Why You Think You Need Hierarchy When You Don’t
Kenneth Boulding and Bill Gore on hierarchy’s decease and cure Here is how Kenneth Boulding described the need for hierarchy in his 1953 book “Organizational Revolution”: The universality of organizations of any size above the very smallest and most informal...Waiting for the Black Swan: Freedom vs. Incentives
How the discoverers and entrepreneurs succeed in freedom–not through planning Much is written and taught about the ways to become a successful entrepreneur, to discover the next great idea, and more prosaically, to innovate in the company. The latest...Why people are happiest on weekends—not at work
There’s a reason you’re happiest on weekends By Sharon Jayson, USA TODAY JANUARY 12, 2010 It may be no surprise that people are happier on weekends. But research out today looks at the psychology behind that mood boost. Men and women alike feel better —...
On the Nightmarish Service in UK
Credit on Hold: ‘Your call is important to us’ and other lies about doing business in today’s world. By Samantha Carney London MARCH 30, 2010 I have been on hold forever when they disconnect me. Now I am holding again, and wracked with anxiety. Will...Wilhelm Röpke on Why Do We Work
A Humane Economist on the Meaning of Work A possibly apocryphal story highlights the key idea of this 20th century German-Swiss economist. Röpke was walking along a road with a famous colleague Ludwig von Mises. Walking by land that was in high demand for residential...Follow Freedominc
