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Reading leaders' minds: in search of the canon of 21st century global capitalism

Author: Christopher Michaelson

Published in: Asian Journal of Business Ethics | Issue 1/2012

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This paper explores the values and practices of capitalism and speculates about how they might evolve as twenty-first century global capitalism comes into being. The values embodied by the Westernized canon we have inherited might account for certain shortcomings of capitalism. As economic power shifts away from dominant markets of the recent past, our search for the canon of twenty-first century global capitalism can help shape the values we aspire for our capitalism of the future to embody and to enable.

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In the time period around and including the World Economic Forum panels referenced in this paper, the author provided advice on the Forum's Arts and Culture Programme, an informal role which included input on the referenced panels and suggesting the title, "Reading Leaders' Minds."

The author was on the editorial team of the survey and received monetary compensation for that role.

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Title: Reading leaders' minds: in search of the canon of 21st century global capitalism
Author: Christopher Michaelson
Publication date: 01-01-2012
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Asian Journal of Business Ethics / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 2210-6723
Electronic ISSN: 2210-6731
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13520-011-0005-1

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