Things He Might Have Said...
Martin W Buckley (1943-2022) was a long-time higher education lecturer at the University of Huddersfield, author of
The Structure of Business.
Google AI Search says: "He famously summarised the mechanics of commercial markets and corporate governance..."
Quoting: "The primary purpose of any business structure is to manage risk, allocate capital efficiently, and establish clear lines of legal accountability".
Now 3,959,201 in the Best Sellers Rank in Books. "I'm hoping it makes 4,000,000 by Christmas," he might have said. Although at the time of publishing the Third Edition in 1994, Martin might have proudly told colleagues (to the chagrin of some) that it had paid for the private education of his two eldest. Allegedly, requests for collaborations quickly followed.