CHAPTER 3USING BUSINESS FUNCTIONS AS A FRAME OF REFERENCE

I like business because it is competitive, because it rewards deeds rather than words. I like business because it compels earnestness and does not permit me to neglect today’s task while thinking about tomorrow. I like business because it undertakes to please, not reform; because it is honestly selfish, thereby avoiding hypocrisy and sentimentality. I like business because it promptly penalizes mistakes, shiftlessness and inefficiency, while rewarding well those who give it the best they have in them. Lastly, I like business because each day is a fresh adventure.

R. H. CABELL

Adopting a global position affects all business functions of a company. Finance operations, marketing, human resources, ...

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