Daniel Katz quotes

“It is a commonplace executive observation that businesses exist to make money, and the observation is usually allowed to go unchallenged. It is, however, a very limited statement about the purposes of business”
-- Daniel Katz

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“Social organizations are flagrantly open systems in that the input of energies and the conversion of output into further energetic input consists of transactions between the organization and its environment.”
-- Daniel Katz

Source : Daniel Katz, Robert L. Kahn (1978). “The Social Psychology of Organizations”, Wiley

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“A tremendous social responsibility comes with being a successful public performer.”

“Equality is the heart and essence of democracy, freedom, and justice, equality of opportunity in industry, in labor unions, schools and colleges, government, politics, and before the law. There must be no dual standards of justice, no dual rights, privileges, duties, or responsibilities of citizenship. No dual forms of freedom.”

“A disciple serves the spiritual master with the sole purpose of getting instructions from him.”

“I can't tell you where a poem comes from, what it is, or what it is for: nor can any other man. The reason I can't tell you is that the purpose of a poem is to go past telling, to be recognised by burning.”

“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event may my image or name or any music or any artistic property created by me be used for advertising purposes”

Source : "Beastie Boys: 'We can't make new music' and may never play live again" by Sean Michaels, www.theguardian.com. June 3, 2014.

“Any alliance whose purpose is not the intention to wage war is senseless and useless.”

“The words are purposes./The words are maps./I came to see the damage that was done/and the treasures that prevail.”

“Shelving hard decisions is the least ethical course.”

“Ethics to me is very important.”

Source : "Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal urged Rebekah Brooks to quit" by Juliette Garside, www.theguardian.com. July 15, 2011.

“A business is seldom if ever built up except on lines of strictest integrity.”