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People‐first strategies get implemented

Arthur D. Wainwright (Chairman and chief executive officer of St. Louis‐based Wainwright Industries, the winner of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 1994.)

Strategy & Leadership

ISSN: 1087-8572

Article publication date: 1 January 1997

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Abstract

“People are our most important asset.” That phrase has become a virtual management mantra in recent years. In truth, however, most organizations still treat employees as an expense to be controlled instead of an asset to be developed and protected.

Citation

Wainwright, A.D. (1997), "People‐first strategies get implemented", Strategy & Leadership, Vol. 25 No. 1, pp. 12-17. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb054575

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1997, MCB UP Limited

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