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I would strongly advise reading Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy on the subject of emergent culture in sovereign institutions.

These companies are small empires in their own right, creating a lasting and prosperous empire is an monumental undertaking where chasing fads has little effect.

In business circles I find Bosch and IBM to be prime examples of quality in this regard.



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