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> [In a nutshell, the ability of American companies to compete in world markets depends on creating conditions in which workers can add sufficient value to justify their higher wages and benefits, much the Japanese auto manufacturers have done in this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-o-toole/in-a-nutshell-the-ability-of-american-companies-to-compete-in-world/)

[James O'Toole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-o-toole/)

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## More by James O'Toole

> [By all indications, American business leaders are more adept at creating business strategies than they are skilled at human capital management. American entrepreneurs are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-o-toole/by-all-indications-american-business-leaders-are-more-adept-at/)

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> [In a nutshell, the ability of American companies to compete in world markets depends on creating conditions in which workers can add sufficient value…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-o-toole/in-a-nutshell-the-ability-of-american-companies-to-compete-in-world/)

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> [Sadly, at Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler sales continually trend downward, manufacturing costs rise, and employment declines. As the result of the decrease in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-o-toole/sadly-at-ford-general-motors-and-chrysler-sales-continually-trend/)

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> [The current CEO of Wal-Mart says he has "no choice" but to sacrifice the welfare of his employees in order to serve his customers'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-o-toole/the-current-ceo-of-wal-mart-says-he-has-no-choice-but-to-sacrifice/)

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> [The status of women in the workplace has improved dramatically since 1972. More women today have good jobs, the gap between the incomes of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-o-toole/the-status-of-women-in-the-workplace-has-improved-dramatically-since/)

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> [Sadly, too many corporate leaders still believe that the way to boost productivity and profits is to continually reduce salaries, benefits, and training expenditures,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-o-toole/sadly-too-many-corporate-leaders-still-believe-that-the-way-to-boost/)

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> [In the 80s, Ford's successful introduction of the Taurus was, in large part, due to productivity gains resulting from the setting aside of outmoded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-o-toole/in-the-80s-ford-s-successful-introduction-of-the-taurus-was-in-large/)

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> [American managers often say they would like to pay their employees more, they argue that they can't afford to do so and, at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-o-toole/american-managers-often-say-they-would-like-to-pay-their-employees/)

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> [When we spoke about workplaces in 1972 we mainly were referring to old-line manufacturing firms, on the one hand, and Main St. shops and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-o-toole/when-we-spoke-about-workplaces-in-1972-we-mainly-were-referring-to/)

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> [The failure of unions to support efforts to increase employee involvement and ownership coincided with their unwillingness to speak out on the broader issues…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-o-toole/the-failure-of-unions-to-support-efforts-to-increase-employee/)

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> [Value-based leaders believe in democratic workplaces in which employees participate in decisions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-o-toole/value-based-leaders-believe-in-democratic-workplaces-in-which/)

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> [If America is to compete effectively in world markets, its corporate leaders must strategically position their companies in the right businesses, and then manage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-o-toole/if-america-is-to-compete-effectively-in-world-markets-its-corporate/)

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> [The other players of job market are Global Competitors, the glamour corporations in high technology, telecom, entertainment, consumer products and pharmaceuticals who are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-o-toole/the-other-players-of-job-market-are-global-competitors-the-glamour/)

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> [Managers who assume that higher profits drive better working conditions may have their logic backwards. Contrary to conventional wisdom, our research identified companies in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-o-toole/managers-who-assume-that-higher-profits-drive-better-working/)

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> [Manufacturing productivity is greatly determined by the design of jobs and how workers are rewarded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-o-toole/manufacturing-productivity-is-greatly-determined-by-the-design-of/)

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