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根据以下材料回答题 Someyearsago,PioneerHi-bredInternational,whereIwasemployed,purchasedNorandCor-poration.Pioneer'ssalesrepresentativesusedNorandhand-heldterminalstouploaddailysalesin-formationanddownloadnewpriceandsalesincentiveinformation.Pioneerboughtsomanyofthesehand-heldterminals,theeconomicsmadethepurchaseofNorandlookinteresting.61)OwningNorandalsoallowedPioneertoexplorehigh-technologymarketsoutsideagriculture.
Butafterseveralyears,theemerginglaptopPCtechnologymadethehand-heldunitsout-of-date.PioneersoldNorandataloss.62)Pioneeralwaystookagivenpercentoftheannualprofitstodivideequallyamongallemployees,soourprofit-sharingcheckswerelowerthanifPioneerhadnotpurchasedNorand.Additionally,myPioneerstockwaslowerthanithadbeenbeforethepurchaseofNorand.Iwasnotpleased.
63)TheCEOofPioneer,TomUrban,madeannualformalvisitstoeachofthePioneerdivi-sionstotalkaboutthestateofthebusinessandtolistentoemployees'concerns.WhenhewentintothemeetingroomforhisfirstvisitafterthesaleofNorand,heacknowledgedthegroup,removedhisjacketandneatlyfoldeditacrossthebackofthechair.Heloosenedhistie,undidhiscollarandrolleduphissleeves.WhathesaidnextwasthelastthingIeverexpectedtohearaCEOsay.
Hesaid,"ImadeamistakebuyingNorandandIamsorry.Iamsorryyourprofit-sharingwaslowerbecauseofthepurchase,andIamsorryyourstockwashurtbythepurchase.Iwillcontinuetotakerisks,butIamabitsmarternow,andIwillworkharderforyou."Theroomwasquietforamomentbeforeheaskedforquestions.
Agreatmanandleaderstoodbeforeusthatday.64)AsIsatlisteningtohim,IknewIcouldtrusthim,andthathedeservedeverybitofloyaltyIcouldgivetohimandtoPioneer.IalsoknewIcouldtakerisksinmyownjob.
65)Inthebriefmomentofsilencebeforethequestionsstarted,IrecalledthinkingthatIwouldfollowhimintoanybattle.
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