Doing fieldwork in liquid times

Doing fieldwork in liquid times

Zygmunt Bauman used liquidity as a metaphorical frame to provide a thorough analysis of the predicaments of modernity in the current human condition underscored by globalisation and hyper consumerism. One of the key features of liquidity in is the intensified elements...
Do we need critical theory in business school corridors?

Do we need critical theory in business school corridors?

The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare economic weakness around the world. Current practices, led by the airline industry and manufacturing companies, include measures such as downsizing the workforce, halting shareholder dividends and cutting research and development...
Click here to buy a new currency: Facebook and the future of money.

Click here to buy a new currency: Facebook and the future of money.

Libra – a new digital currency created by Facebook – has garnered significant political and media attention in the last few months. In June 2019, Facebook announced a blockchain-backed, ‘low-volatile’ global currency by a foundation called Calibra which aims to direct...
Can entrepreneurship alone solve the poverty conundrum?

Can entrepreneurship alone solve the poverty conundrum?

Since its inception, Silicon Valley was hailed by different practitioners and policymakers as the world’s technological hub. The Silicon Valley model has proved the effectiveness of the network effect, and the importance of knowledge exchange between different...