Wall Street sees a social fabric or social contract as inefficiencies, which need to be removed. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes contract fabric inefficiency
More humane societies are usually smaller, like the Scandinavian countries and Holland, where it is much easier to reach consensus and cooperation. David Korten consensuscooperationcountry Change image and share on social
But in the past, US companies have been able to increase their profits through downsizing in the US, through colonizing other people's resources, and through the increase of globalization. David Korten colonizecompanydownsize Change image and share on social
So, there is enormous instability in the global economy with a shift of winners and losers. David Korten economyenormousglobal Change image and share on social
What interested me was not news, but appraisal. What I sought was to grasp the flavor of a man, his texture, his impact, what he stood for, what he believed in, what made him what he was and what color he gave to the fabric of his time. John Gunther appraisalbelievecolor share on social
The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency. Bill Gates applyautomationbusiness share on social
In 1938, I was given a one-year teaching appointment, which was sensational for British universities. This was converted into the usual four-year contract for an Assistant Lecturer in 1939. Arthur Lewis appointmentassistantbritish Change image and share on social