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The pitfalls of 'authentic' leadership
Business, Ricardo Hausmann, Published on 18/01/2017
» The theme of this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is "Responsible and Responsive Leadership". But one possible reading of Donald Trump's victory in the United States presidential election is that voters these days care less about responsibility than "authenticity." Voters welcomed Trump's reckless comments on sensitive issues because he was speaking his mind and being true to himself. Ordinary politicians, by always saying the "right" thing, seem packaged and staged.
Overcoming the Public-Sector Coordination Problem
Business, Ricardo Hausmann, Published on 03/11/2016
» Public-private cooperation or coordination is receiving considerable attention nowadays. Many centres for the study of business and government relations have been created, and researchers have produced a large volume of literature on the design, analysis and evaluation of public-private partnerships. Even the World Economic Forum has been transformed into "an international organisation for public-private cooperation".
Trying to make sense of Venezuela's catastrophe
News, Ricardo Hausmann, Published on 04/08/2016
» When we hear of a catastrophe that has befallen a friend, we feel both empathy and a sense of vertigo. We wonder whether it could happen to us: Is this catastrophe the result of some peculiar characteristic that we fortunately do not share? Or are we also vulnerable? If so, can we avoid a similar fate?