Description
A fascinating insight into the influence that politics has upon business practices and consumer behaviour - and what businesses can do to tackle the growing divide between business and politics.
About the Author
Joe Zammit-Lucia has had extensive experience both in the business and the political worlds. He is a founder of RADIX - a not-for-profit public policy think tank based in London, and the RADIX Centre for Business, Politics & Society based in Amsterdam. Trained as a physician at the University of London, his later experience spanned R&D, marketing, global brand management, strategic planning, industry economics and public policy. He then founded his own management consulting firm that, within 10 years, grew to 150 staff with offices in Cambridge (UK), New York and Tokyo. He also acted as a Special Advisor to the Director General at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and was a member of the Dean's Advisory Board at the College of Arts, Sciences and Education, Florida International University. He is currently on the Advisory Board of the Singapore Forum for long-term investors and business leaders.
Reviews
A major contribution to the emerging literature on the future of capitalism. * Professor Sir John Kay, London School of Economics and Political Science; Fellow, St John's College, Oxford. *
Essential reading for all who are seeking to build more resilient societies based on better political and better business cultures. * Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Prime Minister of Denmark, 2011-2015; member of the European Council on Foreign Relations. *
As an enlightened observer of the world of politics as well as business, Joe Zammit-Lucia gives us a landmark book. I advise all students of political science to read it. * Renaud Girard, Grand Rapporteur and Chief Foreign Correspondent, Le Figaro; Professor of International Strategy, Sciences Po, Paris. *
An essential guide for establishing a stable and sustainable future out of the incoherent chaos that surrounds us. * William H Janeway, Managing Director, Warburg Pincus Private Equity, New York; Faculty Member, University of Cambridge. *
Timely, highly relevant, insightful, useful and readable are the words that come to mind as I read The New Political Capitalism. * Gail Klinsworth, Inter alia Board Chair, Globescan, Toronto, and Chair, Board of Trustees, The Shell Foundation; Chief Sustainability Officer, Unilever 2012-2015. *
Joe brings together a rare combination of strengths: he has a nose for new trends; he is a critical thinker; and his writings are lucid and with wit. The New Political Capitalism reflects all these strengths. * Leon Wansleben, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne. *
Those of us who have spent time in the worlds of politics and business often struggle to define the differences and overlaps between the two. Joe Zammit-Lucia's book is an impressive attempt to do that. * The Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable, UK Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade, 2010-2015; Professor in Practice, London School of Economics and Political Science. *
A must-read for understanding why some companies are leaders and others laggards in leading the customer experience revolution. * Dr Lynn Phillips, Professor of Marketing, Stanford Graduate School of Business, 1983-1996; Managing Director, Reinventures. *
Book Information
ISBN 9781472990211
Author Joe Zammit-Lucia
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Bloomsbury Business
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 568g