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Resonance

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The concept of resonance occurs frequently in nature. It is part of a number of theories in physics and engineering.
But even children understand it intuitively. My favorite example is an adult pushing a child on a swing. Suppose the adult doesn’t pay attention to coordinating their pushes with the movement of the swing. Sometimes [...]

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E. Philip Saunders College of Business
Statement of Corporate Social Responsibility

We feel that the primary goal for corporations is to increase shareholder value. In order to reach that goal the corporation needs to build a reputation for being socially responsible. The four stakeholders it needs for customers, suppliers, employees and society.
· Customers should be able [...]