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Growth that adds volume without improving productivity is fat. Growth that diminishes productivity is cancer.

Peter Drucker

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Peter Drucker
Age: 95 †
Born: 1909
Born: November 19
Died: 2005
Died: November 11
Author
Businessperson
Columnist
Economist
Journalist
Lawyer
Philosopher
Sculptor
University Teacher
Writer
Vienna
Austria
Peter F. Drucker
Peter Ferdinand Drucker
Growth
Adds
Without
Diminish
Productivity
Improving
Volume
Fats
Add
Cancer
Diminishes

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