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Business and Management (R0)

Philipp Brüggemann

Decomposing Market Shares - Methodological Foundations and Empirical Application

An Empirical Analysis Exemplified by Market Shares of National Brands, Private Labels, and Retail Chains in Grocery Retailing

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);"&gt;Decomposition and Management of Market Shares of Manufacturer and Private Labels in the Grocery Trade.- Current State of Academic Discussion on the Competition Between Manufacturer and Private Labels in the Grocery Trade.- Foundations and Current State of Academic Discussion on Market Share.- Research Needs and Delimitation of the Study.- Method for the Decomposition of Market Shares.- Derivation of Hypotheses.- Data Basis and Preparation.- Empirical Study.- Discussion of Empirical Results and Practical Recommendations.- Discussion of the Method for Decomposing Market Shares.- Final Considerations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Ergebnisse, Leistung und Erfolg werden häufig mit Methoden, Routinen und Zielsystemen erklärt.Wir leben in einem Zeitalter der totalen Verfügbarkeit. Noch nie hatten wir so viel Wissen zur Verfügung wie heute. Künstliche Intelligenz beantwortet Fragen und löst Aufgaben in Sekunden, wofür frühere Generationen Jahre brauchten. Dennoch scheitern viele Menschen und Organisationen an der Umsetzung ihres Wissens und dem nachhaltigen Erreichen eigener Ansprüche.Professor Lukas Martin entschlüsselt dieses Paradoxon basierend auf neuesten wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen und alten Weisheiten aus Medizin, Neurobiologie und Verhaltenspsychologie.Das Buch untersucht, warum Menschen und Organisationen unter Druck selten ihren Zielen folgen, sondern auf tief verankerte Identitätsstrukturen, Gewohnheiten und innere Selbstbilder zurückfallen.Im Zentrum steht, dass Leistung, Entscheidungsfähigkeit und langfristige Entwicklung weniger von kurzfristiger Optimierung, Balance und Disziplin als von konsistenter, lebenslanger Identitätsbildung abhängt. Auf dieser Grundlage entsteht ein neuer Blick auf Motivation, Resilienz und die Voraussetzungen eines erfüllten und wirksamen Lebens.Ein Sachbuch über Identität, Verhalten und die Frage, warum nachhaltiger Erfolg nicht in Methoden oder Zielen liegt - sondern "inside us".

Warum wir oft wissen, was zu tun ist, es aber trotzdem nicht tun

inside us

Machine learning has become an essential component of modern business analytics -- driving insights, optimizing operations, and supporting strategic, data-informed decisions. This textbook offers a hands-on and accessible introduction to applying machine learning in business settings using R, with a strong emphasis on the tidy ecosystem. Key packages such as tidyverse, tidymodels, and tidytext provide a cohesive and efficient framework for data analysis, modeling, and communication.Balancing theoretical foundations with applied practice, the book introduces mathematical ideas in a clear, intuitive manner, always anchored in realistic business scenarios. Suitable for the classroom and independent research, readers will gain the confidence and tools to apply the tidy ecosystem effectively, from data preparation to modeling to interpretation, enabling reproducible, interpretable, and impactful analytics in dynamic business environments.Bowei Chen
 is a Professor of Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, UK, and the Founding Programme Director of the MSc in Business Analytics programme. He received his PhD in Computer Science from the University College London. His research interests include business analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science applications in management, finance, and the social sciences. He has published in leading academic conferences, journals, and books in these fields, and has undertaken international research collaborations and academic appointments across different institutions.
 Tianyuan Huang
 is a Lecturer of Data Science and Big Data Technologies at the School of Data Science, Zhejiang University of Finance &amp; Economics, China. He earned his PhD from Fudan University and has authored three R programming books in China. His current research mainly focuses on quantitative science studies, and he is also dedicated to leveraging data science to rapidly build domain expertise and advance scientific knowledge discovery. In addition to his publications, he supports the R community by maintaining several CRAN packages, such as akc for automated knowledge classification and tidyfst for efficient tidy data manipulation.

Machine learning has become an essential component of modern business analytics -- driving insights, optimizing operations, and supporting strategic, data-informed decisions. This textbook offers a hands-on and accessible introduction to applying machine learning in business settings using R, with a strong emphasis on the tidy ecosystem. Key packages such as tidyverse, tidymodels, and tidytext provide a cohesive and efficient framework for data analysis, modeling, and communication.Balancing theoretical foundations with applied practice, the book introduces mathematical ideas in a clear, intuitive manner, always anchored in realistic business scenarios. Suitable for the classroom and independent research, readers will gain the confidence and tools to apply the tidy ecosystem effectively, from data preparation to modeling to interpretation, enabling reproducible, interpretable, and impactful analytics in dynamic business environments.

A Tidy Approach

Business Analytics with R

Social Marketing is a rapidly evolving field of study and practice. Originally stemming from the successful application of marketing techniques to help solve societal issues, such as obesity, smoking and domestic violence, the discipline has developed into an independent field with its own methodologies and traditions. In order to help further this effective field of study, this Encyclopedia provides students, scholars and practitioners with a comprehensive yet credible source of information that is multidisciplinary in perspective.&nbsp;
 Reflecting new developments as well as the state of the art,
 t
 his Encyclopedia provides an authoritative overview of the current field of social marketing. It covers various facets based on the numerous disciplines that support it, such as marketing, psychology, sociology, philosophy, management, economics and public policy, to mention a few.&nbsp;
 Three sections provide a clear outline of:<ul><li>Conceptual andprocedural tools, such as ethics, evaluation and key thinkers;</li><li>Social marketing techniques and interventions, including social media, digital campaigns and storytelling;</li><li>Varieties of applications of social marketing, such as health, inequality and crime.</li></ul>
 With coverage of theories, models, contexts and applications of social marketing, as well as contributions from global experts, this is the first definitive resource for scholars and students interested in using social marketing principles for the good of society.&nbsp;

The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Social Marketing

"In one wide-ranging volume, Lambert and the country reporters demonstrate that law can not only keep up with technological change, but can in fact stay well ahead by anticipating upcoming questions. This comprehensive comparative reference will be invaluable for lawyers and students." (Professor Joshua Fairfield. Washington and Lee University School of Law, Review of a previous edition) Bringing together a global team of authors, the International Handbook of Social Media Laws covers the law relating to social media across 34 countries in total. From influential social media defamation cases in Australia, to tweeting from court, and regulations enforced by the UK's Online Safety Act 2023, this book clearly articulates the main legal issues and developments across various legal jurisdictions, to ensure a company's social media presence is fully compliant with the law of each country. The third edition has been fully updated to incorporate new criminal and civil case law, and covers topics including: - Online abuse, online bullying and cyberbullying laws - Laws or rules specific to children and social media - Bans or restrictions on the use of, or access to, the internet or social media, including the influential TikTok, Inc. v. Garland case in the US - Use of social media as evidence in courts - Hacking and data breach laws. Contributors to the volume each provide coverage of their own country, ensuring the volume is both authoritative and practical. Countries represented include: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States and Uruguay. This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Intellectual Property and IT online service.

International Handbook of Social Media Laws

Compliance für die Praxis

Zum Werk Moderne elektronische Kommunikationsmittel ermöglichen es einer Vielzahl von Nutzern, jederzeit miteinander zu kommunizieren und Inhalte zu teilen, ohne dass es dazu eines Verbindungsaufbaus im Einzelfall bedarf. Längst hat die bunte Welt der sozialen Medien auch die Unternehmen erreicht: Die Wirtschaft hat erkannt, dass soziale Medien beispielsweise im Marketing, Vertrieb und Personalmanagement, aber auch in den Bereichen Forschung, Entwicklung und Wissensmanagement Kostenvorteile bieten bzw. neue Märkte eröffnen können. Den wirtschaftlichen Potentialen stehen indes juristische Schwierigkeiten gegenüber, die in dieser Neuerscheinung praxisgerecht aufgearbeitet und erläutert werden, zum Beispiel:<ul><li>Was darf der Arbeitgeber verbieten, was muss er verbieten?</li><li>Was sind die Folgen eines Verstoßes gegen Vorgaben des Unternehmens?</li><li>Wie können Social Media Guidelines sinnvoll aussehen?</li><li>Hat der Betriebsrat mitzubestimmen?</li></ul> Vorteile auf einen Blick Kompakte und praxisnahe Darstellung<ul><li>der Voraussetzungen und Grenzen der Nutzung von Social Media im Betrieb</li><li>der datenschutzrechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen</li><li>der arbeitsrechtlichen Sanktionen</li><li>von Verstößen</li><li>enthält Mustervereinbarungen und Klauselhinweise</li></ul> Zur Neuauflage Seit der letzten Auflage gab es nicht nur zahlreiche Entscheidungen des EuGH, BGH und anderer Gerichte zu Social Media im Betrieb, auch Neuerscheinungen in der Literatur wurden in der Neuauflage des Werkes berücksichtigt. Insbesondere im Bereich der Gesetzgebung waren erhebliche Entwicklungen zu verzeichnen (DDG als Nachfolger von TMG/NetzDG; TDDDG, ehemals TTDSG). Zu deren erfolgreichen Implementierung bietet das Werk mit seiner kompakten und praxisnahen Darstellung das nötige Rüstzeug zur Abwehr von Sanktionen und negativer Resonanzen Zielgruppe: Für Personalverantwortliche, Compliance-officer, Rechtsabteilungen, Rechtsanwaltschaft, Betriebsräte.

Zum Werk 
 Moderne elektronische Kommunikationsmittel ermöglichen es einer Vielzahl von Nutzern, jederzeit miteinander zu kommunizieren und Inhalte zu teilen, ohne dass es dazu eines Verbindungsaufbaus im Einzelfall bedarf. Längst hat die bunte Welt der sozialen Medien auch die Unternehmen erreicht:
 
 Die Wirtschaft hat erkannt, dass soziale Medien beispielsweise im Marketing, Vertrieb und Personalmanagement, aber auch in den Bereichen Forschung, Entwicklung und Wissensmanagement Kostenvorteile bieten bzw. neue Märkte eröffnen können.
 
 Den wirtschaftlichen Potentialen stehen indes juristische Schwierigkeiten gegenüber, die in dieser Neuerscheinung praxisgerecht aufgearbeitet und erläutert werden, zum Beispiel:
 <ul><li>Was darf der Arbeitgeber verbieten, was muss er verbieten?</li><li>Was sind die Folgen eines Verstoßes gegen Vorgaben des Unternehmens?</li><li>Wie können Social Media Guidelines sinnvoll aussehen?</li><li>Hat der Betriebsrat mitzubestimmen?</li></ul> Vorteile auf einen Blick 
 Kompakte und praxisnahe Darstellung
 <ul><li>der Voraussetzungen und Grenzen der Nutzung von Social Media im Betrieb</li><li>der datenschutzrechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen</li><li>der arbeitsrechtlichen Sanktionen</li><li>von Verstößen</li><li>enthält Mustervereinbarungen und Klauselhinweise</li></ul> Zur Neuauflage 
 Seit der letzten Auflage gab es nicht nur zahlreiche Entscheidungen des EuGH, BGH und anderer Gerichte zu Social Media im Betrieb, auch Neuerscheinungen in der Literatur wurden in der Neuauflage des Werkes berücksichtigt. Insbesondere im Bereich der Gesetzgebung waren erhebliche Entwicklungen zu verzeichnen (DDG als Nachfolger von TMG/NetzDG; TDDDG, ehemals TTDSG). Zu deren erfolgreichen Implementierung bietet das Werk mit seiner kompakten und praxisnahen Darstellung das nötige Rüstzeug zur Abwehr von Sanktionen und negativer Resonanzen
 Zielgruppe: 
 Für Personalverantwortliche, Compliance-officer, Rechtsabteilungen, Rechtsanwaltschaft, Betriebsräte.

Arbeitsrecht und Compliance

Social Media im Betrieb

Sports Economics, Management and Policy

Soccer has become "big business." The aggregated market value of the first and second division teams from the "Big 5" European Leagues (England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain) is nearly EUR12 billion. Using systematic and anecdotal evidence from the "Big 5" and additional evidence from other European and some of the South American Leagues (Brazil and Argentina), this book explores the development of soccer as the world's most important team sport and addresses competitive balance across the a large number of leagues. The book also provides the reader with a thorough understanding of the market for players, coaches and referees as well as the demand for soccer, both on TV, at the gate, and in the betting office. Finally, the economic implications of pertinent recent problems, such as hooliganism and racism, are addressed.

Most of the discussion about player salaries, head coach dismissals, stadium subsidies, ticket prices and TV contracts is not very well informed and is based on prejudices. Assembling and interpreting the relevant and available information from an economic viewpoint provides the reader with a fresh new perspective on those subjects. Econometric evidence is presented in the form of graphs and figures instead of regression coefficients and is supplemented by anecdotal evidence. "Economic jargon" will be limited to a minimum in order to give readers a more intuitive understanding of the material.

Soccer has become "big business." The aggregated market value of the first and second division teams from the "Big 5" European Leagues (England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain) is nearly €12 billion. Using systematic and anecdotal evidence from the "Big 5" and additional evidence from other European and some of the South American Leagues (Brazil and Argentina), this book explores the development of soccer as the world’s most important team sport and addresses competitive balance across the a large number of leagues. The book also provides the reader with a thorough understanding of the market for players, coaches and referees as well as the demand for soccer, both on TV, at the gate, and in the betting office. Finally, the economic implications of pertinent recent problems, such as hooliganism and racism, are addressed.Most of the discussion about player salaries, head coach dismissals, stadium subsidies, ticket prices and TV contracts is not very well informed andis based on prejudices. Assembling and interpreting the relevant and available information from an economic viewpoint provides the reader with a fresh new perspective on those subjects. Econometric evidence is presented in the form of graphs and figures instead of regression coefficients and is supplemented by anecdotal evidence. "Economic jargon" will be limited to a minimum in order to give readers a more intuitive understanding of the material.

The Economics of Soccer

Conquering the Pitch

Synthesis Lectures on Technology Management & Entrepreneurship

The Path of Innovation

From Water-Powered Textiles to Lithography Machines

“Thought-provoking, lucid and surprising.”
 
 —
 Andrew Palmer
 , Executive Editor &amp; Bartleby columnist at 
 The Economist
 “The most insightful book on business strategy since Gary Hamel and CK Prahalad’s 
 Competing for the Future
 .”
 
 —
 Jules Goddard
 , Professor of Marketing and Fellow at London Business School, UK
 
 “A must-read for anyone who enjoys looking at the world through a fresh lens.”
 
 —
 Michael Muthukrishna
 , Professor of Economic Psychology at LSE &amp; NYU, and author of
 A Theory of Everyone
 “Wise and timely.”
 
 —
 Jean Marc Huet
 , Chair of Lonza &amp; Heineken Holding, Ex-CFO of Unilever
 
 After fifty years of slowing productivity, declining trust, and rising inequality, leaders know something is broken—but few agree on what to fix. In 
 The Innovation Age
 , Jamie Heywood offers a radical yet pragmatic answer: the modern company is mis-designed for the world it now inhabits.
 From courtroom battles at Uber to lessons drawn from cities, communities, and even the human brain, Heywood shows why hierarchies suppress innovation, why shareholder primacy distorts purpose, and why the most creative systems are modular, diverse, and collaborative.Clear-eyed, original and deeply practical, this open access book is a manifesto for corporate change. It shows what each of us—employees, citizens, and policy makers—must do to build the companies of the future. For leaders, it explains how to organise for innovation rather than efficiency, how to balance autonomy with alignment, and how to turn companies back into what they were always meant to be—society’s most powerful problem-solving institutions.Jamie Heywood
 has three decades’ experience leading companies at the intersection of innovation, growth, and regulation. He ran Uber’s Northern European businesses through the crisis that followed Travis Kalanick’s exit, led Amazon’s UK electronics divisions through a period of extreme growth, and, while he successfully launched Virgin Mobile in India, he was also forced to close down their business in China when the regulatory environment shifted. Jamie has seen firsthand how companies adapt—or fail to—in a changing world. Today, he serves on the board of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and as a Senior Advisor to Principia, an ethics consultancy. He holds an MA in Philosophy and Psychology from Oxford University and an MBA from INSEAD.

After fifty years of slowing productivity, declining trust, and rising inequality, leaders know something is broken—but few agree on what to fix. In 
 The Innovation Age
 , Jamie Heywood offers a radical yet pragmatic answer: the modern company is mis-designed for the world it now inhabits.
 From courtroom battles at Uber to lessons drawn from cities, communities, and even the human brain, Heywood shows why hierarchies suppress innovation, why shareholder primacy distorts purpose, and why the most creative systems are modular, diverse, and collaborative.Clear-eyed, original and deeply practical, this open access book is a manifesto for corporate change. It shows what each of us—employees, citizens, and policy makers—must do to build the companies of the future. For leaders, it explains how to organise for innovation rather than efficiency, how to balance autonomy with alignment, and how to turn companies back into what they were always meant to be—society’s most powerful problem-solving institutions.

Leading the Companies that will Build our Future

The Innovation Age

A guide to communicating professionally and authentically in today's workplace. Whether you are a leader, manager, or ambitious young professional, this book provides strategies you can use to communicate effectively and professionally without losing your own voice, command a room without dominating it, and inspire action without forcing it. Drawing on the author's experience teaching Business Communication courses and working for both international organizations and startups, you'll be equipped with proven techniques you can apply right away. Grounded in real-world examples, including how to write a persuasive email, how to navigate a difficult conversation with a colleague, how to craft an engaging virtual presentation, and how to effectively use AI as a support tool, Buxton covers all you need to know about written, spoken, and digital forms of communication.

Speaking and Writing with Professional Impact

Magnetic Communication

How do today's celebrities have the enormous power and influence to be able to push products and change minds? The dizzying proliferation of platforms, channels, and content formats in today's digital world has fed a ravenous market for celebrity culture. Companies fork out billions each year to hire celebrities and influencers to endorse products, brands, political figures, and charitable causes--because the right celebrity endorsement is worth its weight in gold. In The Golden Pitch, Martha Laham reveals how celebrities leverage their fame to drive consumer choices and sway opinions, and how companies harness this star power to move products and engage audiences. Through a vivid array of historical and contemporary examples and stories, she delves into the history of celebrity, society's fascination with fame, the use of influencer endorsements, the rise of the microcelebrity, and the future of fame and celebrity in the digital age. This in-depth look at the persuasive power of celebrities and influencers uncovers the roots of celebrity worship and illustrates the significant role that the media has played in fueling today's celebrity culture. With a thoughtful consideration of the next stage in the evolution of celebrity and influence, The Golden Pitch also charts the future of fame and how it will influence brands, advertising, politics, and more in the years to come.

How Celebrities and Influencers Shape the Way We Think, Feel, and Act

The Golden Pitch

Two of the world's leading researchers on behavior and decision-making join forces to equip readers with the knowledge, tools, and techniques to live our best, most human lives in an age of machines. “The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology. And it is terrifically dangerous.” —E.O WilsonOur choices and experience of the world are increasingly shaped by powerful interests and godlike technology. Somebody else is deciding what ‘good’ choices look like—and often that means good for them, not for you. From the social media apps hijacking your attention and algorithms quietly curating your reality, to the markets profiting from confusion and AI systems slowly eroding your thinking: your choices are shaped by people who understand your psychology better than you do, and use that knowledge for their own ends. Against this backdrop, it is easy to feel diminished and 'done to'.This book is about fighting back—individually and collectively—and becoming the best of ourselves. Becoming super-humans. Drawing on over 1,000 experiments run across more than 70 countries, Halpern and Costa show how you can boost your own agency and decision-making, how we can upgrade our systems and institutions so that it is easier for everyone to choose well, and how we can shape AI so that it amplifies human capability rather than replacing it.Super-Human ultimately asks us to make the biggest choice of all: in an age when machines can think, decide and even feel on our behalf—what kind of humans do we want to be? <ul><li>Human. Reclaiming agency and becoming a better decision-maker (Chapters 1-3). Understanding how human attention and sense-making works, so that we can self-guide, rather than be hacked by others - and more effectively turn our intentions into action.</li><li>Supra-human. Building systems that support us to choose well together. (Chapters 4-7). Humans are social creatures, who think aloud and together. It's a feature not a fault. Social networks, markets and institutions strongly enable us to achieve things we could never do alone, but also operate as ‘supra-human’ influences on our behavior. Yet individually and collectively we have power to channel and shape them too - more power than we realize</li><li>Super-human. Shaping the technology that will shape us. (Chapter 8) AI could be the ultimate ‘bicycle of the mind’, but it can also become a crutch rather than a coach. It poses opportunity and challenge - to boost our capabilities to superhuman levels, or to become our inadvertent master.</li><li>Future-human. What kind of humans do we ultimately want to be? (Conclusion) Our minds today have been shaped by the technologies and institutions of our ancestors, in ways they could not have anticipated. We can make choices that will alter our minds and those that follow: what shall we choose?</li></ul>

Two of the world's leading researchers on behavior and decision-making join forces to equip readers with the knowledge, tools, and techniques to live our best, most human lives in an age of machines. “The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology. And it is terrifically dangerous.” —E.O WilsonOur choices and experience of the world are increasingly shaped by powerful interests and godlike technology. Somebody else is deciding what ‘good’ choices look like—and often that means good for them, not for you. From the social media apps hijacking your attention and algorithms quietly curating your reality, to the markets profiting from confusion and AI systems slowly eroding your thinking: your choices are shaped by people who understand your psychology better than you do, and use that knowledge for their own ends. Against this backdrop, it is easy to feel diminished and 'done to'.This book is about fighting back—individually and collectively—and becoming the best of ourselves. Becoming superhumans. Drawing on over 1,000 experiments run across more than 70 countries, Halpern and Costa show how you can boost your own agency and decision-making, how we can upgrade our systems and institutions so that it is easier for everyone to choose well, and how we can shape AI so that it amplifies human capability rather than replacing it.Superhuman ultimately asks us to make the biggest choice of all: in an age when machines can think, decide and even feel on our behalf—what kind of humans do we want to be? <ul><li>Human. Reclaiming agency and becoming a better decision-maker (Chapters 1-3). Understanding how human attention and sense-making works, so that we can self-guide, rather than be hacked by others - and more effectively turn our intentions into action.</li><li>Supra-human. Building systems that support us to choose well together. (Chapters 4-7). Humans are social creatures, who think aloud and together. It's a feature not a fault. Social networks, markets and institutions strongly enable us to achieve things we could never do alone, but also operate as ‘supra-human’ influences on our behavior. Yet individually and collectively we have power to channel and shape them too - more power than we realize</li><li>Super-human. Shaping the technology that will shape us. (Chapter 8) AI could be the ultimate ‘bicycle of the mind’, but it can also become a crutch rather than a coach. It poses opportunity and challenge - to boost our capabilities to superhuman levels, or to become our inadvertent master.</li><li>Future-human. What kind of humans do we ultimately want to be? (Conclusion) Our minds today have been shaped by the technologies and institutions of our ancestors, in ways they could not have anticipated. We can make choices that will alter our minds and those that follow: what shall we choose?</li></ul>

Reclaiming Our Power to Choose and Shape the Future

Superhuman

A provocative exposé of how our attention, behavior, and desires have been co-opted by the “choice box”—a curated set of options that offer a false sense of agency while funneling us down pre-determined paths controlled by a select few Choice boxes are all around us, but chances are you’ve never noticed them. Every time you click on a recommended video, rate an Uber driver, run a Google search, or invest in your 401k, you may think you’re the one calling the shots—but in reality, you’re limited to making the choices that a corporation wants you to make. Today, structured decision-making governs our lives to such an extent that we hardly see it at all. But who designs these choices, and whose interests do they serve? In Choose Your Own Captivity, historian Eli Cook introduces readers to the choice architects who first built these boxes and trapped us inside—from the maze-building eugenicist who invented the multiple-choice test to the marketing gurus who sold off our supermarket shelves to a few ultra-processed food giants. In less than a generation, architects like these have transformed a handful of online platforms into the richest businesses in the world. And by determining our options, controlling our actions, and even shaping our identities, they have laid the groundwork&nbsp;for the winner-takes-all game of digital capitalism that dominates us today. In a society built around the promise of free choice and personal responsibility, Cook argues, these hidden architects might just have the greatest power of all. A propulsive and vivid history, Choose Your Own Captivity opens readers’ eyes to the immense power of the choice box—and how to escape it.

A provocative exposé of how our attention, behavior, and desires have been co-opted by the “choice box”—a curated set of options that offer a false sense of agency while funneling us down pre-determined paths controlled by a select few Choice boxes are all around us, but chances are you’ve never noticed them. Every time you click on a recommended video, rate an Uber driver, run a Google search, or invest in your 401k, you may think you’re the one calling the shots—but in reality, you’re limited to making the choices that a corporation wants you to make. Today, structured decision-making governs our lives to such an extent that we hardly see it at all. But who designs these choices, and whose interests do they serve? In Choose Your Own Captivity, historian Eli Cook introduces readers to the choice architects who first built these boxes and trapped us inside—from the maze-building eugenicist who invented the multiple-choice test to the marketing gurus who sold off our supermarket shelves to a few ultra-processed food giants. In less than a generation, architects like these have transformed a handful of online platforms into the richest businesses in the world. And by determining our options, controlling our actions, and even shaping our identities, they have laid the groundwork&nbsp;for the winner-takes-all game of digital capitalism that dominates us today. In a society built around the promise of free choice and personal responsibility, Cook argues, these hidden architects might just have the greatest power of all. A propulsive and vivid history, Choose Your Own Captivity opens readers’ eyes to the immense power of the choice box—and how to escape it.

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