This article is by Richard A. D’Aveni, the Bakala professor of strategy at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Strategic Capitalism, his fifth book, was just published. The trade dispute with China over auto parts gives a misleading impression: The U.S. is getting tough with China and finally making a difference to our economy. […]

Politicians, economists, analysts, writers, bloggers, reporters — everyone has an opinion on how to fix our economy. One common, almost over-discussed yet not explained factor is manufacturing. With endless articles, reports, theories, blog posts, and tweets that examine its value on the U.S. economy, there is no doubt the manufacturing industry would create jobs, keep […]

This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” October 9, 2012. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) REP. ALLEN WEST, R-FLA.: Just a race between what is simply called the opportunity society versus the dependency society! And what you saw Wednesday night was when […]

As to Osborne’s plan to allow companies to give employees shares in their business in return for giving up some employment rights, what could have been an intriguing set of proposals has been turned into a complicated gimmick of limited appeal; as the CBI put it, it is a “niche idea”. What was most striking […]