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In 1967, charles koch took the reins of his fathers company and began the process of. Nov 14, 2015 in charles kochs new book, the iconic businessman discusses the importance of having a vision that enables you to create real value. Dec 26, 2017 max shares some of his favorite quotes from the book good profit by charles g. The book, like kochs management tools, bridges theory and practice masterfully. In charles kochs new book, the iconic businessman discusses the importance of having a vision that enables you to create real value. Charles koch is using his book tour to whitewash his record in business and politics charles kochs newest book, good profit sets out to deceive readers that the koch familys prominence and wealth has been built on sound, ethical, and even patriotic principles. Oct, 2015 good profit is the result of innovations that customers freely vote for with their own dollars. I read a business book by one of the koch s before i knew who they were, and they stressed one core competence was compliance. He is opposed to corporate welfare and told the national journal that his overall concept is to minimize the role of government and to maximize the role of private economy and to maximize personal freedoms. Koch will still give you favorable worth if you do it well. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading good profit.
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