“You know, comrades,” says Stalin, “that I think in regard to this: I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is extraordinarily important is this — who will count the votes, and how.” [Boris Bazhanov, Memoirs of Stalin's Former Secretary, 1992]...

The application of the scientific paradigm to business operations transformed management thinking in the early part of the 20th century. A plethora of management theorizing since often obscures the simplicity at the core of the scientific paradigm. One approach, Environmental Consistency...

After the financial crisis we realised that the balance sheet and going concern statements of many of our major financial institutions proved wrong. The ‘Credit Scrunch’ of 2007 was a systemic failure. Interactions between elements of the system (banks, rating agencies, regulators,...

Suppliers increasingly find themselves required to put in competitive tenders in order to win business; especially public sector contracts. Indeed, large organisations of all kinds, including NGOs, increasingly require their suppliers to go through structured tendering processes. But often those...

The rise and scams of cryptocurrencies have attracted much public, academic, and economic attention. While most cryptocurrencies have already failed, less attention has been given to the long-term regulation of those that might be successful, all of which purport to be 'eternal' stores of value...

The second edition of the Smart Centres Index (SCI 2) was published on 22 December 2020. SCI 2 rates the innovation and technology offerings of leading commercial and financial centres across the world.The SCI focuses on centres in relation to their approach to and delivery of innovation and...

The twenty-ninth edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 29) was published on 17 March 2021. GFCI 29 provides evaluations of future competitiveness and rankings for 114 financial centres around the world. The GFCI serves as a valuable reference for policy and investment...

The seventh edition of the Global Green Finance Index (GGFI 7) was published on 29 April 2021. GGFI 7 provides evaluations of the depth and quality of the green finance offerings of 78 major financial centres around the world. The GGFI serves as a valuable reference into the development of green...

The third edition of the Smart Centres Index (SCI 3) was published on 16 June 2021. SCI 3 rates the innovation and technology offerings of leading commercial and financial centres across the world.The SCI focuses on centres in relation to their approach to and delivery of innovation and...