Chouinard, Yvon
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Yvon Chouinard has advocated environmental concerns and social responsibility in the management of his sportswear firm, Patagonia. Chouinard's management style has won the respect of Pres Bill Clinton and has made him receive an honorary degree for his contribution to the protection of the environment from Yale University in 1995.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1998
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Kuok, Robert
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Malaysian entrepreneur Robert Kuok is well-known in parts of Malaysia and the people's Republic of China. Kuok's management abilities are attributed to his family's style of running a rice business. After his father died, Kuok took over the family business with his brother and mother and eventually shifted to sugar.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1998
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Kamprad, Ingvar
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Ingvar Kamprad founded IKEA International A/S in 1943 based on the format of providing masses with affordable home furnishings. The Swedish entrepreneur opened the firm's first showroom in Almhult, Sweden in 1953. Kamprad is well-known for being cost-onscious and having a foresight.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1998
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