Business, Management, and Marketing

Business, Management, and Marketing

episodes

Interviews with scholars of business, management and marketing about their new books.

Guy Pinsent: Banker, Diplomat, Entrepreneur & CEO, Founder of Poland/Czech Republic's Largest Self-Storage Business

April 4, 2026

Guy Pinsent

Hosted by Richard Lucas

In this engaging conversation, Guy Pinsent shares his entrepreneurial journey from Cambridge economics student, being a banker in the City, to the For…

What's Global about Sven Beckert's Capitalism (Paul Kramer, JP)

April 2, 2026

What's Global about Sven Beckert's Capitalism(Paul Kramer, JP)

Sven Beckert

John is joined by the brilliant and affable Paul Kramer of Vanderbilt (The Blood of Government) to discuss Capitalism: A Global History (Penguin, 202…

Fighting Social Isolation And Loneliness: The Importance Of Good Processes And Hosting In Community Leadership

April 2, 2026

Fighting Social Isolation And Loneliness: The Importance Of Good Processes And Hosting In Community Leadership

Richard Lucas
Hosted by Richard Lucas

NBN host Richard Lucas being interviewed by Alexander Goldman. Normally on this channel, you hear Richard Lucas interviewing interesting guests. In …

Robert Hall, "Building Resilient Futures" (Austin Macauley, 2023)

April 1, 2026

Building Resilient Futures

Robert Hall
Hosted by John Gibbs

Explore resilience from personal, organizational, and national perspectives with expert Robert Hall in this discussion of his book Building Resilient …

Eric Ries, "Incorruptible" (Authors Equity, 2026)

April 1, 2026

Incorruptible

Eric Ries
Hosted by Richard Lucas

Eric Ries shares how financial 'gravity' pulls great companies away from their founders' purpose, and his solutions in his new book Incorruptible (Aut…

Nellie Chu, "Precarious Accumulation: Fast Fashion Bosses in Transnational Guangzhou" (Duke UP, 2026)

March 28, 2026

Precarious Accumulation

Nellie Chu
Hosted by Yadong Li

In Precarious Accumulation: Fast Fashion Bosses in Transnational Guangzhou (Duke UP, 2026), the cultural anthropologist Nellie Chu tells the story of …

Zheng Liu, "Cultural Mavericks: The Business and Politics of Independent Bookselling in China" (Columbia UP, 2026)

March 28, 2026

Cultural Mavericks

Zheng Liu (Sociology scholar)
Hosted by Miranda Melcher

In recent decades, self-proclaimed “independent bookstores” have arisen across China. In the West, such retailers represent an alternative to corporat…

Dovev Lavie, "The Cooperative Economy: A Solution to Societal Grand Challenges" (Routledge, 2023)

March 27, 2026

The Cooperative Economy

Dovev Lavie
Hosted by Alfred Marcus

Societal grand challenges have taken a toll on humanity, which finds itself at a crossroads. The concentration of wealth and economic inequality, the …

The Criminal Record Complex: Risk, Race, and the Struggle for Work in America

March 26, 2026

The Criminal Record Complex

Melissa Burch

Most employers in the United States routinely conduct criminal background checks on job applicants, weeding out those with criminal convictions—and th…

Sarah Jaffe, "Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone" (Bold Type Books, 2021)

March 25, 2026

Work Won't Love You Back

Sarah Jaffe
Hosted by Thomas Discenna

In Work Won’t Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone (Bold Type Books, 2021), Sarah Jaffe argues that modern…

J. S. Nelson, "Business Ethics: What Everyone Needs to Know" (Oxford UP, 2021)

March 24, 2026

Business Ethics

J. S. Nelson
Hosted by Alfred Marcus

The book places special emphasis on the relationship between corporations, managers, and shareholders. Drawing on Lynn Stout’s influential work on cor…

Doug Crandell, "Twenty-Two Cents an Hour: Disability Rights and the Fight to End Subminimum Wages" (Cornell UP, 2022)

March 21, 2026

Twenty-Two Cents an Hour

Doug Crandell
Hosted by Thomas Discenna

In Twenty-Two Cents an Hour: Disability Rights and the Fight to End Subminimum Wages (Cornell UP, 2022), Doug Crandell uncovers the harsh reality of p…

Helmut Schuster and David Oxley, "Artificial Death of a Career: A Tale of Professional Obsolescence and How to Avoid It" (Practical Inspiration Publishing, 2025)

March 19, 2026

Artificial Death of a Career

Helmut Schuster and David Oxley
Hosted by John Gibbs

How do you advance your career when AI is rewriting the rules of success? As AI and automation revolutionize the global workforce, professionals ever…

Entrepreneurial Work Ethic

March 16, 2026

Entrepreneurial Work Ethic

In this episode of High Theory, Saronik talks with Erik Baker about the Entrepreneurial Work Ethic. The dominant work ethic of our current moment, it …

César A. Hidalgo, "The Infinite Alphabet: And the Laws of Knowledge" (Allen Lane, 2026)

March 15, 2026

The Infinite Alphabet

César A. Hidalgo
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin

We all understand that knowledge shapes the fate of business and the growth of nations, but few of us are aware of the principles that govern its moti…

Michael Kimmel, "Playmakers: The Jewish Entrepreneurs Who Created the Toy Industry in America" (W. W. Norton & Co, 2026)

March 14, 2026

Playmakers

Michael Kimmel
Hosted by Renee Garfinkel

The untold story of the first-generation Jewish American toymakers who literally manufactured “the century of the child.” In 1902, Morris and Rose Mi…

Pepper Culpepper and Taeku Lee, "Billionaire Backlash: The Age of Corporate Scandal and How it Could Save Democracy" (Bloomsbury, 2026) 

March 14, 2026

Billionaire Backlash

Pepper Culpepper and Taeku Lee
Hosted by Alfred Marcus

Giant companies, launch rockets into space, control satellite communication and develop era-defining AI technologies. But they are also seen as promot…

Geoffrey Jones and Sabine Pitteloud eds., "The Cambridge Companion to the History of Multinationals and Society" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

March 10, 2026

The Cambridge Companion to the History of Multinationals and Society

Geoffrey Jones and Sabine Pitteloud

Geoffrey Jones and Sabine Pitteloud present the latest research on the global history of multinationals and their impact on society and the environmen…

Nick Coutts - Portugal’s Leading Fitness/Health Centre Entrepreneur

March 8, 2026

Nick Coutts - Portugal’s Leading Fitness/Health Centre Entrepreneur

Hosted by Richard Lucas

In this episode of Richard Lucas on Entrepreneurship and Leadership, Richard speaks with Nick Coutts — a visionary entrepreneur who reshaped Portugal’…

Tamara Kay, "Sesame Street Around the World: Culture, Politics, and Transnational Organizational Partnerships" (Oxford UP, 2025)

March 7, 2026

Sesame Street Around the World

Tamara Kay and Andrew W Mellon Endowed Chair in Sociology Tamara Kay
Hosted by Miranda Melcher

Given the sometimes extraordinary politicization of culture, it is surprising that Sesame Street has gained acceptance and legitimacy in more than fif…