by Jaana Woiceshyn | Business
Many people balk at the idea of ‘persistent egoism’ that I addressed in a recent post. They do so because they have absorbed the culturally dominant idea of egoism, the pursuit of self-interest, as what Ayn Rand called a package deal: a mixture of two disparate...
by Jaana Woiceshyn | Business
I have just returned from the world’s biggest gathering of business school academics who study management and organizations, the annual meeting of the Academy of Management in Chicago. (Before you yawn and stop reading, I encourage continuing, as this post really is...
by Jaana Woiceshyn | Unions
Originally founded for the legitimate purpose of improving working conditions and helping negotiate wages, labor unions have substituted that purpose for entrenching the power of their leaders and the entitlements for their senior members. Labor Day celebrates labor...
by Jaana Woiceshyn | POLITICS
Those most harmed by the government initiation of force which the supply management represents, are the Canadian consumers. One of the sticking points in the trade agreement (NAFTA) negotiations between the United States, Canada and Mexico is the decades old Canadian...
by Jaana Woiceshyn | Business
Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, recently became the richest person in the history of the world, as his net worth climbed to $150 billion, thanks to the jump in Amazon’s share price. Amazon’s stock has been on a steep upward trend: Bezos’ wealth increased by...
