As the title of his new book, good profit, would suggest, charles koch believes there is a beneficial type of profit. Charles koch is using his book tour to whitewash his record in business and politics charles kochs newest book, good profit sets out to deceive. How creating value for others built one of the worlds most successful companies, an expansion of his 2007 work the science of success. Koch, turkson speak at catholic universitys good profit. Charles koch discusses his new book, good profit youtube. Zero to one, good profit and team of teams the new. The events high point came on the second day with a rare public appearance by charles koch, a major funder of the business school and outspoken libertarian who has developed a. While you wont find the koch industries name on your homes stainresistant carpet, your babys more comfortable.
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How creating value for others built one of the worlds most successful companies, by charles koch, the chief executive of. Based on five decades of crossdisciplinary studies, experimental discovery, and practical implementation across koch companies and their 100,000 employees worldwide, the core objective of marketbased managements framework is as simple as it. Charles koch is a classical liberal and has formerly identified as a libertarian. This is an analysis of charles koch s book good profit.
I agree with them politically, both philosophically and in their desire to actually punch back at liberals and change the status quo, rather than simply feeding money into the rathole of establishment politicians and tasseledloafer. But it is a rare insight into what makes charles koch tick, and another step toward transparency that the kochs have started to take in recent. Good profit is the result of innovations that customers freely vote for with their. John mackey, cofounder and coceo whole foods market. It was published in the united states by crown business, an imprint of the crown publishing group, a division of penguin random house llc. Among the many things that have changed since good profit was first. The story of koch industries success, recounted in detail in this book, is so enormous and astonishing that at first glance the reader might.
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