Decent business management is the most profitable approach in the long run, and business morality need not be as impoverished as it is often portrayed.
Eine anständige Art der Geschäftsführung ist auf die Dauer das Einträglichste, und die geschäftliche Moral muß durchaus nicht so ärmlich sein, wie sie vielfach dargestellt wird.
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Robert Bosch
Born in 1861 in Wuerttemberg, Germany, Robert Bosch founded a small precision-mechanics workshop in Stuttgart and established the magneto ignition device that became foundational technology for the automobile industry. Guided by the creed 'I would rather lose money than trust,' he pioneered the eight-hour workday and comprehensive employee welfare, building Bosch into a global automotive-parts leader.
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