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Employee Satisfaction Boosts Productivity

January 26, 2012

Honda of America produces cars in Ohio. President Shoichiro Irimajiri said the secret of Honda’s success in this country is its work force “and our sincere commitment to their growth and job satisfaction.”… “I have learned from our associates that without employee satisfaction, we will not enjoy long-term productivity,” Irimajiri said, noting some of the [...]

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Lost Goodwill

January 14, 2012

Whatever the literal content of the words, every letter, memo, and report serves either to build or to undermine the image the reader has of the writer. The people who got the form letter printed in Figure 1.4 understood the basic point. But the letter failed because it was stuffy and selfish. Four different customers [...]

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The Cost of Correspondence

January 2, 2012

Writing costs money. In 1987, according to the Dartnell Institute, the average one-page business letter cost $9.33. Memos cost slightly less, since they require neither stamps nor envelopes. The cost of a letter is lower if dictation equipment is used; the cost of a long letter or of a report is much higher. One company [...]

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