Archive for the: 'Financial Crisis' tag

‘It’s looking like business as usual. The markets are running the show’

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

The story of the banking crisis is one of missed opportunities says the General Secretary of the European Trade Union...Read Full

Greece’s Fiscal Deficit: A Greek Tragedy or Plato’s Cave?

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Politicians and financiers in Plato’s cave

The twists and turns of Greece’s sovereign debt problem continue by deepening the rift between the financiers and the...Read Full

The global audit profession and the international financial architecture: Understanding regulatory relationships at a time of financial crisis

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Published in Accounting, Organizations and Society, Vol. 34, Nos. 6/7, 2009, pp. 810-825.

Authors: Christopher Humphrey (Manchester Accounting and Finance Group (MAFG), MBS), Anne Loft (Lund University,...Read Full

Academics ‘didn’t see’ financial crisis coming

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

A leading expert in the operation of financial markets has admitted that academia has been “pretty slow” in responding to the financial crisis and that...Read Full

A non-’quant’ view on financial crisis lessons

Friday, November 6th, 2009

This article argues that in learninghow to handle risk so as to avoid a recurrence of the financial crisis, it is more important to attend...Read Full

Who Shot My Fox – Or Why Are Brands Jumping on The Rural Bandwagon?

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

In this article I take a look at how brands are starting to jump on the rise of the rural and retro trends that have...Read Full

Selling IT Consulting Engagements to Thriftville Inc.

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

With no foreseeable end to corporate budget squeezes, IT consultancy firms of all sizes are reinventing their strategies and tailoring their offerings towards better alignment...Read Full

The Psychology of the Recession

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

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The recession, the crisis, the downturn, the credit crunch… call it what you will, there is no...Read Full

Sustainable business models: time for innovation

Friday, September 11th, 2009

Imagine that when you buy a pair of jeans you’re offered an agreement to sign before you pay: “I hereby promise to cold-wash, line-dry this...Read Full

The social value of finance

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

After the banking crisis has wrecked the public finances for the next decade or more, Karel Williams argues that it’s time to question exaggerated claims...Read Full