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Traditionally, the role of the individual was to conform to the organization. In the future the organization will have to conform to the needs of the individual.
Anita Roddick
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Anita Roddick
Age: 64 †
Born: 1942
Born: October 23
Died: 2007
Died: September 10
Businessperson
Businesswoman
Feminist
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Littlehampton
West Sussex
Dame Anita Lucia Roddick
Dame Anita Roddick
Anita Lucia Roddick
Anita Lucia Perella
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People don't want simply to buy the product, they want to have sympathy with the company too.
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