Books

“an exciting thesis... to derive business ethics from the pursuit of market efficiency, rather from everyday morality.” Joseph Heath, Professor in the Department of Philosophy as well as the School...

"Brown warns of the dangers of leaders who, whether in a democracy or a tyranny, seek to dominate policy and all those around them. The reality or the delusion of unchallenged...

"scrutinizes some of the best-known politicians… (and finds) all gave in to a slightly amended version of the seven temptations or mortal sins.." Jaap van Ginneken, psychologist and former Associate...

..."the brilliant men who ran the company ignored the simple banking rules that their predecessors learned the hard way three centuries before.."     Ray Perman: former journalist (Financial Times,...

“..confronts the orthodoxy that transformational leadership is a ‘good thing’ by illustrating how it can encourage narcissism, megalomania and poor decision-making at great expense to organizations   Dennis Tourish, Professor...

"How on earth had a small Scottish bank grown so quickly to become a global financial giant that could do such immense damage when it collapsed?   Iain Martin -...

"Bored with watching corrupt politicians jockeying for power, ordinary Britons are feeling disconnected from politics and increasingly cynical about the back-scratching relationship between politicians and big business   Ferdinand Mount....

"Fred Goodwin was only one of many leaders who seemed to get carried away. Psychology may have the clue, and the crucial ingredient in its explanation is power."   Ian H. Robertson, ...

"From their behaviour, beliefs and governing style, Owen has analysed Bush and Blair to show that their handling of the Iraq war was a litany of hubristic incompetence.   David Owen (Lord...

"Coates identifies a feedback loop between testosterone and success that dramatically lowers the fear of risk in men. Similarly, intense failure leads to a rise in levels of cortisol that lowers...