"There is a point of complexity beyond..." - Quote by Peter Drucker
There is a point of complexity beyond which a business is no longer manageable.
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“The enterprise can fulfill its human and social functions only if it prospers as a business.”
“The really important things are said over cocktails and are never done.”
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