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A pragmatic, non-dogmatic current that seeks to deploy Marxist analysis as a competitive advantage within capitalist enterprises. It sounds like an oxymoron—Marxism as a management tool—but its proponents argue that understanding surplus value extraction makes you a better operations manager; that grasping the contradictions of labor exploitation helps you design more resilient supply chains; that recognizing the alienation inherent in Taylorist work organization allows you to build more cohesive, innovative teams. Business Development Marxism does not pretend that consulting for a corporation is revolutionary praxis. It is, rather, a strategic compromise: use the tools of the master to improve conditions within the house, build worker power, and perhaps, over the long term, lay the foundations for something else. It is Gramsci's "war of position" fought in boardrooms and R&D departments.
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