A few years ago I started developing what I call the “open conceptual enterprise.” The idea is that we need to rethink our basic assumptions about business not just in the context of different kinds of businesses but in the context of all types of human enterprise. By “enterprise” I mean the general impulse to [...]
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by Brian on 09-24-2007
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My concept of the ‘philosophy of enterprise’ (or philosophy of business, or ‘enterprise theory’) isn’t just a collection of ideas and theories about the practice of business – like those promoted by journalists, consultant-gurus, and business school professors. It is a higher mode of generalization, integrating existing knowledge into a more inclusive theoretical field, with [...]
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