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In most contemporary evangelical circles, conversations about sin are more about individual moral failings than corporate, systemic patterns of disobedience. It is easier to identify and regulate personal behaviors, like alcohol consumption and sexual practices, than it is to grasp hold of the slippery eel that is corporate sin.

Signs of Life: Resurrecting Hope Out of Ordinary Losses

Stephanie Lobdell

Companies that live in such a zero-sum world don’t “earn market share” from a competitor, they “conquer the market.” They don’t just serve their customers, they “capture” them. They “target” customers, employ a sales “force,” hire “headhunters” to find new talent, pick their “battles,” and make a “killing.” This language of war writes awful stories. When you think of yourself as a military commander who has to eliminate the enemy (your competition), it’s much easier to justify dirty tricks and anything-goes morals. And the bigger the battle, the dirtier it gets.

It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work

Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson

A system is not just the sum of its parts—it is the product of their interactions.

Lean Software Development

Mary Poppendieck and Tom Poppendieck

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