In the '70s and '80s, what private equity did is it changed corporate America. It started holding companies accountable, and for the… — Henry Kravis Copy Share Image
Personally, I have invested in around ten U.S. companies and will continue to do so. That doesn't give me a strong experience… — Xavier Niel Copy Share Image
I have publicly talked about Mexico's need to open ourselves up to the participation of the private sector in the energy sector,… — Enrique Pena Nieto Copy Share Image
Electronics companies are purchasing the minerals that come out of the Eastern Congo, and they are illicit; they're dirty. — Robin Wright Copy Share Image
The social and economic impact of innovative American researchers, companies, and workers over the course of U.S. history have been enormous. — Robert Hormats Copy Share Image
I like multinational companies. They may have 40 to 60 percent of their engines of growth in the United States, but I… — Laurence D. Fink Copy Share Image
Standing with the poor means walking away from unethical leaders, even when their companies are 'succeeding.' — Jacqueline Novogratz Copy Share Image
I think social media, it in a way forces companies to be more authentic or more transparent because it gives a voice… — Padmasree Warrior Copy Share Image
One of the biggest problems of 'In Search of Excellence' is that it focused on giant, publicly-traded companies. There are thousands upon… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Think about it: if you were running a multi-million dollar company, and your database of customer information was stolen, would you want… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
Starting in the 1970s, American cars started to lose market share to foreign cars. It was clear what was happening - these… — Ira Glass Copy Share Image
Music companies and buyers are not too encouraging towards independent musicians. Everyone wants to play safe and go with established names, but… — Kailash Kher Copy Share Image
Is France a completely open market to G.E.? No, of course not. I think we're more discerning about China because it's China,… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
All the companies I've worked for have this deep problem of devolving to something like the hunting and gathering cultures of 100,000… — Alan Kay Copy Share Image
The insurance companies aren't covering that. Should Monsanto be liable for these losses? Should the state government? Who's going to cover the… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
The fact of the matter is right now politicians and insurance companies are making decisions. We're saying we want doctors to be… — Peter Orszag Copy Share Image
Under the process of ongoing globalization, advantages are, in the main, created for a minority of countries and development centres as well… — Tran Duc Luong Copy Share Image
This is a bit like big-game hunting. You look for companies of a certain size that deserve to be public. — Nicolas Berggruen Copy Share Image
To avoid a blackout, electricity generating companies must lower generation in line with low demand. — Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia Copy Share Image
LinkedIn is increasingly becoming a very strong place for companies to develop their talent plans, their recruitment plans, and so there are… — Jeff Weiner Copy Share Image
If you start a successful company in China at 11 A.M., by 2 P.M. there's three more companies like it. — Douglas Leone Copy Share Image
Companies are very, very good - better than consumers themselves - at knowing what consumers are actually craving. — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
Transnational, gigantic industrial companies no longer operate within political systems, but rather above them. — Georg Henrik von Wright Copy Share Image
Koch companies employ 60,000 Americans, who make many thousands of products that Americans want and need. — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
“Many companies expect loyal customers without providing loyal service. This has been the visionary failure of countless corporations.” — Steve Maraboli Copy Share Image
“Great companies are formed by great people. It’s not about attracting great people; it’s about retaining them.” — Ziad K. Abdelnour Copy Share Image
Newspaper companies are losing advertisers, readers, market value, and, in some cases, their sense of mission at a pace that would have… — Eric Alterman Copy Share Image
IBM has taken a leadership role in this area and is prepared to be a technology partner with companies around the world… — John Patrick Copy Share Image
It took a generation for companies to recognise their responsibilities in terms of labour practices and another generation for them to recognise… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
What's different here is that we have now technologies that allow these life science companies to bypass classical breeding. That's what makes… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
Besides commercial benefits to the oil companies, equity oil abroad also provides national energy security. — Dinsha Patel Copy Share Image
Usually companies hire me, and they know full well who I am, and that's one of the reasons they want to hire… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
Our belief is that it is a basket of well-diversified companies that are playing the Internet, but are not direct Internet companies. — John Zimmerman Copy Share Image
The oil companies are gouging the American citizenry aggressively, relentlessly, and without any sense of conscience whatsoever. — Maurice Hinchey Copy Share Image
When the 'New York Times' revealed the warrantless surveillance of voice calls, in December 2005, the telephone companies got nervous. — Barton Gellman Copy Share Image
One day, people in China may be able to see the records of conversations between multinational tech companies and the Chinese authorities. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Facebook, Google, Apple, Yahoo - there's a common theme. None of these companies ever sold. By staying independent, they were able to… — Jan Koum Copy Share Image
Small- and medium-sized companies do not know what we have to offer and that needs to be changed. We must react just… — Lawrence Eagleburger Copy Share Image
“Some bad friends are so crafty in such a way that by the time their mission is reveal, they have already executed… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Everywhere in Africa, you see Indian, Chinese, Brazilian businesses. Other than Coca Cola and the oil companies, it is very rare to… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image