Critical Thinking & Study Skills

A critical analysis of Burton Malkiel’s A Random Walk Down Wall Street (1973), an explosive and indispensable contribution to debates about how to reap a good return on investing in stocks and shares. At the book’s heart lies a simple question of evaluation: just how successful are investment expert..

Capitalism, Citizenship and the Arts of Thinking proposes a historical materialist ethic of human flourishing understood in terms of the practice of citizenship. It focuses on the ways in which capitalism’s necessary mode of thinking – analytical thinking – impedes the nurturing of capabilities for ..

Capitalism, Citizenship and the Arts of Thinking proposes a historical materialist ethic of human flourishing understood in terms of the practice of citizenship. It focuses on the ways in which capitalism’s necessary mode of thinking – analytical thinking – impedes the nurturing of capabilities for ..

The concept of childhood did not exist until the 17th century; children were regarded simply as small people. Arguing that mentalities are a more powerful force for changing society than economic, political or population factors, Aries was the first major scholar to explore what is now the thriving ..

Argyris’s Integrating The Individual and the Organization is part of a series of essays and books considering how organisations should be run. This essay explores the lack of congruence between the needs and expectations of individual employees and the organisations that employ them...

Published in 1776, when America was teetering on the brink of war with Britain, Common Sense galvanized the colonists and George Washington’s army, influencing not only the course of the Revolutionary War, but also the resultant government...

First published in 1980, Competitive Strategy contradicted the accepted wisdom of the time that said firms should focus on expanding their market share. Instead, Porter claimed, they should analyze the five forces that mold the environment in which they compete: new entrants, substitute products, bu..

Conversations About Reflexivity..

Conversations About Reflexivity..

A guide to argument analysis, with thorough cross-referencing between chapters, and a companion website containing instructor and student resources, to be used on critical thinking modules at undergraduate level...

A guide to argument analysis, with thorough cross-referencing between chapters, and a companion website containing instructor and student resources, to be used on critical thinking modules at undergraduate level...

Culture’s Consequences was the first study took and in depth look at cultural differences using data. Hofstede gathered survey data in 20 languages and across 70 countries to produce a unique study of national values. He introduced an innovative framework for analyzing his data, identifying patterns..