Critiques of capitalism

Understanding capitalism and critiquing it's approach for owning, governing and incentivising an organisation

Before capitalism can be properly critiqued a clearer understanding is needed about what capitalism is and what it is not. There are a number of economic structures and ideas that can exist without capitalism that are commonly associated with the capitalist economic model.

Understanding capitalism

The following critiques focus on the problems with capitalism and how it influences how organisations are owned, governed and incentivised.

Flawed justifications for unfair contribution treatmentContributions are not respectedFlawed share governance and incentive rightsFair compensation often requires ongoing gestures of goodwillRisk of stagnant ownership and leadership that isn’t collectively acceptedRisk of motive, priority and incentive misalignmentExcessive competitionEqual opportunity and meritocratic fallacies