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Mikko Arevuo, PhD

Mikko Arevuo, PhD

Adam Smith’s Foundations of Self-Interest and Ethical Social Order

The attached article, published by the Journal of Economic Affairs, draws on textual evidence from The Theory of Moral Sentiments and The…

Oct 6, 2023

Adam Smith’s Foundations of Self-Interest and Ethical Social Order

Oct 6, 2023

Mikko Arevuo, PhD

Do markets corrupt our morals?

Corporate scandals and executive shenanigans have become so commonplace that even their magnitude have left many market observers and…

Nov 25, 2022

Do markets corrupt our morals?

Nov 25, 2022

Mikko Arevuo, PhD

Now is not the time to go soft on globalisation*

The progress that free trade and globalisation have achieved is facing severe threat from the Covid-19 pandemic. There are siren calls for…

May 26, 2020

Now is not the time to go soft on globalisation*

May 26, 2020

Mikko Arevuo, PhD

Radical Uncertainty: Decision-making for an unknowable future (Book Review)

We don’t know what the future holds, but we still need to make far reaching decisions. Unlike F. A. Hayek who said the he preferred true…

Apr 1, 2020

Radical Uncertainty: Decision-making for an unknowable future (Book Review)

Apr 1, 2020

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How strategists can improve team decision-making processes

How companies and teams make decisions can be very challenging. Poor or ill-structured decision-making processes can make the organization…

Mar 31, 2020

How strategists can improve team decision-making processes

Mar 31, 2020

Mikko Arevuo, PhD

Shareholder vs. Stakeholder Value in a Nutshell

Most firms consider their role and sphere of influence more widely than solely focusing on generating revenue and profit alone. A survery…

Dec 11, 2018

Dec 11, 2018

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Emotion-Sensing Technology is Coming to the Office Near You.

Emotion-sensing technologies can help employees make better decisions, improve concentration, and adopt healthier and more productive work…

Apr 19, 2018

Emotion-Sensing Technology is Coming to the Office Near You.

Apr 19, 2018

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Pessimism and Availability Heuristics

If you had to choose a moment in history to be born, and you did not know ahead of time who you would be — you didn't know whether you were…

Apr 4, 2018

Pessimism and Availability Heuristics

Apr 4, 2018

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If you hate your boss, do something about it

Only 13% of employees worldwide are “engaged” at their work, according to Gallup’s new 142-country study on the State of the Global…

Dec 21, 2016

If you hate your boss, do something about it

Dec 21, 2016

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Meaningfulness and Meaninglessness of Work

There is a great research piece in the most recent MIT Sloan Management Review (Summer 2016): “What Makes Work Meaningful – Or…

Dec 18, 2016

Meaningfulness and Meaninglessness of Work

Dec 18, 2016

Mikko Arevuo, PhD

Mikko Arevuo, PhD

I look for ambiguity when I’m writing because life is ambiguous. I write about organizations, strategy, economics, and decision-making.

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