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...managed to “challenge convention wisdom and present a new style of responsible business.” Unlike the stereotypical evil business, Patagonia has managed to do “good things and make a profit without losing its soul,” Chouinard writes. This prophet of responsible capitalism promises to explain how he broke the rules and won.And the lessons are there. For instance, Chouinard stresses the importance of constant innovation, and he relates how Patagonia adroitly switched its underwear material from odor-retaining polypropylene to washable polyester to stay ahead of the competition. He emphasizes...
DIED. W. EDWARDS DEMING, 93, American industrial-efficiency expert and guru of the postwar Japanese economic miracle; in Washington. Deming was a modern illustration of the biblical truth that a prophet is without honor in his own land. Educated in mathematics and physics, he worked with Bell Labs' Walter Shewhart during the 1930s developing quality-control theories that stressed achieving uniform results during production rather than through inspection at the end of the production line. During World War II Deming successfully ; applied his approach to the making of airplane parts. Ignored by postwar American industry, the irascible Deming took...
...JOHN MALONE With TCI-Bell Atlantic merger, the prophet of the information highway pockets shares worth $1.1 billion...
...people at health clubs.” He’s right. This dichotomy is not hypocritical; it is human. Moreover, it is what we need to hear as Harvard students. In the cut and thrust of a good college career, R. Kelly is the only true prophet for the student who embraces all aspects of campus life. He is the guiding light for the sinning scholar who travels from the Kong to Lamont in the twilight hours, hoping to purge the pecadillos of Saturday night vis-à-vis a sick study session. Because when it comes down...
...Students Association, which organized the walk in collaboration with Nandita Dinesha, a Wellesley College senior. The group, Ogunnaike said, wanted “to help make it happen.” Civil war has plagued northern Uganda for the past 19 years. The LRA, led by the self-proclaimed prophet Joseph Kony, routinely abducts children into its ranks, often forcing them to kill their families and subjecting them to physical, mental, and sexual abuse, according to international human rights organizations and local activists. Every night, thousands of children stream into northern Uganda’s major cities—like...