dives into how capitalism can address looming global crises. He critiques the misconception that profit must come from harm, proposing a moral business ethic of 'profit without harm.' Mayer contrasts this with traditional views of shareholder value, emphasizing corporate accountability. He discusses models like Denmark's enterprise foundations that align ownership with societal benefits and highlights the role of technology in enhancing corporate transparency. Excitingly, he advocates for reshaping business education to prioritize purpose-driven curricula.
