I read countless journals, papers, websites, newsletters, and
blogs about business, ethics, and faith. Yet if it weren’t for the keen
eyes of Jonathan, my research assistant, I’d have missed this story. It
takes place in China. It is a story about an unusual act of marketplace
generosity. It took place at Lenovo, the world’s second-largest PC
vendor, known to many as the company who acquired IBM’s former Personal
Computer Division in 2005. Here’s the upshot:
Click on the link in the title to read more about the Chinese CEO who gave away 60% of his year-end bonus to lower level workers to thank them for enabling the company to have 70% increase in profits. David Miller then puts this story in perspective of the Parable of the vineyard owner who pays all the workers equally, no matter when they got to the job-site. An interesting study in generosity.
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