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Corporate Risks: Unit 8
20.1 Abuse and Harassment
Writer and lecturer Dale Carnegie* (1888–1955) was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, first published in 1936.† Carnegie emphasizes the importance of kindness and dealings with dignity.
* Dale Carnegie changed the spelling of his last name from Carnagey to Carnegie at a time when businessman Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) was widely recognized. See “Dale Carnegie,” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Carnegie.
† It has sold more than 15 million copies. All his books have sold more than 50 million copies in different languages, and more than 7 million people have attended the Dale Carnegie courses.
Carnegie commented on the following fable in his book:
