by Bruce | February 13, 2006 | About the Site, Articles, Globalization, Just Plain Interesting
File this under "Truly Useful." Charles Glasser, Jr., Media Counsel at Bloomberg News, has just published the "International Libel & Privacy Handbook," subtitled "A Global Reference for Journalists, Publishers, Webmasters, and...
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 | January 3, 2006 | About the Site, Articles, Just Plain Interesting
As of this morning, there’s a noteworthy new kid on the legal blogosphere block: "The Wall Street Journal Online, Esq." Well, not quite—actually, they’re calling it simply their "Law Page," but a "centerpiece" of their...
by Bruce | January 2, 2006 | About the Site, Articles, Just Plain Interesting
What are your New Year’s resolutions? And, of greater interest, what makes you think you might really observe them? Let’s take a step back: Isn’t there something fundamentally irrational about New Year’s resolutions to begin...
by Bruce | December 20, 2005 | Articles, Just Plain Interesting, Strategy
It’s official: The power of the Transit Workers to wreak economic havoc is unsurpassed—yet just this side of unthinkable. For the police or fire departments to strike is unthinkable; but the MTA union has the unmatched tactical advantage...