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Arie de Geus

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Arie de Geus is a renowned figure in an unknown field, born in 1930.

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“A company's success no longer depends primarily on its ability to raise investment capital. Success depends on the ability of its people to learn together and produce new ideas.”

People Ideas Together Ability Company Produce Depends Raises Investment New Ideas

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“Since today's companies are totally dependent on a continuing human membership that produces a superior intellectual output in comparison to the competition, then there is inevitably a fight over the right to the bottom line.”

Humans Today Fighting Lines Company Produce Intellectual Competition Bottom Superiors Dependent Comparison Continuing Bottom Line Membership Output

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“I admit that one should never underestimate the capacity of banks to destroy enormous amounts of accumulated capital and reduce, temporarily, the supply. After all, capital is the accumulated savings of mankind. And banks are great masters in destroying enormous amounts of capital with great regularity.”

Should Mankind Masters Amount Capacity Enormous Saving Destroying Underestimate Savings Never Underestimate Regularity

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“Once a company has adapted to a new environment, it is no longer the organization it used to be; it has evolved. That is the essence of learning.”

Used Company Environment Essence Organization Used To Be Adapted New Environment

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“The ability to learn faster than competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage.”

Inspirational May Success Science Sports Ability Learning Advantage Competition Faster Competitors Competitive Advantage

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“Companies die because their managers focus on the economic activity of producing goods and services, and they forget that their organizations' true nature is that of a community of humans.”

Humans Dies Change Community Forget Company Focus Economic Activity Organization Managers Goods True Nature Goods And Services

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Born: 1930
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