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“There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.” - Sam Walton

Faith, loyalty, and trust; all fail in the face of the almighty dollar, but not everybody can get it. Without consumers and customers, a business is simply dead. Overtime the employees, associates, workers and even the local community become so emotionally attached to the company that they refuse to see that the corporation they love, is slowly but surely dying and as well fail to realize that there has to be change in order for the company to live on and grow. Of course this usually means some sort of elections or ballot will have to take place which typically consists of two or more candidates. An election that will determined who seizes control of the company, but before they can seize control they first must give rhetorical speeches to persuade the audience to vote for them. The film, “Other People’s Money” which is directed by Norman Jewison is a perfect example of this. On one side you have the current Chairman of the boards of the New England Wire and Cable Company, Mr. Andrew Jorgens and on the other side you have a corporate raider and President and Chairman of the Boards of Garfield Investments, Larry “the Liquidator” Garfield. Garfield is trying to take over and Jorgens, stubbornly insisting that no outsider can seize control of a business his father began, is trying to keep control.

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Garfield’s speech is looking for a global good and Mr. Jorgens is concentrating on a local issue, yet both are in the end caring about the economy. The moral of the story is to adjust your business based on the changing of times and new technology, not only that but it is a perfect example with humor of why innovation and growth is

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