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As part of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the IGZA will give a first insight into the book project currently being published entitled „Matrix der Arbeit - Materialien zur Geschichte und Zukunft der Arbeit“. After the presentation, there will be an opportunity to talk to the IGZA, the House of Labour and J.H.W. Dietz-Verlag and to engage with the time charts on display.

In an article published today and well worth reading, William Lazonick and Mustafa Erdem Sakinç look at corporate governance at Boeing and how this is linked to the two crashes of Boeing 737 Max 8 aeroplanes with a total of 346 fatalities. They also trace the path that led to „maximising shareholder value“ becoming the overriding goal of corporate governance. Their assessment: „Our research, based on publicly available information, strongly suggests that the dedication of Boeing's senior executives to increasing their company's profits and stock yield - which also augmented their own compensation - resulted in management decisions that contributed to the two 737 MAX crashes.“

To the article (31.05.2019)