Walls, bridges and the company political role

The mode of governance that has dominated the management of enterprises since the 19th century based on the concept of “homo economicus” has reached its limits and must now be considered as obsolete in front of the evolution of the social, economic and natural environment. Then, the time has come to reconsider radically the role of enterprises in the economic and business environment in order to restore their legitimacy. Unfortunately, many governments are pursuing policies resulting in isolating enterprises and people from each other, which have been proved by economic and management history to be bound to fail. These governments build walls with the illusion of protecting their countries whereas people and enterprises need bridges to develop knowledge, innovation and common wellbeing. This paper analyzes how the option of walls is a dead-end street and the option of bridges is the way to take up the lethal challenges that men are faced with.