S E N I O R    T H E S I S

 

Alex Salzman’s Senior Thesis in not another dusty paper sitting in the basement of Firestone Library. It is a practical vision for realizing the world we all crave by the institution of our era – the corporation.

 

Alex’s professional work and his writings and lectures speak about the looming tipping point of socially responsible investment and the growth of the responsible marketplace. That public and private sentiment has undergone a rethos – a revision of fundamental beliefs – and we are now entering into an era where a mass body of individuals are reaching for self-actualization on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs).

 

However, all of the imminent capital will be chasing too few opportunities and at a critical inflection point, the nature of the corporate itself with be changed so that the responsible marketplace will permeate all industries in a growing number of developed countries. This tipping point is coming in our lifetime.

 

How does one take part? How to ride the wave rather than be swamped to the bottom? How can business and the corporation be the great uniter of our civilization  and a defender of tomorrow’s human existence?

 

Alex Salzman’s senior thesis breaks down this complex movement to answer these questions.