by Bruce | May 8, 2006 | About the Site, Adam Smith Himself, Articles, Just Plain Interesting, Knowledge Management
"The dismal science?" You won’t be surprised to hear that that’s about the last way I’d describe the art and discipline of economics, and a new book, Knowledge and the Wealth of Nations, reviewed by Paul Krugman in yesterday’s...
by Bruce | March 23, 2006 | About the Site, Adam Smith Himself, Articles
Having been tagged by both David Maister and Robert Millard, the handwriting is on the wall: I can’t hide, and I’ve never been one to run. So you are about to experience an extraordinarily atypical entry on "Adam Smith, Esq.," which is not now,...
by Bruce | February 8, 2006 | About the Site, Adam Smith Himself, Articles
Truth on the Market is also featuring “that dapper fellow,” Adam Smith, as their favicon. But they use a different iteration than I do:
by Bruce | January 18, 2006 | Adam Smith Himself, Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Just Plain Interesting, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Strategy
Seventeen years before The Wealth of Nations (1776), Adam Smith published his Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759), nowadays a relatively neglected work which, to my mind, is nearly as astute, deserves far greater current recognition, and which not-incidentally puts pad...
by Bruce | January 8, 2006 | About the Site, Adam Smith Himself, Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Just Plain Interesting, Knowledge Management, Leadership, M&A, Partnership Structures, Strategy, Technology strategy
"Adam Smith, Esq." is honored and delighted to host Blawg Review #39; I consider myself in excellent company given the distinguished and talented people who have hosted Blawg Review in the past. This week we celebrate: Epiphany: n. ...
by Bruce | December 16, 2005 | About the Site, Adam Smith Himself, Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Just Plain Interesting
Aside from law firms and the business thereof—my genuine professional passion—I must occasionally share a personal passion, but only if it touches upon economics. One personal passion is the almost unimaginable centrality of the subway system to New...
