Moves by states to collect sales taxes from retailers that use affiliate marketers, which direct Internet traffic to the retailers, are costing marketers heavily.
Barnard (1938)* ((tag: smart excerpt))
Applicable to any interactions with two or more people involved:
"…The elements of an organization are therefore (1) communication; (2) willingness to serve; and (3) common purpose…The vitality of organizations lies in the willingness of individuals to contribute forces to the cooperative system…The continuance of willingness also depends upon the satisfactions that are secured by individual contributors in the process of carrying out the purpose. If the satisfactions do not exceed the sacrifices required, willingness disappears, and the condition is one of organization inefficiency. If the satisfactions exceed the sacrifices, willingness persists, and the condition is one of efficiency of organization…Its survival depends upon the maintenance of an equilibrium of the system. This equilibrium is primarily internal…"
* http://www.amazon.com/Functions-Executive-30th-Anniversary/dp/0674328035
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